Recommended by Paul Donnelly

These complex people dealing with evolving identity and relationships and sexuality are incisively rendered and leap off the page. I felt submerged in a specific and vividly depicted world. Politics and philosophy have weaponized roles. Flynn has a unique and compelling voice that grips and challenges the reader.

From the riotous set up to the brilliant verse mash up at the end, this piece is pure delight. A heady mix of verbal dexterity and physical comedy keeps the energy high and the conceit engaging. This would be such fun to see staged.

What a lovely portrait of love, actually several loves, that endure beyond death. Asher hits the jackpot finding his grandfather's collection of baseball cards, but hits an even bigger jackpot seeing the ghost of his grandfather and being able to bring his grandfather huge news. This play is laced with humor and builds to a satisfying and spiritually affirming conclusion.

So much emotion roils under the surface of Hollis's attempt to mask her grief with facts and numbers. The one distance she needs to be able to measure is immeasurable. Her use of Morse code expresses her desire to communicate over a great distance and her last vestige of control.

Well that was one wild ride! Shades of Christopher Durang. The deadpan revelation of family horrors and therapeutic malpractice is devastatingly funny. From the broadest strokes to the tiniest details this play is a comedic gem. Although I'll never look on oolong tea in quite the same way.

These young people are so real and whole that it almost feels voyeuristic to watch them struggle with their tentative escalation from friends to lovers. There is much humor mined from Ban's eager efforts to find a substitute for a condom and much that is touching about their shared history. From the startlingly physical opening beats to the tender conclusion, this play is thoroughly engaging and heartfelt.

A sweet fantasy scenario proves to be only a fantasy in this charming and slightly melancholy short

For these bold and resolute resistance fighters the request being made of them is a bridge too far. It is extraordinary to think how young these women were, how courageous and how, despite the hell they have been through, their moral centers remained intact. There is much to admire in these three women and much craft in their depiction.

A mother and son share their authentic connection and muddle through their shared grief in this funny, moving treatise on snow removal. Having a physical objective releases their emotional constraints and leads to real communication. Their humorous affection plays out to the very final beat.

Well that was lunatic fun! The characters are all engaging and fully fleshed out, and the story is sublimely funny. The build is skillfully handled and the ending full of surprises down to the last ironic twist. I can't stress enough how much fun there is to be had in this piece.