Recommended by Jonathan Josephson

At once a deepcut love letter to basketball and those who love it and play it well, and a thoughtful meditation on the psychology of greatness and achievement.

I saw a reading of this play and was hooked from the opening scene; the world premiere production was gorgeous and moving. "Eight Nights" is a Jewish story, an immigrant story, and an American story; it's an old story and brand new; it's multi-cultural and multi-critical; also warmhearted and welcoming. Its every family squabble and everything that binds family ties so tightly.

Speakeasy is an excellent radio play with sharp storytelling and a series of delicious twists. The juxtaposition of racial status quo in Paris vs. LA in in the 1950s is an engrossing backdrop for a story of three folks trying to do right for themselves, their future, and their chosen community.

I had the pleasure of seeing the award-winning premiere of this play, it's a special piece. Pain is a difficult theme to manifest dramatically and this play is a clinic on that idea - the travels from anguish to healing and back again are gut-wrenching yet uplifting in a delightfully theatrical way.

I saw this play years ago and it's stayed with me, vividly and viscerally. It's a tough play, not exactly for the "Singing in the Rain" crowd. This is a brilliant piece - prophetic and provocative in the best possible way. It's a play to devour, discuss, think over, argue over, be haunted by and ultimately thankful for.

A lively, heart-breaking, real-world mystery with the ceaseless wit of Doyle and the larger-than-life fantasy of Sherlock Holmes at its smoldering core. The play is rooted in cold facts and then follows a brilliant, so theatrical concept that is executed mischievously and lovingly at every turn (and there are a LOT of turns...).

A stunning, harrowing play of America's no-so-distant racial past that resonates palpably (and importantly) right here right now.