Recommended by Emmet L.F. Cameron

This play uses such a gentle hand to bring the audience in on the moment when a long double life ends. There's no great explosion or direct confrontation depicted, yet we feel for each corner of this love triangle as it quietly collapses. Excellently performed & produced on the Theatrical Shenanigans podcast.

I just thought of this play because I wanted to give it a shoutout on an upcoming episode of my podcast Theatre of the Mind about "time" -- & was dismayed to discover I'd neglected to recommend it already! A grave error which will shortly be remedied. This is one for the ages. Mabey knows how to choose a moment, & how to cram a long time into a short play while still somehow letting the moments they've chosen breathe. A mini master class.

Donna Hoke is so skilled at depicting the imperfections in human relationships that can bring out an audience's frustration & tenderness by turns just as our own relationships do.

This funny 10 minutes has just the right amount of bittersweet bite under the comedy to make it linger like a strange conversation with a liar at the pub.

A funny 10 minutes with a twist that will resonate with anybody who's trusted an app with their love life before.

A nice little play with a twist that will be fun for actors to play both sides of.

This is such a more effective take on the confession/therapy session as exposition than either can be on its own. The intertwining of these two women's narratives carry decades of history in ten minutes of stage time recounting some of the heaviest moments these sisters will ever share in their lives. This play is why there should be more room for dramatic shorts in contemporary theatre.

To be or not to be a parent is one of the most monumental decisions in a human life, & this play really highlights how strange it is that we often need to make that decision in concert with another person, & that for some of us, the decision happens in slow motion over many years, while for others it's an event already in progress that they must respond to on a rapid timeline. A great one act with distinct characters that actors will love to embody & audiences will love to root for.

If you like funny, strange, scary, obsessive, shocking, well-constructed things, this is the play for you. Check out the reading on the Parsnip Ship podcast.

A sweet & savoury 10 minutes that has great rhythm & imagery, & also really lands as an invitation to self-compassion.