Recommended by Ian Donley

"Rainbow Games" is a heartfelt story about embracing your truest self (even if it takes a series of "coming outs" one doesn't typically anticipate. The theme of acceptance in all stages is strong throughout the piece and gives the audience the reassurance it's okay to be gay (or bi or pan or even, dare I say, straight).

"Love Sucks" is a campy and fresh look at one of horror's most iconic creatures. A well-rounded mix of horror and romantic comedy.

This monologue has a unique balance of realness and softness that is needed for a piece like this. Well done!

This ferocious monologue is the kind of piece that could serve well in any monologue book and be performed in an intimate venue. The character Dickinson writes is so humane even as the animal he is.

This play oozes reality, and O'Connell drives this emotional vehicle of a play wonderfully. This play explores what it's like when the universe forces you to finally grow up, even in your adulthood, and how it truly takes a village to raise a child.

Dawn Branch, in this two-character one act, conveys the effects of anxiety on the sufferer and those around them. Branch writes with directness and sensitivity that translates into a fascinating character piece.

Scott Sickles touches on the very raw feelings that come up during discussions of trans rights in today's socio-political climate and makes it a palpable theatrical experience. The writing almost presents itself as a modern-day Greek tragedy and the atmosphere Sickles creates is easy to visualize in the script.

Darrin Friedman's monologue is a multilayered look on what it means to make sacrifices for someone you love. As an autistic person myself, this is the most nuanced representation of "autism parents" I've read and would love to see a whole play of it.

I didn't expect to be as touched as I was reading this play, but Dawn Branch's simplicity and creativity gives this short play an exceptional look at how loneliness can shift our perspectives on our circumstances and how to find joy (and who with) in them.

Sam Heyman has written a beautiful play that serves as the love child of plays like "Proof" and "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime." The imagery within the stage directions mixed with the complexities of these characters makes this play a very visceral and lively experience that an audience would be thrilled to see live!