Recommended by Paul Donnelly

Students attempting to actually study in a library take matters into their own hands when Luke refuses to cease loud conversations on his cell phone. Luke is the perfect narcissist, self-centered, self-satisfied, and self-absorbed. His phone conversations are hysterically funny, but clearly disruptive to the peace and quiet of the library. It's fun to watch the other students' frustration build and highly satisfying to see Luke get his just deserts.

Well I finally understand the festival obsession with world premieres. I knew there had to be some sort of reasonable explanation. And if Target Audience doesn't offer a reasonable one, it certainly offers a hilarious one.

As these dudes attempt to abide, the laughs abound. If Dave could spell, the world be have been denied this hilarious farce. Dave and Buster take cluelessness to dizzying heights. When Lurleen arrives the comic misunderstanding escalates until Lurleen is able to make Buster see the allure of satin worship. I can't tell you the number of times I laughed out loud.

Is love really about winners and losers? What seems like a funny meditation on Geek-love is upended by a dark twist at the end. A compelling, engaging, and ultimately a little cynical work.

A touching kaleidoscope of responses to the AIDS Memorial Quilt. There is a bracing absence of sentimentality in some of the responses, as well as moving personal connections in others. A fine and moving piece of work.

We may not be able to call him "Cupid," but we can certainly call him careless. When Eros shoots the wrong arrow and kills a man instead of causing him to fall in love, his troubles are just beginning. It is really amusing to watch the deceased's girlfriend and her roommate make him pay in spades.

I just had the pleasure of hearing this play read on the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast. It offers a witty take on an obsession with Sci-Fi carried to an extreme and on the vagaries of young love. It also has a terrific and surprising twist-ending. All-in-all, the play is a real treat.

A true American tragedy of the effects of the opioid crisis and economic displacement on a group of adolescents and, by extension, the larger community. The play also addresses the nature and making of myths and how personal catastrophes become larger than life in the retelling. All-in-all, a powerful and indelible work.

Vividly drawn characters and a compelling conflict blend to create a unique Christmas narrative. The best aspects of the spirit of the season ultimately come to the fore, but it's the bumpy journey there that gives this piece its real power.

Wow. This is one of the freshest, most original pieces I have read in a long, long time. The play is gripping and terrifying and very, very funny. It's such a heady mix of sci-fi and rom-com given a vividly theatrical presentation. And what a relief that Justin comes to his senses by the end.