Recommended by Steven G. Martin

Gonzalez's dramatic sleight-of-hand in "Corona with ICE" would make O. Henry proud. In less than a minute, audience perceptions are upended.

A ridiculous premise, a very dark conclusion, dry dialogue, lots of action, and foolish characters.

"Don't Eat the Lava Lamp" is a beautiful downward spiral of trying to ignore the elephant in the room, but in this case the elephant is a mesmerizing glob of beautiful, flowing, delicious fluid that tempts, tempts, tempts you into imagining its delectable flavor or ...

Ryan M. Bultrowicz's plays are like no one else's. They're the ones your audiences will remember long after your festival concludes.

High praise for Andrew Siañez-De La O. "One Foot, Two Foot" is a story that only theatre can tell.

Read and savor it at least three times: once for its technical achievements (multiple protagonists and a time jump in less than a minute, beautiful use of analogy for subject matter), once for its emotional weight and its wisdom, and the third time to let it remind you of your own life.

"When the Dodgers Left Brooklyn" is like music made by wind chimes: light, clear, cheery, and lasting only for the moment. It's also emotional and theatrical. Thank you, D. Lee Miller.

This short comedy is based on a sweet "What If?" premise that'll make any audience member smile.

Jenny snaps. This is a really piercing monologue about being pigeonholed and its effects on the psyche. I had the pleasure of watching a performance of "Are you ready to order?" during Fat Turtle Theatre's Quaranteeny Monologue Festival in June 2020.

Sometimes [selectively] behaving like a child would be pure bliss. Read Levine's marvelous monologue, and you'll understand exactly why and you may wonder, "Why not?"

I enjoyed a performance of "Erase" during Fat Turtle Theatre's Quaranteeny Monologue Festival in June 2020.

Not only is the story of "The Nice Girl & the Scrub" great -- reliving the exact moment when everything in life changes -- but the language is fun and lively. Sharece M. Sellem has provided a lot of gifts for female actors who want to portray Roni.

"Lemon Cookies to Lemonade" is a loud, straightforward anthem. A female actor who rocks this monologue is going to have an audience of fans cheering for her through to the end.

An audience who watches "Love & Armageddon" will care about Janice. And that's painful because they also know -- just know -- things will not work out for her. Credit Sharece M. Sellem for writing a character who wants and is desperate to put forth her best effort.