Recommended by Anne G. Morgan

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Carrie Barrett and their play "Tara Obernier" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers were drawn in by the fast, fluid dialogue and the play's character study of a less-than-sympathetic, yet completely relatable, person.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Jami Brandili and their play BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead) as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Brandli creates a fresh new world for classic female characters, making their story resonate from the Greeks to the 1960s to today.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend MJ Kaufman and their play Wolves Eat Elk as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers particularly responded to the poetic language of the piece and the way Kaufman plays with structure to explore two parallel, vivid worlds.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Erik Gernand and their play "The Kneeling Position" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers found that Erik employed sharp, witty dialogue to paint complex characters and explore a timely, difficult subject.

This play is a very dark, very funny look at contemporary suburbia. Michael is an excitingly incisive and insightful writer.

I love this play! Hilary has a unique and raw theatrical voice; this work manages to be wildly expansive and intimately compassionate.

This taut drama mesmerized audiences at the 2012 National Playwrights Conference as they witnessed power shift from character to character. The play takes place in real time and with real stakes. Both timely and relevant, the play rests upon a strong and lean foundation of Biblical allegory, Native American mythology, and the American dream.

I love this fast paced, relevant, and irreverent satire. The plot twists keep us on our toes and the honesty of Albert and Jennifer's journey keeps us rooting for them. Plus, Mike is just a delight.

I had the great pleasure of working with Deb on Informed Consent at the 2013 Baltic Playwrights Conference. I was immediately struck by skill with which the story and its tellers are layered, the compassionate heart with which the characters are treated, and the thoughtful inquiry which surrounds the subject matter.