Recommended by Caridad Svich

A wild, unexpected ride - a dark tale for fallen times. Who takes the taker? Who wishes to be taken and why? What does it mean to play the dance between Eros and Thanatos in a world about to fall apart? A magnetic play that offers great roles for its actors, and a thrilling encounter for its audience."

A dynamic, passionate historical drama, THE ROCKET MEN is an illuminating ride into a complex, fascinating and difficult chapter in world and US history. Skillman's compelling drama is epic in scope.

an emotionally open, direct and vulnerable piece of performance from this talented theatre-maker. moving and clear-eyed work, and ambitious too.

A disarmingly funny, sad/sharp autobiographical play about living with and through trauma. Written with passion and heart and genuine desire to create healing space."

A wryly, mournfully funny play about the delicate interconnections between humans and animals. A play about science, autism and the pressures of hyper-normalization in a culture that stresses ableism at nearly all costs. Written with affection, warmth and compassion.

Powerful, truthful, heartfelt piece about the persistent microaggressions at play in a private Quaker school where there are only two Black teachers. Tackling systemic racism head-on, Malakhow writes with accuracy, pain and maturity about the complex and unresolved spaces in which the US and its education system find themselves when it comes to true diversity, equity and inclusion.

"A beautiful, lyrical, mordantly funny play. surprising, quiet, absurdist and surreal in an eerie way. written with precision, affection, and tenderness."

A very dark comedy about the darkness at the heart of white supremacy. Alternately grotesque and matter-of-fact in mode, this play about gasping, dysfunctional patriarchal white cis-het rule in an extended family peopled by Black, white, mixed race and LGBTQ folx is hurtling tragic-absurdist scream written with Arbery's wry, dry, volatile rage and clear-eyed ability to stare into the darkest of souls. Yes, it's a play about hate, and how hate is sustained by adoration. But it's also about living in a land that thrives on hate to assert its power.

Truth, loneliness, the difficulty of human connection and how things can sometimes tell our stories. An experiment in real time. A tender, intimate slice of life this side of absurd. Told with joy and honesty.

Thoughtful, mischievous, and anguished dissection of minstrel show tropes and legacies of systemic racism and capitalism. Vivid language and imagery. Sustained attention to detail in a nearly forensic manner.