Recommended by Paul Donnelly

This is a charming comedy that lifts the spirits and warms the heart. Robin's endearing goofiness pries a secret (and a cookie) out of Sunny. That they become co-conspirators is the icing on this delicious confection.

I laughed long and hard at this delirious satire of marketing ploys and ... ah ... male enhancement products. The struggle for prose is real and Sam triumphs over it to the great pleasure of readers and audiences. Very funny stuff here.

This is a witty portrait of the commercial side of mourning. The character driven laughs flow while the reality of grief is never far beneath the surface. The juxtaposition leads to some edgy and effective humor.

Well that was a glorious dose of demented Christmas cheer. Little Lana shows us that a little manipulation can make all your dreams come true. A real holiday classic in the making!

Poor Flo truly cannot catch a break on her graduation day. The saga of her travails is quite amusing to us not going through them. A fun monologue with just a whiff of melancholy.

Jack and Jill presents an honest and sometimes amusing portrait of a long marriage. While repeatedly waiting for Jill, Jack reveals his history and the limits of his forbearance. The startling conclusion offers much food for thought and a bit of ambiguity.

The use of modern technology brings an element of comedy to what remains the tragic fall of Anne Boleyn. The comic and tragic elements are balanced with great skill. All three of these characters and their differing agendas are well drawn. I would love to experience this work in its intended Zoom format.

How refreshing to find the re-imaging a Greek myth centered on a female protagonist. Penelope has unexpected agency and the narrative is focused on her choice. The journey to her choice is rendered comically, punctuated with resonant journeys to and immersion in the river she fears. Both the mystical and comic elements are portrayed sublimely.

A plot summary would not to justice to this compelling meditation on the distorting qualities of grief and the vagaries of memory. The plot is certainly gripping, full of twists and revelations, but it is most powerful in the way it explores the true nature of unconditional love. The complex and fully human characters undergo a journey that is full of surprises, difficult truths, and, ultimately, reconciliation.

Two very different female astronauts find themselves in the unexpected position of deciding which of them should carry space's first full term pregnancy. Their sharply funny disagreement explores much of the external pressure women face in child rearing. Their eminently rational solution flies in the face of the arbitrary direction of the soulless bureaucrats in ground control. This play made for an excellent episode of "Gather by the Ghost Light."