David Finkle

★★★★☆ Mansa Ra’s comedy-drama with Margo Bordelon directing an outstanding cast, headed by Keith Randolph Smith

★★★★☆ Somi Kakoma writes and appears in a tribute to the legendary singer, with Lileana Blain-Cruz directing

★★★☆☆ Edouard Louis adapts his tough memoir about a troubled boyhood, Thomas Ostermeier directing

★★★★☆ Taki McGarrick’s eye-opening historical play, directed by Nicola Murphy, with a quintet of superlative actors

★★★★☆ Mona Mansour’s three-acter, directed by Mark Wing-Davey, with a vibrantly versatile six-member cast

★★★★☆ Awoye Timpo directs a superb cast, featuring Brittany Bradford and Thomas Sadoski as a mixed-race couple

★★★★☆ Sanaz Toossi writes perceptively, as Gaye Taylor Upchurch directs fa cast of five, Marjan Neshat among them