Recommended by James McLindon

An utterly delightful, surprisingly moving piece that tranforms from a fun piece of absurdism to something much deeper in just a few deft moves. Wonderfully crafted and realized.

This play manages to be masterful in just five pages. In that time, the author manages to provide one completely unforeseen twist, and then follows it, moments later, with another one, equally surprising. All that, and a play about an orange, that is about so much more than an orange. Read, enjoy, produce!

Writing a play about grief that doesn't shy away from the pain and yet is full of hope is no small feat, but John makes it look easy in True Skies. The play, about a fate rightly described by one character as violent, somehow is told with a gentle charm and optimism in the face of the worst personal disaster. We should all be so brave, and this play will make you believe it's possible.

I had a chance to see a reading of Blinded recently and was impressed. This play is equal parts insightful, informative and engrossing. A story that in other hands could have been rendered preachy, instead is a gentle, yet compelling, look at the need for, and practical difficulties of, accommodation in the college setting. And it couldn't be easier to produce on stage or Zoom. I recommend it.

Behind every great villain is a great back story and this play supplies all you need to know about the Grinch and his volume-challenged heart. Not only that, but we get to hear Ms. Grinch’s side of things, the woman (?) who knew (and wed) him when. A fun concept skillfully executed!

I was lucky enough to see this utterly charming play about ice fishing and a unique marriage proposal. You can feel the coziness!

I saw a wonderful production of this play, which is so much fun! Great concept (a full-metal jacket drill instructor for the Christmas weary) and great execution. Festivals, don’t make the Baby Jesus cry! Grab Christmas by the ornaments and produce this play!

This is an utterly charming, whimsical piece full of sharp dialogue about what we need to make it through some days. I only wish the service actually existed.

A brilliantly funny absurdist take on the pandemic at its height (or depth) in the context of a Zoom PTA meeting. Great stuff!

This play about long-lost relatives finding each other through DNA testing is more than compelling initially, but the profound turn it takes 2/3 of the way in (that I won't spoil for you here) sets it apart. A great read and well worth a production.