Recommended by Lainie Vansant

O'grady has created a brilliant metaphor that readers and audiences can map many important relationships onto in this poetic play about a refrigerator. It's silly and sweet and surprisingly deep -- definitely worth a read.

This post-apocalyptic play is surprisingly optimistic about the human condition. I love a play about community care and how much we need each other, and this one certainly fits the bill. This is lovely, challenging work for actors. Check it out!

This play is full of fun challenges for its actors and design team. The characters are quirky and fun to play, and the audience is sure to have a blast following the twists and turns of Hardy's work.

What a sweet way to talk to young people about coming together with folks who are different. I love the idea of breaking bread with the audience -- so lovely!

"I thought she was just going out to Trader Joes to get me quiche. AND MOSTLY FAILING." What a riot! This monologue would be a ton of fun for a character actor who wants to explore some fun physicality. I see so much of my own snarky cats here, and it's a hoot!

Goldman-Sherman gives us a thoughtful reflection on allyship and shared humanity in this poetic play. By the end, I found myself really rooting for these young women and hoping the best for them.

This play is a love letter for the digital age -- for young folks whose social development was deeply impacted by a year or two of interacting on screens, and for those of us who are just a little socially awkward to begin with. Pisaturo explores what technology gives us and what it might take away in this smart, tight, one act play.

Phew! This is dark and impactful. Sickles certainly drives home the point that something needs to be done about gun violence, and soon.

In the face of late-stage capitalism, what can we do but embrace the absurd and try to laugh at it? Cramer has done this brilliantly in this laugh-out-loud (and then maybe cry...) coffee shop play for four.

The mythology around the historical character of Theodosia Burr is so much richer and more interesting than I realized! Barnett brings it to life (or maybe to after-life) in this haunting, complicated play. The casting and tech requirements are flexible, making this a great choice for theatre at a lot of levels. Check it out!