Stageworks keeps getting better and better. Its most noticeable defect in recent years the lack of quality set designers has been solved with the work of R. T. Williams and T. J. Ecenia, and Anna Brennens programming has increasingly featured the best of Off-Broadway, regional theater and the world stage. Last years lineup was deeply satisfying: Every production was top-notch in directing, acting and design, and happily, there were no silly crowd-pleasers for balance. -Mark E. Leib