All plays, one act performances & musicals appearing in the New York Spring/Summer Theater Festival in the 2016 performance season. Shows for 2016 listed by Date.
CARNIVAL GAMES
CARNIVAL GAMES by Kimberly Alu July 11, 2016 @ 9pm July 13, 2016 @ 9pm July 16, 2016 @ 3:30pm Sat. Carnival Games follows two sisters as they pack up their recently deceased mother’s bedroom. On a day that they thought would be nothing more than cardboard boxes and memories, Caroline …
MISTY PHANTOMS
MISTY PHANTOMS By Anthony Pennino July 11, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 15, 2016 @ 9pm July 17, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. The year: 1847. The place: on the edge of the frontier. Can one woman save the last two members of an all-but extinct tribe or will she accidentally bring …
MERCY KILLING
MERCY KILLING by Michael Burdick July 12, 2016 @ 9pm July 13, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 16, 2016 @ 6pm Sat. Mercy Killing is an explosive dark comedy, centered on a hit-woman and the war she must wage against her dysfunctional family. After …
GOD’S GRACE
GOD’S GRACE by Soniya Mari Shabazz July 12, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 16, 2016 @ 8:30pm July 17, 2016 @ 1pm Sun. Coming from a broken past, Renee walks around with the weight of a womanizing, cheating husband, the …
IMMORTAL
IMMORTAL by Russell Jordan Poole July 14, 2016 @ 9pm July 16, 2016 @ 1pm Sat. July 17, 2016 @ 6pm Sun. After Paul Corporal has come back to life, five days after committing suicide with his grandfathers pocketknife, he soon learns …
THE EXPULSION
THE EXPULSION by Mary DeCarlo July 14, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 15, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 17, 2016 @ 8:30 Two estranged step-sisters re-unite on the night before their father’s funeral. Wine, grief, and a certain unexpected visitor propel them to confront the …
HATING CHARLIE
HATING CHARLIE by James St. Jean July 18, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 22, 2016 @ 9pm July 24, 2016 @ 3:30pm On a cold and snowy Superbowl Sunday a father and son are misled into spending an evening together for the …
THE EMPTY CHAIR
THE EMPTY CHAIR by Maddie Grubbs and Daniel McGinley July 19, 2016 @ 9pm July 20, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 23, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. When the matriarch of a family dies, four estranged siblings are tasked with arranging her funeral. Though none of …
SWEATSHIRT
SWEATSHIRT by Allison Monaco July 19, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 23, 2016 @ 8:30pm July 24, 2016 @ 1pm – Sun. When Alexandra is abused, the only thing she has for comfort is her sweatshirt. She will use everything inside of her to heal and empower herself …
SAME TIME NEXT WEEK
SAME TIME NEXT WEEK by Jarrod Allan July 21, 2016 @ 9pm July 23, 2016 @ 1pm July 24, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. Peter is a normal guy, he just so happened to set a laundromat on fire. Now he’s been mandated to eight weeks of therapy with seven …
MUSIC 4 THA LADIES
MUSIC 4 THA LADIES by Natorya Nicole July 21, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 22, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 24, 2016 @ 8:30pm Drama-romance showing how Corsia Shock uses music to help her emotionally the with ups & downs of her new relationship. Sincere, with producer, Blu, is the Sexy …
SIMONE SAYS
SIMONE SAYS by Derick James Sherrier July 25, 2016 @ 9pm July 27, 2016 @ 9pm July 30, 2016 @ 3:30pm Sun. Trapped in the shell of a body, trapped in a purgatory resembling earth and trapped inside of a time loop, …
ALEX (avian learning experiment)
ALEX (avian learning experiment) by Alex McFarlane July 25, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 29, 2016 @ 9pm July 31, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. A Harvard educated parrot? No longer animal, yet not quite human, Alex wants more than a cracker and plots to escape …
DEADSHOT
DEADSHOT by Zack Stein July 26, 2016 @ 9pm July 27, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 30, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. Tied to chairs as well as each other, Ray and Basil recount their faults and tally up their addictions. In this reckless and seemingly one way ticket …
