Recommended by Paul Donnelly

A lovely meditation on the joy of authentic connection and the question of what makes us human. From their earliest, fresh and funny meet-cute connection through the grappling with what memory means to their final incorporeal reunion, Gina and Keith are constantly engaging and constantly pulling us into their struggle with the very nature of reality.

Timothy's return to confront his abuser offers a thoroughly engrossing, if profoundly disturbing, exploration of the effects of early sexual trauma and white privilege. The impact ratchets up as we come to know why Timothy has chosen this night for the confrontation. The last few beats are simply shattering.

A painfully funny farce that hits close to the most unfunny bone. This witty and disturbing play takes the burgeoning movement toward censorship to a harrowingly logical conclusion. I couldn't help but laugh at the humorous setup and reveal, but then I couldn't help but shudder at how credible it all seemed.

This is a moving meditation on the fire of the human spirit and on what is lost when that fire is banked. The oppressive weight of the expectations, the comfort of others bears down on the speaker with nullifying force. The subtle build of the piece is a part of its great power.

What fun! Poor Simon is so locked in his obsession that he misses the obvious in this funny fish out of water (almost) meets mythical creature farce.

This is a play with a broad historical sweep and a solid emotional core. There is reason to hope that Jonna and Jack will fill the intentionally blank page in their historical record with a fulfilling life together.

Oh Emily, I too am powerless over candy corn! There's so much that resonates in this charming paean to fall and its centerpiece, Halloween. It offers a lovely sensory evocation of the season and lovely nostalgia for the season of our youth.

What fun! A poor beleaguered visitor, in desperate need of a toilet, encounters a well-meaning but profoundly unhelpful guide. As the guide rambles and the visitor's urgency builds the humor escalates to a lovely final twist.

Well I sure didn't see that coming. It's clear from the get go that Olive has unique intimacy issues, but just how unique comes as quite a surprise. She is wittily revealed to be the true queen of the bad first date.

A heady mixture of horror and comedy permeates this play. The set up is amusing and the repetitions engaging and full of surprises (little Bobby was an especial favorite). It all builds to a chilling crescendo that is shocking, yet tantalizingly unresolved.