All plays, one act performances & musicals appearing in the New York Spring/Summer Theater Festival in the 2019 performance season. 2019 shows listed by Name.
1ST SIN, 2ND CLASS, 3RD WORLD
.: Musical Festival :. by Wendy Arimah A choreopoem inspired by words of Audre Lorde, Angela Davis and bell hooks and music by Erykah Badu. This piece is enhanced with stylized movement and a cappella songs responding to the philosophies of Aristotle, Machiavelli and Rousseau. October 3, 2019 @ 6:15pm October …
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by Georgeta Seserman Open in Harbourside Group Home, a home for eating disorder recovery. We meet Zeph, Doctor Truheart (Lead Therapist), Nurse Aeldra, and several patients from all walks of life. As we journey between Little, Teen, and Grown Zeph, we see the life trials and tribulations that lead up to this very moment. In …
23 AND ME
by Jason Dietz A man and woman engaged to be married discover something unexpected when a friend runs a 23 and Me genetic test on them both. Sept. 12, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 14, 2019 @ 1:30pm – Sat. Sept. 15, 2019 @ 6:30pm All Shows at the …
2ND CHANCE
by Anthony Fusco After the recovery of a brutal attack in a gay bar Corey realizes his love for Bryan may be worth saving. The couple must cope with the past issues of love, infidelity, sexual orientation, and a dark secret Corey must confess about his past. Is their relationship worth a 2nd chance? …
86 ROB THE WAITER
by Will Westray Sean, a local restaurant waiter, comes home to his siblings after a long day of work. His sister, Alex, interrogates him after sensing a change in his behavior. This unique family and an unexpected visitor find themselves in a predicament after some alarming news is revealed. July 25, 2019 …
90 MILES OF SEPARATION
by Tony Macy-Perez Eight characters from two different families, connected by a wedding, reveal their individual stories dealing with varied issues such racially passing, the stigma of being HIV+, transitioning genders, being a token, loss of social status due to immigration, longing for the homeland, not living up to the stereotype and familial estrangement …
90/10
.: Musical Festival :. by James Hamrick Alyssa Nettles is a Senior college musical theatre major at the less-than-prestigious Fallarbor University. As graduation draws closer, she begins to lose her grip on her own identity when her friends forsake her, her professors belittle her, and a new freshman renders her irrelevant. Sept. 2, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
A GLORIOUS VISION
by Oliver Lehne A Glorious Vision is an imaginative riff on the life of a historical figure, Wally Neuzil, who was the Austrian Painter Egon Schiele’s main model and life partner. The play spans six years; we see her at different moments with people, real and imagined, with whom she may have interacted, and …
A LINDA BELL CHRISTMAS
by Lee Brodie Although she’s rich, successful and a huge celebrity, pop singer Linda Bell isn’t happy. After an argument erupts during rehearsals for her annual Christmas TV special, a mysterious stranger befriends Linda, with the relationship taking an unexpected turn. August 8, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 9, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
A WHALEY BIG MISTAKE
by Ellery Pierce A boy stumbles upon a beached whale who changes his life forever… August 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 30, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 1, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4244456
ABBY DREAMS OF HUMANS
by Michelle Sarkany A yoga posing artificially intelligent robot refuses to accept that humans have gone extinct. August 8, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 9, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 11, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4238501
ACTING IS MY DESTINY
\by Youlim Nam A girl, Jessia, is trying to change the world on her sister, Jenny’s Youtube Channel. July 25, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 28, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4234235
ALL CATHERINE
by Marina Barry Four actresses at an audition and what it takes to keep the faith going, despite the consequences, or circumstances which get more and more bizarre. What’s really going on here? Sept. 9, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 11, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 14, 2019 @ 6:30pm …
ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS
by Darren Lamb The eldest and one of the most respected members of the U.S. Senate is accused of drugging and raping his legislative aide. Sept. 26, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 27, 2019 @ 6:30pm Sept. 29, 2019 @ 6:30pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To …
AM I BLUE?
