Recommended by Paul Donnelly

Oh my god is this funny. The premise is a riot and the comic execution offers a laugh on every line. I really can't stress enough how consistently funny this piece is.

Jules isn't one to be taken lightly. They use their cookies to reveal a simmering rage most effectively. Jules certainly knows the value of their cookies. This is a striking and densely packed brief monologue.

Matthew's struggle is familiar, yet sympathetic and ultimately moving. His relationship with his grandmother is touching and the final reveal about that relationship is shattering. The last beat transports us to the realm of the truly magical.

Equal parts "Ewwww..." and "Awwww..." this is a thoroughly unique and thoroughly engaging romantic comedy. Who knew that picking nits could be such a turn on? Seriously, it is a delight to see two such decent and likeable characters draw closer under the oddest of circumstances.

What a riot! Sal's most unconventional Muse is a brilliant comic creation and poor, put upon Peggy is the perfect foil for Sal and the Muse's dizzy collaboration. This piece makes me wonder if every Muse is so ruthlessly self-serving.

The air of menace builds and builds to an excruciating climax in this supremely gripping family horror story. The complex and layered family dynamics make the emerging horror all the more riveting. The smooth and subtle transitions between the dream and real worlds provides an unsettling undertow. This play held me in its thrall, heart in my throat, from start to finish.

Well, who did they expect to show up after all Maura's preparations? Saint Brigid's laconic presence is a real hoot. But will Maura and Cassie ever get to watch Matlock again?

Bill's cognitive decline and Kristin's gentle care are lovingly depicted in this gently moving play. It touchingly explores a dilemma so many families face, how to respect the dignity of an older relative whose faculties are failing. Bill and Kristin are both vividly rendered and sympathetic characters which makes their conflict all the more gripping.

There are laughs aplenty in this tart look at the world of online hookups ... uh ... online dating. It also amusingly juxtaposes a failed date and a failed marriage. At the end I was left hoping that John would swipe right on his first foray into the world of Lookup Hookup.

By turns lyrical, sexy, and comic, this play of halting connection is thoroughly engaging. Jeremy and Zach are far more complex and sympathetic than mere drunk college boys. Their drunken foolishness and stumbling toward intimacy ultimately yield a lovely and affirming payoff.