Recommended by Claudia Haas

The play reached every nerve-ending in my body. Marchant covers the uncertainty of these times with nuance and poignancy. And as Marchant suggests - can any place guarantee the safety of its employees? As the world exclaims that it is back to normal, Marchant’s play questions that assumption. Relevant and moving.

“Sometimes I wonder if God cares as much as we think He does,” and just like that Baker zeroes in on the petty differences that keep people apart. Baker has an ear for family - what’s said and unsaid. His characters may be imperfect but they are capable of thought and change - the things that make us human. Aunt Nellie and Baker know their stuff.

Gorgeous, twisty, Thanksgiving fun. I’ve had that conversation. It’s a good one. In less than a minute, Baker nails how to confront our divides honestly.

What a whirlwind of a play. Imagine having all of your former selves meet each other. And then imagine all those conflicts between yourself at 18, 25, 35, etc. Rose does a gorgeous job of bringing a woman to life and showing us the evolution of one human being. I want to see their reunion with age added. Just a delight.

Writer’s block is finally explained. The “day job” is clear. As it turns out, writers are between a rock and a hard place. Marcia Eppich-Harris explains it all to you. Well done.

Sharp monologue about sex, love, comfort and yearning in those elder years. Those years largely forgotten in theatre but come to us all - if we are lucky,.

Take note: there will be bears in your life. If you can deal with them as well as Amy and Fiona, you may have an interesting, long life. Or you could be food for the bears - your choice.

And just like that, I want to direct Romeo and Juliet. Gatton gets the love portion of R&J but more importantly, he gets the adolescent perspective. There are some sharp references about meter and truth. And yearning.

Weaver dishes up the spice of life including ghost pepper that comes with an actual ghost. There is some serious spicy super power going on here. A mouth-watering delight for those that can stand the heat,

Mackling answers the question, “Is Santa real?” in this heartfelt play. There’s a difference between the required shopping for Christmas and wanting to give for Christmas. A realization and poignant turning point creates exactly the atmosphere you want from a holiday play. A lovely addition to the Christmas canon of short plays.