WE WERE CHILDREN
WE WERE CHILDREN by Maia Henkin July 26, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 30, 2016 @ 8:30pm July 31, 2016 @ 1pm – Sun. Kaleb is a sixteen-year old boy with selective-mutism, whose concept of self is spiraling out of control. Painfully shy, and unable to fully articulate all …
AGAPE
AGAPE by Victor Vauban Junior July 28, 2016 @ 9pm July 30, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat July 31, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. A man is on a grueling journey to find his long lost family in America after twenty-two years living abroad. In hopes …
GAYBRAHAM LINCOLN: THE MUSICAL
.: Musical Festival :. GAYBRAHAM LINCOLN: THE MUSICAL by Jared Corwin July 28, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 29, 2016 @ 6:15pm July 31, 2016 @ 8:30pm August 26, 2016 @ 6:15pm Against the backdrop of a juvenile and anachronistic civil war in America, President Abraham Lincoln begins an affair with actor John Wilkes Booth …
SOURCES OF LIGHT OTHER THAN THE SUN
SOURCES OF LIGHT OTHER THAN THE SUN by Sam Hood Adrain August 1, 2016 @ 9pm August 3, 2016 @ 9pm August 6, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. Sources Of Light Other Than The Sun is an unnerving and unrelenting examination of life …
MOON OVER MANGROVES
MOON OVER MANGROVES by tenderbastard August 1, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 5, 2016 @ 9pm August 7, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. On the evening four homeless Key West men are to be given a boat, they meet on the beach …
BLUFF
BLUFF by Lenore Skomal August 2, 2016 @ 9pm August 3, 2016 @ 6:15 August 6, 2016 @ 6pm Sat. August 27, 2016 @ 8:30 August 28, 2016 @ 1pm Sun. After a fall off the bluff behind her house, 40-year- old pregnant Jude Black descends into a …
GOLDILOCKS
GOLDILOCKS by Erin Reifler August 2, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 6, 2016 @ 8:30pm August 7, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. An unconventional twist on the children’s tale, Goldilocks follows the relationship between Paul and Lisa, a young couple getting married sooner than expected …
IN, MANHATTAN
IN, MANHATTAN by Rick Charles Mueller August 4, 2016 @ 9pm August 6, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. August 7, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. What happens In Manhattan to a couple whose dreams are shattered and who are forced into a life of …
IT’S ALL ABOUT LORRIE
IT’S ALL ABOUT LORRIE by Joseph Krawczyk August 4, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 5, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 7, 2016 @ 8:30pm What happens when a character only referenced in a script “comes to life”? Enthusiastic director/writer Jessica is about to begin rehearsal …
OF SOARING AND SOLITUDE
OF SOARING AND SOLITUDE by George Abud August 8, 2016 @ 9pm August 10, 2016 @ 9pm August 13, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. “A lyrical journey weaving the lives of two women and two men, all in …
SOMETHING LIKE A FAIRYTALE
SOMETHING LIKE A FAIRYTALE by Lawrence Dandridge August 8, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 12, 2016 @ 9pm August 14, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. September 17, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. September 18, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. “A story within a story, Something Like a …
WITH HIDDEN NOISE
WITH HIDDEN NOISE by Brent Stratton August 9, 2016 @ 9pm August 10, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 13, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. “In 1916, iconoclastic artist Marcel Duchamp created his most mysterious piece, “With Hidden Noise,” which has hidden inside a secret object. One hundred …
WEGO
WEGO by Adam A. Neal August 9, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 13, 2016 @ 8:30pm August 14, 2016 @ 1pm – Sun. 17-year-old Evan drowns in an icy lake and is miraculously revived at the hospital, sending him on a journey through what it means …
MOURNING THE LIVING
