Recommended by Morey Norkin

A frightening WWII setting that Chris Plumridge manages to infuse with humor, humanity, and magic while maintaining the gravity of the situation. As others have mentioned, this story has a lot of room for further growth as a screenplay or whatever. But as it stands now, it is a mind blowing one-act!

If there’s an official Aly Kantor fan club, please sign me up! Brilliant, comic writing. Wonderful plot/character twists within a simple setting and short timeframe. And let me just say, kerning jokes are not easy, but Aly pulls them off effortlessly. This is bound to become a festival favorite!

A true laugh fest! Aly Kantor has come up with an original, clever take on a classic tale filled with great jokes and a running gag that always manages to occur at just the right time. What a challenge to play this with a straight face.

Don Baker has created one heck of a powerful drama. The dialogue between two characters effortlessly creates a decades long friendship between two men in a conservative small town. Each in his own way trying to reconcile who they are with who they believe they are supposed to be until reality catches up with them. Brilliantly written. In need of two brilliant actors to bring this to life.

Deb Cole has created a terrific piece for three female actors that asks essential questions about what we value? Money? Fancy clothes? Expensive vacations? Relationships? And when we give, do we do so freely or out of guilt or sense of obligation? That’s an awful lot to pack into 10 minutes, but Deb does so skillfully. I hope this play will receive more opportunities to be staged.

Lights up and smile! Not since I was a child appearing in a 5-minute adaptation of Mr. Popper’s Penguins have I come across such a delightful penguin play! The visual aspect, the clever dialogue, and the relatability of the characters make this a festival standout. Jacquie Floyd-Priskorn does it again!

Rachel Feeny-Williams has an amazing ability to create a mood that draws you into her characters’ world and keeps you spellbound. Why has George been living alone in a shack for 12 years? And who is the young stranger and where did she come from? You must read “Alone?” to find out. I highly recommend that you do!

In this tense one-act, Rachel Feeny-Williams presents a dystopian future America trying to deal with a devastating virus. The authoritarian leader has implemented a mandate so severe it would make today’s right wingers cry for masks. Quite a scary look at what the not too distant future may hold. This is a thriller that will leave audiences breathless!

Very funny, fast, clever dialogue. Like a Vaudeville sketch but with a modern feel. Should be a joy to perform for any group of five women lucky enough to be cast. And this is sure to have the psychological effect of giving audience members the same urge as these women. Just try to hold it until the end!

Joe Swenson has a knack for keeping an audience on the edge of its seats. And it’s on full display here. We are left to ponder whether the mobster will correct his “mistake” by doing the right thing or correct as he usually does. Directors can really influence our view depending on how they stage the ending. Or they can just leave it up to us to guess, discuss, and puzzle over. No wonder it was an audience favorite!