SHOWS BY NAME 2022 FALL/WINTER FESTIVAL

* by Nina L Combs * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A woman attends the wake of a person she loved dearly — and meets someone with a shocking revelation about her beloved’s demise… THIS SHOW IS 18 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Nina Combs is a playwright/lyricist who attended the prestigious BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. She’s a veteran of The Cosby Show writing team and the Sex & the City production staff. She’s also been a top editor at magazines like Men’s Fitness and Us. All her life, her father told her “The world’s your oyster.” She’s now in the process of finding out if he was lying to her the whole time. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by J.B. Alexander * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 27, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 29, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 30, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb “I’m very glad it’s out there.” — Sir Tom Stoppard on @Vanek.cz New York, 2019 — When 29-year-old Czech wunderkind Vanek Novak wins a prestigious fellowship to an American university, he finds a kindred spirit in African American theater professor Angela Jackson. But will identity politics and political correctness thwart their mission to introduce the work of Vaclav Havel to the younger generation? THIS SHOW IS 45  MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. J.B. Alexander is a NYC-based actor and playwright. www.jaybeealexander.net All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Junior Salce * * * * WEDNESDAY Dec. 14, 2022 @ 4:00 FRIDAY Dec, 16, 2022 @ 6:30 SUNDAY Dec. 18, 2022 @ 1 PM * * * Blurb This is the story of a mom’s undying love for her ungrateful son. Thru trial and tribulation, a life changing secret is revealed THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Julio is a writer, producer of short films and play. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Latifa Hinds * * * * MONDAY Oct. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 19, 2022 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct 22, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Nia confronts her conflicted feelings for Ian THIS SHOW IS 7  MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Latifa is a Rutgers University graduate with a degree in theater. She is a middle school performing arts teacher and improv coach. She loves to create original plays and explore the art of theater across different cultures. Writing is a passion of her and she wishes to continue to celebrate her emotions through performance and creating.” All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Louisa Nickel * * * * MONDAY Nov. 14, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Nov. 16, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb A collection of 12 moments that invite the audience to build communion and community in real time in the space. Each moment uses a unique multimedia approach and experiments with the effects of chaos to reflect the absurdity of the present and navigate how to make this absurdity less lethal. THIS SHOW IS 60 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Louisa is originally from a small Kansas town; her love of art and people drove her to move to New York City. She has an irrational joy for theatre that asks questions rather than answers them. Driving her work is the power of individual agency and use of non-verbal language as a means to break barriers of western realism. Currently, she is completing an artist in residency at Next Stop Creatives. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Catie Kobland * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 29, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Dec. 2, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Dec 3, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Grade school teachers Cate and Rob struggle to put together an assembly addressing the sudden death of the art teacher, Delilah. They wrestle with how to approach topics of death, mental illness, and grief with children while still grappling with the tragedy themselves. THIS SHOW IS 35 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Catie Koblant is originally from Upstate NY where she graduated with a BFA in Acting from Syracuse University. Currently she lives in Manhattan with her cat Mamacita. She is working as a nanny and teaching artist while also taking classes to prepare for grad school. She wants to become a creative art therapist so she can create safe spaces for children so they can learn how to navigate hard emotions. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Catie Chan * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 13, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 16, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb An actress laments her disappointed dreams. A generous demon offers her an opportunity, but everything is not as it seems. Inspired by Noh theater and Butoh dance, ACTRESS lays bare the rot that sits deep inside of a woman who knows that no one hates women more than an actress. How far would an actress go to get what she wants? And what would she be willing to do to anyone that stood in her way? THIS SHOW IS 20 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Catie’s theater career has brought her from classrooms where she studied Shakespeare and Meisner, to the experimental theater scene in Texas, clown school in northern California, then to Noh theaters and Butoh dance studios in Tokyo, and finally here to New York where she founded the queer POC performance art collective Jade Ring. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Jael Shakur * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 22, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Nov. 23, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Nov. 26, 2022 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb A Southern Black family struggles with being significant, wrestles with the past, and hopes for a brighter future. THIS SHOW IS 80 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Jael Shakur is a teaching artist, graduate student, and social entrepreneur. Through her work on both sides of the camera & curtain, she’s recognized the importance of art in education and the potential of entrepreneurship to alleviate social issues. One of her favorite roles was Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire with AASC. She’s also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Fred Gordon * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 8, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Nov. 11, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Hannah’s from Park Avenue, Norman’s from the Bronx.  After creating a successful business, he needs more but she wants something else.  He borrowed $350,000 but Norman can’t repay.  The loan shark demands money from Hannah.  Infuriated, frightened, she wants Norman out of her life but he wants reconciliation.  Threatened by gangsters, torn by personal conflicts, they are forced to the edge. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Member of Ensemble Studio Theatre; plays produced: NY, LA, Baltimore, etc. Published novels: BENJAMIN GRABBED HIS GLICKEN, and BLOOD NEVER DRIES. PAYMENTS produced: Warner International Play Festival, 2019. I AM THE WOLF, a staged reading, EST, 2019. Recipient of a PEN Grant Award, a three-time Edward F. Albee Fellow, graduate of UC Berkeley with an MFA in film, Columbia University. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Joseph Leone * * * * TUESDAY Oct. 25, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 26, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Oct. 29, 2022 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb 3 actresses are tense about the sensation of the play they are in. They quibble backstage just before the first performance. It goes well, after a cast party, they get pulled over by the police, what happens after the traffic stop is severe, too severe for the lead. THIS SHOW IS 40 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Joseph Leone did his graduate work at NYU, where he studied acting and writing at Tish. He has directed plays and acted in many in New York City and Regionally. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by William Shuman * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 10, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov 13, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb “Does 50 plus years of marriage improve communication?” THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. William Shuman, actor/playwright. Favorite roles include Tennessee Williams in Mr. Shuman’s award winning play En Avant! An Evening with Tennessee Williams. Martin Dysart, Equus, Herr Dussel, The Diary of Anne Franke, Narrator, The Rocky Horror Show. Plays include, The Most Important American Playwright Since Tennessee Williams, What’s Next Max? Last Call at Cincinnati’s and several short plays which have been performed in multiple venues. Mr. Shuman is a founding member of The Abingdon Theater Company. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Maddy Stillman * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb The Play is a short series of comedic monologues that cut back and forth from one another- each exploring what you should and shouldn’t say out loud, what it means to be a good person, what feelings are and aren’t valid, and more. The piece examines and pushes the limit of what can be said under the assumption you will receive a judgement free response. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Maddy Stillman is a graduate of NYU Tisch’s Department of Drama. She is a performer, director playwright and comedian. She hopes that her audience will find her material funny. