Recommended by Claudia Haas

Minigan immerses us in history - real and lore. I love the combination of docudrama with the mystical. The play is ripe with imagery and delights for designers. You will lean in - wanting more. Easy to stage, the play sings of darker nights, other-wordly creatures and just enough history to allow you to believe all of it.

The 1950’s meet the 60’s, the 70’s and beyond. Goodwin glimpses at the ideal family from our youth and puts it into perspective with the times that followed. If’s a tough reckoning. It’s probably a mirror or stepstone for every generation that follows. Wish we could reverse the trend. What a wonderful world it could be.

I love Edna and her decisions. And even when Edna’s decisions don’t come through as expected, she just rolls with it. Young at heart and rich in wisdom, Edna’s finding the best of both worlds. Feeny-Williams has infused her with wit and courage. I really want to know what Edna found on her shopping expedition.

There may be a wish here - a wish that every woman reading/seeing this could be Suzanna for at least five minutes. How many of us have had this walk home? Sickles leads us to a path where in our minds we are Suzanna. A wonderfully physical monologue where the dance could be life or death.

Blevins has upped the ante on horror. Never has innocence been portrayed this frightening. There’s something about the baby… you may never look at a baby’s eyes in the same way. Don’t be fooled by the cast size. Yes, there are meaty roles for two actors but the Baby might eclipse them. Stephen King move over, there’s a new horror writer in town.

Bolduc took me to a cornfield and showed me a world of amazements. Ir’s a unique fable for our times, all times, children times, and “grown-up” times. I was enchanted as will all who read this or are lucky enough to experience this in a theatre.

Raw, honest, scary, dark with a glimmer of light. He describes it as personal” and it is indeed to many of us. Audiences will relate. Actors will find a monologue of great depth.

This is almost too much fun. Patterson has a field day with the femme fatale of crime noir and takes it where it needs to go. Move over, Hitchcock and Welles, there’s a new writer in town. If any actor wanted to emulate Bogey and Bacall, here’s your chance. A delight for audiences.

Hoke deftly weaves a story of loss, hope, family, and relationships that twist and turn as you learn about these two strangers. The background information is seamlessly integrated into the dialogue and we want to know more. And Hoke obliges with an ending that rings of truth and consequences. Actors will find much to mine here and audiences will be swept into the journey.

As someone who did the Staten Island crossing for years, Lawing’s play spoke to me. You wake up, you think, you dream, you hope, and you remember. Lawing’s play speaks to all those thoughts and more. And he adds in hope which is always welcome.