Recommended by Stephen Kaplan

Rinear has done a lovely job focusing on Thomas More's daughter Meg (Margaret) as the great protagonist of this piece. The play effortlessly feels accessible and pointed for a modern audience and feels truthfully grounded both in the historical era in which it is set as well as our contemporary view of it all. The characters are richly drawn and utterly human. It feels rare to see such characters as Henry VIII, Cromwell, and More presented as fully dimensional human beings rather than caricatures and Meg is a beautifully written role.

Imagine "You Can't Take It With You"s Sycamore Family on the Jersey Shore and you'll begin to see the fun and hijinks present in this enjoyable play. Great roles for women and some very funny moments mixed with heartfelt and sincere themes. Rinear captures the recognizable craziness in all of our families along with the love that binds us together.

A lovely piece that finds the emotions within science and how connected all humanity is by our longing for things lost. The writing is a perfect blend of both poetic and grounded in reality and I felt myself deeply rooted in the desires of the characters. Touching and inspiring and accessible to all audiences.

A really fantastic and tight piece that is perfect for school groups (large cast and lots of strong roles for women, and every role is nuanced and meaty). The play mixes humor with raw emotion and the ending totally surprised and moved me. It treats its subject matter with the respect and honesty it deserves. A really beautiful one-act.

The anachronisms in this hilarious play (Vikings doing PowerPoints and tweeting during a tribal meeting) are chilling in how they sadly show how little things have changed in our world and how things like gender roles and the way we view the world may seem primitive, but are fully present today. So much fun for actors and audiences alike - I would love to see this performed.

This play does a fantastic job of capturing the voices of teenage girls and the confusion and excitement that comes when one is dealing with these new feelings and discoveries. The writing is very accessible and the weaving of the historical figures into the piece feels effortless and elevates the themes and resonance of the piece.

Totally goofy and silly - and farce is so hard to get right. It was so great to laugh out loud as I was reading it. Perfect for theatres looking for a traditional comedy that feels modern and contemporary.

Totally unexpected and surprising - the play deals with internalized antisemitism but does so in a farcical way that both amuses and terrifies. The mixture of reality and the "internets" play off each other beautifully and add an extra level of theatricality.

Lots of fun and a great time playing with gender and sexual identity mixed with the classic story. And awesome stage combat!

A dysfunctional family where surprises keep popping up in both absurd and heartfelt ways. This play blends the realities of longing for family and what it means to be a parent alongside the randomness and ridiculousness that surrounds it all. Lazarus captures all of this with humor and pathos.