Recommended by Paul Donnelly

This is a very moving story of a difficult reconciliation. This mother and daughter struggle to overcome years of resentment and mistreatment. Hurtful things are detailed and owned and the final gesture toward healing is concrete and lovely.

What starts as a witty exchange between two sisters on responses to abstract art shifts to a weighty exploration of a sister who is deeply disturbed and the sister who cannot rescue her. We are left hoping, but doubting that Carrie will get to her Moscow.

Three very distinctly drawn and amusing dogs wait for the friend who is going to save them from fireworks.
Ah but Roger can't come today. He says he'll come tomorrow. But will he? Will Roger ever come?

Ace and Loopy should start a counseling practice. These wise and witty puppets help a grieving woman overcome her guilt over her withdrawal from her father before he died. There is also a recurring gag about how the puppets are animated that is just too funny.

It takes the peculiar puppets (who are as daftly funny as they are charming) to help Philip begin to recover from his all-consuming grief. This is a story with a serious core that is explored and illuminated through magic and whimsy. There is so much vivid theatricality at play that it would be a real joy to see this piece fully staged.

The Bear, it seems, finds love in the midst of his most spectacular adventure yet. His Vampire skills are used to great effect and his endearing narcissism keeps the humor flowing. I join Heather is singing his praises.

The course of true love ne'er did run smooth ... especially not when one partner is fully human and the other has been programmed to respond. This is a very witty look at the possible repercussions of the movement of ever more life-like robots into daily life and a thoughtful consideration of what motivates attraction.

The Bear's voice is a source of endless delight. His just slightly off-kilter perceptions and descriptions are an utterly enchanting. Here his adventure is a very moving one which is made even more poignant by the general lightness of the Bear's tone,

Our Bear proves to be truly a Renaissance Bear. He easily masters Shakespearian patois and saves the Globe to boot. Huzzah, Bear, huzzah.

Who are the titular monsters? The trio of cryptozoologists? Their nemesis? Bigfoot itself? Three vividly drawn characters facing dizzying changes in their circumstances propel this most compelling play.