Recommended by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

What a great piece for senior actors! In this short, a woman is cut from the cheer squad, but her husband and her best friend are not. The emotions she goes through and the motivations she articulates feel very true to life. In fact, all three characters come across as true human beings with complexities and an entire backstory which peeks through. Plus there's a cheer routine. Truly a piece that has it all!

This one act is pure silliness. A romantic comedy about an injury-prone actor and an assistant stage manager, we follow them from the theater to the pickleball court to the hospital and beyond, as folks try to give them advice which they have a hard time taking because you can lead two people to romance, but you can't make them fall in love until they've visited the hospital a few times. Lots of fun!

I was not prepared for how sweet this short was going to be! Two men, both of whom live with their parents, meet at a hotel for a fun, sexy time, and I wish I could follow these two through an entire full length. I love the dialogue as they get to know each other better, pre-sex, while Jeremy tries to vape and Eli tries to ensure the room is clean. They're very different people, but they work well together. I love it.

The rise of AI has led to a lot of "What if the robot overlords kill us all?" catastrophizing, but this short play highlights a quieter, less sensational catastrophe we're on the cusp of: Is it still art if it's generated by a computer? Is it still art when so much of what makes art work is the human component of it? What if we end up in a world where computers generate artistic works that are not quite right, that are missing the special sauce, and we all end up forgetting what art used to be like? Great stuff!

Oh my gosh, what a wild ride this short is. So hilarious and so much fun as an elf and a lady made of jello get some lessons in anatomy from a skondawdle (which was a new word for me - I got a lesson, too) and Santa Claus. I have no idea how Chris Soucy thought this play into existence, but I'm so glad he did.

Famous dead people keep showing up in Steve's bedroom in this short, as we try to figure out right alongside him what in the world is going on. I love how each character has such a distinct voice - I'm sure this would be a dream for actors! Original and fun, this is an entertaining, outside-the-box Christmas play.

Ha! Any playwright will appreciate this short play about the three Wise Men trying to get their play into a festival. It's clever and anachronistic, and I hope Jamie gets his comeuppance one day. What a fun concept delightfully executed.

I love this short play about Christmas culture shock as a couple - one French, one American - prepare to celebrate Christmas together and are perplexed by each other's strange customs. It's sweet, funny, and I even learned some things about how the French do Christmas and New Year! Merveilleux!

Who would have thunk that a short play about a store in the shopping district of an otherworldly place called The Darkness, full of dark creatures, would be so sweet? I love the world that's been created and the message that is given. I would love a series of plays set in this store, to watch Flurk and Ramiform help a whole slew of lost souls find their way out of The Darkness.

What a fabulous monologue! Krampus has a job he loves, a job he is great at - but no one needs or wants him to do his job anymore. A funny, surprisingly sweet monologue about the good old days. I love how Krampus is portrayed and the joy he takes in talking about the work he was born to do. I also love that he's not quite the monster we've all been told he is. This would be a breath of fresh air in an evening of holiday - or any - shorts.