Recommended by Jennifer O'Grady

Martin's one-minute play perfectly captures how infectious joy can be and wonderfully demonstrates why we all need much more of it. This would be super-fun to perform and is especially great for teen performers and audiences.

What a beautiful short play. What starts out as two women friends taking a drive to spot a rumored ghost turns into something very different, essential and profoundly moving. Kantor's story and subtext unfold with great delicacy and enormous skill, enabling us to glimpse and then feel Christine's pain, and by the end we're hoping hard for both women. This is a play with the ability to change lives and I hope it sees many more productions.

Blevins' '24 OOB Winner is a smart, wholly original and hilarious exploration of public shaming that, though ostensibly set in the actual pillory-using past, works equally well for our times. With two fantastic roles for actors, this is sure to be a hit with any audience.

Cole's surprising and witty ten-minute play, set in the first-class section of a transatlantic flight, is perfect for today's world. Anyone who has ever witnessed any act of human entitlement (and who hasn't?) will love this play. It would make a great addition to a ten-minute play festival.

A beautiful and powerful play that explores grief, trauma, and the search for answers through a theatrical and profoundly intelligent lens and with great compassion and skill. I was fortunate to hear a recent reading and it was gripping and deeply moving. The lovely and hopeful ending is wonderful too.

LeBlanc's ingenious and darkly comic ten-minute play revolving around a most unusual interview gives us much to think about regarding lost opportunities and pursuing one's dreams before it's too late. This would make such a great addition to any ten-minute play festival!

Syran has taken Austen’s famous and beloved novel with its many characters and interwoven plot-lines and masterfully turned it into a taut, engaging and very entertaining play with songs, which any audience would love. With a large and flexible cast and many opportunities for actors to connect with the audience, this would be tremendous fun on stage and seems perfect for schools and other theaters seeking a large-cast ensemble play.

I just love how surprising and funny this (as in laugh-out-loud funny) as well as relatable--who hasn't experienced the frustration and boredom of waiting on line? Morkin does a fantastic job mining that situation for its absurdism while presenting two very human characters meeting for the first time and hoping that whatever it is they're waiting for will actually occur. So much fun!

Hilarious wild ride of a play with surprising and sympathetic characters (for thieves!) and great theatricality. Fantastic for all ages. I would love to see this on stage!

Very funny and really clever short play featuring talking vegetables. I absolutely loved it!