This play is a love letter for the digital age -- for young folks whose social development was deeply impacted by a year or two of interacting on screens, and for those of us who are just a little socially awkward to begin with. Pisaturo explores what technology gives us and what it might take away in this smart, tight, one act play.

Two boys - Owen (the astronaut), introverted and unsure of himself, and Jasper (the alien), cocky and assertive - find themselves falling in love so long as it's from the safety of a laptop screen. But when Jasper attempts to visit Owen in "real life," Owen's fear overwhelms him and the chance for friendship and more is left in doubt. Will the boys come together at the end? The resolution is unsure in this beautifully written, well-paced one-acter (about 45 minutes by my estimate), but I'd like to think the outcome is positive for both.

Brilliant. Just frickin' brilliant. But then again, I never expect anything less from Pisaturo's writing. "Contact" is a tight, bittersweet, painful LGBT drama. An exquisitely poetic (and still entirely natural) look at self-discovery, teen intimacy, and technology as a whole. It examines the ways tech can both bring us together and distance us with a gut-punching honesty. The dialogue is heaven, the characters are full of juice, and the premise is more timely now than ever before. Significant, crucial, a new classic! Read this, produce it, perform it! "Contact" is great theatre!