MOURNING THE LIVING by Mickele Hogan August 11, 2016 @ 9pm August 13, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. August 14, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. Kay, finds herself at a crossroads in midlife, when a new relationship sweeps her off her feet. However, she is …
7:00
7:00 by Clovis Kabongo August 11, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 12, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 14, 2016 @ 8:30pm Seven survivors are left to fend for themselves against the arrival of ravenous creatures as the man who’d given them asylum inside …
STIRRUPS
STIRRUPS by Stacey Powells-Lyster August 15, 2016 @ 9pm August 17, 2016 @ 9pm August 20, 2016 @ 3:30 – Sat. High school student ELYSE MARKS is forced by her over-bearing mother to see a gynecologist. No birth control, no boyfriend. DR. SHELDON and NURSE CAROL become ELYSE’S go-to …
UNSEEN ANGELS
UNSEEN ANGELS by A. Michael Storm August 15, 2016 @ 9pm August 17, 2016 @ 9pm August 20, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://thespisnytheaterfestival.com/the-theater/ To purchase tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2552403
CAMERA-READY ART
CAMERA-READY ART by Edward Musto August 15, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 19, 2016 @ 9pm August 21, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. A camera is the only witness in this trilogy of short thrillers. From the author of An Evening of Murder and the …
RESCUE THE PERISHING
RESCUE THE PERISHING by Jeanne Chenault Porter August 16, 2016 @ 9pm August 17, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 20, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. This historical play is a feminist drama about the struggle for women’s rights in 1910. Sarah Byrd, “Mother of the Bowery,” …
FOLLY
FOLLY by Luke Bond August 16, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 20, 2016 @ 8:30pm August 21, 2016 @ 1pm – Sun. Six young friends, approaching the end of their school year, decide to pay a visit to an abandoned house in hopes of witnessing the …
BOTANIC GARDEN
BOTANIC GARDEN by Todd Logan August 18, 2016 @ 9pm August 20, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. August 21, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. BOTANIC GARDEN is a funny, poignant drama about a Kate, a 50-something widow, who is desperate to get out of a first date. She turns to …
MISTY’S PLAN
MISTY’S PLAN by Elizabeth Kotite August 18, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 19, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 21, 2016 @ 8:30pm Misty has a problem.her parents are getting a divorce. Misty has a plan get herself in trouble at school but when dress code violations and vandalism …
THE ACTRESS
THE ACTRESS by Carrie Robbins August 22, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 24, 2016 @ 9pm August 27, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. Albertine Reine was a divinity on stage, adored and worshipped by fans worldwide. Backstage, however, was a completely different matter. According …
SUPER
SUPER by Shannon Smith August 22, 2016 @ 9pm August 26, 2016 @ 9pm August 28, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. Super follows the lives of three people all connected through one major event: The suicide of the New York City’s first and most …
LOTTERY PLAY
LOTTERY PLAY by Sam Graber August 23, 2016 @ 9pm August 24, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 27, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. Bob Sherman is the owner of a small carpet cleaning business which is long on laughs and short on profit. After Bob scratches off a winning lottery card …
FOR A LIFE
FOR A LIFE by Cody Buser August 25, 2016 @ 9pm August 27, 2016 @ 1pm August 28, 2016 @ 6pm Sun. In a world where life is the greatest commodity, what can be fabricated and what holds true to being human? When Adam – an artificial …
MEN VERSUS WOMEN
MEN VERSUS WOMEN by Steve Gold August 25, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 26, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 28, 2016 @ 8:30 ..And they fought happily ever after.” “Men vs Women” does for marriage what Trump does for Mexicans. It is a two-fisted, take-no-prisoners comedy of …
THE PEARL DIVER
