Recommended by Christopher Soucy

perusing Paul Smith’s catalog of play titles is a wonderful reading experience all its own. This slice of life comedy is the perfect encapsulation of parenting.

This one is no wild goose chase. Debra Cole gives us a fun take on power dynamics.

Delightful! A witty approach to the power dynamics of deities. Very well crafted characters in a humorous, yet believable, omnipotent scene.

Well, Francis Boyle just broke my heart. In the end, all we would want is to not be alone. This battlefield drama plays out as a reminder of the brevity of life and the necessity of human connection. Bravo to the playwright.

I am sufficiently creeped out. This is a play that is ready to get invested in quickly. The dead build so slowly that you barely notice it before it has a stranglehold on you. Great writing.

There is a beautiful metaphor at work here. The inability to communicate with a parent is a true of passage for everyone. Here Caitlin Strom-Martin crafts a deeply profound conflict rooted in the dynamics a mother/daughter relationship.

There is a beautiful metaphor at work here. The inability to communicate with a parent is a true of passage for everyone. Here Caitlin Strom-Martin crafts a deeply profound conflict rooted in the dynamics a mother/daughter relationship.

What a thrill ride! Strangely intimate and global at the same time, this play infests your mind like a virus. A dreadful conspiracy theory that seems so simple at the start, turns to panic-inducing complexity quickly and relentlessly. If you ever wondered how the world would end, with a bang or a whimper, the answer lurks in the cloud.

What a well crafted, thoughtful exploration on the events that follow the end of The Merchant of Venice. One of Shakespeare’s most popular works leaves many questions unanswered, Ian Thal proposes exciting and heartfelt takes on the destinies of Shakespeare’s esteemed characters. I would love to see this performed in tandem with Merchant of Venice.

This monologue tackles an epidemic of nerd culture. I hope this is happening out there more and more. We need more gates open and less gatekeepers. This would make a great short film shot at a con.