Recommended by Danielle Wirsansky

Imaginative, eerie, and surprisingly funny, Cemetery of Dreams is a surreal fable that wrestles with the allure of eternal life. Triplett’s world is theatrical and creepy in the best way, with an ending that lands with real punch.

Wickedly funny and delightfully farcical, Some Squeaking Cleopatra Boy skewers theatrical pretension and casting chaos with sharp wit. Rinkel’s vivid characters and escalating conflict make this a sly, laugh-out-loud backstage romp.

Wildly funny and disarmingly tender, What to Expect When You’re Expecting Our Lord and Savior takes a high-concept premise and digs into love, faith, and mental health. Garcia balances big laughs with a gut-punching emotional truth.

Dreamlike and deeply tender, My Body Is a Season captures the ache and hope of coming home to yourself. Pang’s language is lush and beautiful, crafting a transmasculine monologue that feels intimate, healing, and quietly luminous.

Haunting, lyrical, and deeply resonant, Indigos blends jazz, grief, and resilience into a powerful portrait of a woman navigating loss and racism. Turk-Haynes’s poetic language and imagery linger long after the final note.

Wry, compassionate, and unexpectedly moving, What You Don’t Know finds humor and heart in a moral dilemma sparked by roadkill. Harris crafts a thoughtful two-hander that gently probes honesty, kindness, and connection.

Gentle, heartfelt, and quietly magical, The Sugar Trees celebrates sisterhood through a beautifully specific setting. Carabatsos’s understated writing finds warmth and meaning in family, labor, and the stories trees hold.

Smart, playful, and deeply relevant, Roguish Machine uses the Luddite uprisings to explore modern fears about labor and technology. Hirsch’s engaging characters and interactive spirit invite audiences to wrestle with change, choice, and progress.

Tender, honest, and deeply affirming, Telling Dad captures a moment of vulnerability with compassion and nuance. Donnelly shows how love, growth, and imperfect understanding can still lead to genuine acceptance and hope.

Clever, eerie, and delightfully off-kilter, The Winter Wolf keeps audiences guessing until its chilling reveal. Floyd-Priskorn blends humor, horror, and misdirection into a smart short play that subverts expectations with confidence and flair.