THE PEARL DIVER by E. Thomalen August 29, 2016 @ 9pm August 30, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 3, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. The Pearl Diver isa magical tale told about a young female, who dives for pearls, and a Sea Dragon. It dramatizes a …
MEMORY OF A SMILE
MEMORY OF A SMILE by Derya Celikkol August 29, 2016 @ 6:15pm August 31, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 4, 2016 @ 3:30pm Sun. Two people who belong to completely different worlds find themselves sitting together on a plane. Shallow prejudices and deep discomforts …
HERE AGAIN
HERE AGAIN by Jacqueline Chester August 30, 2016 @ 9pm August 31, 2016 @ 9pm September 3, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. Yes, a father’s love can work miracles and our daughter is back so why does her mother have a problem believing our daughter is Here, Again? All Shows at the Hudson …
BLUNT CIVILITY
BLUNT CIVILITY by Gregory Lakhan September 1, 2016 @ 9pm September 3, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. September 4, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. Two newly independent orphans, Jestin and Rudolph, investigate the mysteries surrounding their heritage, and results turn their lives upside down. All …
WHEN RODNEY MET THE VIKINGS
WHEN RODNEY MET THE VIKINGS by Pamela Robbins September 1, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 2, 2016 @ 6pm September 4, 2016 @ 8:30pm Rodney Ettinger, age ten, has recently acquired a boatload of new friends. They hang out after school, play …
WE THE SIMS
WE THE SIMS by Sean Kelly September 5, 2016 @ 9pm September 7, 2016 @ 9pm September 10, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. Friends meet for their weekend game night. There is always, popcorn, pizza, doughnuts and booze. Everyone knows what they are responsible for. Until Rachel …
TITLES ARE HARD
TITLES ARE HARD by Steve Silvestri September 5, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 6, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 11, 2016 @ 3:30 – Sun. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://thespisnytheaterfestival.com/the-theater/ To purchase tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2561397
FUZZY DICE
FUZZY DICE by John McDermott September 6, 2016 @ 9pm September 7, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 10, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. After 19 years of marriage, Tommy Fitzsimmons musters up enough courage to tell to his wife, Jen, that he’s going on a guy’s trip …
THE WEAK ONES
THE WEAK ONES by Matthew Martin & Tim Realbuto September 8, 2016 @ 9pm September 10, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. September 11, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. On the brink of a highly publicized case George Taylor (Realbuto), a single father struggling to …
THE LAUREL BAY COUNTRY CLUB BURGLAR
THE LAUREL BAY COUNTRY CLUB BURGLAR by Bobby Sobel September 8, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 9, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 11, 2016 @ 8:30pm Veronica Miles have fallen into a financial crisis which has seriously affected her prestigious membership in the Laurel …
ANYONE AND NOONE
ANYONE AND NOONE by Parker Hale September 9, 2016 @ 9pm September 10, 2016 @ 8:30pm September 11, 2016 @ 1pm – Sun. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://thespisnytheaterfestival.com/the-theater/ To purchase tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2590843
SUP
‘SUP by Dylan Libby September 12, 2016 @ 9pm September 14, 2016 @ 9pm September 17, 2016 @ 3:30 – Sat. Two brothers will go on an epic quest. Together, they will struggle through linguistic trials, climb hurdles of built-up adolescent tension, and crazily bash through broken bonds of filial piety. There …
A MUSLIM IN THE MIDST
A MUSLIM IN THE MIDST by Anand Rao September 12, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 16, 2016 @ 9pm September 18, 2016 @ 3:30 – Sun. 3 days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on NYC, a poor Muslim family is …
THE CONVENT OF ST CLARE
THE CONVENT OF ST CLARE by Joanne De Simone September 13, 2016 @ 9pm September 14, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 17, 2016 @ 6 – Sat. In the mid 1950’s, behind the tranquil walls of the Convent of St. Clare, secrets live in the …
UNEQUALLY YOKED
