Recommended by Bruce Karp

Lockhart does a fine job creating a nostalgic look at a classic film by two senior actors, fifty years after their film premiered. What begins as a somewhat reserved discussion of the making of the film turns into a pretty unexpected and shocking revelation. The characters are quite believable and the inside-the-industry references are spot on. This is a very interesting play and should be produced. Well done!

What a wild ride! Barry, a theater critic, finds himself in more than a pickle as Wayne, a disgruntled and frankly terrible playwright tries to exact revenge for Barry's crushing review of his play. Unraveling like a Marx Brothers comedy, additional characters come and go, mistakenly believing Barry and Wayne are acting out a play (they're certainly " acting out"), and a final revelation clinches the sheer madness of the plot. (A good thing.) The play moves fast and is lots of fun.

The story of this monologue is sad and about to come true in many parts of the country. Weibezahl captures the sadness and absolute helplessness of the situation in this taut, expressive story. If only the people perpetrating this all-too-real event would come to their senses.

This play packs a punch, and a timely one at that. If more parents of our Congressional reps talked to their children like the Dad in Weibezahl's play, maybe we wouldn't be in the frozen state we're in, where nothing gets done - at least, nothing good. This play is a powerful statement against putting your principles aside in the name of advancing your career. Well done, and needs to be seen.

This is a very sweet play about keeping memories alive. Weibezahl has expertly navigated his main characters between the present and the past in a heartwarming way. What starts out a little sad turns into something very life-affirming. And, I'm going to look for pistachio ice cream the next time I go food shopping.

Weibezahl has created an interesting story about a married couple that can't seem to live with or without each other. (Some might say, a typical marriage.) Seemingly together, but strangely apart, they try to reconcile their feelings and dance around their uncertain future. Issues arise, are discussed, and float in the air, perhaps to be resolved later. A nice piece of writing with a hopeful ending.

This play is a perfect offering for the year-end holidays. An exceedingly clever premise executed beautifully, Nick goes on a date to find another wife (you'll see that he's done this before...). The comedy escalates as his date (and the audience) discover some interesting and familiar things about his life. A delightful play, fun for the actors, that should be seen.

I love the wordplay between Andrew (not Andy) and Terri, and Weibezahl's talent for switching gears is on full display here. What starts as a fond reminiscence starts to turn - politics will do that to any conversation - but ultimately, there's a truce as it seems clear that after the curtain comes down, these two might very well come to some sort of meeting of the mind. A very enjoyable read.

The voice of Wendy Wasserstein comes shining through in Ms. Curry's beautiful tribute to the playwright. Ms. Wasserstein's untimely death at age 55 was a great loss for the theater. She knew that the theater needed stronger representation of women on the stage and boy, did she deliver. Having seen three of her plays in NY, I appreciated the humor and social significance of her work. Well done!

Well, this sure sounds familiar and it's an entirely possible scenario in our current political environment. Well-written, with distinctive voices for each character, this is a play for today, where every day has a new political surprise. Heaven help us! Well done and truly timely.