Recommended by Claudia Haas

“We’re all moving targets” and they are. But when they stay still a lot of hold-your-breath engagement happens. There are truths. Dances. Movement together and away. Riveting and moving, Benson takes you through an unforgettable subway ride that will make you think hard about assumptions.

It’s been ten years since I said good-bye to my father. Still, this play gut-punched me. As Williams brings up a memory, he conjured a memory in me. And I was lucky. I got to see my dad in person twelve hours before he passed. Saying goodbye long distance heightens the emotions. But this is about a father and son. And then Williams does this thing of beauty that had me smiling with my tears. A gorgeous monologue.

A sweet but not saccharine Christmas tale for a family audience. Martineau has a some lovely, unexpected twists and turns and he will have you believing in snow angels. Which is a good thing. We all need Martineau’s snow angels.

I am in love with a non-wedding. Even planned one. And I love, love this gorgeous love story that has transcended politics, societal norms and keeps returning to - love. Mabey gives us a true love story, warts and all between two people in love and of course it’s complicated. Because love is complicated.

I love that line “ you’re a really good grandma.” Martin has given us a complicated relationship where she has allowed for her characters to grow... and forgive. Hallmark needs a new line of cards and they can start here.

Sickles reminds us that relationships are tricky. Things are seldom what they seem. And then he gifts us with three very human people finding that realization and finding a way to live with that. And move on. Sweetly done.

Hoke does a beautiful job of strengthening the themes and loves in this classic. Her rendering of the relationship between Anne and both Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert is a thing of beauty and often overlooked. Do not overlook this updated version that stays true to its roots.

At last! Internet trolls face consequences. Witty and silly and a balm for these times.

Reykjavik: transient, longing, magical, frightening. Tales of truth, of humanity, of wishing, and of mystery combine for a fit-full dream of hope and loss. Achingly theatrical, the play offers connections amid the disconnects of ordinary and extraordinary lives.

There have been landmines for teens and their parents throughout the ages. In Hansen’s two-hander, a mother and daughter explore these landmines and some cold, hard truths - and that truth is a landmine in itself. The banter is fast and furious but take your time in the read. Forget About Me contains a multitude of thought-provoking themes - each worthy of consideration. As I read it, I saw it - it would be riveting onstage.