Recommended by Michele Clarke

Can you plot twist in a one-minute? You can if you're Jean Ciampi! Laughed out loud.

The most delicious inside-baseball you'll read today!

I hope there's more to come from this - what they found, the impact that had, etc etc. Terrific protagonist.

A shocking, stark tragedy drenched in waves of mood-filled darkness. There's a full-length play in this one-act. And the real question of whether audiences can handle these truths.

Is it wrong to want to see the Rankin/Bass animation of this? Because DAMN.

This lovely and loving exploration of what might have been feels irresistible for both actors and audiences. So relatable.

A moving script - and one that may take courage on the part of a director and actors not to rush it. Because these words are so well written that experiencing their full strength - all the emotion and poignancy - will mean also letting the spaces between the characters breathe.

This show brought the house down as the anchor of the Helltown Players' inaugural collection of short plays earlier this year -- and the audience leapt to its feet in the final moments. A celebration of heart, gumption, adversity, and the wisdom of letting go.

Bone-chilling. In a moment of weakness, while under extreme duress, a husband's deeply buried character flaw catapults to the surface and has inexorable consequences. Set against the backdrop of an incredibly compelling moral dilemma, this well-crafted descent finishes with a heart-pounding 15 minutes. Produce this play!

If you're putting together a night of macabre or reckonings, don't sleep on James Perry's CHECK PLEASE. Well-drawn characters. Jaunty dialogue. A cliffhanger twist. There's a lot to work with - especially for actors - in this quick dark comedy. It's your move: