SHOWS BY NAME 2017 FALL/WINTER FESTIVAL

      A PHILOSOPHICAL PROTEST      by Camilla Crawford   January 5, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 6, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 8,  2017 @ 8:30PM  A Philosophical Protest revolves around a stereotypical businessman who happens upon a woman named Phoebe in the midst of her staging a protest against God. After a short interaction, Phoebe manages to convince the man to join her. The pair find themselves igniting discussions about love, loss, depression, God and simply being alive. Secrets are revealed, and a beautiful friendship is formed.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2721609

    A ROUGH NIGHT     by William N. Blake   February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 26,  2017 @ 8:30PM    What’s a couple of empty nesters to do at 3AM on a Saturday night? Phone old friends? Order a pizza? Debate the subtle philosophical nuances of justice vs. mercy? A lifetime together is distilled down to a choice between redemption and retribution – but for whom, and at what cost?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2778010

    AKIDJANE     BIRTH OF A QUEENDOM     by Kerby Marcelin   January 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 28, 2017 @ 8:30     Jan. 29,  2017 @ 1PM – Sun.   AkidJane brings to light the often shadowed likeness of the east and the west through the tales of two young women , Akida (the East) and Jane (the West) fueled with passion to defeat their male oppressors.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2721089

      AND THIS IS HOW YOU     BREAK MY HEART     by Jelani Cornick   January 3, 2017 @ 9PM       January 4, 2017 @ 6:15PM     Jan 7, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat.         All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2716561

      ARROWHEAD      by Jackson Teeley   February 7, 2017 @ 9PM       February 8, 2017 @ 6:15PM     Feb 11,  2017 @ 6PM – Sat. Inside the cozy and tuneful world of Arrowhead Cafe, the ups, downs and inevitable complications of modern love can be uncovered over a simple cup of coffee. Throughout the course of a day, the cafe plays host to a myriad of vignettes and moments that spotlight the inner musical fantasies of the lovesick millennials that filter through the shop.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2727271

    ASKING A HUMAN     by Bill Blechingberg    February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 26,  2017 @ 8:30PM    When God and his most trusted Angel are creatively stumped in worldly design, they decided to   resort to drastic measures by asking the advice of a human.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2844722

    BETWEEN US   The Secret Life of Edith Wharton     by Jean Burton Walker   February 28, 2017 @ 9PM       March 1, 2017 @ 6:15PM      March 4, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat.     A spell-binding solo-show about a dazzling Belle-Époque woman of great courage and compassion who flees society’s shackles. Through wickedly-funny and heart-breaking flashbacks, Edith Wharton reveals her sexless marriage, her vibrator clinic confinement, her perfidious lover and how, through her understanding of the human heart, she became one of our most famous and cherished authors.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2766201

  BLAIR     by Gayther Myers   January 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 13, 2017 @ 9PM     Jan. 15,  2017 @ 3:30PM – SUN.   A rich old man, not a family man, summons his children to offer apologies and give them their inheritance. A daughter he does not acknowledge shows up to make her claim.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717929

      BOXED WITH THE ENEMY     by Grace Wolcott and     Jordon Waters   January 26, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 27, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 29,  2017 @ 8:30PM Ever had a conversation with the inner voice that can plague your daily life? Dr. J would like to introduce you, with the help of her groundbreaking medication. Let the combined poetry of Dance, Clowning and Acapella Landscapes be the key to the rabbit hole where your own enemy may await. Doubt, Distraction and Judgement may be your guides   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2750213

       CLUB IF     by John De Benedetto   February 2, 2017 @ 9PM       Feb. 4, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat.     Feb. 5,  2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Welcome to Paradise!  Club If is a tropical resort where guests are encouraged to shed their inhibitions. Nate thinks this is the perfect place for his friend Eric to get over the break-up with his boyfriend.  Eric resists at first but then falls for Oliver.  But Oliver has a secret.  Will Eric find love?  Book a stay and find out!   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2770825

