Recommended by Arthur M Jolly

A powerful play with no easy answers or pat resolutions to deep, character-driven differences. There's a twist I never saw coming, and some finely crafted, multi-dimensional characters. An exceptional play.

A very clever and surprising twist on the classic "young sleuths solving mysteries" trope. Adams takes us on a fantastic journey, surprising us along the way with dimensional characters, complex relationships and deeply heartfelt emotions. That's a lot to ask from a ten minute play, and a delightful revelation in what, at first, appears to be a light Hardy Boys/Scooby Doo style mystery!

I was lucky enough to see this wickedly funny satire at the Valdez Theatre Conference. It's a joyful, wonderful depiction of the relationships between four women living in the heightened, unreal world of reality TV and fighting back with authenticity, heart and humor, and leaves you rooting for these "contestants" who refuse to play by the rules.

It's not often that a ten minute play can bring tears to the eyes - this one did. It's funny, it's clever, it's satire doing what satire does best...but at its heart, this is a play that cares about the audience, cares about the person watching who needs to see it more than anyone. I love it.

A fascinating tapestry of a play, weaving the complex emotional connections - and spaces between - the three characters: husband, wife, and her lover, all three played by two actors in various moments. The language is heady, evocative, and emotionally resonant, the subtext beautifully crafted. This play would be an award-worthy showpiece for two powerful actors.

A phenomenal piece of story-telling that carries us down into the depths of human experience, seduced just as surely as "She" is along the way, and equally helpless to break free...but when She finally does, and the audience with her, it is revelatory. Brilliantly theatrical, emotionally wrenching, this is playwriting at the highest level.

A beautifully written exploration of the lingering effects of bullying - on both ends. I was privileged to see the reading at the Valdez Theatre Conference, and the impact on the audience was palpable. A powerful, moving play that gives profound life to two multi-faceted characters.

Powerful, uncompromising, and multi-faceted. This monologue beautifully captures a time and a place, at once being absolutely specific to Grandma and her granddaughter Ella, and being utterly relatable to everyone who survived the pandemic, and who struggles with guilt, with loss, with the tumultous nature of that experience.

I saw a delightful reading of this one at the Valdez Theatre Conference. It's a funny, farce of a play with a wickedly satirical ending. The characters are well crafted, and the laughs keep coming!

You have to love a stage description that one character is drenched in blood, while another has perfect hair and make-up, and only a "few spatters." This surreal, attention-grabbing one minute interlude during a zombie-filled apocalypse is a delight.