by DeShawn Jenkins After a Violent encounter with his bully over his sexuality, Vince meets his Fabulous Fairy God-father, Melvin who schools him on the “ways of the gays” and grants him 3 wishes. One of which is to give the world “GayDar” (a vision to see people shades of blue depending on where …
AN AMERICAN NIGHTMARE
.: Musical Festival :. by Nicole Porter Davis The story of this play takes you into Newtown, CT at the end of 2012 painting the picture immediately following the Sandy Hook School Massacre. Through creative movement, puppetry, music, and using mixed media and art materials the Artist will demonstrate intimate vignettes from clinical art …
ANGEL’S MICE AND MEN
by Cindi Sansone-Braff Angel Ventura, or the Widow Ventura, as her younger sister, Gina liked to call her, had the whole month of July off from teaching and motherhood. She believed true love never struck twice, but then, falls in love with Steele. When he loses everything, Angel, with a little help from …
ANN
by Christian Clinton Franklin is a writer in attempting to write his next show for his insatiable agent after not writing for months. With the threat of losing his representation he is visited by an old friend who both creates and destroys those closest to him in order to keep him working and …
AUSSIE SONG
.: Musical Festival :. by Frances Key This Musical explores the true life story of Teddy Trager growing up in the 1930s in Australia and the close bond she shared with her father. When she immigrates to the USA during WWII, she brings along with her a painful family secret and an unending …
B.I.R.D.S
by Victor Vauban Junior The play exemplifies diversity and cultural identity once it brings together two characters from different cultures united by their differences in their background and ethnicities, which will consequently create space for love. The play takes a glance at the beautiful results of cultural identity once people see themselves as just free creatures able to live life …
BED
by Paula Cajiao When a man walks into his apartment, he encounters his wife having an affair. we are not sure if he’s dreaming or awake? Sept. 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 27, 2019 @ 4pm – Fri. Sept. 29, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater …
BERMUDA TRIANGLE
by Emma Federer The whirlwind, confusion, and hurt of having a noncommittal, non communicative “relationship” in college between three developing human beings from drastically different places. June 24, 2019 @ 6:15pm June 28, 2019 @ 9pm June 29, 2019 @ 1:30pm – Sat. All Shows at the Hudson …
BIG BROTHER, mon amour
by Alex McFarlane During the latter stages of a totalitarian regime, Joseph Blank is torn between his bureaucratic position of authority and technological advances. His frustration is compounded by the regime’s unique method of insuring its own survival. The resolution is unexpected, but when it happens, it is obvious because nothing ever changes. …
BIRD/PLANE
by Jess Rawls Natalie is going home late at night on the train and only one passenger comes on… her ex-fiance. She confronts him and he claims he doesn’t remember her at all. A one-act about love, pain, and closure. July 18, 2019 @ 9pm July 20, 2019 @ 1:30pm – …
BOLT FROM THE BLUE
by Aly Miller This is a character piece involving multiple plot twists. Each character attempts to figure out who they are & what their relationship is to each other. Elliot, a famous egomaniacal yet endearing novelist, & his best friend, Wendy a vegan cafe owner, deal with an unsettling obsessive stalker of Elliot’s. …
BORDERS
A Dirty Laundry Theatre production by Nimrod Danishman What divides or connect two people who meet online? The virtual fantasy, the distance, the foreignness? Boaz and George meet on Grindr. There’s immediate attraction and they want to meet but realize they can’t. One lives in Israel, one in Lebanon. Is it just the physical border …
BOSSA NOVA AND BEES
by Armelle Harper This is a comedic, absurdist take on the ridiculousness of most job interview processes. This particular interview is for a mysterious position with unusual qualifications and therefore attracted an unusual candidate. July 25, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 28, 2019 @ 9pm …
BOY IN THE WINDOW
by Michael Jones His past stolen, future slow to arrive, a meth-head boyfriend, confused and angry, Andre leaves the Bronx for San Francisco at the height of the plague. Free-spirited non-apologetic friends offer Andre permission to live his truth but first, he must confront his spiritual & cultural war of shame. A profoundly intimate …
BROTHERS WRIGHT
by Colby J. Herchel Between the years 1900 and 1903, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright visit Kitty Hawk, N.C. to test a flying machine they have been building. Though they chose Kitty Hawk for its high wind speeds and flat terrain, they were unaware at how much the people of the Outer Banks would …
BROWN
by Sonia Mera A Latin American woman on a park bench in NYC contemplates race, labels and identity. July 3, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 5, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 7, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4219834
CARL DUNCAN 2020
by Benjamin Hatt Days before he announces his bid for the presidency, The Senator for Ohio visits an old friend. News of his intention causes his friend to raise a decades-old admission that could come back to haunt his campaign. Sept. 12, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 13, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
CHASING JACK
by John S. Anastasi Jack Chase, a gifted heart surgeon and compulsive gambler. He has lost almost all of his materialistic wealth and damaged everyone close to him. Today, everything he has left, including his integrity, are on the line, for the greatest gamble of his life. July 30, 2019 @ …