    D.O.C     by Bruce Buschel   February 6, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 10, 2017 @ 9PM     Feb. 12, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun.   Prentiss Jones III makes a deal with Ronnie, the prison cook, to trade   medicine for food. Things go wrong. Ronnie turns out to be Prentiss’s   nemesis as well as guardian. Like the  incarcerated men it portrays,   D.O.C is one tough cynical, comical and poetic piece of work.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2727265  

     DAY AND AGE     by Brian Sweeney and     Tiffany Smalls     February 23, 2017 @ 9PM       Feb. 25, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat.     Feb. 26,  2017 @ 6PM – Sun.    In this coming-of-age drama, eight high school friends reunite, only to discover that growing up is nothing like they imagined.  Together again for the first time in seven years, they share their struggles with falling in and out of love, discovering their place in the world, and finding the courage to chase after what they want most.       All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2778077

    DRAGON SLAYER     by Anthony R. Scialli   January 9, 2017 @ 9PM       January 11, 2017 @ 9PM     Jan 14, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.   January 18, 2017 @ 9PM   Jan.21, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.       Lenny wants to get his show on Broadway and he’ll do it even if it costs   him everything.  Can a character from his musical and the girl of his   dreams team up to save him from himself?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717927

  EMERALD EYES   by Josh Brady   January 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 14, 2017 @ 8:30PM Jan 15, 2017 @ 1PM – Sun.     Loosely inspired by the characters and themes of The Wizard of Oz;     Two patients in a mental hospital are weighed down by inner   demons threatening to destroy their hearts and minds. When a   young boy arrives, they are forced to examine their place in   the world, what makes them human, and   what it means to have a home.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/   To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717933

    EMERSON AT BIGMART      by Hope Weiner   January 5, 2017 @ 9PM       Jan. 7, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.     Jan 8, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun.         All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717633

  FAMILY BUSINESS     by Alicia Foxworth   February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM       Febraury 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 5,  2017 @ 8:30PM   It is July in 1833 and just days before the Independence celebration in Kellington, New York. Bartholomew Windley learns that he is finally emancipated, thanks to his good friend Madison Fox. But Madisons uncle, the Mayor Eamon Fox has different ideas about the impact of letting the enslaved go free. Thus, begins the unraveling of the family’s lucrative business.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2729620

      FAMILY PICNIC     by Natalie Johnson   February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 5,  2017 @ 8:30PM  One sunny day, one jolly family decides to picnic on a grassy, green knoll under a bright and smiling sun. Mom brought her gluten-free fried chicken, and Timmy brought his gun. Everything is fine. Yup. Everything is perfect.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets    http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2766333

FOXHOLE   by Dave Sweeney   February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 5,  2017 @ 8:30PM    Foxhole is about 2 guys co-inhabitating an apartment and driving each other nuts. Each has their own agenda which appears throughout the course of the play. By the end it’s clear to see that these two shouldn’t share the same foxhole although they do have a lot in common whether they know it or not. It should be funny!     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2766306

    FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY     by Julian Rosenthal   February 2, 2017 @ 9PM       Feb. 4, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat.     Feb. 5,  2017 @ 6PM – Sun.  This dark comedy set in the docks of East Brooklyn follows a modern man stuck in the very traditional world of organized crime. After being commanded to “whack” a troublesome gambler, he is forced to make the difficult choice between self-respect and the respect of his family, somehow losing much of both along the way.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2770740

      HAPPILY: THE MUSICAL     Music and Lyrics by Sean P Pallatroni      Book by Olivia Perrone    February 21, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 25, 2017 @ 8:30PM     Feb. 26,  2017 @ 1PM – Sun.    “Happily Ever High School is the #1 preparatory academy for fairy tale youth. Students are sorted into storybook roles at the beginning of their education, with the expectation that they will become royalty when they graduate. Unfortunately, as graduation approaches, the seniors begin to realize that the key to happiness isn’t found at the end of a storybook.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2777208

