Recommended by Paul Donnelly

This biting absurdist satire on the longing for fame features two sad sack would-be creators whose work can't even be salvaged by the promise of Jeremy Strong. Pop's grand guignol aria (monologue is too mild a term) raises the horror quotient exponentially while maintaining a satirical edge.

The upside of soulless bureaucracy is that it seems to be serving to keep guns off the street. The parade of doofus applicants is most amusing and illustrates why so few owners should actually be allowed to have guns. This play is funny and pertinent.

This shocking play moves seamlessly from engaging to riveting as the nature of its horror dawns. The fact that the grislier aspects occur offstage makes them all the more vivid in the imagining. I did wonder how poor Frederick would ever get on with his life.

Well I sure didn't see that twist coming! The play that builds to that shocking, but credible, end contains vividly drawn and specific characters engaged in a wittily depicted argument. The views of trans people revealed are realistic, if disturbing in one case, and resonant to the world in which we live today.

Faerie Maebh is amazed by Lorelai's readiness to move into her world. Those of us living in our world will find Lorelai's readiness all too compelling.

Nathan's arguments on the true nature and importance of intimacy are ultimately persuasive. With the witty twist ending Nathan may regret getting what he wished for. This play is great fun while also being authentically thought-provoking.

This is a beautiful and surprising play about reconciliation and grief and dawning self-awareness. The father/son dynamic depicted is revealed to have quite another dimension. This work derives its enormous power from its honest dialogue and moving reveal.

Heroism can be manifest in seemingly small gestures. Decency is rooted in refusing not to care. Otto is on the verge of paying a heavy price for his heroism and decency. He and his wife and their dilemma are vividly depicted in this resonant, moving play.

This play is as witty and engaging as its title. So many topics are covered in its brisk, often hysterically funny dialogue. I found it a dazzling, dizzy delight!

This play really captures the rhythms and conversational undertow of two young women trapped in dead-end jobs Their mundane evening is disrupted in what should be a disturbing way, but which one of the women embraces as a break from the routine.