Recommended by Scott Sickles

As someone who's been using the Headspace app to get through a difficult time, I'm not sure how I feel about this!!!

But I have to say, its classic Carajal in that he takes a seemingly ordinary circumstance and turns it into a tapestry of tone and detail. It could have been a straight send-up of guided meditation, but then it would not be a PLAY and this monologue is rife with drama in the positions it takes, the questions it asks, and in how it confronts the listener in funny and profound ways. Bravo, Ruben! Again!

"Yes! Yes! A thousand times, yes!" Misquoted from Pride & Prejudice. Jane Austen.

If you are lonely, suffering from heartache, or lucky enough to be both at the moment, Andrea Aptecker has a monologue for you! Spoiler: IT'S THIS ONE!

Taking a lot of advice and rolling it into this glorious word soufflé, we get inspirational quotes, superhero pose, and a tsunami of good intentions hellbent on saving one's self by saving others in a cathartic outpouring of healing and connection. And cake!!!

Tremendous fun to perform, stage, and costume, adult actors of any age/race/gender should dive in!

A delight on the first read, a deeper experience on the second. Lermond skillfully uses setting, character, and mood to layer a situation far more delicate than it initially seems, and the payoff is wonderful! A simple dinner out brings this couple face to face with the one thing they were trying to get away from. Todd and Angie seems like people we'd like to know better after they get past this hurdle. Easily identifiable and fun to play. Pedro brings energy and flavor to an already tasty dish!

"Know thyself." – Socrates
Oh, Socrates. If only we could afford it.

When it comes to our mental, emotional, and neurological health, help is hard to find and even harder to afford. So when we can't get the help we need, we often have to help ourselves. Self-diagnosis is never the best option, but sometimes it's all we've got!

Osmundsen skillfully presents both sides of this discussion, never sacrificing character for argument. Their discussion is both global and personal. And both of them are right, to a point.

There are lovely nuances throughout and the ending is elegant.

In grade school, being different is its own kind of hell. Being different with artistic aspirations makes you a freak. Being different and artistic while being labeled as limited or "special" is a feeding frenzy.

Osmundsen gives us a gentle tale without ever allowing us to forget the brutality of elementary school social Darwinism. His four principle characters represent different special needs, yet they are always individuals first -- and what individuals they are! Their bravery in confronting the everyday and the extraordinary is inspiring without being manipulative or twee. Lovely, honest storytelling with great roles for young actors.

Once again, Matthew Weaver speaks my heart.

It’s as though one could engrave a poem on one’s heart but there’s was only so much room.

At one point or another, this is almost any of us. Which makes us simultaneously luckier than those whose hearts are unetched this way and cursed that we understand it so intimately.

Some people wait a lifetime for love. And when there’s finally, finally a glimmer of hope, it’s wonderful to have supportive friends who believe in and support you through it all.
Unfortunately, Edna has these two.

Charlotte and Mo mean well and they have more than enough reason to take the protective stance that they do. And Edna… well… Edna.

Probst gives us three fabulous old ladies we wish we could grow old with, and a hope of love we root for because it’s so unlikely. Effortlessly nuanced and hilarious, every page of THE FIRST PAGE shines!

Some people wait a lifetime for love. And when there’s finally, finally a glimmer of hope, it’s wonderful to have supportive friends who believe in and support you through it all.
Unfortunately, Edna has these two.

Charlotte and Mo mean well and they have more than enough reason to take the protective stance that they do. And Edna… well… Edna.

Probst gives us three fabulous old ladies we wish we could grow old with, and a hope of love we root for because it’s so unlikely. Effortlessly nuanced and hilarious, every page of THE FIRST PAGE shines!

All breakups should be so amiable. But that doesn't mean there isn't a worthwhile tug-o-war.

Assaf gently uses nostalgia to negotiate the end of an era of love that, for whatever reason, had to end. We may not know why, but we know that they know.

Despite their warmth, there's an undercurrent of pain throughout, as though they both had a quick cry while they were alone and covered it up before rejoining the other. The dialogue ebbs and flows with casual intimacy, with sudden sublime bursts of love. They may take those bursts for granted, but we notice.

Playwrights Take Note: ALWAYS is an object lesson in how to actively use backstory and create a subtle dramatic conflict even when both characters are technically on the same side.

Harold and Frances are managing a crisis and like many if not most couples, only one of them is allowed to be dramatic at a time. The result is a hilarious and moving nostalgia piece. You can help but hope that these two will have many more years together. You might even want to be them when you grow up and grow old.

Delightful from beginning to end!