CHIMERA
by Emmanuel Martin Di Feliciantonio It’s 1933, Two brothers and a woman live around a couch, in the middle of the desert. A plane crashes and three strangers enter their world, progressively colliding with each individual’s personal demons and desires. August 13, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 17, 2019 @ 9pm August …
CRY WOLF
by Arlene Bozich After Connor and Gwen Burns return home from their tour in Iraq, neither can find a way to process their trauma without hurting the other. The damage and the joys of being home mix together until they are unsure whose pain is whose. When are they there for each other? …
DAUGHTER OF SOCIETY
.: Musical Festival :. by Marjorie Frank The story — told through song — is of a woman who hears the voices of her Self through her lived experiences, her Unconscious, her Fantasy, and her Man as she creates a path to reclaim her life. Sept. 24, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 25, 2019 …
DEATH OF A SHOE SALESMAN
by Stephen Spurling A therapy group at the home of a vacuous neurotic, with a childlike nerd, and an angry cynic as her guests, turns deadly when a duplicitous Salesman arrives to hawk shoes!!!” August 1, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 2, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 4, 2019 @ 9pm …
DECIMAL
by Dana Chavez When an unforeseen delivery arrives at her doorstep, a young woman is forced to confront her struggles with power, sexuality and math. Sept. 5, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 6, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 8, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To …
DRAGONS IN THE CREASE
by Joseph Vitale At a small junior college in Putnam County, NY, a poetry professor (Evelyn Whitehead) asks a student with a severe stutter not to speak in class but, instead, to write his questions down. Although seen by the professor as a way not to disrupt her class, it is viewed by the …
DRINKING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
by Steve Capra A thug breaks it to the apartment of the Prime Minister of Norway. He isn’t violent. He doesn’t want money or political favors. He just wants to talk – but why? And why does he ask so many questions about the PM’s father? You’ll understand when you learn who the two …
EL CAMPEON: POLITICS CON POLLO
by Tammy Green Sal’s restaurant is home to the local Honduran community. When a stranger visits, Sal is faced with a difficult choice. He can embrace fame and fortune, or choose to be the champion of his people August 15, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 16, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 18, …
EMERGENCY
.: Musical Festival :. by Jeff and Jacob Foy Justin Marks, M.D. has one night to save his career. Emergency is a modern-day American musical that follows Dr. Marks through this 12-hour shift and allows the audience to experience the laughs, love, happiness, and tears that a night in the ER can bring. August …
ERZSEBET, THE MONOLOGUE
by A I Merino Erzsébet, a XVII Century Biographical Performance based on the life of Elizabeth Bathory. Erzsébet goes in records as one of the most significant femicides in history, nevertheless some people created this hearsay for their own convenience. August 22, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 23, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
EUPHORIA
by Courtney Ravelo This is a glimpse into a world ravaged by climate change. The play focuses specifically on a society of people of color in the United States that has been raised and taught that they have to perform ritualistic suicides in order to get to a place called Euphoria where all natural …
FAITH IN SHACKLES
by Justin Giachetti In a world of religious radicalism and terrorism, a young lawyer, Sofia, is pushed to her limits with her new case: defend nine historical women who have each had a special relationship with God. Through discovering the truth of these women stories, Sofia combats her own biases and fears against religion and learns …
FAMILY SIDESHOW
by Brysen Boyd A family struggles to keep it together despite a major difficulty. July 18, 2019 @ 9pm July 20, 2019 @ 1:30pm – Sat. July 21, 2019 @ 6:30pm – Sun. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4220597
FASTER THAN SHADOWS
by Matthew Davis A young woman with a borderline personality disorder drags home a homeless youth and a male escort to create a family out of them. August 27, 2019 @ 9pm August 28, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 31, 2019 @ 4pm – Sat. All Shows at the …
GATSBY: A NEW MUSICAL
.: Musical Festival :. by Danielle Moore and Jacob Ryan Smith Gatsby: A New Musical A musical send-up a certain tale of sex, crime, & the raucous parties of the roaring twenties that follows wannabe stockbroker Nick Carraway, who quickly becomes the center of a web connecting a debutante, her philandering husband, & his mistress to …
GAY BEST FRIEND
by Christopher R Marshall Aaron and Michelle decide to have a dinner to invite their other married friends over for a night of fun. Aaron spices it up by inviting Drew, their new “gay” best friend. During the dinner and the rest of the play it is quickly realized that Drew is not …
GOD AND MY GAY ASS
by Yoon Lee As A struggles with coming out and finding him/herself, A builds a relationship with God. A’s questions towards sexuality leave unanswered after A comes out to the public. August 6, 2019 @ 9pm August 7, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 10, 2019 @ 4pm – Sat. …
GUY
