Recommended by Barry Wallace

I really enjoyed reading Dale Griffith Stamos' "One White Crow," especially since some of the themes mirrored one of my own plays. It was interesting seeing the ideas explored in a different way. Very enjoyable to read and with some intriguing staging opportunities, I would love to see this performed live. I especially appreciated following the main character's arc throughout the play, it's how main characters should be written. Well done!

What a great little play about parenting, and how we never quite grow up ourselves. A character performer at a kid's birthday party gets the full fanboy/girl treatment from mom and dad, who may just be more into kids' shows than their kid. Many of us can relate, and we cherish the memories teaching our kids what it's like to be a fan. Very funny, very relatable short comedy.

Life is a cycle. Out with the old, in with the new. Rinse, repeat. Break the tongue depressor, if you're a M*A*S*H fan. This Vietnam fable highlights a bright, young man's descent into madness during his isolation in the midst of war. Disillusionment, betrayal, and an ongoing conflict with the broken person he will become highlight this engaging look into war and its repetitive waste. Why? Because life is a cycle. Out with the old, in with the....

I think this is my favorite kind of monologue - unanchored to a larger work, not tethered with expectations that an audience know their backstory from earlier in the play. Just a quick, meaningful character study of someone we suddenly meet, get to know, then join then as they go through some kind of change. Or in the case of Michele's graceful work, share the character's recollective joy of self-discovery. Would love to see this on stage!

I love plays like this: taking a look at the afterlife, in a humorous and thoughtful way. It's not heavy or portentous, just a fact of "life" (or non-"non-aliveness"). The returning bar characters deal with their reality the best way they know how, while offering sympathy and support to the newcomers. Well done!

A concise workplace drama about learning who your true friends - and maybe more than friends - are. Very well done, and I recognize all these people! Hopefully someone who sees or reads this will think twice about how to truly appreciate the spirit of holiday gift-giving.

Love this! Escape rooms are spooky enough on a good day, but when there truly is no escape and the walls are seeming to close in, the tension goes through the roof. Love the Egyptian details, which give it a Raiders of the Lost Ark vibe.

Time travel stories are definitely my jam, so I love reading anything with a new spin on the old trope, and 11:11 certainly does that. The story features a pair of friends who keep meeting up in the future, the past, and wherever the story goes next. Butterfly effect hijinks abound, but ultimately, like many good stories, it comes down to the relationship between two friends and how changing circumstances also change their dynamic. Can apply to any relationship change, really. Very well done with fun effect challenges.

A great short play that makes us look at our own legacy in a different light. Will we life forever? As long as someone remembers us, and was affected by our presence.

This monologue hits home in a big way. As one with aging parents, and not getting any younger myself, the time will inevitably come when I have to go through the same thing Cynthia speaks about. The power of memories to attract, repel, heal and burn. Very nicely done.