Recommended by Morey Norkin

Brilliant premise, smart and funny. This may be just the way to get something not taught in public schools into the curriculum. I love how Ms. Wang incorporates images of food into her writing. And here she has served up quite a feast!

After a series of climate disasters have physically divided the US, Mark, a refugee in his own country, is taken in by a pair of sweet ladies. Their idea of caring for refugees is a little bizarre, leaving Mark with an important choice. Plenty of laughs but also some serious questions about the future we want to have. Hopefully this will find its way to the stage soon!

So much opportunity for exploration and interpretation here, I would imagine no two productions would ever be the same. And that is a large part of the appeal of this unique two-hander, although the emphasis here is on the feet. Music, dance, physical and mental exhaustion, different reactions to grief all play a significant part in this brief moment of a 24-hour dance marathon. How it all turns out will be a great topic for post show discussion!

This two-hander is fast and furiously funny! A series of dates in a Chinese restaurant show that you really can learn a lot about a person from their appetites! A bell available for the characters to ring signals the end of a date/scene, but the action never stops, giving this play the feeling of improv. Lucy Wang is a comedy writer on top of her game here!

Lucy Wang says it herself, “No one can resist trayf.” So don’t try and just enjoy this delightful romantic comedy about Ruth, an “honorary Chinese Jew,” her kind of crazy ex (Kendall), and her more practical current (Peter). Are the three destined to remain in the same orbit? There are plenty of laughs as that question is explored. If this hasn’t been produced yet it should be!

An absolutely lovely retelling of the story of the Book of Ruth. John Mabey combines both the physical elements of the staging and his lyrical dialogue to bring a great feeling of understanding and hope for these two women. Stunning!

Alyssa Haddad-Chin presents an entertaining, often humorous, and certainly thought-provoking look at post-9/11 America through the eyes of an Arab-American teen who just wants to fit in with her white friends. As she and her girlfriends host a sparsely attended house party, derogatory remarks from her peers come across as maybe just drunken nonsense or poor attempts at humor. But eventually true feelings of suspicion, however unwarranted, are revealed. We have a dark history of using a particular event to condemn entire nationalities and suddenly casting suspicion on neighbors and friends. This play shines an important light.

Witty, sarcastic, and on point monologue about that recurring holiday money maker that theaters just can’t let go. Why of course it’s Equus! The premise is funny enough, but Paul Donnelly’s writing mines it for more laughs than you can imagine. I don’t know know how any theater company could resist this!

The Bear returns for a 7th episode! This time we see that beneath his fuzzy exterior lies the heart of an old softy as the Bear come nose to nose with a charming, legendary canine. A sweet story and fitting tribute.

What a chilling ghost story with a real Twilight Zoney feel to it! Best read (or better yet, seen) with limited knowledge to get the full effect. HELLO? It’s you it’s waiting for!