    HEALING FRACTURES     by Monica Meaux Hope   January 12, 2017 @ 9PM       January 14, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat.     January 15. 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Monica Meaux Hope is a single woman of a certain age. A talented   writer and singer, she’s faced frustrations as an artist, not helped by   the suffocating cloak of lingering childhood traumas, and the hurts of   life challenges we all get fractured by. Her deeply personal   revelations seek to connect everyone’s struggle to heal past wounds   and reclaim inner joy.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets     http://m.bpt.me/event/2717453

      HOLE IN THE WALL     by Montana Rock   January 30, 2017 @ 9PM       February 1, 2017 @ 9PM      Feb. 4, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.     Richie and Nick have found a deal too good to be true. Fix up a rundown   apartment, live rent free. However while cleaning, they find something   else too good to be true…something they don’t understand…and something   they ‘re still willing to use.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2750329  

    HOW WAS IT FOR YOU     by Lauren Mui   February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 5,  2017 @ 8:30PM    Most of us have been there. The glance from our barista, the embrace from a ‘friend,’ the spontaneous kiss after a first meeting – that energy when two attracting sparks graze a potential flame. And what happens when they ignite a forest fire without warning, without expectation? Who will run and who will want to endure the heat?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2766398 

    I AM IRISH     by Rick Charles Mueller   February 21, 2017 @ 9PM February 22, 2017 @ 9PM  Feb 25, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.     Fifteen-year old Sean from Brooklyn, mentally challenged, mixed blood, is forced to move to rural Ireland into the custody of his grandfather.   His cousin, a  seventeen year poet, struggling to be gay,   and he bond,  and attempt to help their crusty old, perhaps alcoholic Grumpy see   his own light as  a certain secret, which can destroy the family, is revealed.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2727260  

  I LOVE YOU… GO   by Leslie Corn   January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 15, 2017 @ 8:30PM     In 1939 Warsaw, young newlyweds–the wife Jewish, the husband   Christian–face heartrending decisions about her safety and their   marriage. Does he, a Polish military officer working in security at   the German Embassy, have inside information about a German plot    to occupy their city? Is he the person she thought she married?   Or is he on the side of the enemy?     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718122

    I,CON     by Holly, Payne Strange   January 24, 2017 @ 9PM January 25, 2017 @ 6:15PM   Jan. 28, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat.   A family is thrust into turmoil as they watch their friends become homeless. When disaster strikes, they’re forced to foot the bill until they’re left nearly destitute. The daughter starts a controversial, but deep friendship with a prisoner. Both relationships tear at the family, demanding far more than anyone imagined.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2721082

     INAPPROPRIATE     RELATIONSHIP     by Marcy  Lovitch March 2, 2017 @ 9PM       March 4, 2017 @ 1PM     March 5,  2017 @ 6PM   A popular high school teacher.  His star 17-year old female student.    An unexpected sexual encounter. Was a crime even committed? Is a   split-second of bad judgment enough to ruin a man’s life forever?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2797272

    LARK     by Jordan Wolfe   January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 15,  2017 @ 8:30PM   LARK is a powerful drama exploring love, free will, and the difficult choice artists face. After a young writer’s great success, his fantasy world comes crashing into reality upon his girlfriend’s unexpected return home. Torn between two loves, between his need to create and fulfilling expectations, between his imaginary world and the real world, what will he choose?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718140

    LISA     by Anna Smith   February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 5,  2017 @ 8:30PM   Based on a true story, 6-year-old, Lisa, witnesses her mother being brutally   abused by her father.  When concerned community members finally reach out,   it could be too late.  Watch the cycle of abuse unravel in a society in which   resources are unknown to victims, there is limited therapy for child witnesses,   and virtually no counseling for abusers.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2759821

    MEDUSA: HEART OF STONE     by Kaleb Thank   February 6, 2017 @ 9PM       February 8, 2017 @ 9PM     Feb. 11, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.   A devised adaptation of the Greek myth: Medusa begins as the High Maiden of Athena, but after a Godly encounter she is left cursed with hair of snakes and eyes that turn mortals to stone. What are the repercussions of a mortal with Godlike ambition? What are the repercussions of a woman with Godlike ambition?    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2729614  

