Two of the plays are linked to well-known writers. Emily McPeck’s Impulse adapts a story by Conrad Aiken, and Mother Courageous by Kato Buss satirizes Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage” (which was produced at HSU this year, with Buss playing a major role.)

Two plays deal with the topical concerns of war: My Best Recipe by Wendy Williams and the aforementioned “Mother Courageous.” Not That Simple by Justin Takata explores friendship with the help of magic realism.