Recommended by Sam Heyman

An important conversation during a pivotal part in a young person's life, intimately captured. Excellent work.

A moment of softness, paired with a moment of whimsy, tied together by Matthew Weaver's marvelous ear for the kind of dialogue that moves you. Lovely 1-minute play.

Insecurity and home security - what a play! I love how Maripat Allen guides us through a farcical take on the infidelity narrative, with each side of this precarious love triangle providing pleasing, lightly tropey antics.

This tight, joke-packed play is filled with gags, wordplay and more censored Samuel L. Jackson epithets than you can shake a TV Guide at. Very much a farce, John Busser manages to make QUENTIN TARANTINO'S PG-13 CRIME MOVIE into something as biting as it is clever, and despite the censor's best efforts, delightful vulgarity still shines through. This is one that's sure to get any audience roaring with laughter.

Such a tender, knowing monologue from such a scruffy, buff(y) source! I am continually wowed by Scott's ability to capture the nuances of queer male experience, prodding our vulnerabilities and desires without ever directly poking fun. The subtlety of difference between attraction to "Men" vs. "guys" is so well captured! Excellent work.

There's something about ZOOLOGY that keeps a reader--and presumably, an audience member-slightly off balance. And yet, Charles Scott Jone's writing is remarkably imaginative, taking a story about waiting in line at the discount department store and infusing it with myth making and the divine. You are left wondering about the truth of this play's world, hoping for a look behind the curtain.

The Registry is an effective portrayal of sibling vitriol surrounding a topic that is loaded for many: marriage. Whether you think marriage is an archaic institution, an extension of capitalism, both or neither, there's a lot to latch onto in Kate McMorran's play, which despite the shouting match at its center, proves to be pleasingly nuanced, humorous and human.

With the Oscars swiftly approaching, Greg Lam's one minute satire feels especially timely, but it is also evergreen; a scenario that never feels far fetched in our art-political climate. It's a play that hits you like a well needed slap in the face.

Divided Requiem is a tour de force - so rarely are queer characters given a chance to be ugly to one another, feel regret, remorse, resentment and express it so cogently. Paul Donnelly navigates his central couple through a myriad of tough emotions, surrounding a situation with no easy answers and no clear villain. Loss can tear even the most secure of bonds asunder, and Donnelly understands this reality well.

What a fabulous, sardonic monologue! Sandy's jaded perspective offers so many punchlines in a short period, and even though it depends on direct references to the play, the humor works even if your only exposure to Equus is Daniel Radcliffe. Theater-goers love inside baseball, and Paul Donnelly knocks it out of the park!