Recommended by Jennifer O'Grady

I love the skillful way Soucy's short play evolves and the surprising turns it takes until we reach a reveal that's completely and wonderfully unexpected. I also love that it made me laugh out loud. So good!

I love the game-show setting of Jonte's surprising short play, which seemingly begins as a sharp satire of narcissistic behavior then morphs into a story that's wonderfully mysterious and powerfully moving. Terrific roles for actors too.

What a fantastic ten-minute play! I love how the history between the two characters unfolds and surprises us while they're examining a (bloody but very funny) "crime scene." I also love that it's set on Christmas Eve, making it a surprisingly lovely and heartfelt holiday play as well as a wonderfully unusual one. Audiences would love this!

What a fantastic play! In this taut ten-minute dark comedy LIsa Dellagiarino Feriend brilliantly skewers the glorification of HS sports, in particular, football; our society's overemphasis on winning and raising kids to be highly competitive; and how overinvested (and manipulative) adults can be when it comes to kids' sports. The response of the teenage teammates to the situation they’ve been forced into is both laugh-out-loud funny and totally heartbreaking. SO good!!

This is such a beautiful and moving play. I love the nonlinear structure and two heartbreaking male characters who grow closer over time and whose stories unfold through Love's extremely well-crafted dialogue and skillful use of subtext, as well as a unique and theatrical play on the word "ballad." Lingers long after reading and would undoubtedly linger even more powerfully after viewing.

Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend's DAYDREAM is an inventive and hilarious antidote to family gatherings at the holidays and especially now (as in December 2024, though this is a play for all time). Who among us can't relate to Heather? I'd say nobody. Collaborators would have a blast with this script--even the stage directions are a joy to read--and I'd love to see it staged. So well done!

So funny! I love the suspenseful "showdown" between math teacher and student, when these math students get quite a bit more than they'd requested. Fenton's script would be lots of fun to stage and would also make a great film.

If you haven't yet read Matthew Weaver's plays you're in for a treat. Weaver is a writer who can create two characters, an elephant and an "old clown," and make them and their friendship utterly charming and believable. This delightful ten-minute play deftly combines sly humor and gentle absurdism with wonderfully warm humanity and a unique and imaginative story. I would love to see this performed. Would also love to see more of Elephant and Old Clown!

Samara Siskind’s ten-minute genre-spanning satire of the Elf on a Shelf madness and our Instagram-obsessed society is smart, hilarious and timely. With three super-fun characters and written skillfully in very funny and witty verse, this would be enormous fun to perform and to watch and is perfect for the holiday season and beyond!

Oh, this is so much fun! Prillaman's ten-minute play about an unusual family curse is a wonderfully witty (note the Ws there?) mashup of holiday and horror, with two super-fun roles for women. I would love to see this on stage!