Recommended by Paul Donnelly

A thoroughly compelling slice of life filled with distinctly drawn and engaging characters. The minutia of their daily routine is punctuated by their interpersonal dynamics, some humorous, some petty, some highly charged. The final scene, when what they are really there for is vividly illuminated, is especially gripping.

I had the pleasure of hearing a reading of this gripping and moving play about two real life Soviet soldiers. The reality of combat was fully realized and the women's humanity deftly illustrated. This is a vividly theatrical piece that demands to be staged.

A powerful exploration of identity, responsibility, addiction and bulimia, leavened with bursts of unexpected, but effective humor. The scenes of instruction in purging and the revelation of who taught Dee to purge are particularly wrenching, especially because they are not sensationalistically graphic. The final scene, with it's opening misdirection making Vee's return a shock, finally hints at some level of self-acceptance while acknowledging the damage that came before. All in all this is a rich, complex and compelling work.

No Exit Parmesan? Val and Arlo learn the hard way the true cost of an unlimited offering. The dawning awareness of their situation and their attempts to escape and then reconcile themselves to it are wryly amusing and appropriately desperate. And the surprising conclusion cements their bond and their fate.

A hilarious mash-up of detective fiction and adolescent geek comedy. The kids are distinct and fun and the mystery is solved with ingenious lunacy. TYA perfection.

The effect of the pandemic on the human spirit is vividly illustrated in this subtle and moving play. The juxtaposition of a character who is overwhelmed with a character who is coping enables Richter to explore the long term impact of fear and isolation.

A wrenching display of unvarnished privilege and lack of compassion in a compact package. This is a one-minute monologue of unusual power and pungency.

What a delicious satire on the hellscape that is the job interview. The rhythms of these encounters are captured perfectly, but the spoken subtext is hilarious.

In this hilarious comedy Jane and John struggle, not too successfully, to accept Sue's dating choices. But what can you do when your sister keeps bringing home literal monsters? As the cycle repeats, the humor builds.

This piece had me from the opening stage direction. That promise of humor is fulfilled throughout as Kurt and Naomi are anesthetized to Ashleigh's demented mid-life crisis.