UNEQUALLY YOKED by Lynette Blackwell September 13, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 15, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 18, 2016 @ 8:30pm Life is proving to be quite a challenge for the newly appointed pastor of the Church of Genesis to Revelations. Saddled with an unruly flock, cuckolded by a dazzling new wife …
REPARATIONS
REPARATIONS by Chris Grant September 19, 2016 @ 9pm September 21, 2016 @ 9pm September 24, 2016 @ 3:30 – Sat. Poverty and Prosperity. Two themes that carry this play placed in Jamaica. This play holds the backstory of Jaffrey Sinclair all the …
AN ALMOST
AN ALMOST by Niki Hatzidis September 19, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 20, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 25, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. We all have that person that ruined us. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all got the opportunity to say all the things …
THE CLOCKWORK BOY
THE CLOCKWORK BOY by Matthew Tiemstra September 20, 2016 @ 9pm September 21, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 24, 2016 @ 6 – Sat. The Clockwork Boy, In the midst of college, while his classmates fall in and out of love, study for exams and search for weekend …
HOME FIRES BURNING
HOME FIRES BURNING by Casey Kimberly September 22, 2016 @ 9pm September 24, 2016 @ 1pm – Sat. September 25, 2016 @ 6pm – Sun. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://thespisnytheaterfestival.com/the-theater/ It’s hard being a man. Especially when it isn’t. When clients come …
ALMOST FINALLY
ALMOST FINALLY by John Krisiukenas September 22, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 23, 2016 @ 6pm September 25, 2016 @ 8:30pm Through truth of omission, Love, commitment, fidelity and relationships are explored in this psychological comedy . Can you love two people at the same time? And if …
PRINCESSES OF THE BAR TABLE
PRINCESSES OF THE BAR TABLE by Sana Keith September 26, 2016 @ 9pm September 28, 2016 @ 9pm October, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. It’s tough balancing a career and love life for the modern woman, now trying adding wicked step-mothers and rage-prone …
SONDER
SONDER by Dan Moldovan September 26, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 27, 2016 @ 6:15pm October 2, 2016 @ 3:30pm Sun. Is love so strong that it can reverberate deep within 14 Haven Street? A couple moves into their new home to begin their chapter on the same page where …
DIAMOND DOGS
DIAMOND DOGS by Joe Ferraro September 27, 2016 @ 9pm September 28, 2016 @ 6:15pm October 1, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. Tails may be wagging, but tensions are running high at this years Diamond Dog competition. Who will bring home the bacon? How do …
ICE CREAM, FRO-YO
ICE CREAM, FRO-YO by Anel Carmona September 29, 2016 @ 6:15pm September 30, 2016 @ 6pm October 2, 2016 @ 8:30pm Two foster sisters deal with the mysterious disappearance of a third sister, along with the possibility of receiving a juicy cash inheritance from their benefactor. The sister or the money? …
EXECUTIVE DECISION
EXECUTIVE DECISION by Greg Adkins October 3, 2016 @ 6:15pm October 6, 2016 @ 9pm October 9, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sun. Tensions boil over as a newly-elected President clashes with the NSA’s most powerful agent over the government’s controversial domestic spying program.Will she finally shut down the program once and for …
A HOTEL IN EDEN
A HOTEL IN EDEN by Jackson K. Hanks October 3, 2016 @ 9pm October 5, 2016 @ 9pm October 8, 2016 @ 3:30pm – Sat. When the fate of humanity depends on two unlikely survivors of the apocalypse, they are faced with the daunting task …
GRANDMA SERAFINA’S FAMOUS TIRAMISU
GRANDMA SERAFINA’S FAMOUS TIRAMISU by Jonathan J. Samarro October 4, 2016 @ 9pm October 5, 2016 @ 6:15pm October 8, 2016 @ 6pm – Sat. When Thomas D’Angelo pays a long overdue visit to his Italian grandparents, he soon finds himself caught in the middle …
WALTER’S DEAD
WALTER’S DEAD by Mario Corry October 6, 2016 @ 6:15pm October 7, 2016 @ 6:15pm October 9, 2016 @ 8:30pm What happens when 2 Brother’s from 2 Father’s marry 2 Sister’s from 2 Mother’s, live under the same roof and unexpectedly take in a homeless …