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Jacob Rosen * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 10, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 13, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two flies eating a dead body and learning to love. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Jacob Rosen is a writer and performer from Natick, MA. He can be seen as Creed (& Others) in The Office: A Musical Parody and as Gunther in Friends: A Musical Parody. Previous credits include Jockey: A Sexual Unboxing (Delilah) and The Crucible (Parris) Jacob holds a B.F.A. in Acting and M.A. in Political Science from Syracuse University. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Kiely Sugayan”  * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb After her second divorce, Aleah is desperate to commit to something. With her strict mother coming along as her support, Aleah picks the biggest commitment she can think of: cartwheeling across the continental United States in 114 days. THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Kiely Sugayan is a Brooklyn based, Seattle born playwright and performer. Her work focuses on interpersonal relationships between women and the larger social issues that surround them. Playwriting credits include the one-act plays “Cabin Fever!” and “Trash/Treasure” produced by Friendly Deadly Force in Chicago, and the full-length play “W.O.W.” produced and published by Theater Above the Law. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Aidan Pauer * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 8, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Nov. 9, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Clara has been assigned to write a paper about Dracula, when trying to check out the book, she finds the novel Carmilla, which is about a woman vampire, written before Dracula. They become obsessed with it, and when she actually starts to see the vampire herself, and form a relationship with her, Clara’s mental health takes a turn as Clara starts to lose herself, their friends have to try and help. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Aidan Pauer: (they/them) has graduated SUNY New Paltz with a dual degree in Theatre and English. They are theatre artist pushing to tell LGBTQ plus stories, stories about mental health, and stories about what has been hidden/ lost from history. They are based in New Paltz but was raised in the DC Area. They wouldn’t be here without both of their family’s blood and found. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Andrew Del Vecchio * * * * WEDNESDAY Nov. 23, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Nov. 25, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Nov. 27, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Coconuts follows two stranded strangers on a deserted island after a freak floaty accident on their cruise vacation. They must learn to deal with their isolation with the help of each other, their wits, and coconuts… lots and lots of coconuts. This comedy deals with relationships, fear of isolation, and survival. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Andrew Del Vecchio recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with his MFA in Theatre and Performance where he was awarded the Stanley and Evelyn Lipkin Award for Excellence in Playwriting. He is a professional improv performer and teaching artist who is passionate about Mental Health Advocacy. He uses comedy as a way to express care and create safe spaces for people struggling with mental health and trauma. His goal is to create environments where people can experience joy and thrive. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Peter J. Rowan * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 8:30nPM * * * Blurb The last days of disco. THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. In June, his short play ‘Forty-Second Street Forever’ had its world premiere at the Players Theatre Short Play Festival. Also, he wrote, acted, and directed the award-winning feature film (Bare Bones Film Festival 2002) ‘The House on The Hill,’ which was loosely based on Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham’s 1972 cult classic ‘The Last House on The Left.’ All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Dante Nastasi * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 8, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Dec. 10, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Dec. 11, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb BLURB: A young man in his twenties suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances. Though dead, his spirit remains in our world. He comes across the souls of two lovers named Darrel and Jennifer. The couple befriend the boy and attempt to teach him the ways of being a ghost. As time passes, the souls have no choice but to confront the morality of their actions, and the meaning behind their existence. THIS SHOW IS 85 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Dante is a director and playwright. He comes from Cold Spring, New York, and has lived in Harlem for the past year, directing and assisting in several productions. He went to Purchase College where he studied Theatre, as well a Psychology, and earned a bachelor’s degree. After graduating during the height of the pandemic, he moved to Harlem seeking a new community of theatre production. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Cyndi Feinman * * * * MONDAY Nov. 7, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Nov. 9, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Sylvia is a new mother in a loving marriage with dysfunctional in-laws. Sylvia’s experiences include a wild lactation specialist, a judgmental friend, and babysitting drama. This is a relatable, humorous story of a mother living out her new life while trying to balance that with her goals and ambitions. THIS SHOW IS 60 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Cyndi Feinman is a playwright based out of Long Island. Her interest is in creating theatre that is realistic, relatable, and vulnerable. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Ty-Gabriel Jones * * * * WEDNESDAY Oct. 12, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Oct. 14, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 16, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb “Down with The Most Beautiful of The Flock” is a provocative monologue series which tells the stories of Gay Conversion Therapy survivors as well as the very “doctors” who developed the harmful practice. The text encourages a racially and geographically diverse cast which displays intersectionality and civil dialogue within American social culture. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Ty-Gabriel Jones is an actor, singer and writer based in New York with a recent writing credit at The New York Theatre Festival’s Theatre LATEA. To date, Ty-Gabriel has facilitated a collective contribution of over 5.5k to non-profit organizations such as NAMI, Biblioburro Foundation, Workers Center of CNY, Rochester Against Gun Violence Coalition, and Golisano Children’s Hospital, via his work. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Karin Abarbanel * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 15, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Nov. 18, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb   DUST OF EGYPT dramatizes the fight of Sojourner Truth, the Black abolitionist and women’s rights advocate, to save her enslaved son. THIS SHOW IS 60 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Karin pursued her training as a playwright at the T. Schreiber Studio and Present Tense Productions, in theater workshops based in New York City and directed by Mick Casale, an instructor of both film and drama at New York University. Her play was given staged readings at the T. Schreiber Studio and the Gene Frankel Theatre. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Emile Aslan Lacheny * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 20, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb In an apocalyptic future, four survivors find themselves in a cave to survive. There, they find something impossible: a little girl protecting a gigantic egg that she claims contains the future of humanity. How will they react to such news where all seems lost? Will they believe? Doubt? Or worse… THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Emile Aslan Lacheny is an award-winning Franco-Turk author, actor, director and producer. He recently graduated from Stella Adler, started his own Theater company focused on immigrants’ stories and translated, produced and starred in a reading of a Ukrainian play called Maïdan Inferno All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Jason Grant * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 13, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 16, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb An ambitious, Millennial couple are pursuing conflicting goals. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Jason Grant co-created theater website offoffonline.com. His theater and film reviews were staples in 15MinutesMagazine.com and Mann About Town, as well as the Scottsdale Progress. Five plays have had showcases in Manhattan. He has been a member of the Workshop Theater Company, Donna DeMatteo’s playwright seminars at HB studios, and a guest member of the Actors Studio Playwright-Director Unit. