Recommended by John Busser

At first I thought, Doug DeVita is a romantic at heart, showing the trials and tribulations of the dating scene for those who are perhaps past their prime and not hopeful for their prospects. Then, a bit of sunshine enters and new friendships start and--- hold on! She's WHAT? and He's WHO? And that other guy looks like someone else but ISN'T? Holy cow, the last half of this play is one fun twist after another. I got whiplash from the last few pages! I don't know how you'd stage all this, but man, it would be fun to try.

I loved this play about invisible miracle babies, angels losing their wings, bodily fluids (the gross ones), and a loving relationship at the center of it all. Jacquie Floyd-Priskorn doles out heart and laughs in equal measure (Well, maybe more laughs... an angel mistakenly called Ebola made me burst out laughing). If ever a play warranted a part 2... this is it. I just gotta find out what happens after the close of this one. A blast to read and I'll bet even more fun to see on stage.

An intriguing twist to the "waiting room" setting. What I thought was unique is that we are given points of view that we think are from different perspectives... and they are, but not in the way you are led to believe. Loved the ending!

Things aren't what they seem, and thank God for that in Philip Middleton William's enlightened Cafe (no mark over the accent, thank you). A look at rhetoric on the menu, this short piece turns on a dime when a man on the wrong side of a political discussion lets us in on his true politics and the idea behind his stance on the issues. Couldn't be more timely in this climate. Order up a slice of this one.

I sat, stunned for a few minutes after reading this. A beautifully written confession of a man grieving his inability to grieve. The breadth of loss is brought to light so elegantly. This is wondrous writing about a tragic story. I don't think there would be a dry eye in the house of wherever this is performed. The true loss would be to not have this realized on a stage.

Of all the things I miss during this pandemic, the one that tugs at me most is sitting in the dark theater with family or friends, enjoying a movie. Robert Weibezahl captures that perfectly for me and also provides a story of family coming together from opposite sides of a generation gap. Mom is clawing her way up into the 21st Century with a daughter who is too wrapped up in her own lifestyle to hold onto the rope and pull her up. Eventually, the lure of the big screen pulls them together. A gentle and tender winner.

As we lose ourselves in endless hours of playing games on our phones and tablets, we are really in danger of losing so much more of what humanity should be. Lawing shows us in a unique vision that maybe we should jump into the deep end and immerse ourselves in each other, before we find ourselves in over our head with nothing to show for it but a high score. This piece should make you think a bit more than usual.

A fun radio piece that gets you thinking one way and spins another way completely when these troopers are facing their own time on the chopping block. A PERFECT radio play since you don't find out till the end who these soldiers are. I loved it.

In this short-but-sick one minute play, Scott Sickles sets up a familiar premise in the guise of acting out the scenario and in one line, flips our expectations, and shows us that some experiences are more universal than gender roles usually portray. You got us all, Scott.

You can choose to mate for life but you can't choose to be the right mate for life. This is a slick little look at the trials of togetherness and childcare when you really just want to go fishing. I liked it!