Recommended by Chelsea Frandsen

Oh my heart! This is one of the most achingly beautiful pieces I've read in awhile. The struggle of these sisters is so heartfelt i found myself rooting for each of them. Akiyama has a gift for storytelling that should be seen on stage multiple times.

The fact that this the direction we are heading only adds to the realism of this comedy, which crackles with political and cultural commentary even as it makes me laugh.

What a poignant, beautiful and important piece of work! I felt for both Yuki and Hana, and the plot kept me riveted. Keiko Green takes us on a beautiful journey about family and figuring out who you truly are. This is a piece I would love to see on it's feet!

OH MY WOW!!!!(insert heart eyes here). Charlotte Bronte and her time in Belgium has always fascinated me, as well as Elizabeth Gaskell's fabulous biography of same. Jennifer O'Grady has crafted a beautiful love letter(no pun intended) to these two great women--one a writer, the other her biographer--and asks a question we should all be asking: is the "bald truth" always a good thing? I fell fast and hard for Heger just as Charlotte did and my heart broke for both of them. Stunning, meaty roles for women make this play an absolute winner!

This is a beautifully witty and satiric look at activism and public education. Also, it's hilarious! I found myself laughing out loud several times at the antics of Meegz & Co., both in the present and the past. And if that isn't incentive enough to get this play on it's feet--the fantastic pillow fight should seal the deal. Well done, Ian!!!

WOW! Tattoos have always held a fascination for me, and this play has not only increased my fascination, but also carries a necessary message about race, identity, culture, and the healing and change that is still necessary in contemporary society because of atroicities done in the past. The dialogue is pure poetry and the story of Joely and others like him is one that not only affected Zora in the play, but myself as well, and it's one I'll be thinking about for quite a while. Produce this!

A fun, darkly comic, and quirky read. Designers will have a blast, and actors will love to play these characters.

In this thought provoking and clever sci-fi piece Christopher Washington explores racial identity, guilt, privilege and culture. Truly a spectacular work or art that should be seen and produced especially now. Well done.

A beautiful and important piece of work that should be seen and produced often, especially at this time.

"Soldier Poet" provides a taut, gut-wrenching and surprisingly human look at what is worth fighting for. Each character is individually unique and the imagery throughout the play rattled around in my head for days(I'll never hear the words "chlorine gas" the same again). Darcy Parker Bruce is a gifted wordsmith whose name belongs in the same breath as Paula Vogel, Sarah Ruhl and Suzan-Lori Parks. I'd love to see this play on it's feet.