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Katie Casebolt * * * * FRIDAY Nov. 25, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 26, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Nov. 27, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Eyes on the Flag is a drama about breaking the cycles of abuse from others and yourself after trauma. It’s a story about former lovers coming to head after a dangerous game with one another for justice after a tell-all book of their turbulent relationship is published. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Katie is a fringe, grassroots, in-your-face artist. Educated and emotional; this girl takes tragedy and turns it into compelling comedy. She’s a writer who examines personal tragedy not necessarily through a specific lens, but through a prism of emotions that come from the experience of being and seeing hurt. Katie received her Bachelor of Arts from Wayne State University in Theatre and in Film. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Courtney Christison * * * * WEDNESDAY Dec. 7, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Dec. 9, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Dec. 11, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb In this darkly comedic one-woman play, a daughter takes an overnight bus back to her hometown to hold an intervention + turn her dad into rehab. Addiction, father/daughter relationships, a one-eyed toy poodle named Mr. Darcy, Father’s Day will have you laughing + crying while it explores the depth of family ties + the connection between personal self-esteem + foundational family relationships. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Courtney Christison* is an actor, writer + composer that currently resides in NYC. She received a double BFA in acting + musical theatre from ECU. Favorite roles include Lisa  ‘The God Game’, + Grotilde in ‘Thunderbodies’. Completed works include Mole Town: An Underground Love Story + Wicket Hall Lane. Courtney Christison appears courtesy of the Actor’s Equity Association. www.courtneychristison.com// @courtneychristison. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by R.G. Rader * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 1, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 4, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb In this short play the life of a couple, Michael and Angela, Expanding a period of over 50 years and their relationship with their close friend, Rosa. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. R.G. Rader is a theater director, a co-founder and film director with Nocking Point Productions, Inc., an award-winning playwright and poet and a teacher with over twenty-five years of experience as an actor, playwright, and Associate professor of Literature, Writing, Theater and Acting. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Thomas Bellavigna * * * * FRIDAY Dec. 16, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 18, 2022 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb A horror-dark comedy about the struggles of chasing dreams and how something always holds you back. Inspired by Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett) and Pass Over (Antoinette Nwandu). This play about Faith, Fate, and Family highlights the importance of sacrificing to support others on their journey. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Thomas attended LaGuardia High School for Drama, University at Buffalo for BFA Theater Performance Stella Adler Chekhov Intensive Theater Critic Actor, Director, Playwright, Teacher Born and Raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Began performing with Narrows Community Theater, and eventually Jeff Samaha Productions, before co-founding Deeper Understandings TC to direct Doll’s House Psychologically Reimagined All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* Book and Lyrics by Paul Pecorino Music by David Nehls * * * * MONDAY Oct. 17, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Oct. 21, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb HAD IT BLUE tells the story of The Barman. The Barman is our hero, but a hero flawed. Claiming to be The Barman’s biggest fans, four lovely Goddesses of Fabulosity, The Muses of the Moonshine, take The Barman on a “yellow brick road” journey that could lead our “hero to zero” to a most untimely end. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. As actors, Paul and David tread the boards of the European Stages in Richard O’Briens’ THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Paul as FRANK, David as RIFF RAFF. As composer/lyricist, David has supplied music and lyrics for THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL. Paul most recently starred in RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL Off-Broadway as Sylvia St. Croix. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Meg Flather * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 27, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Oct. 29, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Oct. 30, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Meg thought she knew her irrepressible mother, Becky. When Becky faces dementia, the mother/daughter dynamic is brought to an altogether different level. Frank, moving, and frequently amusing, this original musical will be resonant with anyone caring for a parent. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Meg Flather is an award-winning singer/songwriter/cabaret performer. She has released 8 albums of her original music and has authored 2 books. Meg is also a brand ambassador in the world of shopping television. Meg was born in the Philippines, raised in New England, attended The High School of Music & Art in Harlem, and attended NYU Drama and SUNY. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by James Broderick * * * * WEDNESDAY Nov. 9, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Nov. 11, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Nov. 13, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb The play focuses on a meeting between American poet Emily Dickinson and British author Arthur Conan Doyle, who visits Dickinson in her Amherst home while he’s on a lecture tour of America in the 1880s. The two discuss literature, art, marriage, and immortality (and they solve a mystery along the way.) Though they never actually met, they play explores two very different ways of seeing the world. THIS SHOW IS 35 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. James is a professor of English at New Jersey City University, and the author of several works of non-fiction and fiction. His play, “The Hamlet Experience,” was performed in 2021 as part of the NYTHEATER FESTIVAL. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Brian Sweeney * * * * TUESDAY Dec. 6, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Dec. 9, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 10, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb When a local priest bets and loses the church’s funds on a horse race, he employs a ragtag group of nuns to assist in replenishing the money. Despite having no previous experience, they enter a local bowling tournament in hopes of being crowned champions. With the help of a fellow sister-in-Christ, they learn a lot about bowling, friendship, and the power of faith. THIS SHOW IS 80 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Brian Sweeney is a pianist, composer, and musical director. Favorite credits include Newsies, Dogfight, Les Mis, and Forever Plaid. His original musical Day and Age premiered in 2019 and is currently in development. Brian has also contributed music and lyrics to Turkeys Go On Strike, A Big Bad Wolf Story, and Butterfly. Brian is on faculty at AMDA and is the founder of Sunrise Theatre Company. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* Created by Sarah Katherine Lawless * * * * TUESDAY Dec. 13, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Dec. 14, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Dec. 17, 2022 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Hurry Home is an ever-changing collaborative experience. The gist of it is a piece being created before your very eyes based on a loose interpretation of some Holly gal, with the help of artists who have never heard the songs before and are on stage. This piece is process based, as an existential version of musical chairs and hot potato all in one. THIS SHOW IS 65 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Sarah Katherine Lawless, a Musical Theatre graduate of Boston Conservatory, is a theatre artist based out of NYC. Lawless strives to create all types of art in an intuitive, inclusive, diverse, collaborative, and imaginative world. Credits included Titus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus, and #25 in The Wolves. She has also worked w/ notable directors Otis Sallid, Anne Bogart, Eric Stern, and more All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Austin J Boykin * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 13, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 16, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Three roommates struggle with the end of times as a mysterious virus sweeps the globe. THIS SHOW IS 14 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Austin Jennings Boykin is a NY based actor/writer/comedian. His debut screenplay, “Why Storms Are Named After People”, placed at Austin Film Fest, Big Apple Film Festival, and NY International Screenplay Awards. As a performer, he can be seen in the upcoming FX miniseries “Fleishman Is in Trouble”, HBO’s “The Gilded Age”, and on Amazon’s “Hunters”. Additional credits include: Broadway Comedy Club, YAAAS! Fest, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Tennessee Williams Fest, Williamstown, Shakespeare & Co and MORE! All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Calla Selicious * * * * MONDAY Oct. