Recommended by Doug DeVita

I had the pleasure to read the stage directions for a reading of this play recently; what a fabulous dissection of a young marriage. Funny and devastating, Kerr keeps peeling back the layers of this dysfunctional relationship with the skill of a young Albee; his use of humor is as dark, and as hilarious. He also uses repetition to startling effect; there are many loops in this play, yet everything is perfectly clear and the forward momentum never ceases. A really terrific work from a really terrific playwright.

This bittersweet — and often hilarious — piece works so beautifully because it not only captures the frustrations dealing with an obstinate, aging, and unwell parent, but also because everyone in this play is so human and ALIVE; one cares for each of them, and the journeys they are all taking, individually and together. A touching, funny, lovely play.

A painfully funny relationship comedy; if anything it proves that total honesty is tremendously over-rated, at least with this couple. LeBlanc keeps piling on the confessions, each one more outrageous than the last, and by the end we’re left exhausted from laughing, and worrying if this marriage will, indeed, survive. Neat trick!

A simply gorgeous, beautifully sustained two hander; epic in scope and intimate in character detail, it is a more than worthy companion piece to THE THREE SISTERS, yet it stands on its own as a work of Chekhovian art. A genuinely lovely play, heartbreaking and emotionally true.

So much is revealed in this completely wordless play; it is a marvel of storytelling, packed with emotion, truth, humor, and heartbreak, and have I mentioned it is COMPLETELY WITHOUT DIALOGUE!?! Bravo, Mr. Mansfield, BRAVO!

Despair and hope, love and loss, retreating into a virtual life or advancing back into the world after a catastrophe… David Simpatico explores these conflicting emotions in this gut-wrenching two-character musical with sympathetic but clear-eyed honesty. The first half, VIRTUALITY SAL, is as cogent a nervous breakdown in song as I’ve ever heard, and the second half, WHIDA PERU, while noticeably lighter in tone, is no less heartbreaking. Do yourself a favor and listen to the music samples; every note of the score is a perfect match to the emotions of the characters, and the performances are stellar.

Beautifully conceived and written, and – like Sir John Falstaff himself – larger than life, this origin story lives in its own world, a world which pays homage to Shakespeare yet is complete in and of itself. And with all due respect to Ms. Bear and her assessment of this script, I am not so sure this is a play about Falstaff’s demise so much as it charts the course for his future dissolution. Truly well done.

In the aftermath of WWII, two women of different ages and social class engage in a battle of wits over the memory of the elder lady’s son, a soldier killed in WWI thirty years before. Their two very different points of view make for a scintillating, and touching, sparring match. Well done.

A charming romantic comedy, reminiscent of the opening scenes in “When Harry Met Sally” but with far more engaging and sympathetic characters; these are people you like instantly and want to spend time with. Funny, and lovely.

Both funny and horrifying, Lipschutz has created a wonderfully creepy audio world with this short play about vampires, Judaism, and the Hammer Horror Films of the ‘70s. As others have stated, I would love for this to be expanded into a longer piece; there is so much stuff to feast upon here that, like a vampire, I just wanted MORE.