Recommended by Enid Cokinos

A heart wrenching monologue about love, loss, and learning how to go on without your other half. There are really no words that will ease the pain, but being present for the one in mourning, holding their hand, and listening as they adjust to their new life can be enough.

If you had one last night in this world, who would you spend it with? My heart went out to EVAN and LENA. Their short time together was so touching; I wanted this young couple to have a chance at a relationship. Alas, it was not to be. A poignant play by Brent Alles that will stick with audience members after they leave the theatre.

What a fun play! Poppy and Tucker, a yuppie, upscale couple, are not going to be outdone by their yuppie, upscale friends when it comes to getting burgled. And they are willing to do whatever it takes to make the news and be the talk of the town! Fantastic characters and humorous dialogue make Dan McGeehan’s play a guaranteed hit in any festival.

Through Robbie, we learn what it’s like to be a Guardian Angel. What a burden to bear that job must be. All those people to save and not enough hours in the day. A poignant play sprinkled with humor and an ending that took a moment to process, and then the where and when of the situation hit me. Whoa. A well written play by Dave Doster.

Love this play! John Busser creates a sense of normalcy about this less-than-normal (okay, downright kooky) museum. In the hands of the right actor, the tour guide’s speech welcoming folks to the Wexler-Harris Medieval Inquisition, Pain and Torture Museum for Contemporary Culture will have the audience doubled-over with laughter!

Erin Osgood has crafted a terrific comedic play that gets right to the heart of the bond between writer and Muse. Yes, mine snacks continuously too! Whether the Muse is conjured up in a writer’s mind or is the inspiration squatting in the house next door. Who cares? Whatever gets the words on the page – it’s all good. Just keep the cookies and chips coming!

MINDLESS is a fantastic monologue. Pamela Kingsley’s character leads us down an entirely believable, hilarious path, then does a complete switcheroo. What a great twist!

DAY is the epitome of organization and efficiency. Much to do. Only so many hours to get through a long list of tasks. But all work and no play makes her a Type A to the max. Even wild-girl POLARIS and shooting star, ZING, can’t get DAY to loosen up. Ah, but then NIGHT swoops in and works his magic. Sparks. Fun. Romance. I adore this sweet play by Rachel Feeny-Williams.

Jacquelyn Priskorn packs so much into this 3 ½ page script told from unexpected perspectives with a chilling twist. If you are in the mood for a spooky ghost play, HELLO? is for you.

I love plays that incorporate the audience in the performance and FOLIAGE by Emily Hageman does it beautifully! A bumbling wanna-be magician at his first performance before a live audience. What could go wrong? Well…everything. It turns out MAJESTIC MARK isn’t so majestic, even with help of his assistant DARRAH and a “plant” in the audience. Enter GRANDMA to show him how it’s done! This short play is full of witty dialogue and physical comedy that will have the audience rolling!