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 19, 2022 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct 22, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Two twentysomething friends meet at a loft apartment for a day of collaborative Adderall-fueled songwriting. They pursue creative inspiration to little avail and become embroiled instead in conversations about suicide and romantic dissatisfaction, leaving much unsaid about their relationship with each other. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Calla is a university graduate and writer from New York City. She has experience writing reviews, satire, personal essays, and fiction, as well as experience editing for pop culture publications and copywriting for brands. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Schuyler Iona * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 1, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 4, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Julie is a determined businesswoman on a mission to hire the perfect candidate for her company. Marcus is also interviewing for his company’s perfect candidate. Through a series of comedic miscommunications, the two wind up interviewing each other. THIS SHOW IS 20 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Schuyler Iona is a songwriter who performs all original sets on the guitar and piano. She has worked with many Broadway performers and directors including Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, Dear Evan Hansen) as an actress. Her first play “13th Grade Prom” had its premiere at the Chain Theater Festival in Manhattan this summer where it won the audience choice award. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Nicholas Bompart and Stefania Papodopoulos * * * * MONDAY Oct. 24, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 26, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 29, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb A gifted piano prodigy child with ADHD faces problems in school causing an ultimatum of either taking stimulant medication or expulsion, causing a family crisis between his non-American grandparents and American parents. The boy prepares for a piano recital with his supportive teacher, and his grandfather dresses as the tooth fairy and delivers an empowered speech telling him never to change. THIS SHOW IS 70 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Nicholas Bompart is an actor, director, writer and musician from Forest Hills, New York. Acting since age five until the present time; written screenplays which won awards at film festivals nationally and internationally, written plays off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway. Has sang opera at Lincoln Center and poems have been published in anthologies. He is excited at the prospect of this production. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Mikaela Koran * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 20, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb This is a play written in poetic verse about gender exploration. It is an experimental movement piece. THIS SHOW IS 20 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Mikaela is a genderqueer artist who aims to tell stories of underrepresented people. They are a playwright, poet, director, sound designer and mental health advocate who strives to create characters and stories for artists and actors who have never found a story that represents them. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* Book & Music by Jordan Knitzer, Lyrics by Jordan Knitzer and Sarah Rossman * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 10, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 13, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Itching’ For an Itch: The Mosquitical follows Squit, an alcoholic mosquito who quarrels with the moral conundrum of biting humans and her own existence. Why do female mosquitos only live for 40 days? Why do male mosquitos live for 10? Who is this human that she is empathizing with? More importantly, when can she get another drink. This story follows the short existential crisis of a bug. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Jordan Knitzer is a playwright from New York City and 2020 graduate of Northwestern University studying theatre. In 2020, Jordan partnered with AMTP to workshop his family drama musical, People You May Know. His play, Stardust To Stardust, received a staged reading with the Jewish Theatre Ensemble in 2019. At Northwestern, Jordan served as the head writer of the Waa-Mu Show in 2017-2018. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Nicholas Kennedy * * * * MONDAY Dec. 5, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Dec. 9, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 11, 2022 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb This is not your typical dinner party conversation. Two old friends meet up over a meal, only to discover that one of them has a dark secret. Jean Jackets and Red Pandas is a brand-new play, part absurdist part dark comedy. Link to show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xPJ7kCYUBc THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Nicholas Kennedy is a Writer and Director who works in Theatre and Film, his play Jean Jackets and Red Pandas ran for eight performances in a small theatre in Midtown and was very well received. Nick’s goal is reviving the show again on a bigger stage to expose more people to his very story that has come to life by his writing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xPJ7kCYUBc All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Michael Rispoli & Gregg Greenberg * * * * WEDNESDAY Oct. 26, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Oct. 28, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 30, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb JIMMY BRESLIN: HOW TO READ THE NEWSPAPER…BEFORE IT GOES EXTINCT! is a one man show featuring the columns, wit, and wisdom of the legendary tabloid journalist Jimmy Breslin. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. JIMMY BRESLIN: HOW TO READ THE NEWSPAPER…BEFORE IT GOES EXTINCT! is a one man show featuring the columns, wit, and wisdom of the legendary tabloid journalist Jimmy Breslin. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Edoardo Tesio * Music by Olivia Amicangioli * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 15, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Dec. 17, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Dec. 18, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Spring has arrived at La Belle Époque, a sumptuous villa. Four Queendoms of flowers are rising in its yard. Each Queen wants more land for her Queendom. Strategy and betrayal are at the core of the fight to rule La Belle Époque. Big pop musical numbers build the world of the show, where comedy meets a sour truth of our world. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Edoardo Tesio is a New York based playwright, director, and performer. His shows combine stories about the fragility of human emotions set in out of the ordinary worlds to pop musical numbers that build the universes of the plays. Fresh from his studies at Tisch, Edoardo has self-produced five original theatre shows and is in the process of starting a theatre company, the Company della Luna. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Robert Cantillon * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 13, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 16, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb “Friend” Johnny and Devilish Dan split a raucous night between Hell and a Moe’s Southwest Grill. Their chaotic, frat boy behavior slowly gives way to a far darker predicament looming beneath the facade. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Robert Cantillon is a playwright, poet, author and songwriter from Southington, CT. He is currently an undergraduate student in the Dramatic Writing Program at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. His fiction has been featured by Two Sisters Writing and Free Spirit, his poetry has been published by Wingless Dreamer, and his music is available on Spotify and Apple Music. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Ava Lee Dell’Aquila * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 20, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Early October 1943 (WWII Era). A secluded lake just outside of a small town in upstate New York. It’s around 9pm. Two strangers become acquainted and take in the beauty of the familiarity of the lake and night sky and the unfamiliarity of each other. Life and moments sometimes don’t need to be filled with chatter. Silence speaks louder than words and can change a person. THIS SHOW IS 20 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Ava Lee Dell’Aquila is a proud graduate of CAP21/Molloy College where she obtained her BFA in Musical Theatre. Ava Lee is overjoyed to continue her passion of spreading joy, love, and laughter to audiences and artists across the globe, especially with her writing! And as she loves to quote her favorite musical, “Let Me Entertain You!” All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Charles II * * * * MONDAY Nov. 28, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Dec, 2, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 4, 2022 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Combining classical 18th century restoration language with Blackness, “Lotus, and the Unlikely Crew” is a full-length epic-tragedy about a group of captured Africans, who hijack a ship and become pirates, who instead of hunting for gold, are out to intercept slave ships and free the people in the middle of the transatlantic slave trade. