Recommended by Morey Norkin

Be a clown, be a clown! Or not! Jacquie Floyd-Priskorn gives us a comic gem of life backstage at The Greatest Show on Earth. The dialogue is rapid fire and funny as all get out! And there’s an urgency to the story as a young clown must decide whether to go for a less ideal version of her dream. So enjoyable as it stands, and yet I can’t help hoping this story will continue!

All the President’s Men (book and movie) had a tremendous impact on me. Now, there’s THE PRESIDENTIAL CHILI COOK OFF! Scott Sickles has created the perfect parody, mixing in just the right amount of original source material, creating similar yet hilarious character names, and applying ample amounts of absurdity. With this recipe, Sickles has a sure winner even without the help of the CIA!

As if governments aren’t already doing too much to control women’s lives, here comes the Life Choices initiative! Yikes! Rachel Feeny-Williams has created one scary and disheartening prospect for young females graduating high school. Although it’s left unsaid, one has to assume that the guys get to make their own life choices. This play will get your blood boiling and leave audiences taking!

I had the pleasure of recently seeing a Zoom production of this excellent piece. Now reading it, I again marvel how this seemingly simple structure so perfectly tells this little known, heartbreaking story. Charles Dickens was no Bob Cratchett. Far from it. How sad for Kate Dickens. Thank you, Jennifer O’Grady for bringing this story to life!

There’s so much going on in this brief but brilliant homage to rocker Warren Zevon. As Zevon had his share of demons, so too Charles Scott Jones’s protagonist, Wesley. And his conversation with the aptly named Deliria creates enough doubt in our own minds as to what is real. A fascinating piece with so much depth for directors and actors to explore.

Maybe the funniest Zoom meeting you’ll ever see! A new product focus group that just can’t seem to focus! Great characters and a great turn of events when we learn what the product is! I would absolutely love to be in a Zoom audience for this!

Emma Goldman-Sherman has done a remarkable job recreating an era (early 1970s) and three distinct characters without making them caricatures. THE SLAP OF 1973 reminds us of the enormous challenge women have faced, and continue to face, when it comes to having agency over their own lives and bodies. An important topic presented in a most entertaining way. Would love to see this staged with a follow-up discussion!

It starts with a knock on the door, and the tension builds from there. What is this persistent neighbor after? The reveal heightens the urgency and will have your heart racing! Deserving of the attention it has received, SUGAR should be on everyone’s list!

Lee R. Lawing presents a clever look at a post climate change apocalypse in which the few surviving humans are still obsessed with collecting trinkets for instant gratification. A god-like character manages to take advantage of this obsession in great comic yet startling fashion. This is a story I hope will be shared often!

Imagine The Sunshine Boys meet Goodfellas meet Hopalong Catskill (a very old cartoon if you’re not familiar). That should give you an idea of the comic banter between these two alta cockers and the crazy situations they find themselves in. Their friendship and business partnership are put to the test, but the jokes keep coming! Two fun roles for senior actors!