Recommended by Arthur M Jolly

It's rare enough to read an original take on a biblical story - and this wonderful story of two contemporaneous followers of Jesus hearing about one of the miracles s is both original and exciting. It is neither preachy or polemic, and I can see it being at home in a production of Religious plays or in a collection of Atheistic plays - there is so much depth and nuance crammed into a deceptively simple ten minute encounter that I am sure it will spark much discussion and provoke much thought.

Fascinating, highly original and an intriguing blend of futuristic sci-fi and ancient, moon-worshipping spiritualism in its most primal form. This is a wonderful play, leaving the audience with a lot to discuss on the way home - and, that rarest of emotions to strike in the moment - a sense of wonder awakened. I love the line "Her voice inside my head was like glass shattering, beautiful and full of pain." and this play is filled with moments like that. Excellent.

Charming and whimsical, with plenty of opportunities for physical slapstick and conflict of character - this short play would be a lovely addition to an evening of folk tales, or a collection of plays with family friendly humor to delight all ages.

Powerful, edgy, tense and so beautifully written, this play handles dysfunctional sexual dynamics with a deft touch, and the portrayal of the power imbalance between a teacher and the students he preys on is incisive, bold and forthright. Mulley brings her characters to vivid life, avoiding stereotypes and cliché in favor of nuance and depth.

A fun and funny play - but with some wonderful depth to the characters, and a glimpse into a larger world sure to provoke discussion in the audience afterwards. Lines like "Don’t downplay your experiences just because you don’t think they fit some required standard" resonate.

I saw the production of this play some twenty years ago in San Francisco - and still remember it vividly. It's an amazing play - and well worth bringing back! Simple staging, a lively challenge for a smaller cast playing multiple characters - and lyrical, poetic language that brings the different worlds to life, flitting backwards and forwards between centuries. Any audience members who don't know the song of Molly Malone will know it by the end - and the haunting story of "the tart with the cart"!

Dark humor? Deep tragedy? This wonderfully insightful play skates that line - but for me, in spite of its funny moments, it resonates much more profoundly with the tragic side - a two minute glimpse into a suffocating marriage that will drag on for years. This says so much about a patriarchal society, family expectations and stoic resignation in the face of them... and does so with a deft touch.

Beautifully written, this play captures and dramatizes the artistic urge to revel in life and share wide the sheer joy of existence - in spite of - maybe because of - the pain and hardships along the way.

Beautifully written, utterly relatable - such a simple request between cousins, and encompassing so much history, so much meaning, so much well-crafted back story... an excellent play which I hope will be performed in high schools around the country. They need it.

I saw the reading at the Valdez Theatre Conference, and it brought tears to my eyes. This is a powerful, important, brilliant piece of work. The sexual tension between the two characters - and the use of that connection as a deflection and as a coping mechanism - is nuanced and as multi-faceted as a diamond. The analogies - of America as a sundown town; of holding in a scream while gas fills a building... stunning. This play needs to be produced.