by Francois Maree Guy, a mid-20s South African immigrant living in New York City, navigates one week of his life after experiencing some recent tragedy. This play taps into the aching cavities that are as misunderstood, unpredictable, interesting, and ruthless as human existence. August 22, 2019 @ 9pm August 24, 2019 …
HAIRCUT
by Elizabeth Kurtz One night, twenty two year old Jordan gets a frantic knock on his door. It’s Sylvia, his best friend since middle school clutching a pair of scissors begging him to cut her hair. The two argue around her hair and their friendship until it’s revealed this is much more than a haircut. …
HALF EMPTY; HALF FULL
by Kiana Wu A year after ending their affair, Lilia, a young, bright and steadfast woman goes to visit Alex, a professional, eloquent and kind man for a surprise visit. They’ve agreed to be friends, and it is seemingly so until secrets are revealed about what it is they agreed to, how they want …
HIGH ARTS
by Phoebe Tsao and Ezra Burstein When Kevin walks in carrying a stolen four-million-dollar painting, he and his friends don’t have many options. Revealed through smoking sessions, ballroom dancing, acid trips, and a radio that nobody listens to, High Arts brings the stoner genre to the stage as Kevin and his friends confront their …
HILL AND HOLLER
.: Musical Festival :. by Jonathon Ward Two plays and a song set in Appalachia. In one play, Terry, who scrapes by on his father’s pension check, makes a deal with the devil. In the other, Lisa seeks to dispel the curse on her grandmother’s house with magic. The song, an interlude, tells the story …
HONESTY IN AN APOLOGY
by Nathan David Smith The play explores the relationship between a hospitalized father and his son. Diving into themes of abandonment, forgiveness and truth when their unexpected and awkward reunion reignites past tensions. July 3, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 5, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 7, 2019 @ 9pm All …
HUMAN PARADOX
by JP Sclafani In the near future, a war is waging between Earth and an alien federation of planets. Two Earth force soldiers are faced with a dilemma of ideology when faced with the truth by an alien ambassador they meet unexpectedly. Sept. 19, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 20, 2019 @ …
HUMANITY’S CHILD: A MUSICAL FOR TODAY!
.: Musical Festival :. by John McDonnell Tierney Humanity’s Child: The Musical for Today This play presents an all-female cast of “20-somethings,” ‘one among them, Humanity’s Child representing every “child of humanity.” The timely deeply relevant story emerges from the real life experiences of young people as they “march for their lives” and especially young …
I LEARNED FROM NEIL
by Francesca Curran A young man, Craig, moves to New York from the midwest. He finds a job as a bartender and at this bar he meets a cockroach, Neil. They soon fall in love but learn that their relationship will not be easy. August 29, 2019 @ 9pm August 31, 2019 …
IF ONLY…
by Joe Bulvid Michael is a successful 43-year old actuary with a wife and twins. One morning at a cafe, he envisions a life where he can truly be who he is, where love is love. Is this just a fantasy or a remembrance? August 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 30, 2019 …
INCUBATOR
by Angelle Whavers Irene Johnson has been working as an Incubator tester at her practice for years now dealing with more patients than she can count. As an Incubator tester she helps recently impregnated women see how successful the child will be in the future and determine whether abortion is/should be an option. …
ISHMAEL AND ISAAC AT MORIAH
by Federico Mostert The Biblical tale of the Binding of Isaac. The Islamic tale of Ishmael. The two meet on a camping trip. Religion is like Family, complicated. August 22, 2019 @ 9pm August 24, 2019 @ 6:30pm August 25, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson …
IT’S A WOMAN THING ( THE STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP)
by Jésica Terry The play tells the life story of four completely different friends who had been complementing each other for twenty five years. Katherine, Caroline, Nathalie and Vivian had known each other since the age of three. During one of their regular gatherings, the unexpected happens and their friendship is tested. …
JUNIOR
by J Marshall Evans A young popular High School basketball star with good grades and a bright future is locked in his room. He has a gun and is filled with a mixture of hurt, rage, and confusion. After refusing help from those who love him his mother, in her desperation, decides to call …
LEMONS
by Rebecca Gever A daughter intersperses transcripts of her mother talking about her relationship to her body and living with lupus with vignettes from the daughter’s own understanding of these topics. Lemons attempts to tell a story with illness in it without making a person synonymous with their sickness. It is about embodied experience, womanhood, …
LESLIE SIMS
by Debbra Liverman In a psych ward, a gay, male patient meets his new female psychotherapist for the first time. During his treatment session, both characters reveal some interesting things about themselves. By the end of their session, we learn that both parties have influenced each other in a positive way. August 29, …
LILITH IN PISCES
by Kayla Eisenberg When Erin arrives to babysit Diane’s baby at her cozy townhouse in suburban New Jersey, it seems they have nothing in common – except their birth charts. However, when the moon is full, Lilith comes out to play, and the two women discover that a shared history and astrological sign might …
MAGGIE
