Recommended by Paul Donnelly

This is a touching depiction of two old men supporting one another through the vagaries of aging. There are sharply observed moments of the ways the world has moved beyond them and moving moments of connection and recollection. There are torrents of subtext running under their seemingly straightforward conversation.

A deliciously macabre take on that old standby, a school science fair. It is hysterical to realize that little Billy Porter's off the charts project is to be used as a model for other students. The deliriously deranged principal takes family participation to another level.

Couldn't so many of us use the gift of red shoes! It is exhilarating to see Jane stop being a doormat and start speaking up for herself and taking charge of her life.

What fun! A deliriously funny take on "Waiting for Godot," that requires no knowledge of "Waiting for Godot" to amuse. Meryl Streep and Michael Caine are referenced to great comic effect, one of countless witty bits in this most entertaining spoof.

Poor Festus doesn't know what he's getting into until he can't get out of it. A very clever premise and suitably witty dialogue make this play a comedic treasure.

The monsters, real and metaphorical, are terrifying and haunting in this vividly theatrical coming of age play. Pup's journey is tortured and tortuous. The pain and the love he and Remy share are palpable. Both Pup and Remy are vividly drawn and compelling. I feel as though all my descriptions and attempts to capture my response to this play fall short of capturing how complex and riveting it really is.

Painfully funny and painfully true to life, but mostly laugh-out-loud funny. The ignorance and sense of entitlement of the caller is made abundantly clear and Jack's forbearance in the face of his own fading dreams is quite wittily rendered.

What fun! So many genre conventions are satirized with such efficiency. This is a truly delightful spoof.

Alternately funny and poignant, this play presents a unique approach to coping with grief. The ineffectual demons are a hoot, but are ultimately, if inadvertently, capable of helping El to move to a different place in her journey of loss.

This humorous and wistful memory play builds to a gut-punch of an ending. Larry's complex family and youthful yearnings are exquisitely rendered. But Larry also learns that becoming a man can have a terrible price.