Recommended by Brent Alles

Who knew the Secret Life of Plants? Cole does, and we get a very funny and surprisingly touching therapy session here that reveals much about how we should treat mother nature and what we might expect in return. Delightful!

Tennant's expansion on her initial 5-minute play only grows in its quality as she expands it. You still have the wonderful character touches. As usual, Tennant brings history to life in a gripping way, and the story here still allows the stirring of our imagination at the same time as we're engaged by the situation these characters find themselves in. Excellence maintained in the expansion.

An apt parable for our current age, perhaps, and Brandon does well in using the "season of the witch" to provide some much needed commentary on where some of our people find themselves these days. Cautionary and gripping, the conclusion of this 10-minute sat with me for a while. Impressive short play here, to be sure.

A very fun concept, and incredibly fun to imagine how this would be staged. What's also fun is that there's genuine excitement in watching these dice find... fulfillment? I guess? Well, definitely take a roll on this play for your festival. Not only will you give your costume department something really unusual to do, but you'll also entertain audiences in scores as they delight in this game of chance.

I love what you did here, Kantor. A rather lovely brief piece on the need for acceptance in our relationships. Praise be if you find the one who will accept all your transformations. This piece gave me a smile on a day when I needed it. Hope it will give you a smile as well at its reading or viewing.

Oh, the intensity of this piece! The dread just builds up until the explosive finish. Byham's crafted a not-so-nice little piece of horror here that will definitely stick with you a while after the reading or viewing. After all, it's COMING FOR YOU.

Had the pleasure and privilege to see a staged reading of this at Dayton FutureFest 2025, and man, is it something. Just excellent. Hilariously funny, but then you start to think about what you're laughing at, and, oh, the moral dilemma there. The play zips along and keeps you guessing and laughing the whole time. After it was finished, there was much pondering by me in terms of the questions that it raised. I can't wait to see this again. One of the most brilliant dark comedies I've ever seen.

An amazing exploration of grief and humanity itself. Finocchiaro's work is pure musicality as we go down the rabbit hole of all these characters. I was left with profound thoughts after a viewing of a staged reading of this at FutureFest 2025, and I predict big things for this play moving forward. This one will stick with you for many days after you read or view it. Highly recommended.

I had the extreme pleasure and privilege to see a staged reading of this at FutureFest 2025, and it was just excellent. Foster creates stand-out characters, and there are very funny moments and lines throughout. However, he's not afraid to get serious when needed, and it's an effective mix that really makes this a memorable show to see. Theaters, you should definitely consider booking this as a part of your season. It's a challenging yet rewarding work that should connect well with audiences.

Tremendously funny premise that just builds and builds as it goes along. I can imagine that audiences are just howling at this, and it's easy to see why it's been produced so many times. Your theater should certainly be its next production!