Recommended by Greg Mandryk

Reading Mr. Martin’s work is like gazing at a fine oil painting. We see his characters for only a brief moment, but from that we can surmise where they’ve been, where they’re headed, what they mean to each other, and who they are. Remarkable stuff!

In very few pages, Mr. Martin etches out a character with a thick, meat-and-potatoes veneer, but gives us a glimpse of the poetic spark lingering underneath. A very well done character study.

Absolutely hysterical! Everyone who is not my wife should read it!

Ooh, this good! There are no surprise twists nor turns here. This one is all about how far it goes. It starts off in a direction and keeps relentlessly going in that direction leaving you thinking, “Okay, brake. Brake! Oh my god, brake!!” Nice bit of horror here. Highly recommend!

This may very well be the best dessert-themed comic horror script I have ever read. It manages to elicit laughter without sacrificing that sweet, creepy vibe. Delicious!

Brian Cern skillfully conveys the frustration that comes with navigating the bureaucratic waters that exist even in what are supposed to be institutions of enlightenment. You’ll chuckle even as you’re being reminded that we’re pretty much doomed as a species.

I just watched a staged reading of this one, and the audience absolutely ate it up. In the hands of a pair of talented actors, this is a powder keg of hilarity. Well worth a read!

I'm generally not a fan of slice-of-life dramas when presented as ten-minute plays. Often, playwrights just cut right to the part where characters are bellowing their grievances at each other before the audience has had a chance to familiarize themselves with the players or get invested in the drama. BACKYARD STONEHENGE is a happy exception. Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn infuses the dialogue with such tenderness and the characters have so much affection for each other, that you don't feel like an unwelcome eavesdropper listening to two combatants airing their dirty laundry, but rather like a witness to something beautiful. Well done!

John Busser mercilessly pelts his audience's ear drums with punchline after punchline in this old-timey soap opera parody. If one gag doesn't get ya, the next seventeen will. Hilarious!

People in horror stories would probably fare better if they knew they were in horror stories. They go recklessly down into cellars or whatnot unaware of the doom that awaits them. But we know what kind of show we bought tickets to, and nothing builds tension like watching a character march blindly toward an axe to the face. Paul Smith plays on this beautifully. Jonnie starts with his hands tied behind his back, unaware that how he answers his captors' questions will either mean freedom or the grisly fate we, the audience, strongly suspect is upon him. Deliciously creepy stuff!