Recommended by Rachel Bykowski

Funny, daring, dangerous and full of truth. All the perfect elements you need for a great satire. I hate the fact this play is relevant but maybe with more writing like this, the Patriarchy can one day be dismantled.

This play is THE definition of theatricality. The last time I remember getting shivers like this from reading a play is the hat parade scene from Caryl Churchill's Far Away. Varga beautifully personifies love, happiness, horrors, and devastation in a way that only a heart is strong enough to handle.

Inna Tsyrlin painful depicts a gruesome side to the World War that is often lost to history. She demonstrates the strength of women and the difficult choice that is made between shouting the truth or just going along with the play. The whole gulag is a play within a play as the prison guards hope to put on a little performance to fool the Americans. In fact, everything in the play is a performance for each characters' life. It's when they break character and go off script that the truth of heartbreak and devastation sets in

A monologue that screams so much truth about the BS that women have to go through. It makes a statement about the reputations women and men receive and how women must carry the burden of their title, while men get a pass. The line, "no one likes to think about it..." speaks volumes to the silent screams that fill every college party.

A heartbreaking story of a family torn apart by gun violence. The plays pits beliefs vs. pride against each other to show the violent outcomes. At the center of the story is the theatrical arc of the character Lucy. I don't think I have ever seen the anguish of losing your identity to an entire movement portrayed so dynamically. The tragedy is no one gets to know the true Lucy better than the audience who shares this brief stage time with her.

I had the wonderful opportunity to see a reading of this lovely play at The Chameleon Theatre Circle's New Play Festival. The play takes you on a delightful journey as a writer tries to discover her next story with the help of the ghost of a famous writer who haunts her new rental. This play delves into the meaning of "haunting" and how do we confront the ghosts of our pasts that keep us from moving on?

Amazing play but a passionate writer who starts from their heart for their stories. I had the honor of seeing a staged reading of this play with NNPN and the relationships between the characters still remain on my mind. A painful history follows the Chu family as Lucy from a young age must learn how to grow from this pain and show her family how to love, understand, and forgive

A necessary piece that explores the difficult question of, "what happens when it's your life partner that is part of the problem?" Bohannon does an amazing job of describing that it is not just political differences, but what we are facing now is a lack of empathy. And empathy is what we NEED right now.

My heart ACHES for Lucy. Bublitz dives unapologetically heart first into the discussion of consent and rips (sorry for the pun) all the “well meaning” “not all men” “he said she said” arguments to shreds. Especially now, this play needs to be read, taught, inhaled

A moving, honest play about two people from completely different walks of life deciding to meet under the shared night sky. It is a painful journey for both characters as they try to piece together the life of the one person they loved. Brayden paints a beautiful depiction of what it means to live with the family you are born with and the family you make yourself. This play left me with the feeling of "home" does not look the same to everyone, but it's where you feel safe and loved.