Recommended by Conor McShane

A lovely, heady, deeply affecting play that gets at some big subjects: love, family, even the nature of our existence in the universe and the perspective from which we view it, imbued with humor and genuine emotion. Excellent stuff!

A wonderfully imaginative and theatrical illumination of an overlooked figure, dangling on the precipice between science and magic. The play's exploration of the gender imbalance in science and limited roles for women in society is still sadly relevant thousands of years later. I loved how Ms. Barnett never explains how to pull off the onstage magic, and I can imagine a director or designer's brain lighting up while reading the script.

A beautifully rendered two-hander exploring the brutality of dictatorships, both Pinochet's and others, as well as what happens to those left behind to sort through the pieces. The turn at the end really blew me away!

The rare play that works as both an educational tool and a very funny satire of the conflict between conservation and Capitalism, en-DANGER!-ed is a delightful play that just might move you into action - if only to avoid becoming one of the endangered animals on display.

I'm sure we all feel so much has changed in the past year and a half (and counting), in the world we live in and in our own lives, minds, and bodies. Diaz uses the classic Kafka story as a jumping off point to examine the anxieties of modern life, from the pandemic to the feeling of living in what may be the last days of human civilization, in a deeply relatable and imaginative way with this play. From a formal standpoint, the more stylized/fantastical turn in the second act is stunning.

A deeply unsettling play that makes great use of theatricality and never overdoes its strange happenings. I appreciated the exploration of the ways in which we look to outside forces to explain our pain and trauma, and how often we're left without any concrete answers. Fascinating, occasionally funny, and very creepy, aka right up my alley!

I marvel at Malone's ability to start with a stage picture as hilarious and startling as a couple looking at a giant butt plug and turn it into something so oddly touching (and yes, still very funny). I left this play feeling like we can get over our misunderstandings if we are open and honest with one another, which is no mean feat.

A crackling take on the age-old debate between science and religion, and whether the two can be compatible with one another, written in precise, slightly elevated language. I was fascinated by the notion that a universe without the Earth at its center forces us to confront our own insignificance in the cosmos, and how that conflicts with the central idea that we are creations of a perfect and loving God.

Cathro is so good at taking an absurd-sounding logline and turning it into something raw, real, and deeply human. Itch is an empathetic exploration of the toll that caring for a sick family member can take on the people around them, with well-rounded characters whose flaws all make sense in the context of what they've been through together.

A delightfully loony piece of meta-theatre that repurposes American myths into something strange, funny, unpredictable, and contemporary.