Recommended by Morey Norkin

This is such a beautiful piece packed with so much emotion. A fantasy, but offering many truisms about real life. Motherhood is hard. Running from problems usually isn’t a solution. There are other options. Ask for help. Admit mistakes. Ask for forgiveness. This is all captured by two characters, a mother and daughter, for whom we can’t help but feel deeply. Have a tissue handy.

This is a clever, fast-paced look at the source of so much of the disinformation campaign during the 2016 presidential election: the Russian Internet Research Agency. Underlying the comedy is a constant sense of tension. As alluded to in the play, the work of the IRA continues. This may be a work of fiction, but it’s far from fake news. A great read and would be an excellent choice for a theater looking for an election themed play during the next year.

Merl has a dull job, a boring lunch, and a Celestial Being is not being helpful. Amidst the light comic banter, which Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn does oh so well, is the constant question of whether to “give up.” Merl, through their own actions and the endearing support of their co-workers, seems to be on the verge of realizing their own self worth. And no amount of mayonnaise can compete with that. A charming play that will leave you with a smile and maybe a tear.

When your superpower is more like a never ending curse, maybe meeting someone with the opposite power (and curse) can act like kryptonite for both. Tom Moran brings us on an unusual and very funny first date, rather meeting, between Hannah and Brandon. All of Hannah’s exes have found successes while she struggles to find happiness. Brandon seems to have too much of a good thing. Is this meeting just business or could it be the start of something big? You’ll enjoy finding out!

Even though I like what’s on the menu for this post holiday get together, I can easily identify with Theodore being the outsider. The inside jokes, everyone talking at once and over each other and not really listening to the new guy. Hilary Bluestein-Lyons keeps the pace moving in this clever piece. Four great characters that will have audiences nodding in recognition.

The perfect title for a perfectly written short piece about a situation that is oh so recognizable. This would be so much fun to see staged.

A secluded island with a mad scientist, a beast man and a family with a Disney Travel Club reservation. The perfect ingredients for a madcap theatrical experiment only from the inventive mind of John Busser! I do feel a little sorry for the adult human characters who have to share the stage with a beast and two children. Nine-year-old Sally just might steal the show. Hopefully this will soon find its way to the stage!

Four years have passed since the horrific tragedy that is the subject of REMEMBRANCE, but D. Lee Miller’s moving memorial ensures it and others that have happened since will not be forgotten. What the artist in the story struggles with, Miller successfully achieves with her eloquence. A beautiful and heartbreaking piece that should be shared widely.

Although the prospect of working alongside a robot might be frightening, especially if it has a how-to-dick program installed, the way it is presented by James McLindon is absolutely hilarious! You may never look at the smile on your Amazon package the same way again!

It’s amazing what some dogs will do to be admitted to the dog park. Sometimes their emotional support paperwork just doesn’t pass the smell test. Greg Burdick has created a unique and hilarious scenario that mirrors many of the struggles of being human in the 21st Century. Audiences will be howling with laughter from the moment the lights come up!