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. A playwright, and actor from Dallas, Texas. Charles II studied at a Historical Black College University as well as classically in Europe. He is also an educator in New York City. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Reese Cooper * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 29, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Dec. 2, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 9 PM * * * Blurb Chicago Illinoi, 2019. Medea, a young wife trying to maneuver her way through a crumbling modern relationship. Betrayal has a way of bringing out the most sinister sides to humanity. After her husband does the unspeakable, Medea seeks revenge, and inner freedom from painful love. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Reese Cooper is a current playwrighting student at Marymount Manhattan College. Over the course of four years, she has written a large collection of tragedies, and hopes to bring them to life onstage. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Angelica Guarino * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 29, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Nov. 30, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb When a high-profile talent manager is found dead in his LA office as the result of an unfortunate “Emmy award falling off a shelf and directly onto his head” incident, detectives aren’t convinced that this is the full story behind Peter Grant’s death. Surrounded by people either monetarily or emotionally indebted to him, Peter wasn’t short of frenemies who might’ve had murderous intentions. THIS SHOW IS 85 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Angelica Guarino is a female-identifying, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent playwright. Her short play, “9 Minutes”, was produced in September 2021 in Garrison, New York as part of the AERY Theater Company’s “20 Plays Under 20 Minutes” Festival. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Film and Television from Boston University. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Stephanie Kallos * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 20, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two British soldiers forge a deep friendship in an unusual setting on a bitterly cold night in 1917. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Stephanie Kallos spent twenty years in the theater as an actor/teacher before turning her attention to writing. She is the published author of three novels plus several essays and works of short fiction. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Ry Armstrong * * * * TUESDAY Oct. 11, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Oct. 14, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb NEGLECT is a story of survival, love, and the unending pursuit of joy in the worst of circumstances. The first part of the show is a memory play based in 1939 Germany as the atrocities attributed to the Second World War began. The second part takes place in real time, but 48 years later in rural Missouri showing our main character towards the end of his life. THIS SHOW IS 55 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Ry Armstrong (they // she // he) is an American, genderqueer artist who was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by nature and the arts. Credits include Off-Broadway – Pete the Cat, Orphans & Outsiders) & HBO’s The Gilded Age. @ryontheryse – ryarmstrong.co. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Erin Moughon* * * * MONDAY Oct. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 19, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Leah wakes up on a subway car with a hangover with a stranger Holly. However, Holly tells Leah that they aren’t really on a train, and she’s not safe. THIS SHOW IS 1O MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Erin Moughon-Smith is a playwright and teacher based in New York City. She is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild and an Arthur Miller Fellow. Some of her short plays can be found in several editions of The Best Ten Minute Plays edited by Lawrence Harbison and two of her monologues about teaching can be found in Voices of America Vol 1 and 3 edited by Mike Lesser of the Playground Experiment. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by David Allard * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 8, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 10, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 11, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Verónica, a conservative widow from Buenos Aires, discovers what truly matters in life when she discovers that her son Daniel is queer during Argentina’s Dirty War. THIS SHOW IS 80 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. This is David Allard’s first play. He spent many years working in both politics and education.  He has also acted in several off Broadway and off off-Broadway productions.  The intention of a great deal of his writing is to bring a queer narrative to life during different points in history. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Michelle Giusto * * * * WEDNESDAY Oct. 19, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Oct. 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb E finds himself in Purgatory, unable to remember the details of his life or death. His “transitional agent”, Mildred O. Purgatory, assigns him his penance. After leaving a woman on her death bed while drunk driving, he is to fulfill her dying wish by helping her son find his soulmate and fall in love. As he does, he discovers more about himself, love, and humanity. THIS SHOW IS 30 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Dr. Michelle Giusto is a teacher and writer. Her previous works include a variety of shorts that have been performed live in New York as well as national and international virtual festivals. In addition to her writing, Michelle teaches fourth grade and has earned a doctorate in Educational Psychology. She lives in Levittown, NY with her husband, Stephen, and her children, Maria and Vincent. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Chloe Selavka * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 27, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 29, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 30, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Willa and Emory, two girls with wildly different outlooks on life and love, begin a relationship fraught with unconditional love and unmanageable issues. Written for those who could have given up, but didn’t and those who should have given up, but couldn’t. It has mentions and themes of suicide and discussions of severe anxiety and self harm. THIS SHOW IS 30 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Chloe Selavka (she/they) is located in New York City, and currently studying playwriting and directing at Marymount Manhattan College. Their play PHASES won second place in Clocktower Players short play competition and a scholastic gold key. She writes stories for queer people, sad people, and those who need to laugh. She believes genuine stories are the path to a gentler world. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Randal McHaney * * * * TUESDAY Oct. 25, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Oct. 28, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 29, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb In Prairie Fire Randal McHaney explores the intersection between two teenage boys and the self-delusion of a spiritual leader in a small West Texas town. The trajectory quickly becomes deadly for Doug, who is just at the beginning of self-discovery. Jimmy, his best friend, and Jimmy’s mother Darlene and Bea an older woman with her own demons all defend him against the town, but at what cost. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Randal McHaney’s plays include Fabrics, Pay for Love, Texas Gothic, Frankie, Wastland Texas, Stay Calm. The Quilt produced at Roy Arias Studios, Ruminations produced at HB Studio, Cracks at HB Studio. Randal is a member of the Dramatist Guild, and K/Q Playwrights in NYC. Randal grew up in West Texas and has a BS from Rutgers University and studied playwrighting at HB Studio. He lives in NYC. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

