Recommended by Eric Mansfield

This play is sneaky good, both as creepy adult fun and also with a deeper message that will have audiences stopping to ask questions. Floyd-Priskorn continues to develop strong pieces that warrant consideration from theatres looking to both entertain and to engage audiences with topics for discussion after the curtain comes back down. Her strong dialogue and engaging characters should elevate this piece to the top of the pile for organizations seeking a strong, mid-length drama. Great work!

Daniel Prillaman has a gift of putting audience members in comfortable, familiar surroundings and then slowly turning up the heat via fear and curiosity. What has this couple gotten themselves into? And clearly they can get themselves out of it, or can they? Theatres should consider producing this talk-about play as audiences won't be able to look away and won't be able to stop talking about it once it ends. A powerful story to be consumed -- so to say.

Greg Mandryk takes the audience in quite a ride with something all of us fear -- that a stranger might be watching and/or luring us into danger under the premise of something we trust. At what point do we call for help? If you like horror, you'll love the suspense of this play, which packs a real punch in a short period of time. Theatres should consider producing this play with its powerful story and a relatively small cast and set needs. Well done.

Alaina Tennant has crafted a powerful short drama that while set in Nazi Germany will resonate with today's movement to stand up to nationalism and to inspire activism in young adults to see what's really going on in society. This play makes no apologies nor does it try to wrap up the story in a happily-ever-after bow. With minimal set needs, theatres should consider this play for their black boxes for audience members who crave the intimacy that only live drama on stage can provide. Well done.

Fun and thoughtful, this play touches on a great many emotions in a short period of time. Samantha Cocco sets up a plot that could easily expand into a one-act or full-length play. The play's needs and set are reasonable, so I hope theaters and festivals will give it consideration for production, and I think directors could take interesting chances with the presentation of a dynamic plot that literally begs the audience to ask themselves what they would do. Strong work.

The beauty of STAY is that it plants a seed in the audience's laps and then grows it slowly through the late-night intimate verbal volleyball between a mother and son. Maripat Allen's intent with this short drama isn't to surprise the audience but to take the viewers on a ride of anticipation waiting for the mother to ask THE question. This would make for a nice production with low-light and soft words, leaving the audience to wonder how they would handle the same overwhelming moments. Great work!

Jacquelyn has creative a thought-provoking short comedy with crisp, creative dialogue and a strong story. The stakes are raised throughout, and there is movement and interaction that will both engage the audience and keep the storyline moving with a quick tempo and some nice, feel-good moments too. With some easy effects and some willing, creative actors, this could be a lot of fun to bring to life. Worth your time to read!

Don Baker has crafted a short-yet-intricate play on words that is sure to make even someone reading it laugh out loud. A date with the devil? Well, if Roger can use Tinder, why not a demon from hell? if you've ever wondered how much fun and creativity you can create in just a few pages, just watch what Don does with these two characters. This would be a show stopper in a short play festival, so take a few minutes and read his amazing work. There will be "hell to pay" if you don't! lol.

'No Closets' reminds us all that teachers have thoughts. Deep thoughts. About their students and what they're going through in their development. Teachers are rarely allowed to really share their opinions let alone compare kids from their early teaching days to their modern classrooms. At least, they can't do it out loud. In 'No Closets,' Nora Louise Syran allows an actor the emotional to strip away the straight jackets that keep teachers from having real dialogue about the uncertainty they're seeing in the classroom while maintaining big government's hold on teachers who dare to be so brave.

A fun ride for an actress to inhabit. Would love to see Elisabeth's work performed because this short performance has a lot to love.