Recommended by Dan West

Nobody’s perfect. Not even Death. Particularly if you are a reaper-in-training with one collection to go before graduation. But what if you mess up so bad that not even God, Satan, and the small town of Viewbrook, TX can reach a mutually acceptable solution. A charmingly profane 10-minute play that nails its target dead on.

An intriguing concept peice. A murder has happened in a locked escape room; but the obvious suspect might not be quite so obvious as it seems. As the detective proceeds with her interrogation, everything we thinknwe know gets turn in its head and we begin to question whether a murder even happened at all. Definitely a great "change-of-pace"/"experimental" addition to any 10-minute play festival or evening of one acts.

As a parent to children with autism diagnoses, this is the exact sort of representation that our communities need. Kevin's Story is a sensitive, authentic, and entertaining peak into the life of those so often under or misrepresented in contemporary media. Lindsay Harris-Friel clearly knows her subject matter and it shows in this witty and creative one person show.

This play works on so many levels: as a philosophical treatise on the nature of justice (vs revenge), as a locked room mystery, as a commentary on "cancel culture", and - most importantly - and a compelling and entertaining work for the stage. Six people who are too smart for their own good gather in an abandoned house to put one of their number on trial for their "crimes against the community". But who is really on trial? Maybe all of us.

Bold and unpredictable. This fantastical take on the first manned Mars landing keeps the audience spinning as it unpredictably twists and turns it way through past, present and future as we travel from the mission training base to a roadside motel room, all the way to a fever dream of a conclusion that will knock you flat on your ass. Lea Zilch may well be one of the most interesting and fun characters in any play that I have read.

In this short, meta-theatrical play; we watch as our hero Joel lives out his entire life for better of worse in front of our eyes in roughly ten minutes. Joel is not a bad man (nor is he a particularly good one); but what he is is human with all of humanity’s flaws and foibles. And bearing witness to his struggles - both human and theatrical - helps lead us to reflect on how we each have managed our own lives. An interesting and thoughtful piece.

A lonely heart, a bartender, and a drag queen meet in a bar... Orlando is on a quest to meet the man of his dreams. But is the object of his infatuation right around the corner or is he being catfished? And are Gil and Betty there to help or do they have secrets of their own. A fun and funny short play that will keep you guessing and where things are not quite what they seem.

In this fun and outrageous retelling of the Parable of the Drowing Man, Christopher Plumridge presents us with a gleefully obstinate would be Noah who is either far to faithful or far too lazy for his own good. In this debate between the credos "My god will save me" and "God helps those that help themselves" the real winner is the audience.

A touching and somber comedy about the nature of loss and how we mourn. Perse Grammer has created a fully realized modern day world based on the burial traditions of Ancient Egypt where those that pass are preserved for display by the loved ones they leave behind (whether they like it or not.) One of those rare two-handers where you feel like you are watching a full ensemble.

Familial relationships can be a complex and monstrous vermin, especially when the means of communication between parties has started to break down. Alodia, Jude, and Ruth are three siblings who are united by love, but each carrying their own burden that will not allow them to fully support each other the way they all so desperately need. Perse Grammer has created a deep and wonderfully Kafkaesque tale where you may even find yourself rooting for the obnoxious, oversized anthropomorphic beetle.