Recommended by Morey Norkin

Philip Middleton Williams manages to say a lot about family relationships while providing a great comic story around mistaken identity. George and Marjorie end up providing perhaps a little TMI as they are supposed to meet the man who is marrying their son. But it’s their candor that provides the heart and soul of this piece as well as the humor. Good fun and a good message.

Such a brilliant idea and hysterically executed. A comedy of manners among a ship’s galley slaves. Given the overly polite dialogue, you would think these gents were working on a Carnival Cruise Ship or the Love Boat. Bill Arnold brings the voyage to a most satisfying and very funny conclusion. This absolutely needs to be staged.

Sam Heyman takes us on a deeply moving, foreboding, and ultimately uplifting journey into Jackson’s introspective search for truth. Issues of family trauma and mental health unfold and drive the absorbing narrative. As caught up as I was reading this play, I can only imagine the impact of seeing Heyman’s vision fully realized on stage.

The people you meet at the seediest motel in town… Of course if you’re meeting people at there… In this chance meetup, secrets are comically revealed, and a close encounter with a third party provides a nifty twist. Well done!

When you have a mind like Rachel Feeny-Williams, who needs to collaborate? This play is perfectly structured, with two main characters who basically go together like oil and water, spending a week cooped up in a tiny London flat to find inspiration for a new play. The comic dialogue is fast paced and laugh out loud funny and sets up the physical comedy perfectly. The characters are well drawn, and as they share their stories and become more in tune with each other, we are completely drawn into the developing drama. This really needs to be produced!

I should have known better. I thought I was reading a charming love story when suddenly Rachel Feeny-Williams had other things in mind! I don’t want to give any spoilers so I’ll just say “Wow!” I think I know what TLC really stands for: Two Lucky Co-stars!

Warning: This play contains a multitude of trigger warnings! And each one is packed with even more laughs! Content triggers are the concern of the day in the theatre world, and Paul Smith takes that concern to the most absurd and hilarious extremes. There’s no shortage of opinions on the issue, but I think we can all agree this play is brilliant!

This was creepy and frightening on so many levels. Jack’s anxiety was palpable and really built the tension quickly. Add in the visual of his phone’s battery losing power and the mechanical voice of an omniscient AI therapist. And on top of that, the blurring of virtual and reality keeps you off balance throughout. I would love to see a skilled creative team bring this to the stage.

A completely engaging one-woman show about the tragically short life of Follies and silent movie star Olive Thomas. Thomas’s character is filled with small town charm, Irish temper, and pure guts. A real pistol. John Arco does a terrific job of weaving Olive’s story together having her often converse with the audience and with unseen people from her life. What a great showcase for some lucky actor.

Wow! How well do we know our spouses or partners? Do we have demons who only reveal themselves in our sleep? This is a fascinating, chilling look at trust and monsters who may be lurking in unexpected places. This play is especially intriguing to those of us who never snore, talk, or fart in our sleep.