Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

This play is great. Isolation leads to boredom leads to jealously leads to desperation - and it's funny! There's a lot to unpack in this 10 minute play. You should definitely read it.

When I saw this title, I thought to myself, 'I bet that play's funny.' And, you guys, it IS. It's very funny. The theater program at the John Wilkes Booth High School for the Performing Arts (which only does math-related shows) is at risk of being dissolved because theater is offensive (and because they're running out of math-related shows.) Can the drama kids save the program and prevent the drama teacher from being forced to teach only driver's ed (something she's very good at, but not passionate for)? This play is a delightful ride.

I love this play. We catch up with the kids from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" fifteen years later and see how the experience has shaped and changed them. The characters are fantastic, the dialogue is sharp, and the jokes are perfect. I didn't want it to end. I especially loved that each character got a moment of poignant reflection, even in the midst of the hilarity. You feel for all of them, even as you're laughing.

This one act is great! Aunt Zelda has died, and when her niece and nephew (and nephew's girlfriend - it's a mini vacation, after all!) arrive to clear out her house and settle her estate, they discover a stolen de Kooning in her bedroom. What to do? There's great physical comedy and every character has something fun to do. It would be hilarious on stage!

I could read plays by Melanie Coffey all day. "Come When I Call" is about a woman who wants to have a baby before she gets too old, so her friend offers her husband to be the sperm donor. What could go wrong? All the things. Obviously all the things will go wrong. This play is complex and theatrical (I love the way Melanie uses space in this one!) and the best part is you feel for every character. No one is a villain, they're just a bunch of well-intentioned people who got themselves into a mess. It's great.

This is delightful. Funny and sharp and full of the kind of exasperation that marriage can bring - until the miracle happens. A well-spent minute!

Oh my goodness, what a beautiful short play. It captures what frontline workers and their families are going through with COVID so perfectly. It’s the kind of work that will help future generations get a sense of what this pandemic was like.

Two sisters decide to kill the abusive husband of their third sister, but nothing is as clear cut as it seems. What I thought was going to be essentially a theatrical version of "Goodbye Earl" (which would have been plenty enjoyable) ended up being way more complex. My allegiance bounced from one character to another as the play unfolded, with surprises revealed right up until the end.

Oooooh this play is great. It sucks you in and has you wondering what is real and what is in Celine's mind. So, so well done! Gabriella Bonamici packs a whole lot into only 48 pages and keeps you guessing. I loved it!

I read this one for the title, and oh boy did it deliver. Such quick, sharp dialogue, and so many twists and turns. It was a crazy ride. I will definitely be checking out more of Max Mondi's work!