Recommended by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons

There are truly no coincidences, at least not in the world of this play. Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos created a play with wit, comedic timing, and charm. I love that two ordinary characters, when put together create an extraordinary situation. And the twist at the end is perfection.

Sickles drops us into an extraordinary moment, with extraordinary people, under, well, extraordinary circumstances. And yet the emotions are so real, as is the surrounding events. Sickles attention to detail--hands, a lump in the throat--and both honest dialogue and unspoken words create a literally breathtaking play.

This play is beautiful, memorable, breathtaking, sublime. I can't say much more than the praise already given by others, but will add that Cathro takes a moment in history and invites us into the room where it happened. And although I know his interpretation is fiction, and the people who lived it were German, it feels as if we're taken back in time and witnessing a real event.

You don't really know if this is a dream or reality, nevermind that it's a play, but that's what makes this staged experience so wonderful. The dialogue is both harsh and poetic, and the projections are used so wisely. Alica Margarita Olivo does a wonderful job of unfolding a relationship, the traumatic past, and a possible future.

I love this family and all their quirkiness! Such fun! Jan Probst created five oddball characters and a ton of opportunity for some slapstick physical comedy. I'd love to see this on stage!

I love this family and all their quirkiness! Such fun! Jan Probst created five oddball characters and a ton of opportunity for some slapstick physical comedy. I'd love to see this on stage!

This is a perfect monologue. It's poetic in so many ways, the rhythm, the language, the repetition, the music, the emotion, the story. With every count, I am seeing the car, the tires, Valerie's face, their relationship, his brain repeating those moments over and over, and the anguish in his heart.

Elisabeth Giffin Speckman does a beautiful job of creating two complex and vulnerable characters who we immediately are drawn to. In 10 minutes we understand so much about who these brothers are, what they're going through, and ultimately what they need from each other. This sweet, funny, and poignant play hits you in the feels.

Although a brilliant metaphor for common life experiences, this short play is extraordinary. Mark Harvey Levine encapsulates how life can pass us by at break-neck speed, never quite sure which direction to go in, or how it will end. But it's the journey, not the destination.

This most eloquent play is magical, charming, and certainly not just for children. Although an important lesson is learned at the end, the beauty is in the language, the characters, and the relationship of these unusual creatures.