Recommended by Rachel Bykowski

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

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.

A play that is full of heart. Hageman shows with these sisters how characters can be vulnerable, flawed, and strong all at the same time.

A heartwarming play bursting with theatricality. Weaver has tapped into what makes theatre creative and imaginative from setting the play in the belly of whale to a giant squid fight on stage. These are the kind of creative challenges any director would want to tackle.

Saw this tremendous play performed at the Br!nk New Play Fest in Milwaukee and was astounded by the theatricality created on stage. You follow the story of a couples' hopes as they dream about their future together in way that can only come to life on stage. All the little and big moments of a loving relationship are captured perfectly, then immediately shattered just as fast as they are created. Alayna Jacqueline created a truly beautiful, moving piece that demonstrates the meaning of Black Lives Matter.

I had the wonderful opportunity to see a staged reading of this play with Relative Theatrics. A SciFi play about falling in and out of love. The play asks the difficult questions about mechanics of a relationship: what is compromise? What is trust? When do we put the relationship first? When do you put ourselves first? If that was not enough to chew on, Stanton does a poetic job of navigating the laws of artificial intelligence and begs the question, are human beings the only things capable of love?

I don't know how more timely you can get with a play. The stakes in this play are incredibly high as reputations and relationships are constantly tested. The best part of this play has got to be the ending; everything builds to it. To see this staged would give the audience chills as we wonder how much longer the people of Flint have to wait.

Loved this play and it was also featured in 20% Theatre Company Chicago's Snapshots 10-min play festival and was an instant fan favorite! Burbano's writing has a way of raising awareness to greater ills in society when you think you are just watching an interaction between a mother and tutor. A timely, necessary piece that will have the audience thinking about their own privilege and complacency in current affairs.