.: Musical Festival :. by Nathan Liu Desperate for money, a struggling lesbian musician goes home to visit her estranged, homophobic father in the hopes that he will help her. August 22, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 23, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 24, 2019 @ 1:30pm – Sat. All Shows …
MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
by Edward J Fee Two Telecommunication workers, Billy and Tom, fed up after months of harassment dished out by their new Boss – Fred; and after exhausting all possibilities to remedy the hostile situation, say “Enough is Enough” and ultimately decide to “Take Matters into their own Hands.” July 25, 2019 @ …
MOMENTS…AN EVENING WITH BILL W
by Bill McNiff Moments an Evening with Bill W tells the true story of Bill Wilson the cofounder of the 12 step recovery program Alcoholics Anonymous from the beginning of his alcoholism in early 1900’s through his recovery in 1935, he tells his story to an AA group in NYC in 1950 on …
MONTROSE STATION
by Douglas Hackett Sept. 12, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 14, 2019 @ 1:30pm – Sat. Sept. 15, 2019 @ 6:30pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4242332
MOVE THE LOGO
by Jenita Spirtovic A young graphic designer at a Manhattan ad agency struggles to get her opinion across to dim-witted corporate colleagues. She eventually has a breakdown, resorting to use of complex and nonsensical marketing jargon and finally gets through to them. Or so she thinks. August 8, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
NEXT
by Kevin Lynch This is a play about a college student, Kyle, in his last semester of school struggling to write his own obituary for his final assignment. We follow Kyle through his mind and play out several ways that one can live a fulfilling life. July 11, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
NIGHT TURNS TO DAY
by Michael David Johnson This is a coming of age story for Cain Gamble who has been of family bullying and his mother favoring his brother Ben over him all their lives. He falls in love with a transgender woman and decides he can no longer be oppressed and this is the story of …
NO KIND OF PLACE
by Ilene Starger A job interview takes a somewhat unusual turn. The applicant, polite and eager, seems to be a strong candidate. His interviewer, polished and businesslike, isnt quite ready for what she learns as the applicant talks about his life experience. Sept. 12, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 13, 2019 @ …
NONNO IN THE BASEMENT
by Robert LoManto Jack Mauro has a problem. He actually has quite of few of them. His grandson isn’t manly enough. His daughter-in-law is too angry. And his son is…A Democrat! He only seems to get along with his granddaughter, Madison, who’s a chip off the old-Sicilian-guy’s block. Sept. 12, 2019 @ …
OGYGIA
by Morgan Smith This Play is a modern queer retelling of the Greek myth of Calypso set in an inpatient psych ward. This play tackles issues of mental illness, queer relationships, and finding your identity through an evocative combination of prose-poetry and mythological storytelling. October 3, 2019 @ 6:15pm October 4, …
OVER THE RAINBOW
.: Musical Festival :. by Marlowe Scott A Revolutionized Theatrical Production Creating a New Twist on the Classic Wizard of Oz. The OTR Kids tell their modernized story through dance, accompanied with pop music and enhanced technology. You don’t want to miss it! @OTR2019 July 11, 2019 @ 9pm July 13, …
POLITICAL ANIMALS
by Howard Zuckerman This play consists of a series of four short, dark comedies that focus on repression and the distortion of truth as a means to political, social and economic ends. Sept. 10, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 11, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 14, 2019 @ 4pm – Sat. …
PORTRAIT OF A SOCIOPATH
by Daniel Contreras When a backstabbing friend, a cheating girlfriend, a spineless playwright father, & a bitter mom crushed by her own dashed dreams of stardom, gather to throw a surprise party for Jacob Hagan, it turns out that they’re all there because they each need something from Jacob. The same Jacob who was …
PRETTY WHITE GIRL
by Angela Church Two women on the spectrum of politics inside a snow globe filled with gray mud. Only one leaves. Sept. 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 27, 2019 @ 4pm – Fri. Sept. 29, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets …
PRIME REAL ESTATE
by J. Joseph Cox A married couple, Arthur and Helen, go to the cemetery to put flowers on the graves of her loved ones. When Arthur discovers Helen has already purchased a plot for herself next to her late first husband, his insecurities go into overdrive. Sept. 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
PROBOSCIS
by Leora Randall-Tavori In a time not too far away from right now, a young newlywed couple finds themselves at odds over the smallest, and somehow most important, thing: Bees. Over the course of an improbably long afternoon, the play explores the impossibility of selflessness, the sincerity of belief, and if it’s worth …
PROMETHEA: OR, THE MOTHER OF SCIENCE FICTION
by David Inge A dark exploration of Mary Shelley’s trip to Switzerland as she develops her most recognized work and copes with the loss of her most prized. July 8, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 12, 2019 @ 9pm July 14, 2019 @ 4pm – Sun. All Shows at the Hudson …
PTA
by Paul Levine Donna loves Peggy. Sharon loves Peggy. Ellen loves Peggy. Peggy loves prom. Moms of an elite private school gather to dish gossip, revelations, and tasty baked goods. Sept. 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 27, 2019 @ 4pm – Fri. Sept. 29, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows …
RASPBERRIES