*Book and Lyrics by Jamie Buxton  Music by Pablo Concha * * * * TUESDAY Dec. 13, 2022 6:15 PM FRIDAY Dec. 16, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb QUILLÉN is the story of an eleven-year-old Chilean boy who goes on an Alice in Wonderland-like quest to find his father, recently deceased, through a magical world of Chilean myths. Full of adventure, exciting characters, fantastic music, and exciting Chilean and Mapuche mythology, QUILLÉN is sure to delight and touch the hearts of young and old alike. THIS SHOW IS 85 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. PABLO CONCHA (Composer) is a Chilean musician, composer, and educator with experience in acting. He graduated from Universidad Mayor (Santiago, Chile) and received his MFA from NYU Tisch’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. JAMIE BUXTON (Book/Lyrics) is a musical theatre writer, performer, and educator. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Noah Connor * * * * WEDNESDAY Nov. 9, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Nov. 11, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Nov. 13, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb “When Cooper, in his search for an idealized relationship following a difficult breakup, moves in with RJ, a voice over artist and self described “laid back lesbian control freak”, he is thrust into a modern world of transactional relationships, a far cry from the 1960’s values he idolizes. Working through severe feelings of isolation, Cooper attempts to find and keep those he cares about close, often to his own detriment.” THIS SHOW IS 40 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Noah is a current NYU Tisch drama student born in Southern California, residing in East Harlem. In his work he focuses on many stories reflective of his personal identity as a gay man. He uses his stories to provide a place of conversation humanity and empathy as a window into a very specific world. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Cornelius Boeder * * * * MONDAY Nov. 21, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Nov. 26, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 27, 2022 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Casper is severely depressed when he meets Cleo, a girl who just might be his reason to stay alive. As her morbid curiosities become stronger, he must navigate between his morality and his need for her. A mildly absurdist meditation on being alive vs merely surviving. THIS SHOW IS 80 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Mostly I am an actor, writer, and composer. Originally from Frankfurt, Germany but I studied acting at Vancouver Acting School as well The Lee Strasberg Institute here in New York. I just finished shooting my latest script “Fog Around August” and I’m now trying to get back to the theatre world and produce my first original play. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Brandon Darcel  & Anastasia Webb* * * * THURSDAY Oct. 27, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Oct. 29, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Oct. 30, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb What’s the opposite of your life flashing before your eyes? Your future flashing before your eyes?  Arnold sits in his apartment, staring at the dam outside his window, waiting for what he’s sure is the apocalypse. His future, past, and everything that could have been condense before him as he contemplates what comes next. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Brandon Darcel and Anastasia Webb are multi-hyphenate theatre artists and longtime collaborators. Together they worked together to create the solo show SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT with Anastasia acting as Co-writer and Director and Brandon as Co-writer and performer. They take pride in creating innovative theatrical works that push the audience experience in new directions. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Monique Ezeh * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 10, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 13, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Nica and Lytzy are two women who keep crossing paths in different lifetimes. Sic Transit follows the two through different time periods and different personas, all confined in the liminality of public transit. THIS SHOW IS 25 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Monique Ezeh is a writer from Macon, GA. She is in her final year at NYU, studying politics, journalism, and creative writing. Her writing is greatly informed by her background in poetry and nonfiction, and generally explores themes of identity and the interconnectedness of the human condition. Monique’s work has been published in several publications, though this is her first play production. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Scott Raven Tarazevits * * * * WEDNESDAY Nov. 23, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Nov. 25, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Nov. 27, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb 6 Piece Chicken Extra Sides of Mom Dad and Me is a collection of performance poems from poet Scottt Raven combining elements of theater, stand-up, storytelling & improvisation centered around which came firsts, why cross roads, what’s on other sides and other “eggs-istential” questions. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Scottt Raven is the author of +200 sonnets or Sconnettts, Sports Stories, The Everything Bagel and The Polygons. Co-founder of Mayhem Poets, a travelling trio of spoken word artists appearing in schools, theaters & colleges around the world. In addition to caring for over 40 plants and a cat named Vanna White with his wife, Scottt also hosts open mics, runs a storytelling series, holds intergenerational workshops and teaches poetry, theater and drama in the Bronx. #scotttraven for more. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Ethan Edwards * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A conversation between two people on Rockaway beach proves to be less innocuous than it initially appears. THIS SHOW IS 12 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Ethan is a filmmaker, and playwright living in New York City. His plays have been featured in the Chain Theatre One-Act Festival, the Corvus Review, and the SOOP Theatre One-Act Festival. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Kevin Hobaichan * * * * TUESDAY Nov. 22, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Nov. 25, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 26, 2022 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb A character who suffers from the loss of their brother experiences the 5 stages of Grief, but with each stage being represented by a character. THIS SHOW IS 75 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. I’m a genderqueer actor, writer and director from Queens, New York who is a child of immigrant parents from the Caribbean. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Georgia A Evans * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 1, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 4, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb One night while babysitting Angie starts to realize that her 11-year-old friend Bruce might have more in common with her than she thinks. What appears to be a silly, misguided crush may turn out to be something else entirely. This is a story about trust and support across varying identities. THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Georgia Evans (she/her) she is studing at NYU TISCH Drama. She has spent the past year working on productions around the city as well as upper-level student projects at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School. When she’s not playwrighting she enjoys directing, performing, and altering people’s pants. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Joseph Vitale * * * * WEDNESDAY Oct. 12, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Sunset Park is about aging and coming to terms with change. It takes place in a public park over the course of one year and follows three sets of interlocking characters and story lines. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Joseph Vitale, a finalist for the 2020 Woodward-Newman drama prize and a semi-finalist for the 2012 Eugene O’Neill Theater/National Playwrights Conference, is the author of many plays, including Dragons in the Crease, which was performed at New York’s Hudson Guild Theater in 2019 as part of the New York Theater Festival’s Spring/Summer 2019. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Carson Kelley * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 13, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 16, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Millennial New Yorkers Jonathan and Suz sit down for dinner at home, lightly sparring with well-worn sarcasm so deep even they can’t tell what’s serious and what’s a joke. This is all well and good, until Jonathan suggests they sweeten the greens. You know, like his ex used to do. THIS SHOW IS 12 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Carson Kelley is a New York based writer and multi-hyphenate artist. After years of working across disciplines in music, fashion, and performance, Kelley has dedicated his focus on writing for stage and film. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Sarah Helena * * * * WEDNESDAY Oct. 26, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Oct. 28, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 30, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb BLURB: In what seems to be a mental hospital, one patient is convinced he is a prophet, and his nurse is the angel sent to guide him. And he might just be right. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Sarah Helena is a NYC-based writer and master of all trades. her other plays include “Pretty Thing (and her men) & November Blues. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by A. B. Wisely * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 20, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 8:30 PM Blurb The Accountant is carried through life by a monotone current of boredom, work, and a little too much to drink at night until, one day, an unlikely encounter with a dead woman whom he just ran over with his car, forces him to take a closer look at the questionable life choices he has made up until now. THIS PLAY IS 11 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN Equity Member appearing with permission of Actor’s Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract Content Warning! This play contains strong language which may be offensive to some viewers and / or inappropriate for children. It also contains scenes/description of trauma and abuse which may be triggering. The content in the play is intended for mature audiences only. Viewers’ discretion advised. PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. When, alongside her analytical role at Nasdaq, A.B. was asked to start writing news segments for the company’s talk show, she discovered that the world of words made much more sense to her than world of numbers ever could. These days she spends her time uncovering the mysteries that words so generously continue to bring, hoping to, maybe, also brighten someone’s day along the way. