Recommended by Doug DeVita

The masterstroke in this devastating gem is the waiting at the top of the show. Aside from being a wonderful challenge for an actress and director, it perfectly prepares us for the surprisingly swift, sharp conclusion. Bravo, Steve.

J. Lois Diamond writes with eloquent economy, and this swift-moving, episodic look at Indira Gandhi's mother Kamala Nehru's fight to end India's Purdah is a touching and illuminating portrait of a strong woman who begat an even stronger one. Haunting and beautifully rendered.

The puns don't stop in this typically Busserian laughfest, which despite its ancient setting and anything-for-a-laugh tone makes quite a sharp comment on our current culture of entitlement and authoritarian stupidity. Release the Karen, indeed!

The beauty of Martineau’s visual imagery works in tandem with the beauty of his language in this incredibly moving and thought-provoking script which delivers the play’s message without ever becoming preachy; instead, we are given gentle, little hammer taps of common sense and hope. A lovely, smart, and necessary work.

Once again, Busser writes about a hit man, but in this case the gasps induced are from uncontrollable laughter. A delightful comedy with an outlandish plot and two of the most endearing criminals ever put on a stage, this is Busser firing on all cylinders, and hitting the mark with every hilarious line.

Plays about Death can be funny. And this one is funny. Funny, funny, ROFLMAO funny.

A tour de force for an actress and I imagine great fun for an audience to watch as one performer plays three distinctly different women at very different ages, linked La Ronde style by the Pharmacy in which their stories are set. What’s breathtaking for both the actress and the audience alike is how distinctly drawn these three women are; Lamedman’s characters jump off the page/stage with their sharply detailed quirks and peculiarities, and command our attention throughout. Terrific work.

Powerful stuff; what takes this piece beyond a COVID-themed play is how Lamedman beautifully captures the arrogant ignorance permeating our society, which gives it heft and an urgency that will always keep it timeless, and potent.

All families have stories they pass down from generation to generation; some are older than the hills, some are barely a decade old, and some are… well… hilarious. Picture Marie Barone and Julia Child going head-to-head over latkes at a family Chanukah celebration, and you’ll get an idea what D. Lee Miller serves up in this delightful short comedy which crosses cultural boundaries with its universal story: who hasn’t watched in amused bemusement as mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and sisters-in-law have torn each other apart at the buffet table over whose covered dish should remain covered? Spot on, Lee.

A perfect one-minute that should be filmed and broadcast as a PSA everywhere.