by Wil Hart In a small Minnesota town, generations learn to live with a history of family trauma as they fall in and out of love, strive to get out, and learn how to move forward. July 15, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 19, 2019 @ 9pm July 21, 2019 @ 4pm …
RE-VISIONS
by Ella Jane New A Director decides to recreate the party his Jewish great -aunt, Rujia, uncertain about her future threw the night before WW2. This noble effort is then derailed as his crew has a different idea of how to get this party started. Sept. 10, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. …
REALLY REALLY
by Paul Downs Colaizzo This play explores the aftermath of a college party after two students have a sexual interaction and no one can agree whether or not it was consensual. In the chaos that follows it becomes clear that truth is not so important as survival. Sept. 16, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. …
RUNNING: A NEW PLAY
by Sean Chandler A married, closeted-gay mayoral candidate who is outed in a very public manner must contend with it’s effects on his campaign and family. August 20, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 24, 2019 @ 9pm August 25, 2019 @ 1:30pm – Sun. All Shows at the Hudson …
SCI FI
by Ellen Rittberg In a totalitarian world where the social classes are not permitted to communicate, will a plumber and a pampered housewife risk their lives to bring the world back from the brink? July 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 2, 2019 @ 9pm August 4, 2019 @ 4pm – …
SECOND STORY MAN AND THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
.: Musical Festival :. by Joseph Bach A Runyunesque fable in the tradition of Guys and Dolls about a thief, a Second Story Man. His wife will leave him if he steals, a loan shark will kill him if he stops. A Comedy with great tunes. Laughs and Good Music. August 27, 2019 …
SELF-DEFENSE
by Alexandra Montesino Eli, the daughter of a blacksmith, has no interest in armor and wants to learn how to defend herself physically, but her stubborn father does not believe in fighting and forbids her from learning. August 15, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 16, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 18, 2019 …
SETTING: TEACHERS’ LOUNGE
by Azariah Coppin Three elementary school teachers cross paths during their school day visits to the teacher’s lounge. There, they collectively grapple with the routine of their lives, exacerbated by the state of their current profession. Which calls them individually to ask themselves and one another: Is a teacher, still what I want to be? …
SIGH NO MORE
by Tess McGuinness A group of regional theater actors perform a production of Much Ado About Nothing while engaging in a Shakespearian comedy of their own backstage – one filled with love triangles, mistaken identities, betrayals and triumphs. August 8, 2019 @ 9pm August 10, 2019 @ 1:30pm – Sat. …
SILENT MOVIE DREAMS
by Megan Jeannette Smith Natalie is wandering through life, unsure of her future and looking for someone to cling to.” Her friendship with Andrew seems to be the most stable one in her life but even that is shaken when Natalie finds herself pregnant by her secret hookup who prefers an open relationship. Sept. 16, …
SIX-SOUTH
by Julian Deroyce Bliss This play is a coming of age story that focuses on five teens growing up with mental illness, set in an adolescent psychiatric ward. Told through the eyes of Joby, who has just attempted suicide on his seventeenth birthday, the play explores a generation struggling to understand its own issues …
SNOW GLOBE
.: Musical Festival :. by James Meyer Jay left behind Carol in NYC for his dreams of music out west. Two years later he is back and invites her to meet him at their old diner. He wants back the one thing that truly makes him happy. However, Carol shows up with other plans. Will love win …
SOME THINGS ARE JUST TOO BIG FOR NUMBERS
by Brian Eley An encounter between Charlotte, a British woman and an american man at a party sets Charlotte’s thoughts in a difficult and painful direction. An intimate, small exchange at a house party feels like it has global resonance. Perhaps this is a political play – but perhaps it isn’t. …
SOUL MATES
by Ardina Cerra A love story with a twist that has gone on for a life time. August 15, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 16, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 18, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4241450
STEEPLECHASE
by Chris Nelson Step right up! The big top is open for business! Join Viv and her companions in bacchanalian NYC. We’re treated to a circus of past and present pleasures, vying for attention like barkers at Coney Island. August 19, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 23, 2019 @ 9pm August 25, 2019 …
STORK: A FOUR LOKO PLAY
by Billy Cosgrove A Four Loko college rager isn’t exactly the safest place to be hiding a baby in your bedroom… Stork is about what happens when one deludes themselves into thinking that no one sees who they are, but discovering everyone can when they look close enough. Even if your wings are …
SUBTLE INTENTIONS
by Jean Michel Hoffman Gideon, a rogue American ambassador, is utilizing an international spy network to covertly install a central bank in Suren, a fictional country based on contemporary Iran. When he visits two years later he discovers that the politician he bought, Samiar, now openly exposes him while his field agent, Naima, is …
SUNDAY DINNER
by Davide Ferrari 5 very different members of an authentic traditional Italian family trade quips, stories, and remarks during their weekly Sunday dinner. August 6, 2019 @ 9pm August 7, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 10, 2019 @ 4pm – Sat. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To …
SURPRISE!!
