Recommended by Mark Loewenstern

Gartner takes us on a theatrically fresh journey through a fascinating world, where people literally negotiate with the unloved parts of themselves they might prefer to forget about. An honest, innovative, well-realized and insightful story that vividly depicts the protagonist's personal struggles while being wholly relatable to audiences. Would love to see a full production.

This is a relatable, useful monologue about setting boundaries and self-care. In a few flourishes Lilly comes into her own and grows healthier. Many audience members will find it empowering, good advice.

A treat full of irresistibly funny lines. PB&J are here a believable couple and also denizens of a foodtopia that we immediately understand and enjoy. Naughty sweet fun.

This incisive exploration of power and abuse serves up a compelling and useful answer to the perennial question of why the abused don't leave, don't speak up, don't get out. It avoids redundant moralizing to focus on Tal's internal journey which is both timely and timeless, and a silent reality for all too many women and men. Dramatic, visually dynamic, and engrossing, this script deserves a full production.

It's always a joy to see the immediacy of live theater used in a way you've never seen it used before. When that innovation is then given emotional resonance, it's all the sweeter. We feel Claudette holding back her pain while the instant pudding sets, and my heart goes out to her.

Sickles shows us the raw and comical, hot yet sweet moments of sexual awakening in the fumbling experiences of these two endearing boys. They're chowderheads, but at some point most of us were when it came to sex, and to read or watch this play is to go back to those days.

If the last year has felt like being buried in cement, then DoorDashed will show you how plants thrive in between the cracks of a sidewalk. A hugely relatable romance which deftly takes us through the pandemic and weaves an earned tale of love finding a way.

This play snuck up on me. I caught only glimpses of the catastrophe building in the sunshine on a lovely afternoon, and then it came together effortlessly. Easy-to-produce dark humor that will be fun for actors.

This could almost be a taoist poem. More dialogue would ruin it. Instead, in a very few words, Martin makes us feel Win's deep contentment, how Win is present with Tim and yet undisturbed by Tim's anxiety. Without promising anything it can't deliver, the play gives us a satisfying, resonant miniature touchstone for inner peace and mental health.

Sometimes a myth doesn't need much explanation because it taps into our common human wants and needs. So it is with this compelling play. What stays with me is how strong the urge is in both of these women to run to the faerie ring, and how its magic and its danger can be felt through their words.