Recommended by Morey Norkin

What a wonderful tribute to two legendary women. Part history, part fantasy, and completely enjoyable! Just as Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt soared through the skies over Washington, DC, Arianna Rose’s writing takes flight. Everyone should come along for the ride!

I love this play! So clever and so thought provoking. And what a great reminder of the miracles that surround us! This could easily be a festival favorite!

It’s a city of strangers, but this chance encounter between a seasoned New Yorker and a newbie raises the possibility that just talking could lead to something special. Jaxson Mackling has created a couple of fun characters and leaves us wanting to go exploring with them! Well done!

I would not want to visit this Grandma’s House except to see it on stage! This is one scary play, and the actor playing Grandma has a great opportunity to elicit shrieks from the audience! I get chills thinking about it! Cole Hunter Dzubak has created a winner for any horror themed festival!

“15 Seconds” is all it takes to unravel your world. In this moving, tragic short play, a mother faces the loss of her son as well as the realization that he didn’t or couldn’t share his true self with her. This beautifully written piece by Bruce Karp and it’s haunting final image will stay with you long after reading or viewing.

Looking to explore new frontiers (and back alleys) in their sex life, Janet introduces an interesting self-help book to hubby Malcolm. This play is outrageously funny, and sure to be a hit, especially with audiences of a certain age. Christopher Plumridge, you naughty boy! Well done!

Jane is a detective who got her certificate through Groupon. Her secretary has an aversion to work, which is good since they’ve never had a case in the three years the office has been open. Until now! A visitor to town reports her husband missing. The dialogue is so clever and funny. The characters are distinct and enjoyable. And the resolution of the case is quite surprising. It is Rachel Feeny-Williams doing what she does best! Great story, great characters, great time for all!

The characters, Badass and Sadsack, are perfectly named as Jillian Blevins’ dialogue makes clear. In a bar where no bartender can be found, these two strangers, polar opposites, handle the situation in their own unique ways. As different as the two seem on the surface, there may be something underlying that binds them. Great writing! Would love to see it live!

A sweet romantic comedy mixed with a little mystery! Debra Cole has a gift for creating clever short pieces with winning characters and surprising conclusions! You must read this to learn how a mother discovers the truth of her son’s romantic relationship. You will not be disappointed!

This is just plain hysterical! As soon as you read the character list and the scene starts with a dead guy in a red shirt, you know Philip Middleton Williams will leave no cliche unturned! He even worked in the toilet paper joke! This is so much fun, and I couldn’t help but read it with all of the well-known voices in my head. I may have to come back to this from time to time just for the laughs!