Recommended by Philip Kaplan

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    An Empty Room is a touching play about two generations of a family, each coming to grips with a death. The trick is that both generations are shown onstage in different eras, simultaneously. This is a great technique that subtly shows connections between the two eras, and the two generations. The characters are surprising and three dimensional, and the play has pointed observations about what has changed between 1950 and 1980. It is intricately plotted, but feels effortless.

    An Empty Room is a touching play about two generations of a family, each coming to grips with a death. The trick is that both generations are shown onstage in different eras, simultaneously. This is a great technique that subtly shows connections between the two eras, and the two generations. The characters are surprising and three dimensional, and the play has pointed observations about what has changed between 1950 and 1980. It is intricately plotted, but feels effortless.

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    1980 is a wonderful and complex comedy. Part political, part office comedy, part coming of age, it perfectly evokes the era, and the struggles of working for a political campaign. It’s also well plotted, with memorable characters, sharp, laugh out loud dialogue, and a plenty of plot surprises.

    1980 is a wonderful and complex comedy. Part political, part office comedy, part coming of age, it perfectly evokes the era, and the struggles of working for a political campaign. It’s also well plotted, with memorable characters, sharp, laugh out loud dialogue, and a plenty of plot surprises.

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    A dark and funny comedy about two mismatched sisters who are forced together. The disfunction keeps escalating in surprising and hilarious ways. Do they love each other, hate each other, everything in between? The play illustrates how complicated family ties can be. The dialogue is sharp and the characters memorable.

    A dark and funny comedy about two mismatched sisters who are forced together. The disfunction keeps escalating in surprising and hilarious ways. Do they love each other, hate each other, everything in between? The play illustrates how complicated family ties can be. The dialogue is sharp and the characters memorable.

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    Bodalands is a funny play with heart, about he unique relationship cousins have. Each scene involves the cousins trying to stop another cousin from getting married. While the play veers into farce, it has a serious underpinning, exploring all the reasons people get married. With sharp dialogue, memorable charades and complex relations, this is an engaging and marvelous play.

    Bodalands is a funny play with heart, about he unique relationship cousins have. Each scene involves the cousins trying to stop another cousin from getting married. While the play veers into farce, it has a serious underpinning, exploring all the reasons people get married. With sharp dialogue, memorable charades and complex relations, this is an engaging and marvelous play.

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    An all out comedy about the horrors of office life. A farce that keeps escalating, with great characters, hysterical dialogue and situations, a satisfying conclusion.

    An all out comedy about the horrors of office life. A farce that keeps escalating, with great characters, hysterical dialogue and situations, a satisfying conclusion.

  • Philip Kaplan: The Red Flags by Catherine Castellani
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    A compelling love/not love story about what makes a relationship. It also covers the ripple effects trauma and mental illness can have on a family. Gabriella sees Red Flags in all the men she dates because of one traumatic experience. But when she meets Ric, who is a diagnosable psychopath can (and should) she relent and give in to love. The play will keep you guessing until the end.

    A compelling love/not love story about what makes a relationship. It also covers the ripple effects trauma and mental illness can have on a family. Gabriella sees Red Flags in all the men she dates because of one traumatic experience. But when she meets Ric, who is a diagnosable psychopath can (and should) she relent and give in to love. The play will keep you guessing until the end.

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  • Philip Kaplan: Criminal Mischief by William Cameron
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    A fun comedy that’s part procedural, part romantic comedy, and part family drama. With sharp dialogue and vivid characters, the play will hold you until the end.

    A fun comedy that’s part procedural, part romantic comedy, and part family drama. With sharp dialogue and vivid characters, the play will hold you until the end.

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  • Philip Kaplan: The Invincible Eddie Vincent by Matthew J. Kaplan
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    A touching and funny play about the dangers of stardom. The dialogue is sharp and the characters are vivid.

    A touching and funny play about the dangers of stardom. The dialogue is sharp and the characters are vivid.

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  • Philip Kaplan: Bleeding Hearts by Steve Yockey
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    A funny play that threads the absurdist/realistic needle perfectly. Starting out with Timothy taking in a potentially dangerous homeless man as an attempt to be good, much to the chagrin of his wife, and setting off a chain reaction. The dialogue sparkles.

    A funny play that threads the absurdist/realistic needle perfectly. Starting out with Timothy taking in a potentially dangerous homeless man as an attempt to be good, much to the chagrin of his wife, and setting off a chain reaction. The dialogue sparkles.

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  • Philip Kaplan: CHICK FIGHT! A Reckoning in Nine Movements by Sara Jean Accuardi
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    A biting play about how women are pitted against each other by society. The nine scenes cover a wide landscape, childhood, motherhood, politics, genuine friendship through sharp dialogue and crisp scenarios. Both abstract and very real.

    A biting play about how women are pitted against each other by society. The nine scenes cover a wide landscape, childhood, motherhood, politics, genuine friendship through sharp dialogue and crisp scenarios. Both abstract and very real.

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