Recommended by John Busser

02.10.26 - As I read this piece by Matthew Moore, my imagination was doing things far worse than what the dialogue was. And maybe that's the whole point. By leaving the details nebulous about how Red would get back at Cate's tormentor, the audience gets drawn into the revenge as well. This was great tension building and a piece this riveting should be seen by all.

02.09.26 - After careful consideration and many years of recommending under the influence I can say with a total lack of clarity, that this is my kind of play.It's just the right amount of wack-a-doodle-ness and yet has some undefinable charm to it. I think audiences are ripe for this kind of thing, even if the authorities aren't. Thanks John Bray.

02.09.26 - Our subconscious mind knows a lot more about what goes on than we think. Julie Brandon posits a situation where a part of Bella's mind, stuck in a medically induced coma after an accident (or was it?) needs to make some important news known to to the rest of her before the consequences grow dire. Really interesting idea for a short, I'd love to see this onstage.

02.09.26 - People come into and go out of your life when they need to. Sometimes, the same person makes the trip both ways. In Hilary Bluestein-Lyons wonderfully bittersweet play, Ava and Kenji are about to part until an unexpected photo brings to light the realization this was not the first time they had interacted. And maybe these things happen for good reasons. Only time and maybe a reunion down the road, may answer why.

02.09.26 - Well, this made WAY more sense than volume 1.

02.09.26 - A Hallmark Christmas movie filtered through a serial killer lens is the closest approximation I can come to here, and I loved it. Poor Gus' problems are the audience's solid gold entertainment. Lisa Dellagiorino Feriend has written a terrifically fun piece that subverts what a feel good Christmas play is. Thank God.

02.07.26 - I had to read this play twice before recommending it here. The first time brought back painful memories of losing MY first dog and the heartbreak that ensued. All the things Bridge feels were running through my mind. Luckily I WAS there for her. It still hurts the same. You think I'd be depressed reading something like this, but DC Cathro has reached a universal part of our souls here, the part that reminds you of why we love our pets in the first place. That's why I read it again.

02.07.26 - Sometimes the best job is the one you create for yourself. The monologuist here saw a need and decided she was just the right person to fill that particular position. Even if it came with some otherworldly strings. What a fun piece for some lucky actress!

02.07.26 - Okay, I think we can all blame Donna for Jeremy's predicament, but I think the real underlying problem should be laid at the feet of playwright Lisa Dellagiarino-Feriend who wrote this wacky little comedy. Shades of Little Mermaid with a side order of Splash, this delightful play subverts a number of our mermaid expectations in the most entertaining way. Great fun.

02.07.26 - Why is Groundhog Day such fertile ground for any number of hijinks and shenanigans? Who cares, just be glad people like Christopher Sullivan continue to take advantage of the possibilities. We get these kind of whacked-out comedies over and over again (but that's a good thing!)And having the plot revolve around the most mundane of sought treasures, missing car keys, just makes it funnier.