Recommended by Leah Plante-Wiener

Truly, truly an unbelievable play. I've never encountered anything like it. Comas wields a singular voice that bursts with acute intelligence, a unique and theatrical perception of the world, and a cavalcade of myths waiting to be invented. A rare example of a play where density soars.

An incredibly special piece of theatre. I adore this play so much. Comas is a master of the absurd.

Absolutely bananas bonkers. Somehow runs the whole gamut of human emotion. Repulsive and ambitious and hilarious. Restored my faith in imagination in the theatre.

I love this play so much. It's so tonally particular in the best way possible. Cleo is a deeply sympathetic character who stays with you long after you've left the world of the play, which will swallow you whole. I really hope to see this staged someday.

A stellar play. I adore the investigation of how apocalypse might stunt child development. The ending is a jaw-dropper-- inevitable, but genuinely shocking. Groustra has a gift for planting narrative breadcrumbs.

I love this play dearly. I particularly adore the ease with which Garcia slips between raunchy humour and heartfelt confession. A show about the multiple forms of performance we engage in, whether consciously or not.

One of my favourite plays of all time... makes me sob like a baby but also cackle real hard. Gross and beautiful and visceral and transgressive and an absolute rush of fresh air. #sophiemcintoshisanabsurdist

Deliciously, irreverently high-stakes melodrama. Urso has a masterful grasp of Shakespeare's language and iambic pentameter. A feast of scheming and incompetence!

Lovely, strange, and unsettling in all of the best ways, AMANDA is a wonderfully high-concept example of Holmes' biting wit, imagination, and fierce intelligence as a writer. Holmes has pulled off a great balancing act with this play: characters are both troubling and endearing, laughs are underpinned by the threat of violence, monologues and movement sequences take turns in the spotlight. A tense delight.

McIntosh not only has a viciously sharp ear for the horrors of BFA drama programs and how they replicate themselves between female peers, but also for mean-girl doublespeak, teenaged manipulation, and the vertiginous highs and lows of female friendship. Whip-smart and fast-paced, featuring a well-rounded cast of robust characters that set up all actors to shine, macbitches is a stellar, darkly comical addition to the canon of ensemble pieces for college-aged actresses.