Recommended by Aly Kantor

Oh, the unfortunate relatability of feeling so isolated and lonesome that you'd welcome the company of a ghost to talk to! This pandemic-era piece is charming, with a fun opportunity for a keen period costumer to flaunt their skill - and a keen actress to really ham it up! It's short, sweet, theatrical, and heartwarming - what more could you ask for?!

This play is confusing and disturbing... and neither is a criticism! This participatory script invites the reader to tug on plot threads and make connections. What's real, what's fiction, and when is the fiction closer to the truth than what we're seeing on stage? There is a nefarious undertone throughout, but by the end, it's hard to say what is consensual, or who really has the power in any relationship.

...Or maybe it's just a play about babysitting?

Whatever the case, this wild, often absurd sensory assault would be great fun for creatives and audiences - and spark great discussions!

When you live with anxiety - especially a pervasive form of anxiety, like intrusive thoughts - striking a balance between caution and avoidance can be really tricky. That's what makes this play such an interesting opening for introspection. What would happen if you actually did all the absurd things your brain told you to do? Could well all be living life a little more authentically? The play is funny, absurd, and entertaining, but the stakes are incredibly high, with a stark, scary tonal shift at the climax. It's ultimately uplifting, however, a likely to spark a lot of fascinating conversations!

Oh, this is a "laugh until you cry" kind of play - but, by the end, job-seekers won't be certain if they're crying because it was funny or because, though utterly absurd, it's a touch TOO relatable. I say this as someone who was asked to complete a timed mathematics assessment before interviewing for a freelance copywriting role (???). The charm of this play comes from the heightened characters, goofy dialogue, and the very straight performance from the job seeker, who lasted longer than I would have in her shoes! It's clever, irreverent, and perfect for virtual stages!

I can only imagine the magical experience of watching this play unfold as an audience member - the confusion dawning into understanding as the dialogue reveals who these characters are, the abstraction giving way to profound specificity. One of Martin's gifts is using that sublime specificity to create painfully relatable characters. This piece is incredibly theatrical while remaining simple to stage, making it an accessible piece for any ensemble. Plus, the messages it imparts about regret and transformation and perspective are impactful and absolutely necessary. What a gorgeous, efficient metaphor. What a beautiful play!

There are two incredibly strong, compelling, and specific characters at the center of this story, and their secrets and idiosyncrasies will keep you glued to every word of this intimate and compelling script. I love how the dialogue slowly, delicately reveals what these two diametrically opposed souls have in common and the ways they are obviously and irrevocably alike. The piece would be incredibly simple to produce but would certainly leave audiences talking. I especially appreciate that the script doesn't give all the secrets away, leaving you to fill in the gaps yourself. A really lovely, deeply felt piece.

I was all-in on this piece from the moment I read the first stage direction! It sets up a marvelous question that keeps the action compelling, even as the characters share a seemingly mundane conversation. Soucy wastes no time raising the stakes, leading the characters to the point of life or death so seamlessly and efficiently that it will make your head spin. Never has a heightened, dramatic situation been more simple or relatable! It's simple, quick, effective, and suspenseful - perfect for two actors eager to play with tension.

I love it when the setup for a play starts out utterly ridiculous (and this one does - I can only imagine the possibilities for staging the physical comedy before the dialogue even starts!) and turns out to be deeply felt and emotional. I also love it when actors physically create something over the course of a play - there's something so vital about it, ensuring every single performance of a piece is unique and impossible to recreate exactly. Thus, this sweet story of reconciliation ticks all my boxes for theatricality! And the final twist? Delightful! What a little treat!

I adore love stories about reluctantly complementary partners. I love reluctant superheroes even more. Naturally, I loved this play!

The premise is clever and hilarious, and the dialogue is snappy, natural, and engaging. Silly little interruptions keep this piece moving at a giddy clip, getting progressively more ridiculous as we approach the surprising but inevitable reversal.

You don't need to have a superpower yourself to relate to the plight of these characters, but they just might inspire you to step outside of your comfort zone and take a chance!

Oh, the pacing of this play is a masterpiece! I am gobsmacked by the way a seemingly funny gambit, present from the very first moment of the play, slowly transforms into a tragic one... and then loops around to become hopeful again. The specificity in the character descriptions should have clued me in to the real-life identity of one of the characters, but I'm glad it didn't! That slow reveal and realization was delicious, bordering on magical. There is so much in the negative spaces in this play, and I will be thinking about it for a long time. Incredible!