    MOTHER’S PEAK     by Gabe Rodriguez   January 5, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 6, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 7,  2017 @ 8:30PM While visiting Peru, two bickering sisters from the US encounter and older expatriate. This fragmented family engage in a conversation about ruins, South America, and the inevitably-tragic history of  Machu Picchu; yet sadly, they themselves inevitably fail at their own attempts to build a family.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717922

    MOZART’S WOMEN     by Anna Mantovani   January 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 27, 2017 @ 9PM     Jan 29, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. February 20, 2017 @ 9PM      “Mozart’s Women” is a one-woman music drama that tells the story of the life of Mozart through the eyes of Constanze, his wife. Mozart biographers and scholars frequently portrayed her as a superficial woman with inferior intelligence. According to the respected Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Constanze was treated unfairly.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2716575

      THE GRUESOMELY MERRY     ADVENTURES OF NELL DASH,     AN IRREPRESSIBLY SENSIBLE   CAPITALIST WITH   A VENGEANCE     by Doug DeVita   February 28, 2017 @ 6:15PM       March 4, 2017 @ 8:30PM      March 5,  2017 @ 1PM – Sun.   How far would you go to get what you want   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2778296

    NORMA JEANE AT THE PAYNE   WHITNEY PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC     by N. G. McClernan   February 20, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 24, 2017 @ 9PM  Feb 26, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun.   In 1961 a movie star is committed to a Manhattan psych ward. The doctor assigned to her case tries to keep her “for her own good,” but the creative genius behind the movie star mask intuits the doctor’s own forbidden desires and uses them against him: she will sacrifice anything to regain her freedom. Based on a true story.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2729006

      OUR DEAD FRIEND’S PORN     by Connor D. Wright   January 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 6, 2017 @ 9PM     Jan 8, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun.     In the cornfields of Pennsylvania, a once tight-knit trio breaks into the bedroom   of their dead friend to dispose of the porn collection he left behind. When   they make a discovery among the magazines, the group is forced to relive   its moments with their friend to piece together the mysteries of his death,   and whether or not they caused it.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2716551

    PARENTAL GUIDANCE     SUGGESTED     by Irene Hernandez   January 2, 2017 @ 9PM       January 4, 2017 @ 9PM     January 7,  2017 @ 1PM – Sat.   Children are a joy… right? Not to Irene, the daycare teacher’s assistant at   the center of the comedic musical, Parental Guidance Suggested   (An Unfortunately True Musical Dramedy), which deals with Irene’s   stressful daycare workday as she does all the dirty work: diaper   changing, toilet training, cleaning and caring for the chaotic kids   (played by adult actors) – all for minimum wage.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets     http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2716533

    PEACE AND QUIET      by Derek Roland   February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 12,  2017 @ 8:30PM     What lengths will one go to in order to find the ever elusive peace and   quiet they desire? Mel is meditating in the park on her lunch break, soaking   in a fleeting moment of silence. When that silence is interrupted by the   appearance of a strange old woman, she struggles to maintain her sanity.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2857341

PERFECTLY GOOD   by Andrea Figliomeni   February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 26,  2017 @ 8:30PM     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2790952

  PRIMER   by Misha T. Sinclair   January 16, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 20, 2017 @ 9PM Jan 22, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun.     A 19 th century love story between an aspiring but mediocre artist and   a lonely woman whose manipulative cousin along with a failed suitor   connives to pull them apart, undertaking steps which will entwine   all the players in acts of treachery, deceit and eventually murder.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/   To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718548

  RAGHS      by Sohailla Mahjour   January 26, 2017 @ 9PM       Jan. 28, 2017 @ 1PM – Saturday     Jan 29, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun.   “Our Iranian American heroine falls in love with   an older Iranian cousin  who, in turn, cannot   be himself in Iran.”     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2721097

