Recommended by Sarah Hajkowski

With all characters being, as Carter Cooper recognizes, "real, distinctive people" this play does a magic trick. Not only does it convey the lived experience of public figures who colored literature and film in the mid-Sixties, the play is a masterclass in characters activated by need and history of relationship.

Witty and flowing, "Black and White Ball" rolls like a Technicolor Hollywood party. I started fantasy-casting the play in my head as I read. Long live dirty jokes in expensive clothes!

Joanne Michelson wasn't counting on the "plant lady" of the gods to be such a thrilling interview, but humans have wrought on themselves a goddess who is not only a queen of abundance, but also fired-up vengeful over their offenses. The play Puller has written technically ends here in-text, but the ethical ramifications the playwright digs into are thought-provoking a while after, and definitely suitable for all ages.

Bahahaha, "Santa is a Vampire" looks into a massively underrated curiosity lurking under our traditions for the end of year holidays. Why do the fanged undead have so much in common with the big man in red? Reminds me of dinner.

"A room should not be a pie" - Takacs' ten minute play sees stepson Leo oranging the basement walls. Stepdad Frank enters the result is an amusing and touching exploration of how we cope, how we get our sunshine.

An act of service, of courage, of dialogue -- Alice Eve Cohen has woven her own tapestry of silenced womanhood(s), myth-truth, and crucial conversations in the modern world about where we come from and who controls our narrative. Ironically, I read half the play in awe with a hand over my mouth.

This is a playful moment in the offscreen of a hearty and homoerotic Antigone. Offers much needed levity in the sobering source material, and savors of Vladimir and Estragon. What larks!

Eden 2 was recently produced at a semi-professional theatre near me and I had a ball watching it! Playwright Norkin balances the weight of impending apocalypse with a whimsical take on how to start it all over again. Humans be humans...

I am so excited about this play from so many angles. Playwright Antosh synthesizes scientific contexts, human storytelling, and power dynasties as seen in King Lear. "Lemuria" artfully invites readers and audiences into the Lemur Lab in Eastern North Carolina peopled by complex experts and novices alike. From here, an adventure in the contemporary age begins as we are exposed to the romantic, familial, and oppositional relationships bubbling underneath a calm and academic surface. Fully recommend "Lemuria" for those seeking a breath of fresh-if swampy-air and renewed inquiry into frequently female decisions about how we serve ourselves and future others.