Recommended by Paul Donnelly

This is a captivating story of the perils of time travel and a celebration of the endurance of friendship. The dialogue is crisp and filled with humor. The characters are most engaging and the scene setting is quite witty. And I will never again look upon the humble potato in the same way.

Two extras blossom into full-fledge characters in this hysterical and very meta comedy. Mandryk skewers actor warm-ups and soap opera plots with equal relish. This is truly one of the funniest plays I've read in quite some time. A real gem.

This is a delicious satire of baking competitions and the ways women are set up to unnecessarily compete with one another. The four characters are well-defined and well-differentiated, the set up and execution sparkle, and the dialogue is witty and true to each character. All-in-all a most engaging confection.

What an invigorating mix of absurdism, history, and political satire. There is wit abounding. And suspense. And heroism and tragedy. And an exploration of an actor's preparation and its outcome. I was captivated throughout and can only imagine how thrilling it would be to see this work staged.

What a saucy, sassy, mischievous little short this is. The double entendres fly as Gordon finally awakens to Janice's agenda. Great fun for actors and audiences alike.

A very funny play that rings disturbingly true. Expecting instant responses to their texts and failing to receive them sets off a negative feedback loop of increasing hysteria and paranoia. By the time the recipient, who has perfectly reasonable explanations for their inattention, gets to the string of text messages the damage is done. A cautionary tale for our times.

What seems to be a giddily macabre and dazzlingly witty exploration of a series of ill-fated marriage proposals is revealed to be something quite a bit more fiendish. The characters are most engaging and the wry dialogue crackles as this delicious play builds to its surprising climax. With its physical as well as verbal humor, this would be a delight to see staged.

"So we're educators, not manipulators" is one of the great rationalizations of all time. Two women manipulate their partners into changing their styles of pickleball play for the sake of a friendly bet. It would be fair to say hilarity ensues. This is a very funny play, amusing even to those of us who have never so much as seen a game of pickleball.

Real intimacy so terrifies these men that it can only lead to violence. Sam and Brian share histories of abandonment and a moving memory of their grandfathers passing. They share the experience of creating art. They differ on the matter of religious faith. And all these surface details are inadequate to explain the primal attraction and revulsion that they share. This play gets at a truth that is beyond words as we watch these men struggle with multiple layers of feeling. It is an intense and honest journey.

A first date can be difficult. A Zoom first date can be awkward. A Zoom first date joined by your entire family is a circle of hell unimagined by Dante. Although in this case the family is a riot and Ezra and Taylor survive the intrusions. This is a very funny play and a perfect use of the Zoom medium.