Recommended by Robert Weibezahl

“Time even flies when you’re not having fun.” SWIPING RIGHT beautifully, and hilariously, captures the bittersweet reality of looking for love as an older person in a youth-obsessed culture. Alex and Linda, a gay man and straight woman of retirement age, are old friends who know each other intimately. Their ageless banter is pure friendship gold. Karp has written two irrepressible roles for actors “of a certain age.” A lovely comedy.

No one can top O'Neill-Butler when it comes to writing (both comically and poignantly!) about the naked realities of aging, mourning, and the family dynamics that percolate beneath the surface. PUT THINGS DOWN will resonate with anyone who has ever fought with a sibling over a family possession after a parent's death. It's never really about the object itself, is it? This savvy short gets to the heart of the matter.

A painfully prescient piece from one of the current masters of the monologue. The headlines brought to vivid, human life. This one will give you chills.

The “generation gap” has widened for Melinda and Patrick. She’s an “older” woman who wants to be seen, he’s a Gen-Z glued to his phone and burying unspoken grief. Their encounter in the library is fraught with tension, until they decide to set aside their preconceptions and pay attention to each other. The dialogue is sharp - PATRICK: Any advice for the grief? MELINDA: Sit on the floor and listen to your Dad's Eagles Album. Thoma has written a very relevant play about the facelessness of aging and the directionless of youth. And all hail, Nora Ephron!

A gentle and moving short play that uses Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken objects, as a pointed metaphor for the mending of cracks and flaws in a couple’s relationship. The spare give-and-take dialogue between Skylar and Ashai is driven by things not said, starting with them “communicating” on non-intersecting planes and ending with a beautiful coming together (in fact, the last word of the play is “beautiful.”) This is a very thoughtful play that will leave audiences contemplating and discussing the “perfect imperfections” of their own lives.

A poignant, even heartbreaking monologue about trying to transcend the grief of death and loss and preserve memories through the mysteries of our private rituals. Older woman actors will cherish this piece.

What could be a sour, make-or-break relationship moment for Alyssa -- as she discovers her 20-something girlfriend Taylor still very sincerely believes in Santa -- turns very sweet (but never saccharine) in this holiday comedy about what it means to believe and what it means to love.

Long before the humble bragging and image curating that has become ubiquitous on social media there were Christmas letters, the annual missives we love to hate. Debra Cole has written a lovely short play that taps into all that is both silly and endearing about those letters ... adding a poignant twist at the end that evokes the tender emotions we cherish during the holidays. I listened to the beautifully-produced podcast version done by Theatrical Shenanigans. You should, too!

An engrossing monologue that will speak to anyone whose artistic ambitions (or any ambitions, really) have been frustrated by time and realities beyond their control. With the passing years those ambitions turn into disappointments and even regrets. At turns witty and poignant, this monologue is perfect for actors of a certain age.

A taut and suspenseful short thriller with a shocking twist that sends the whole thing in a new, unimaginable direction. The Theatrical Shenanigans podcast of this gem is masterfully done. Check it out. And then schedule your own production.