Recommended by Steven G. Martin

You think you survived the harrowing ride, not realizing that the ride never ends until you're old enough to know better and see the patterns were always there.

Robert J. LeBlanc's remarkable monologue casts a critical eye on the world and its many actors from the 1970s through the present. Clear-eyed perspective, visually stunning, and more than a bit exhausting and relatable to an entire generation. Brilliant.

This script is a lot of fun! From the opening ultra-violent, epic action sequences to the intimate, underplayed ending, Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm is using all extremes in this short, dark comedy. This would be a stand-out performance at any event.

Dark, funny, and satiric as hell. You can't name another play that includes noodle arms, FONCs, charity walks, sterilization, The Cheesecake Factory, DNR codes. "Do Not Resuscitate: A Mini Play about the Able-Bodied" is one of a kind thanks to H. Avery's talents.

Scott Sickles has written an entertaining and deliberately exhausting comedy that two actors with excellent chemistry will adore. "Poetica" feels like a fencing match with advances and retreats and reversals and deep dives and approvals and rejoinders and all for the sake a very pleasant conversation.

Read this short play once, and you'll appreciate the story and the emotion behind it. Read it a second time and you'll appreciate Joe Swenson's skill to create characters who are unable to connect. It's difficult, but it's done very well in "Clouds."

This short, comedic play is an excellent example of "Protagonist v. Self" conflict. I love the humor, I love the underlying romance, I love how empowering the story is. Just terrific work by Aly Kantor.

God bless all the committee members whose hands are tied when trying to select a lineup of shows for a theater's season. Colette Marie Murphy clearly has been part of such a committee with this loving, wry poke at what can -- and most importantly, cannot -- be produced by a theater. "It's a Fabulous Play" is a lot of fun, especially the variety of characters.

There's nothing more lovely than when vulnerability is met with compassion and love. "The Rekindling" is fantastical and sweet and loving and completely-out-of-left-field with an ending line that will make audiences gasp.

Ky Weeks' absolutely wonderful writing shines in "650 Meters, 15 Knots." Within a page, Weeks establishes an uneasy atmosphere and creates backstory and situation. The protagonists suffer and desire change. There is an eerily stoic antagonist whose only obstacle -- unwavering sameness -- could be easily overcome, but causes genuine dread. We're seeing psyches crack in "650 Meters, 15 Knots" and I'd love to learn more about it all.

Scott Sickles has established an amazing situation in this one-minute comic monologue, and the visuals alone will keep an audience rolling in the aisles for minutes.

But what I like even more than the situation is Rami's take-charge attitude and ability to take matters into their own hands ... even when their hands are tied behind their back.

"Escape from Taigh Nan Gobhar" is combustible: heated situation, heated conflict. This short, comic monologue will crackle on the stage. I'd love to see a performance.