Recommended by Sam Heyman

Starry-Eyed is an ambitious and entertaining play that manages to provide critical commentary on a variety of issues while also investing in the varied ambitions and vulnerabilities of its cast of characters. Blending nuance with calculated caricature, Cameron Noel speaks powerfully to the struggle for Black performers and Black creators to achieve success with integrity and dignity in an industry that frequently denigrates and exploits them, all while telling a story that is alternately poignant and hilarious, uncomfortable and all too real. This play is definitely worth a read!

I could have read a full length between these characters, but there's a certain sweetness that you can only achieve in a 10 minute play, and in the titular pie, and only if you're a playwright like Miranda Jonte.

I love these characters, I love how in two short scenes we get to know them and develop a tender intimacy toward them, their hearts, their hopes and fears. All In A White Trash Pie is something special, a treat for the heart to savor.

What a sweet and thoughtful play! A Square and a Circle manages to tackle conversations about difference, while modeling how to navigate fragility, responding to statements of prejudice and the importance of listening not just to respond but to empathize. I could see this play resonating with a wide number of audiences, young and old!

This play feels like one that a good director could have a lot of haunting fun with! From the implied stage magic to the heightened tensions, mounting with each unanswered question and plea, to the play's chilling final moments, BRADEN THE BURGLAR grabs you early and doesn't let go.

I was on the edge of my seat reading this play, hoping these characters could get out of this precarious emotional quandary in one piece. Like a great short story, it ends in a way that lets one draw their own conclusions, but the path to get there is paved with raw humanity and aching tension. I could see it easily being expanded into a full length, but as it stands, GUIDE ME has a lot to offer.

So much pathos, history and tender, raw emotion packed into one five minute play. I had something in my eye for much of my reading, and likely will continue to hereafter. Excellent piece.

A hilarious reversal of typical teenagers-behaving-badly narratives, How to Talk to Your Child About Psychedelics delights from the very first page. There's a lot of room for actors to play around, managing the highs and lows of getting high. I have no doubt that this will be a hit with audiences and readers alike - especially ones with open minds!

Ooh, this play is just the right mix of sweet and sinful!

GUILTY may be a teasing morsel of a play in length, but it plays with one's expectations of what it means to have a guilty pleasure in a way that is bound to be a hit with audiences and readers alike. Whether you're a Sandra or some shade of Kim, there's plenty to feast upon in this piece. Excellent work!

What an uplifting and hilarious treat of a play! Even to a reader (or presumably, an audience member) unfamiliar with BLACK, WHITE, & RED ALL OVER, FIELD TRIP is immediately accessible, owing much to Prillaman's effortless character writing and the built-in fun factor of animals getting into hijinx.

There's a lot to love here, from Terrence and Millie's budding romance, to Ling-Ling's inability to keep quiet while evading capture. I'm eager to see more from these characters, and from Prillaman himself! This is one playwright to watch.

I LOVE this play! Ryan's Pub Monday Trivia Night is a hugely entertaining read, and a lot of that comes down to Alec's masterful grasp of dialect and dialogue. His characters feel unique yet familiar, but the story they have to tell is anything but. There are twists and turns aplenty in this play that at first feels like two acquaintances filling you in on an interesting anecdote, but which soon evolves into something much more high-stakes and engaging. Excellent from start to finish!