Recommended by Brenton Kniess

Feeny-Williams writes a laugh-out-loud comedy that has great pacing and is structured beautifully. Feeny-Williams does a great job of channeling and rediscovering these relationships between the characters which just adds to the uncomfortable situations for these characters but adds so much laughter for the audience.
This is a great play for actors and directors to bring to life. There are so many great moments of comedy that would work so well if this were to be fully staged.

Milich's writing always puts a smile on my face! THE MIDNIGHT MARAUDER! is a fun and very well-structured short mystery comedy. Milich does a great job of establishing the characters and the situation they find themselves in. It is sure to be a charming and wildly entertaining night at the theater!

THE RETURN is a chilling but also comforting drama by Abhisek Bhattacharya. Abhisek is becoming one of my favorite playwrights on NPX because each play feels different and holds so many unique factors that make his plays very memorable. THE RETURN is no exception. Bhattacharya writes with so much heart, grief, and humanity.

Mike Byham’s ARTI DOLL is a chilling dark comedy that makes you question what should we bring into homes and what is there that we haven’t realized yet. Byham writes some truly compelling dialogue as well as establishing strong world building to make the scares seem like they can happen in your own home.

Philip Middleton Williams writes a sweet, charming, and funny romantic comedy with COOLER NEAR THE LAKE. I particularly enjoyed the use of time within the play and how that affected these characters and the culmination of their past. There are some truly heartwarming moments that hold so much emotional weight with them that make for some wonderful moments as these family and friends deal with loss, love, and friendship. This would make a tremendous night of heart and laughter at the theater.

Busser grabs you right from the first line! That dialogue structure!? (AMAZING!) This is a laugh-out-loud comedy that will keep you interested up until the very end! Busser develops this relationship and what they want (and don't want) in their near future. GOLDEN KISS is a hilariously bold comedy that will be sure to stick with you.

MOVING DAY is a powerful heartbreaking play that holds so much love and emotional stakes. The dialogue is very conversational and you can feel the emotion just from the words alone. Ollett does an immensely fantastic job of showing the audience the relationship between Edie and Patrick, something where we can see that there was so much that happened between this mother and her son.

MORE FOR YOU is a play that is full of mystery, heartbreak, and genuinely haunting moments of dramatic action. Mackling does a fine job of building and displaying the relationships between these characters.

Another over the weekend read that stuck with me on another level. Ollet's MATTER OF FACT OR FICTION? is
gutting but yet full of tremendous power that will sure to strike up conversations at the end of the play. Ollet constructs the play with so much force and makes some truly bold decisions that truly pay off! This would be truly incredible to see staged.

I've had to take the weekend to digest this play in my brain which is exactly what you want from thought-provoking theatre. Jillian Blevins' MERE WATERS focuses on triumph and defeat. Blevins writes rich dialogue as well as three-dimensional characters that make the craftsmanship of this play truly breathtaking. MERE WATERS is a perfect example of having a great use of theatricality and is held together with a deep emotional core.