    RIDESHARE     by Maria Coppola   February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 12,  2017 @ 8:30PM    Along the 6,000 mile long forest, we find two old friends trying to make amends. Trapped in car for six hours now, the silence is finally starting to be more irritating than expected. Neither Allie nor Heather have spoken since New Year’s. Tension boils until someone finally breaks, a few confessions are made, and decisions are made. No regrets.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2786216 

  SATURDAY AT McMANNUS     by Sarah Beling   January 26, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 27, 2017 @ 6:15PM     Jan 29, 2017 @ 8:30PM – Sun.     A struggling actor and a charming hedge fund manager meet at a dusty   dive bar deep in Murray Hill. They share enough banter, drinks, and   drugs to seem like the perfect match for a run-of-the-mill one night stand.   But what they don’t know about each other will have lasting and   devastating consequences. Take a shot, turn on the jukebox,   and spend Saturday at McMannus.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2726969 

    SCREW THE RUBY SHOES     by Alexandra Doman   February 27, 2017 @ 9PM       March 1, 2017 @ 9PM     March 4,  2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.   Think you know all there is to know about The Wizard of Oz’s starry-eyed heroine,   Dorothy Gale?  Think again. In this dark comedy, it’s Dorothy’s moment to   share her untold story and hidden secrets she’s desperate to tell. But   don’t go searching for her in Kansas because you won’t find her there…   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2856763  

    SMOKING PAPERS     by Charlotte La Nasa     February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM     Three interns spiral through anxiety about life and careers, while facing a task that could cost them their first jobs. Who will rise to the challenge?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2771079 

    SNOBBISH NEGROES      by Steve Gold     January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January, 2017 @ 8:30PM   Snobbish Negroes is a rollicking farce which shows snobbery to be a   universal human trait, an equal opportunity employer: Two male servants   lord it over a thoroughly cowed maid in 1959 Memphis,   only to receive their own rude awakening at play’s end.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets    http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718544

      STALLING     by Anna Watts   January 30, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 3, 2017 @ 9PM     Feb. 5,  2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. Taking place in womens bathrooms throughout New York City, the epicenter of female drama, a group of four young adults comedically tear their friendship apart.  Jealousy, cattiness, and cocktails set the scene for a web of secrets and betrayal. Through a combination of bathroom humor and millennial struggles, Stalling hysterically portrays the life of twenty first century women   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2750383

    STORIES WE TELL TO NIGHT     by Holly L Provance   January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 15,  2017 @ 8:30PM    Two couples. Two second chances. Zach and Heath are soldiers, back from their deployments, now fighting a battle against PTSD. Carrie and Jamie are their partners, trying to be supportive but not understanding what their partners are dealing with.   Zach turns on himself. Heath turns against Jamie. Night offers the possibility of real second chances, but will they be taken?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718133

      THE BREEZE IN MAY     by Andrew Wehnke   January 31, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 4, 2017 @ 8:30PM     Feb. 5,  2017 @ 1PM – Sun.   The Breeze in May is a psychological drama that follows the deterioration of an artists mind, seen through memories, music and motifs. Step into the mind of Brett Austin as he tries to discover the meaning of his own fate while examining the beauty of life’s subtleties. Explore more at: TheBreezeinMay.com   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2727858

    THE PARADE   by Ally Sass   January 19, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January 20, 2017 @ 6:15PM January  22, 2017 @ 8:30PM      “Four elderly men lay on the top floor of St. Mary’s Veteran’s Hospital.   It is the beautiful descriptions of life outside the hospital window, told   by a patient named Donald, that keep the others alive.”   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/   To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2729033

    THE SUMMONING     by Charlotte Ahlin   January 19, 2017 @ 9PM       January 21, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat.     January 22,  2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Circe and Morgan are college roommates, and tonight they’re planning something strange. All they need to set their ritual in motion is that final touch: a virgin vessel. Enter Lily, the last virgin on campus…    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2720153