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Zoe Lindeman * * * * MONDAY Nov. 7, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Nov. 11, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 13, 2022 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Penny and Greg figure out what lie beyond the aftermath of modern dating and decide if keeping each other around is what’s best for them. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Zoe is a  22 year old playwriting and acting student at Hunter College. She has been writing plays for the past 5 years but this is the first time/piece she feels is ready for the public eye. She is hoping to pursue a career in acting and playwriting in the future. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Jonathon Lynch * * * * WEDNESDAY Nov. 16, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Nov. 18, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Modern life sucks! Why can’t it be as perfect as Baroque music? That’s what BAROQUE CYCLE’s star thinks. She’s a soprano who’s dealing with chaos around her by viewing life through a Baroque music lens. Will her attempts at perfection succeed? Or is she just making things worse? This fast-moving, comic, one-woman, one-act musical theatre song cycle is inspired by 18th century music conventions. THIS SHOW IS 40 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. JONATHON LYNCH wrote THE TURING TEST (Lincoln Center & Gallery Players), and music for SLAM! (Soundbites festival 2013 finalist), NewB (web series), and ¡CANTA! SONGS FOR LEARNING SPANISH (album). He was the music director for MICRO-FACE (NPR’s Planet Money), and assistant music director for FINDING NEVERLAND (NY workshop). An alum of Northwestern & the BMI Workshop, Jonathon is faculty at AMDA. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Annie Hendy * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 1, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Dec. 4, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Lizzy Stephens has only had sex with one man, her husband, but after a decade of marriage it sadly ends. Lizzy learns that unless she gets an annulment (proving her marriage was invalid) in the church’s eyes she’s a big fat sinner. Not wanting to annul her marriage, she decides to go against her Catholic upbringing and sin. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Annie Hendy is a writer and actress. Her award-winning play, “The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Sex” played around the country to sold out audiences and was later produced by Garry Marshall. She has sold TV and film projects to major studios and networks. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Stephen Fruchtman * * * * MONDAY Oct. 10, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 12, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb The Cohens in Covid depicts three generations of men in a Jewish family at the height of the first wave. Mo, unobservant, is sheltering in a one-bedroom Manhattan apartment with his lapsed Grandpa Avram. Binyamin, Mo’s dad, is a Covid-denying Orthodox Brooklyn rabbi. Mo is dating Aliyah, a Black woman who left the city for her Quaker family’s Long Island home, and fears how his family will react. THIS SHOW IS 85 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Stephen Fruchtman started writing plays in lieu of papers in 8th grade biology. They studied Dramatic Writing with a concentration in Playwriting at NYU. They have worked and trained with the LAByrinth, Farm, and Ghost Light Theater Companies. They are currently working toward earning their MFA in Playwriting from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Sophie Thomason * * * * WEDNESDAY Dec. 14, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Dec. 16, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Dec. 18, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb In an empty Park Slope apartment, Reagan, a ballerina near the end of her career, and Adam, her former dance professor and soon-to-be boss, meet for the first time since Adam’s shameful resignation from the college dance program. THIS SHOW IS 45 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Sophie Thomason is an Angeleno-turned-New Yorker and a graduate of USC’s schools Dramatic and Cinematic Arts. As an actress, comedy writer, and choreographer, she regularly creates for theatre, film, and music videos. She’s worked with Pacific Resident Theatre, the British American Drama Academy, New York Musical Festival, and Center Theatre Group and is currently editing a sitcom writer’s memoir. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Natasha Cobb * * * * MONDAY Oct. 17, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 19, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Faced with her own biases towards people suffering from a mental illness a woman never imagines that people close to her could be suffering without her realizing it. THIS SHOW IS 20 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Natasha Cobb is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She has written, directed, and produced several short plays in a number of theater festivals in NYC. She also writes short stories and has a podcast called Black Bipolar Female. It is a fictionalized account of her life living with bipolar disorder. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by AJ Jackson * * * * MONDAY Dec. 12, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Dec. 14, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 17, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb As news of the King’s unexpected death spreads, his daughter (General Baraka) must fight to find the truth behind his death before Brick City crowns its new leader. Can this warrior take on the men who rule and the Kingdom that created her, or will she perish like her father? This Urban American Political Thriller is a punch to the brain that takes you on a mind-bending journey of Power & Revenge THIS SHOW IS 85 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. THIS IS THE PLAYWRIGHT’S BIOGRAPHY All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Ciana Proto & Haley Pilkington * * * * WEDNESDAY Nov. 16, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Nov. 18, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb The Goddess Project is a story about two young women, writing a show that features Greek Goddesses and original music. Throughout, their reality and the world of the play start to blend as the myths highlight the varied experiences that exist in femininity. As the girls are influenced by the Goddesses, conflict arises, revealing the deeper issues within their friendship. THIS SHOW IS 50 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Ciana Proto and Haley Pilkington are a writing/ performing duo, telling stories of femininity and strength through music and mythology, armed with a collection of original songs based on Greek Goddesses, they have written a meta-theatrical rock concert in a play. The music has been performed in multiple states in the US and they look forward to sharing the project in its totality. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Joseph DiMona * * * * THURSDAY Oct. 13, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Oct. 15, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Oct. 16, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb The Great Divide is set in 1961-62 in New York City and Southern California and points in between. It is an homage to the ethos of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. The characters travel across the country by car, searching for salvation of sorts and running from problems they can’t seem to escape. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Joe DiMona has been a music industry lawyer at BMI for over thirty years and currently works on climate change laws; he has written two plays since leaving BMI in 2019; born and raised in Manhattan and living since 1992 in Hastings-on-Hudson. Has two children in the arts now living in Los Angeles, who were both musical theater stars at Broadway Training Center in Hastings. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Julia Elizabeth Cramer * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 17, 2022 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Nov. 19, 2022 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb At a private boarding school, a trio of pretentious intellectuals find themselves flung together by circumstance (and rooming configurations). The Green Mustang tells the tale of the first semester at school shared by the “friends,” whose underlying hate and resentment for each other steadily pushes the limits of their friendship and leads them, inevitably, to tragedy. THIS SHOW IS 60 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Julia is an author who has been published in two online literary magazines (The Parenthetical and The Ellipses) and had a short play produced in the Bryant Park Reading Room at the Writopia Labs Worldwide Plays Festival. This fall, she is running a weekly creative writing class in Queens for children from grades 6 to 8. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Victor Cuenca * * * * WEDNESDAY Oct. 19, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Oct. 