Recommended by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos

A bird with a message provides mother and son an opportunity to learn about science and compassion in an unexpected way. And maybe just maybe...dad really is behind the message all along. Warm, thoughtful, and poignant. Just lovely.

A clever interrogative improve or an improvisational interrogation, this silly mash up solves the crime and surreptitiously exposes some latent inclinations, making Milch the most brilliant detective ever. A lot of fun!

Like Waiting for Godot set in the womb, this funny yet oddly warm short play explores life on the inside. A lot of fun!

What I look forward to most in a Max Gill play is being shown a familiar slice of Americana through a unique cultural lens and the prismatic effect it creates. A lot of peaks and valleys are traversed in this one-act. We exercise loss and grief, freedom and obligation, as the binds that keep people together while also driving them apart. "I can’t think of anything else that everybody gets in life, so why should everyone get love?" Authentic and moving. A lovely play.

This 10 minute political play about paranoia as a contagion is some dark fun with an even darker ending. With five varied roles, it’d make a great choice for a short play festival. I look forward to reading more from this Indiana playwright.

Such a fun short play that pits sister against sister and realm against realm - with an ironically unsuspecting, third-party, psychic caught in the middle. And a perfect, pregnant ending, too, to button it all up!

I saw this performed at a short play festival this weekend, and it just happened to be the perfect opener for post-pandemic times, even though it’s not about that at all. Emotionally pitch-perfect, funny, and bit pointed, too. I admire Martin’s more experimental work and this is one of his best. Recommended!

Now these are some Commitments I can get behind! I love the anachronistic mash-up of the Biblical with modern technology. Not only are we trying to figure out what Ted's trying to say, we're trying to make sense of (just as Ted is) what it is he is actually saying. And therein lies the fun. And for goddsakes people, 'do not fall for bare witless neighbors!' So funny!

This is my kind of family in my kind of family drama! Darkly funny, ridiculous, and meta all at once. The five characters are remarkably well developed for a 10 minute play, and the grandma is a riot. I laughed out loud. I'll be checking out more of this Alabama playwright's work. Recommended!

A snap shot of a time and place that highlights some of the challenges, sacrifices, and coping mechanisms of our mothers and grandmothers. And a reminder of how some things have maybe gotten better since. Notably, though these women have even less experience in dealing with cultures not their own, they found a way through disagreement and discourse peacefully. A skill we’ve apparently forgotten. In the end, I found all three women endearing and want them to succeed.