Recommended by Greg Mandryk

Alright, this one got me. Don't look at the subject matter keywords. Not knowing the details at the start is half of the effect. You start with an off-duty clown talking to... someone, and the monologue beautifully and heartbreakingly fills in the rest. Once the connection between "Peaches" and Tonya and what is about to unfold is revealed... it's a bit of a gut punch. Well done!

If you’re an actor looking for a good comedic monologue, this is well worth your consideration. If you can’t get laughs with this one, are you sure you’re funny?

A nice, short little slice of ghostly horror... with a twist! Anyone who grew up reading horror comics (guilty) will love it!

It’s amazing how you can go your whole life without knowing how desperately you want something until you see it. Before reading Melissa Milch’s Sleeping with Cicadas: A Fantasia on Bigfoot, I never knew how badly I needed to be in a show where I engaged in stage combat with (or as) a man in a Bigfoot costume. Anyone looking for a fun, lighthearted play (with Sasquatch fisticuffs), this is it.

This play hits that sweet spot for family entertainment. It could be played to an audience of little ones, yet still cause the adults to crack a smile. Fun, silly stuff!

I’m a sucker for a script that invites any director attempting to stage it to bring a creative flourish to the table. I’d love to see this one produced.

A fun, little piece that would feel right at home in an evening of short horror. It starts out innocently enough, but a seedling of unease sprouts quickly as your suspicions about the nature of the family business proves to be true. Nice and dark!

Busser always serves up interesting premises with his work, but in this piece, he displays his talent for creating rich characters. I was lucky enough to see a staged reading of this one, and watching the actors dive into their roles was like watching kids tearing into their presents at Christmas.

Something as mundane as underwear shopping becomes so much more through the lens of Vince Gatton. As touching as it is comedic.

I love this! It's creepy. Or is it? There isn't really any sense of menace behind Joe's mysterious antagonist. But as the drama unfolds and the messages become more and more outlandish, you're left thinking, "They can't be human! They just can't be! What do they want?"
Joe's insistence that there is nothing to worry about in spite of all evidence to the contrary is the icing on the cake.