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 23, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Two brothers struggling to keep up with one another both literally and figuratively. THIS SHOW IS 30 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Victor Cuenca is a writer, director and actor. Some of his writing pieces have been workshopped under the tutelage of Lyle Kessler. Previous theatre credits include well known productions of Pvt Wars, Waiting for Lefty, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and many others. He can be followed at @mistervicman. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Candy O’Connor * * * * WEDNESDAY Nov. 30, 2022 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY Dec. 2, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Dec 4, 2022 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A mystery surrounding a death. A detective determined to find the answers. A woman may have the key if he’s willing to play her game. THIS SHOW IS 30 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE ACT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER ONE ACT WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Candy has been writing for about 5 yrs. She has written 2 award winning produced film shorts, 2 play shorts, 2 feature screenplays and a book. Her screenplays have made the finals and semi-finals of several competitions including Fresh Voices, Outstanding SP Shorts, Cinemastreet, Women’s Short SP Comp. and Manhattan Short Comp. Before writing, she sang opera in Europe & was on B’way in several shows. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Carly and Kyle Mazer * * * * MONDAY Nov. 28, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Nov. 30, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb The S.S. Cancelled is a comedic musical about a high school boy who gets cancelled at his own funeral and, instead of going to Heaven, is forced to board the ship for cancelled souls that’ll carry him to Hell along with some of history’s worst. As Neil works to right his legacy and pledge his love to his best friend, he learns how to be a better person…should he be given the chance to do so! THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Carly and Kyle Mazer have been working together since their two-person living room production of Fiddler on The Roof when they were barely toddlers. Carly went to Northwestern for a degree in Musical Theater, Kyle went to Yale for a degree in English, and now, thanks to the pandemic locking them together, they’ve combined forces to bring finish melding their creative voice into one! All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Bryan Jager * * * * MONDAY Nov. 21, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Nov. 23, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 26, 2022 @ 6:45 PM PM * * * Blurb A rock star, a genius director, a web-slinging hero, and 80 million dollars; what could possibly go wrong? The story of the greatest flop in Broadway history comes home to New York to turn off the dark again… then turn it on… then just sort of flick it on and off again. THIS SHOW IS 70 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Bryan Jager is an actor/ writer/ director/ artist/ human currently based in Orlando, Florida. As a writer, his work includes OH HI, JOHNNY! THE ROOMSICAL PARODY (Winner- Most Innovative Musical, Chicago Musical Theatre Festival 2019, Nominated- Best Book), MEAN GAYS (Patron’s Pick- Orlando Fringe 2019), and THE COMPLETE WORKS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Abridged), (Patron’s Pick- Orlando Fringe 2022). All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* Book and Lyrics by Sophie Boyce Music by Matt Graham * * * * THURSDAY Nov. 10, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Nov. 12, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 13, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Larry and Lindsey plan to have ‘The Talk’ with their teenage daughter. But as she delights in flustering them and throwing them wildly off script, it becomes clear it is they who need to have the talk… about their own suffering sex life. THIS SHOW IS 19 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bios.   Sophie Boyce A librettist/lyricist from England, starting out her career in the Writers Room of the BAFTA-Award-Winning tv series ‘Skins’, before founding the UK-based Musical Theatre company ‘Spirit YPC’, which has drawn over 100 million viewers to their MT performances. In recent years Sophie has dedicated herself entirely to writing musical theatre and is studying MT Writing on the NYU Graduate Program.   Matt Graham Is a Canadian Musical Theatre artist currently living in NYC! Matt is currently pursuing an MFA in musical theatre writing at NYU Tisch, has been working in musical theatre for over ten years. Credits include music direction of Hedwig and The Angry Inch and productions of his original musicals “Almost Heroes” and “Marnie Day”.  Enjoy the show! All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Minh-Anh Day * * * * TUESDAY Oct. 18, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 19, 2022 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Moments after the closing lines of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the apparent “happy ending” starts to unravel. THIS SHOW IS 75 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Minh-Anh Day is an actor, playwright, and filmmaker. Previous theater credits include Wolf Play (Elliot Norton nomination) with Company One, Equity (Isle of Shoals), Pericles, Twelfth Night (Stanford Shakespeare Company). Film: Free Guy (starring Ryan Reynolds). His plays have been workshopped by the Actors’ Shakespeare Project and the Komm Collective. Education: NTI and Stanford University. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Hope Ward * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 15, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 17, 2022 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Dec. 18, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb “To All the Black Girls Who’ve Waited” is a choreopoem piece; a selection of poetry intended to be performed dramatically. It tackles the complexities of Black womanhood through language and movement. THIS SHOW IS 40 MINUTES LONG   PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Hope Ward is an Actor, poet, choreopoet and a second year PhD student in a media art and text program. Her work as an actor, writer, and academic recognizes and is derived through the synonymity of Black Feminism and universal humanity. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Marshall Evan McGuire * * * * MONDAY Dec. 5, 2022 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY Dec. 7, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 10, 2022 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb On Mikki and Addie’s 10th anniversary, Addie invites her siblings and their respective partners over for drinks. Wounds grow deeper as one person in each relationship discovers the other was or is unfaithful. This play examines one’s identity in a relationship — oftentimes we forget that race, gender, class, and interpersonal experience play a pivotal role in our connection to another human being THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Zoe-Isabella (she/her) is an actor/director/playwright. She graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts this Spring. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Caitland Winsett * * * * FRIDAY Oct. 21, 2022 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY Oct. 22, 2022 @ 9 PM * * * Blurb Claire, Tony, and Max are living in a government-run facility with no authorities that is under 24-hour surveillance. They follow a strict set of rules because the unknown consequences of defying them are terrifying. But, these rules are starting to feel constricting. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Caitland is a playwright from Memphis, TN with a BA from the University of Virginia. Her plays Butterfly, Door Knock, and Mr. Pinky have previously been produced. Watch Me is her passion project of many years, and it brings her great joy every time someone new experiences it. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Jose Alvarez * * * * MONDAY Nov.14, 2022 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Nov. 18, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY Nov. 20, 2022 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Based on the controversial poet’s oft-neglected collection of letters and journal entries, the Play begins with a series of conversations between Bryon and his valet, Bill Fletcher, as they pack for their exile to Greece; and as the night progresses their discussions get more heated, and the sadomasochistic nature of their role-playing relationship is exposed. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. The filmmaker behind the ‘instant cult classic’ queer horror movie “Killer Unicorn” and MA graduate from NYU in Experimental Humanities focusing on translation, 19th century romanticism and queer studies. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »

* by Viraj Shriwardhankar * * * * THURSDAY Dec. 1, 2022 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY Dec. 4, 2022 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb David and Shelley just want Jason to find love. They set up on a blind date for him with Emma. They want to make sure it goes well and will cross a lot of boundaries to make sure it happens. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER SHORT PLAYS WITHIN A 90 MINUTE TIME SPAN PURCHASE TICKETS » Bio. Viraj Shriwardhankar, is a grad of Wagner College, w/ a BA in Theatre Performance. While he mainly looks at himself as a performer, he has found other interests, including writing, over the past few years. He has submitted this play to a student run one acts festival, but it was declined over being too popular. All Shows at the LATEA THEATER »