Recommended by Joe Swenson

Powerful. Delvyn Case takes us on a journey to the racist south and sadly brings to stage something relevant even today as the time continues to reverse in certain parts of the country. Delvyn hits us in the face with the dialogue and the story and it's a stark warning to those that might not want history to repeat itself. Excellent show.

I had the opportunity to be part of a reading of Bouquets of Love at Page2Stage. This show is near and dear to my heart as I served in Bosnia as a Peace Keeper Escort while in the Marine Corps (1995-1996)

Delvyn's writing is always thought provoking, pulls at the heartstrings and overall encapsulates these amazing fragments in time where there's an oppressive force (big or small) and a victim who is fighting for what they believe or is constant. Bouquets of Love is easy to visualize but also highly emotional.

Everyone deals with grief in different ways. 51 year old James deals with it by manifesting his younger brother as part of his bedtime routine. Darrin does an amazing job capturing the psychosis behind this type of long-grief management through James and his younger brother Johnny. In addition, the playwright does this in a manner that doesn't make James seem inferior to the audience but instead gets the audience to root for James this night and for many nights to come. It's a touching, heartbreaking story about love and grief. Great show.

It requires dedication to the cause and Alex, Cal, and Ben have it in spades. Herbie's partied so hard that he might actually be dead, and his friends complete the perfect Coup-de-tat. Randy does a great job leaving all avenues open from the start, but then goes into overtime by ensuring our protagonist unknowingly buys into the prank as well. It's wonderfully laid out and deserves an audience. wonderful show.

What an amazing monologue. Would love to see a full production of this monologue, with pictures, and the life that Ruby led up to this point. Would love to see if the audience reacts the same way I did when I saw a live cold-read of this at Falmouth Footlights. There's a point where Randy lets you in on the secret and from there the unraveling begins until Randy leaves you utterly heartbroken in the end. Beautiful play.

Brenton puts together a fine show about love, about losing the ability to choose love, but instead have love chosen for you.

It's not a new premise, it's not a new take, but Brenton's version of this story creates a new angle, a new perspective on the arrangement of marriage. There's an awkwardness in Bennett that is appropriately contended by Irelynn's rawness.

Brenton does an amazing job of keeping the audience from rooting for or against the idea of arranged marriage, but instead keeping your focus to the arc of the characters. Loved it. Great show.

Such a serious episode. Mostly. In a 1:1 session with his music professor, young Max comes to understand that even playing terribly can have a desired effect. Also, a line that I love, "The opposite of peace is not war, it's chaos." Such a true statement. Just as you dive into the exposition, Christopher takes you out with humor and more revelations. On to the next one!

Another step in the life of dear Reggie who doesn't belong on so many platforms and yet is coming to grips with his mortality. Christopher Soucy is building a wonderful world inside of HP Lovecraft's fictional school. Paramount to this episode is the premise that no one wants to get hurt and that is a motivating factor in the reactionary sciences. Can't wait to read the next one.

Yes!!!! A thousand times YES!!! This play demands an audience, demands to be staged, and demands laughter. It's brilliant.

It takes a minute to get into it and that's the subtle nature of the art as you try to understand the story. John Busser then lands punchline after punchline in this increasingly unpredictable tour-de-force comedy that will have you laughing uncontrollably throughout the final 4 or 5 drafts.

SO. MUCH. FUN.

Incredibly well written. Randy takes the Wizard of Oz and produces a version inspired by Shakespeare. The cleverness in the writing, establishing stakes early, and the final button that satisfies all audiences. Fantastic show.