by Arno Austin Paula and Thomas have been married forty years, and Paula feels the thrill is gone in their marriage Thomas feels there’s still love in their marriage. Thomas’s sister,Kimberly, brings him news that will change his feelings towards Kimberly and Paula. July 25, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 26, 2019 …
SYNESTHESIA: THE MUSICAL
.: Musical Festival :. by Jillian Vitko Synesthesia, The Musical You see a person, she sees the colour blue. She can smell green and taste purple. Synesthesia the Musical is an acoustic storytelling concert written and performed by Jillian Vitko. Come with her on this colorful, sometimes dark journey through life, love and death. At …
THE ACCIDENTAL DOCTOR
by Nate Brauner This play is a restoration-mashup-queer-romance-farce! Besieged by a boorish suitor, Imogen concocts a clever escape, but her faithful fiance falls victim to vicious jealousy! The trouble doubles when a libidinous layabout gets mistaken for a famous physician, creating a captivating catastrophe! Sept. 2, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. 4, …
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERBUNNY (EPISODE 5)
by Michael MacKenzie Wills A rabbit with super powers learns that a former librarian is planning to steal every book in New York City because he believes that knowledge should be controlled. He also has a plan to stop the digital downloading and scanning of books. Can Superbunny save the day? October …
THE BLOCKERS
by Julie Hays DELIA, 40, is a “Blocker”, one of those rare New Yorkers with a cheap apartment who never leave their block. When Delia is faced with a life altering decision, her life becomes intertwined with the other Blockers on her block in unexpected ways. October 3, 2019 @ 6:15pm …
THE BOX OWNER
by Anxin Audrey Hu A failed marriage, an oversea mother-daughter relationship, and a war memory all neatly hide in a Blue Box® wrapped by a ribbon of a young dream. July 15, 2019 @ 9pm July 17, 2019 @ 9pm July 20, 2019 @ 6:30pm All Shows at the …
THE ERLENRING SONG
by Pamela Robbins When Linnie, an American student in Germany, crosses a bridge to the older part of town, enters a café and falls in love with a dreamy guy, she is over the moon. But for Erika, Linnie’s roommate and best friend, there is just one problem: no café exists in that part of town. …
THE ERROR OF THE MOON
by Robin Goldwyn Blumenthal Louise Winters returns to her aunt’s summer house after her death, which conjures memories of her youth, her first love, and loss. The play includes a flashback to that summer, and provides an opening for Louise, something of a recluse, to move forward with her life. June …
THE FLING LP
.: Musical Festival :. by Aaron Badilla and Molly Shimko Inspired by original songs written and recorded one summer in Juneau, Alaska, The Fling LP follows Efren, Jay, and their friends as they navigate the summer after high school. Through the lens of the band, their friends and a cat named Christopher, the story …
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE FABULOUS
by Emmett McConnell This comedy is a satirical but fond tribute to classic Hollywood Westerns, with a wink at gender identity, immigration and finding your place in the world. Georgina is a glamorous drag queen whose bar is threatened by a rigid new sheriff, unhinged temperance ladies, General Custer and the arrival of an …
THE MAN GOES WOO
by Kathryn Anne Marie This play explores what it would look like if people treated each other in person the way they do online. One girl, Leah, sits at a table in an alleged coffee shop and goes through myriad dates, seeming to meet in person, but actually interacting through a dating website. …
THE MAROONS
by Jordan Powell The night before her family leaves for their annual tradition of going to Jamacia to celebrate Maroon Day, Marley, decides she’s not going and instead she is going to the dance with a boy. Deano, her father, has to convince her that her tradition, her family, her ancestors, are more important than …
THE ONLY COFFEE SHOP IN THE CITY
by Ellis Stump After a melodramatic post-college breakup, writer Carrie leaves one city for another to navigate the Kubler-Ross Model (DABDA), from Denial through Acceptance. She and an ensemble of initial strangers explore maturity, independence, mental health, and commitment both in Real Life and their imaginations while maintaining pristine social media presence, of …
THE OSPREY TREE
.: Musical Festival :. by Carey Lovelace A tale of sex, real estate and murder. Emma is a songwriter / freelance editor and recovering alcoholic. Upon inheriting a California oceanfront property from her uncle and moving there with her female lover, she finds herself in an awkward property line dispute with a couple next …
THE POLYMATH
by Ronan Colfer A young prince is taken back down to earth by his lowly assistant who enlightens him about the disastrous outcome of trying learn too many things at once July 18, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 19, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 21, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows …
THE SAMPLE