    THE TALKING CURE     by Sean Grover   January 26, 2017 @ 9PM       Jan. 28, 2017 @ 1PM – Saturday     Jan 29, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun.      Twenty-four hours in the life of Dr. Arthur Russo, a New York   psychotherapist, who is undone by four challenging patients, his   faltering marriage and an unexpected tragedy. THE TALKING CURE   gives audiences a rare peek into the the inner struggles of a   psychotherapist wrestling with his own mental health.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2721092

    THE WEEKEND WILL END     by Larry Phillips   January 17, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 21, 2017 @ 8:30PM     January 22,  2017 @ 1PM – Sun. Jake and his sister Katie have barely spoken in three years. When she appears in his living room one Friday afternoon, he’s caught off guard. Forcing pleasantries and small talk, Jake tries to get her to leave before his weekend plans are revealed. But she won’t budge. How long can she run interference? Eventually the weekend will end.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718561

    THESE LITTLE     ONES PERISH     by Patrick Hamilton   January 23, 2017 @ 9PM       January 25, 2017 @ 9PM     Jan. 28, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. Feb. 4, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat.   “An Irish town is rocked by tragedy when a young boy takes his   own life. A local priest and the boy’s sister try to unravel the mystery,   only to encounter dark secrets and powerful opposing forces.   These Little One Perish is a dark comedy that takes an unflinching look   into the hearts of men and the beasts that lie there.”     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets     http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2720521  

    THEY NEVER STOP TALKING     by Siri Gussiaas and Inga Odette   February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 26,  2017 @ 8:30PM    Anna and Anne are two girls who have escaped from their own reality and have ended up in “the middle”. They are struggling to understand their new reality and deciding if it was the right choice to escape. Should they have stayed? What will happen if they go back? Can they ever go back?   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2790965

    THREE BITCHES     by Lauren Mui     February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM   In a world where pussys are kept quiet, shrunk and kept indoors, could   the outside survive if the felines burst out of their bags? Planet Maata is   in danger, and it’s the duty of three feral witches to get the job undone.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets    http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2770926

    TWO CONCEIVE     by Jake Kevrick   January 5, 2017 @ 9PM       January 7, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat.     January 8,  2017 @ 6PM – Sun.   Two Conceive is a play about the battle between our age old attachment to God and the growing advancement of technology. With the decision of a lifetime looming, desires unwinding and a secret experiment that dares to come to completion, Callum and Scottlund must put their differences aside to partake in the most consequential medical breakthrough of our time.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717630

    TWO COUSINS AND A PIZZA     by Anthony J. Piccione     February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM       February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM     February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM   “In this one-act comedy, after moving to Chicago a few months ago,   Johnny’s cousin – Mikey – returns home to New York to visit family at a   local pizza joint. However, during the visit, Johnny notices a major change   in Mikey’s eating habits, prompting a tense discussion between   the two over the proper way to eat your pizza.”   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2725443  

    WALK-INS WELCOME     http://walkiinswelcome.wixsite.com/play     Music by Paul Rajeckas     & David Darling   January 17, 2017 @ 9PM       January 18, 2017 @ 6:15PM     Jan. 21, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat.   As the Kajecks family faces the impending death of their matriarch, a   beautiful and mysterious stranger enters their lives, reminding them of what   life once was, what it could have been and what it can still become.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718553  

    WHEN LOVE GOES SOUR      Music & Lyrics by Conor James    Book by Maya Holliday   January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM       January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM     January, 2017 @ 8:30PM   Relationships are tough, and we all say things we don’t mean.   But when Emily promises to get revenge on the perpetrator of   her most recent heartbreak, things get ugly. Fast.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718540  

.: Musical Festival :.   YOU HEARD IT HERE     Book, Music, and Lyrics by   David and Paul Rigano   February 9, 2017 @ 9PM       Feb. 11, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat.     Feb. 12,  2017 @ 6PM – Sun.    You Heard It Here is a new old-fashioned musical comedy revue in the style of New Faces or George White’s Scandals, but reconceived for the new millenium. Songs and sketches on a common theme will introduce you to some of the brightest upcoming talent in NY… including the material of the composing team of David and Paul Rigano.    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/         To purchase tickets   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2749718