Recommended by Ian Donley

Krista Knight's KIRK AT THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT HYATT is a tender exploration of disability and how it affects everyone around it. Knight approaches the story with enough directness and vulnerability to make this play a standout.

I got to see a reading of this play when it was a finalist for Full Circle Players and enjoyed it thoroughly. I'm a sucker for memory plays, and Ryan M. Luevano's LA LAVADORA is a sweet and honest portrayal of a family living through the ebbs and flows of life.

I had the pleasure of doing a reading of this play a few years ago when it was workshopped at Full Circle Players and can't explain how much I enjoyed it. It is one of the most unique interpretations of a very well-known cinematic trope. Jolie Frazer-Madge gives us the perfect modern-day queer rendition for many audiences to enjoy! It's fast-paced nature keeps the action going and it never lets up. I would love to see this receive a full-blown professional production!

RIVALRY is a down-to-earth exploration of unresolved feelings amongst two sisters that hangs over their mother's dire situation. Rachel finds a way to make the story come alive in an organic way through unique technical choices and character-driven dialogue that gives the story its richness.

Despite this play's playful tone, Feeny-Williams manages to pack a punch with the underlying message of being willing to advocate for yourself in life.

Rachel Feeny-Williams' monologue reads like a free verse poem, which makes it captivating and gives the actor performing space to explore. This monologue is so well-written that it can seemingly be interpreted as openly as the performer wants, which makes the possibilities of having it impact its audience endless.

Rachel Feeny-Williams writes a clever and light-hearted short play about different weather types and how they, much like the city council she portrays them as, get to dictate the rules.

Dana Hall has written a script about one of the most delicate subjects in our society and given it a humorous and touching perspective.

Barry Smoot's KINGDOM OF ANIMALS is a fascinating and feral depiction of how internalized queerphobia passed down generationally causes the human body to reject any form of authentic intimacy for the sake of survival, particularly in a world not designed to embrace queer intimacy.

MOVING DAY is melancholic yearning for the people we've lost in life to come back to us. Ollett does a beautiful job capturing these feelings with a hint of theatrically to make the play feel otherworldly.