Recommended by Arthur M Jolly

A short but powerful play - with an ending that lands like a cathartic punch, with the wonderful bonus that suddenly the title takes on a whole new meaning. There are lots of deep emotional levels for the actors to explore in this play, for those that are willing to explore them.

A perfectly drawn moment - the aching, bittersweet knife edge of characters balancing overwhelming emotions and unsure of how they will play out. The role of Robbie is deceptive - seemingly oblivious and facile, there's enough there to make this truly a fantastic exploration of the complex relationship web between all three of the characters. Exceptional.

Deliciously awkward conversation between two guys, forced to sit next to each other after sharing a drunken kiss the night before - with an ending that could be played in a myriad of ways. There is so much to explore in this brief moment! This play is short enough to work on in a scene study class, just as an exercise - with enough depth that it is worth examining thoroughly. And a fun read!

Poetic, poignant - unexpected. This monologue is a beautiful little surprise!

Touching, engaging - this play reaches deep, and drags us into the world of these twins, so alike and so different - syncopated, like the Ragtime music than runs through the play as a theme. This is a beautifully written play - with the added bonus of several monologues that would serve well for audition pieces.

Funny, poignant, thought-provoking, profound, and ultimately a beautiful meditation - on a cartoon strip. Levine, well known as the maestro of the ten minute play, brings an unexpected level of depth to his trademark humor. This play - with a lovely inside nod to "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" - really does manage, in ten exquisitely crafted minutes, to take two minor characters from a major work and have them question their existence and their roles in a new and impressive way. And it's about Peanuts!

This play was written for zoom production - but transcends it beautifully, and uses the inherent isolation between characters on zoom to the play's benefit. That said, I think this would work even better on stage in a more traditional format, and hope that it gets produced when theatre has fully opened up again. It is a powerful, moving expression of the complicated family dynamic between siblings coping with addiction, incarceration - and growing up, in all kinds of ways - and is beautifully written.

For me, the best ten minute plays are the ones that delve into a complex and emotionally charged situation, and manage to crystallize it and distill it; to portray - in a brief moment - something immense and meaningful. This play achieves that so beautifully, so (apparently) effortlessly - just a husband and wife, talking about her trying to write a difficult letter... and it captures the complex web of emotional ties and raises profound questions. This is a play with deep emotional resonance.

Absolutely charming - a sweet, first-Christmas together for a couple trying to figure out their new relationship, and clashing over whose traditions will be carried forwards and whose will get left behind! Easy to stage, and a sure-fired crowd pleaser!

Will Brumley has captured something epic and magnificent - and personal and true down to its core - in this play. The central relationship between Uncle and Nephew, both exploring the landscape of the American West and simultaneously the landscape of the gay experience across different generations is captivating and resonant. The staging possibilities alone should make any director leap for the chance to bring this one to life. Worth your time, and the emotional investment - you may, as I did, find tears in your eyes while reading it.