THURSDAY
July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM
SATURDAY
July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM
SUNDAY
July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM
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Blurb
A man comes up with the first truly original idea. The catch: every time he shares it with someone, their head actually explodes. He sulks in a bar alone until a businessman experiencing newfound success tries to lift his spirits.
THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION THAT WILL BE PERFORMED ALONGSIDE ANOTHER 4 SHORT PRODUCTIONS WITHIN A 90-MINUTE TIME SPAN
Bio.
Ava Roberts (Book/Lyrics) is a New York-based writer, librettist and composer. She has presented work on stages such as 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, Playwrights Horizons Downtown, East Village Basement and the Dramatists Guild, and won the Seymour Brick Prize for “Best Undergraduate Play” during her time at Columbia University.
Shahar “Clay” Herzberg (Music) is a composer of Iraqi descent and a BMI Musical Theatre Workshop member. His musicals won awards in festivals like SPF, and he was nominated for Best Score in NYTF multiple times.

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