Recommended by Philip Middleton Williams

For those of us who live in a climate where its changes are noted by the length of the day and the amount of rain, this play is a wonderful tonic to remind us of the wonders of the changes of seasons (as long as we can see it from a respectful distance). George Sapio's clever dialogue and fully relatable characters is the frosting on this cake.

This short piece may be about the title and what comes from them, but it leaves a lasting impression. Bravo, Kevin King.

A nice character study that would make a great audition piece or a curtain-raiser for a festival.

A great play with a perfect ending.

Families are complicated, and blended and extended ones even more so. Scott Sickles takes a meeting between two half-brothers, and hilarity, reality, and literary history ensues. I cannot imagine anyone else taking this complicated story and making it work as well.

A tender play about love and loss and remembering and cherishing. But it's also very honest in dealing with the regrets and the pain, which makes it all the more powerful.

Full disclosure: I had the privilege of meeting Eileen Heckart (and doing a scene with her) at the Inge Festival, and I've known Luke Yankee for over twenty years. But this play reveals more about both of them and the enigmatic and illustrious Marilyn Monroe than I ever knew, and I'm grateful for it. The story, told as memory and recollection, brings these characters to life in ways that only someone who knew them and who knows so well how to write them. It is an intimate look into the very real life of legends and done beautifully.

It's hard not to sympathize with Chai's quest to change his name, but this story reveals the multilayered elements behind his real name and what it means to the whole family. DC Cathro's portrayals of these very real characters and their reasons behind their motives -- a young man growing to adulthood and seeking his own identity; his girlfriend who wants him to be happy with who he is, and his parents who have their own reasons for resisting the change -- is true, strong, and, like all family conflicts, requires growth and understanding. It give us that and more.

This is such fun: a drag ball to end all drag balls with goddesses and the Hollywood firmament to make it Fabulous! Lee R. Lawing has given us a wonderful setup and it rips along with snappy dialogue and inspired characters. This will be such fun on stage, and I would love to see it so much... if only to see a certain Hollywood legend in a gold thong.

Oh, Karma, thou art a heartless bitch. Or in this case, an alligator. Lee R. Lawing perfectly captures the setup and the action in exactly the right way to tell the cautionary tale what happens when you tempt fate, flaunt the rules, and mock others in the name of smug self-righteousness. Oh, snap!