Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

The imagery of this piece reminds me of Blanche DuBois: "Her delicate beauty must avoid a strong light. There is something about her uncertain manner, as well as her white clothes, that suggests a moth" and her self-destructive attraction to dangerous situations, much like this moth who is drawn to a flame which s/he believes is their only light, hope. Thankfully, a true friend in what can be a brutish world intervenes and they take on the future together one minute, one hour, one day at a time.

Cole's Santa sees through even the sootiest of us all...and knows how to get the embers of humanity glowing again. But even he has his limits: there's a treat waiting for him in Liechtenstein after all and Spark has a backup schedule or two to meet. Great fun.

She shoots, she scores! Oy, producers, read and produce!

Sickles presents us with two adorable love birds who--through an ADHD driven deep dive into himself and the other's obvious attraction to sexy intellectualism --get to the bottom (or not!) of their insecurities. Sweet.

The holidays are hardly happy for everyone. This is a lovely, wistful piece. I like these two characters, father and daughter: "hardy, resilient...surviving this unforgiving landscape together."

I felt moved this morning to read this one act play by Debra Cole and I'm glad I did. Serendipity. While it's healing to express ourselves through our art as creatives, it is just as healing to read/watch a play unfold before our eyes that feels so close to home. "HOW it ends is up to the people brave enough to pick up the pen and write" Brava.

Ian Thal is a thinker. He's also very funny. So when he brings in Mister Kultura --"I like this guy"-- and passes around a do-it-yourself- attendance sheet, I knew immediately I was in for a ride and you will be too. And, most importantly, you'll be "happy, because subjects of King of His Pants are patriots who just want to have fun"! Right?!🤣

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Scott Sickles knows. Hurt people hurt people. There's nothing more frightening.

This title, the characters and their wacko attempts at reanimation had me in stitches. Anyone launching into a Dellagiarino Feriend comedy had better hold on. There's more flirting going on than just with a resurrection; this playwright packs it all in there: feminism, science, consent... * Some favorite lines: "Your parents believe in science, you’re fine"... "Smart people don’t declare their intelligence defensively like that" and "some loser who wears glasses performatively"! Read it!

"Light can come from the most unexpected places"--it certainly does in this piece. The measured pacing builds perfectly, wrapping you in a cloak of mystery, real-life domestic horror and tantalizing vampire lore.