by Sean O’Leary This play is a comic tale set at the intersection of modern medicine and pornography. In a couple’s quest for a baby a middle-aged man arrives at the fertility clinic to provide a semen sample for analysis. Sometimes humanity is lost and even the most basic human functions seem impossible until …
THE SUMATRAN DANCER
by Anthony Barone Erotic dance has delivered Mata Hari from poverty. She’s famous in Paris among generals and aristocrats. But World War I changes everything. The clubs are empty and debts mount. Before she and her Russian lover can escape the horrors she’s targeted by an obsessive spy catcher. Her life is in jeopardy. …
THE VOICE OF REASON
by Brendan Sheehan With the help of a mysterious voice, Will confronts the most traumatic experience of his life. August 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 30, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 1, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4243161
THE WARRIOR HEROES OF KALA KAY
.: Musical Festival :. by Tom Slot After two seasons on the air, the medieval musical television show The Warrior Heroes of Kala Kay has developed a strong cult following. But with lower than hoped for rating and the actor’s contracts up for renewal, the network has decided to shake things up. …
THYNSPO
by Anna Michael Hannah, 14, runs a thinspo blog. She seeks an online partner to help progress her eating disorder. Hannah and Chase, also 14, face internet censorship that blocks their dangerous pro-anorexia tags. Throughout their journey to justify their starving obsession, Chase’s friendship with Hannah causes her to want them both to …
TO CATCH A FALLING STAR
by Joe Monico Gabby Star, host of the popular daytime talk show Gabbing with Gabby Star struggles to increase her ratings and finally earn her parents’ approval. But with the cancellation of her show hanging in the balance, Gabby will go to extreme lengths to make sure she is seen by all as a …
UNENTITLED
by Charles White Class discrimination, wealth and color issues are exposed in this play when a recently downsized striver of humble origins attempts to sell the summer SAG Harbor homestead (without permission) owned by his wife’s family for generations. Sept. 23, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 27, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. …
WAKING UP
by Fernando Segall A struggling actress needs to decide if it’s time to give up on her dreams and face reality. August 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 30, 2019 @ 6:15pm Sept. 1, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4238485 …
WEEKEND IN EDEN
by Emerald Gearing Two sisters, who can’t stand to be in the same room as each other, come together for a family reunion and compete for a “lucky” family heirloom. July 9, 2019 @ 9pm July 10, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 13, 2019 @ 4pm – Sat. …
WHAT COMES NEXT!?
by Lawrence Dandridge What Comes Next follows Marie, a middle aged house wife, in her attic as she comes to a crippling decision to divorse her childhood sweetheart. After 3 of her past selves show up to walk her through their relationship together, we discover what it takes for a broken woman to put …
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS
by Emily Lotocki Two college girls head out on a cross country road trip. The two spend the night in Las Vegas, only to discover they have lice. Discovering what adulthood is all about and helping each other along the way, this play sheds light on what it truly means to grow up. …
WHEN THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT
This play is about a homeless woman. She had a nervous breakdown after losing her 2 children to her ex-husband who is financially able to support them. She desperately tried to find a job to prove that she is able to support the children on her own. However, she was not able to …
WHO’S YOUR DADDY
by Art Pesin Jesus takes a DNA test on a channel 11 type morning show to resolve a 2000 year old family dispute, with some surprising results. August 8, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 9, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 11, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater …
WITHIN THE ICE
by Wiley June The play follows Philip Enfance, the captain of a British exploration ship which is marooned at the south pole. He struggles with his own internal monsters and competence as a captain, even as his crew is gradually picked off by a monster all their own. It explores themes of morality, command, regret, …
WRITER’S BLOCK
by Gregory Davis With a deadline approaching, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald have both been sent to a cabin by their mentor, Gertrude Stein. After a snow storm leaves them trapped in, the writers rivalry threatens to prevent them from completing their debut works. Sept. 12, 2019 @ 9pm Sept. …
YESTRO AND RIFE
by Andriana Georgitsis Through poetic language and cryptic conversations, somewhere between the dimensions of reality and transcendence, two voices, one body, fight to breathe, exist, love, understand and accept. July 3, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 5, 2019 @ 6:15pm July 7, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the …