Recommended by Ellen Davis Sullivan

These two characters couldn't be more different and Ms.O'Neill-Butler sketches them so quickly, you'll feel like you know them instantly. But maybe it's a good idea to find out a little more about someone you think you have pegged. That's what I learned from this fun play with its sharp twist of the knife!

As this sharp and clever play shows, the marriage partner who believes he has the upper hand may be in for a big surprise.

Ms. Lermond gives a lively and vivid voice to a woman who wants what she wants and apparently knows more about how to get it than Chaucer gave her credit for.

A moody and engrossing look at the impact of lies and manipulation. The play forcefully presents the audience with the damage that can result from acting on one's beliefs in an effort to save a life.

I can't imagine any actor who wouldn't want to perform this monologue. Why not stand up and tell the world why you're worth dating with comic bravado and a few hilarious doubts? Then you get to blast off at the end. Sounds like fun to me.

This funny and poignant play tracks the growth and development of two women who are fraternal twins from the womb to their 70s. The sisters' differences lead to conflict and comedy, both physical and witty, as they fight each other for what they both want most, to be loved.

A beautifully theatrical short play that brought me closer and closer to the protagonist as I rooted for her to conquer her fear. The dialogue between the two women is realistic and a reminder of how the best old friends understand each other. Joyful and poignant and well-worth reading..

A delightfully funny play contrasting the jaded world view of a cat with the childlike wonder of a fish, while offering insight into the great questions of philosophy: why are we here? what can we hope to accomplish? and why did that woman drive on the median strip?

This play pits two mothers against each other: one who supports the decision of her daughter to carry to term her pregnancy, despite the future father being a 15-year-old special needs child and the refusal of the boy's mother to go along with this decision. The play heightens the stakes around an issue that polarizes our society, but is rarely dealt with in a more nuanced and difficult way.

This is a riot! A space riot. A laugh riot. And yet, frightening at its core. Three not-very-prepared humans, who remind us suspiciously of the clumsy, scared and curious creatures we all know ourselves to be, are going to Mars. And the continued existence of human life may depend on their success. Luckily, when you read or see this play, you'll be laughing too hard to worry about the implications of that!