Recommended by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos

I love the concept of this play. Funny, creepy and unsettling in all the right ways. And three fun roles for women. A solid choice for any short play festival!

Fun twist on A Christmas Carol - only with anachronistic characters a few degrees removed from the originals. Socially relevant dialogue makes this tongue-in-cheek short play all the more contemporary and funny. Great choice for a holiday-themed short play festival.

If you've ever been out in the remote desert after dark, you know that anything is possible - especially aliens. Moments of humor, sadness and magic make this short play endearing and rich. The sisters' relationship is real, and we even have a good grasp of who mom is though she never makes an appearance. A really fun and funny two-hander that's unpredictable and just a little bit scary in all the best ways. Highly recommend.

Being different can be hard. And being a smart girl good at math brings special challenges, though refreshingly, not because she's a girl. "Math Problems" is the next wonderful installment in Martin's series for children. A cute, warm, hopeful play designed to bring out the best in us. In times like these, this play (and Martin's other two from this series) are perfect choices for school production. Highly recommended.

So MUCH heart and story packed into this short monologue. And so much that doesn't have to be said to convey Ramona's hopes and fears. What a lovely piece. Highly recommended!

Time and communication are warped in this lovely, lyrical, image-driven short play. It manages to find an interesting balance between the very real, heart-felt relationship of this couple and the almost unreal, nuclear winter in which they find themselves trapped. Highly recommended.

Cleverly disguised as the monologue of an overeager gun shop salesman just trying to make a deal, this dark tongue-in-cheek short walks the audience through various countries' more restrictive gun laws, comparing them all the while to the lax restrictions in the US. Factual without being pedantic, it would make a good street performance piece.

So wonderfully weird and full of theatrical possibility, this little love story hits all the disturbing notes. A whimsical reminder that love and lovers come in all sorts of disguises. To each his own! A perfect choice for any short festival looking for something a little different.

How honest are you with your children? What do you choose to be honest about and why? It's not difficult to imagine our children's children being faced with such challenges in the future. A dark and sobering short play.

Who can't relate to that early morning internal dialogue of "Get UP!" This monologue is full of instant energy from the get-go, which makes it a fun piece to watch or perform. And I love Wyndham's embrace of whimsy.