Paula Cizmar explores many topics in this 90-minute play, January. While the primary focus is another senseless gun death. There is also the violence that is poverty, the violence that is the polarizing politicization of gun deaths, and the violence that is the media. For our reviewer, Nicole, it was all too much.

Broken Thread, written by D-Davis is one of those beautiful productions (perfomed at The Theatre at the 14th St Y) that gives the illusion of simplicity. But the trained eye knows that shows like this only result from working, reworking and rehearsal – making it all look so easy, like a concert pianist who flies across the keys, light and nimble. Check out our review by Nicole.

“I caught my breath as I stepped into the drawing room - the playing space - littered with a million letters, a desk, two chairs, and a pair of red shoes. I settled onto a red velvet couch, cozy and curious. The space was intimate, the atmosphere immersive. What would the next 60 minutes hold for me? Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus, Ivo Muller, and the yearning for quiet in a chaotic world,” says our reviewer Malini.

SpaceBridge invites the audience into the lives of eleven Russian refugee children who have forged friendships with eight American children in New York City. Irina Kruzhilina and the young performers collaboratively create a story narrated by Samantha Smith, the United States’ “Littlest Ambassador,” who would have been 53 years old today. Check out our review by Malini.

Medea is a loving wife and mother whose husband decides to replace her. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned starts with her. But have we suffered by only seeing the play from Medea’s perspective? Is Medea a victim or a monster? Blane’s retelling of Euripides’ Medea plays out at UNDER St. Mark's. Here’s our review written by Nicole Jesson.

This is the best play on a Shakespeare play set in a high school since 10 Things I Hate About You. While Mercutio Loves Romeo Love Juliet Loves has the heartache of unrequited love, it also reminds us we have long lives yet to live. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.

The characters Kingston has written are immediately likable. They are fun, kind, and real. Teague’s direction leaps them off the page and into the laughter and hearts of the audience. One would think that a corporate place such as this would be too good to be true. Check out our review of Café Utopia, written by Amanda Monotni

Pedro Sá Moraes welcomes us into his world by simply sitting on a wooden block, guitar in hand, strumming whatever encompasses the moment. He has set the mood for the evening. We are his students, his children, his audience. Then the shift into the stark. Check out our review of Leona’s Song, written by Malini.

Alex Kopnick directs a masterful chess match between Human and Robot in Oliva Haller's Loneliness is a Pandemic. As the play explores what makes a human human, it explains just why a Robot can never be an artist. They are incapable of suffering. Better still, they cannot comprehend voluntarily suffering. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.

Where the show shines is when the family is all together. The balance and rhythm found in their scenes is a credit to the actors and writer/director Robyne Parrish alike in Tin Church. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.

This review is written from the perspective of a near-blank-slate audience member. Under the direction of Jorden Charley-Whatley and presented by City Gate Productions, I gained thoughtful and unforeseen insight as to what the madness of Frankenstein is all about: the human condition. Check out the review written by Amanda Montoni.

There is a depth and beauty to Martha Pichey's Ashes & Ink which our reviewer, Nicole Jesson, finds difficult to translate into words. The play is an unrelenting 90 minutes – once you’re in the world, you cannot leave it (or the AMT Theatre) anymore than the characters can. Check out Nicole’s review.

Honeyland is a little play stepping into some very big shoes. Wedged somewhere between musical review and play, this show at The Triad boasts the Off-Broadway debut of 4 of the 6 cast members. Check out our review by Nicole Jesson.

Watching A Day in the Crib felt like sitting on a fire escape, peering into my neighbor’s apartment while sipping a cafecito. This intimate experience unfolded at The Sonnet Theatre (at the Producers Club), where the stage is mere inches from the audience, pulling us into the heart of the action. In this setting, we weren’t just spectators; we were part of the family drama. Check out our review, written by Malini.

In Search of Elaina is haunting, heartwarming show about your roots, your home - and confronting your past. Its first act was gripping, funny and heartbreaking, but the second act (particularly the last 20 minutes) felt as though the energy fizzled, leaving our reviewer, Naranjani Reddi, with unanswered questions at The Players Theatre.

Escaping Dreamland’s limited NYC run is a calling card for bigger things to come for this play. Playwright Charlie Lovett’s love letter to the City of New York needs to spend more time here being seen by all of those who love this City and great theatre. And, I’m sure Hunter Harrell, Charlie Putnam and Tanner Whicker would be welcomed with open arms. Check out our review by Nicole Jesson.

Matthew Freeman’s The Ask is a bold play. So, it’s only fitting that Niranjani Reddi started this review with an equally bold statement: It’s the best play I’ve seen in a very, very long time.

What are we going to do, kids? Show Up, Kids! has no script and no story! Also, the main character, Sally, hasn’t shown up for the show. Thank goodness for Denisse Estefany Mendoza, our host, who rallies a group of children between the ages of 3 and 10 to create a show at Q.E.D in Astoria, Queens. Check out our review written by Malini.

UNDER St. Marks became Sarah Adelman’s playground, in a one-woman show whose style paved the way for a vulnerable, yet lighthearted reflection on her own coming of age - and beyond. Check out our review of EGG, written by Niranjani Reddi.

Taffeta’s magical version of the play within a play, touches on the politics of race, rights and relationships during the Civil War. This film motivated our reviewer, Elizabeth June, to google some facts about Lincoln and the term Lavender Men that she did not know. Check it out.