Recommended by John Busser

09.26.25 - For a play only a few years old (and steeped in a very specific time frame, making this a little time capsule of sorts), this was sweetly endearing. Ghosts are usually not experienced in such warm, glowing terms, so this was a breath of fresh air from Evan Baughfman. Just when I think I've got him figured out, he pleasantly surprises me again.

09.20.25 - Well THAT was a hoot and a half! From the wink-wink-nudge-nudge names of the characters, to the (HA!) tragic backstory of Wylie, this was a winner of a comedy from Philip Middleton Williams. I'd love to see the costumer have either a meltdown or an absinthe high designing the suits for the characters. Fun, fun stuff.

09.20.25 - As urban legends go, this one's a classic. Which is appropriate since the hook (see what I did there?) this hangs on references another classic in pitch-perfect form. As the lovers await sunrise to avoid the ultimate coitus interruptus, the audience also waits for the killer who doesn't show (or does he?) in a double whammy of waiting. THis was funny on multiple levels. Well done, Adam.

09.17.25 - I find it truly interesting that a literal monster under the bed is less frightening that what COULD BE lurking in the dark. Proving in a delightfully demented way that the unknown is much more terrifying than any recognized threat could ever be, Enid Cokinos' Cosmo and Charlie perfectly encapsulate how people in real life manage to deal with traumatic things. This is smart stuff when you examine it under the covers, so to speak. I really enjoyed this play.

09.17.25 - Ah the family dinner. Especially when dinner IS family. Paul Braverman's script is light, funny food-for-thought. Maybe you can't pick your family, but I guess you CAN pick where they eat. Or what they eat. Or WHO they eat.I laughed out loud numerous times, and even though poor Don (instead of the more fortunate-named Dawn) is having to put up with his last family dinner, at least he can go believing they were full of himself. A laugh inducer that'll go down smooth.

09.17.25 - In a world of misery and lost hope and in this case, a possible end of the world, you can always count on a few things. 1, Matthew Weaver will write something supremely silly that will make you laugh. 2, Matthew Weaver will write something supremely silly that will make you think. And 3, Matthew Weaver needs to be monitored by medical personnel as soon as the show is over. So produce this already. That way we can sleep sounder.

09.17.25 - Craig had me at "At least, we hope she’s napping." A perfectly named theater company lays down it's submission ground rules which sound unsettlingly documentaric (Not a word, I know, but Craig brings out the creative in me) in it's realistic absurdity. A guaranteed laugh-getter from both theater audiences and definitely from playwrights.

09.17.25 - Sometimes the scariest thing of all is baring yourself for others to see. Not disrobing but allowing yourself to be known. Its tough putting yourself out there. This is the crux of the conversation two roommates have in Sam Heyman's Halloween comedy about love, sex and fangering (if nothing else, give this man props for the new word). It's funny, gentle, touching and above all, juuuuuust a bit scary (at least for Tad).

09.15.25 - A touch of the bittersweet permeates this play by Philip Middleton Williams. Reuniting with a lost love will do that to you, whether they've passed you by or just passed on, as in this case. But with the sadness here there's still a sense of love and contentment. "Maybe it's for the best" is a phrase that has never seemed more appropriate than right here. This was so touching in the best way.

09.14.25 - This is a deeply unsettling story from Jacquie Floyd in that it makes us question who we trust when we absolutely need it the most, and then combines that betrayal in a setting that is increasingly suspect in our society, the classroom. Combining elements of John Carpenter's The Thing along with films like Assassination Nation, this horror tale is timely, with a sense of dread inevitability that dark forces are coming for us. And there's nothing we can do. This was riveting.