Recommended by Lee R. Lawing

I saw this masterful play read on Tiny-Theatre. Relationships are in themselves so very hard to navigate and I feel that each new generation that comes after the next feels they are more sophisticated than the last one and more open-minded but somehow love still makes us behave like children. I can't even imagine what Lang went through, a creative soul who could have been the head the most powerful studio in Germany, but walks away because he knew what his entire world would become under the shadow of Hitler.

We all have those best friends from our childhoods that have helped shaped us, and sometimes those friends were actually ones that we loved on a physical level. The "what could have been" moments of this play will melt your frozen heart when we think about all the relationships that never materialized because of the hate of others and the hate of the church. Bingo arrives in full clown makeup, but we realize his friend was also forced into such a life of hiding and shame because of the trauma instilled on him by his older brother. Bravo.

Their tale is a love story for the ages and one that is still being passed down from each new generation that finds their own need to share the bittersweet fates of these two mortal and immortal men. Washburn gives us a poetic version of two men brought together by love and attraction and a destiny that is foretold by the gods which eventually etches their names in the stars and in a song that is forever sung about courage and bravery and love.

Gordon strikes the perfect combination of honoring all those who came before us with a magical journey through time and space. I love our history so much and am always amazed by those who came before us when it was not an easy time to do so and they were there just like Gertrude and Alice, like E and T and the millions who will come after them to celebrate that thing we call Pride, or in Gordon's word ,Queer Paradise where queer love is enough to sustain you through all this time and all those yet to come.

I feel that given the situation, I'd wind up in Doolittle's spot on the pecking order. Sickles packs a lot in this one minute monologue and you feel you've met this Gerta at some point in your life and seen this scene play out before where you hold your breath to make sure you've done everything just right, only to find you haven't. Lesson for Doolittle is to pick someone else for adultery but I have a feeling he's gotten what he thinks he deserves.

Saw this horror tale read on Tiny-Theater and the actors captured the thrill of her words so very well. Sadly the world is in need of more vigilantes who roam this world and those beyond looking for sexual predators like Max. We can only hope one day they won't be needed.

I love the lines that she is leaving out the beginning as that's not the most interesting part. Suzanna shares her tale with us all, as we all fear for her safety and her sanity as we lose a grip on our own. I saw this read by the very talented Miranda Jonte on Back Porch Theater and you could see all the shadows gathering around her as she performed.

At some points in our life, we will feel like the "odd" one out and try to just disappear through the blacktop or floor in order to be anywhere else but where we are. Malone's Kangaroo Boy give us small moment in time where friendships can be forged because as we all know we need those friendships in our lives because not matter if we move countries or states or change up something personal about our own selves, we will always, always have to face the assholes out there.

This is one of those plays that you'll be so happy that you read, not just because of the powerful story which is a thrill ride, nor the characters which are all so well developed and draw you into their tale of terror with all the heart that it takes to live in such a time as Germany during WWII, but the "Ah" moment which occurs will make everyone appreciate Plumbridge's skill and masterful story telling that gave us this perfect capsule of a certain time and place which nevertheless is timeless as war and love are.

This playwright was the playwright of the day and I saw this delightful title and had to dive in. Halloween is the best holiday of the year I am just like Julie in not wanting to see it end. This play works its magic around the commercialization of how you can't even get through October without seeing those Christmas decorations appear, but I know it's the same for those Halloween ones that go up in August when one doesn't want to even think abut the cold weather or those fall days coming up. Except for me.