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DELTAIC

WENESDAY Oct. 27, 2021 @ 4 PM FRIDAY Oct. 29, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 31, 2021 @ 1 PM * by Samuel Emerson Krapels * What is it like to be totally lost? What do we find when we seek out ourselves? ? deltaic is a play about looking for purpose, if such a thing exists. It explores the freedom …

12 MO’ ANGRY MEN

TUESDAY Oct. 26, 2021 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Oct. 29, 2021 @ 4 PM SATURDAY Oct. 30, 2021 @ 9 PM * by Tanisha Fordham * In this modern re-imagining of, “12 Angry Men,” by Reginald Rose, 11 black jurors and 1  white juror deliberate over the guilt and/or innocence of a white cop who shot and killed a …

TILL DEATH DO WE PART

MONDAY Oct. 25, 2021 @ 9 PM WENESDAY Oct. 27, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Oct. 30, 2021 @ 6:45 PM * by Jerome Arthur John * While planning their wedding in 5 months, Robert throws tantrums while Justin prepares a dinner for Justin's fraternal twin, Daniel, and his wife, Danielle.  During the …

AD & NED

MONDAY Oct. 25, 2021 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Oct. 29, 2021 @ 9 PM SUNDAY Oct. 31, 2021 @ 3:30 PM * by Charlotte Smart * Ad & Ned is an exploration of the relationship between actor Edwin Booth and critic turned Grant biographer Adam Badeau. Drawn from the private collection of a decades long …

RAINFALL, THE BAND

THURSDAY Oct. 21, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 23, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 24, 2021 @ 8:30 PM * by Shane Peltzman * Rainfall is an up and coming rock band, and they are ten minutes from their big shot at playing for a sold out major venue. Stress builds and egos soar in the pressure cooker that …

THE RUNNING

THURSDAY Oct. 21, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 23, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 24, 2021 @ 8:30 PM * by Pamela Robbins * In 1965, Roger and George, radically different employees of the same publishing firm, find themselves unexpectedly competing for the same promotion. Ambitious George welcomes the …

INTERVIEW WITH A ROCK STAR

THURSDAY Oct. 21, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 23, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 24, 2021 @ 8:30 PM * by Kevin Hauver * An interview with an aging Rocker about a possible reunion tour, but is there more here than meets the eye? THIS PLAY IS 18 MINUTES LONG AND WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE SAME …

THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS

THURSDAY Oct. 21, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 23, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 24, 2021 @ 8:30 PM * by Olgu Merandy * “ A mother reckons with the tragic death of her daughter during the 2013 Gezi Park protests in Istanbul.” THIS SOLO PLAY IS 20 MINUTES LONG AND WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE SAME …

THE VERY LAST DANCE OF HOMELESS JOE

THURSDAY Oct. 21, 2021 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Oct. 23, 2021 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Oct. 24, 2021 @ 6 PM * by Rich Courage * A passionate young woman named Charlie decides to write a story about people that are homeless.  The stories these people share with her are sad, funny and compelling.  …

BE LOCAL

WENESDAY Oct. 20, 2021 @ 4 PM FRIDAY Oct. 22, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 24, 2021 @ 3:30 PM by Juliana Silva * The monologue tells the story of my mother´s migration from the northeast to the southeast of Brazil, Pernambuco to São Paulo, during the early years of my childhood. The work …

THE FUN STORY

TUESDAY Oct. 19, 2021 @ 9 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 20, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Oct. 23, 2021 @ 4:30 PM * by Isabella Tecson * A fresh faced and insecure college sophomore interviews her much older peer for a character study project. In just one night, the two try to unwrap and exploit the others …

NIGHTSHIFTERS ANONYMOUS

TUESDAY Oct. 19, 2021 @ 9 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 20, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Oct. 23, 2021 @ 4:30 PM * by Charlotte Righetti * NightShifters Anonymous immerses you in a self-help group for people who work at night. Through costume, clowning, song, cabaret, physical theatre and integrated audio, …

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ALBATROSS

THURSDAY Dec 2, 2021 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Dec 4, 2021 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Dec. 5, 2021 @ 6 PM * by Darby Hannon * A great love- be it another human, a craft, an idea, a God- expands us. To illuminate our magnificence and our cracks. To live in Elysium and Hell. To feel infinitesimal and endless. …

SAUDADE

THURSDAY Oct. 14, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 8:30 PM by Julesy Flavelle * An exploration of love and self love in relation to giving and destruction, fulfillment and absence, and the space in between. A sequence of 5 vignettes, three of which are …

SANDBOX STORIES

THURSDAY Oct. 14, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 8:30 PM by Emily Spence * After a life-changing event and emotional breakdown, two childhood friends find solace in their adolescent safe space, even if they get sand in their suit pockets. THIS PLAY IS 10 …

COMING FULL CIRCLE: AN EXERCISE IN HEARTBREAK

THURSDAY Oct. 14, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 8:30 PM * by Rose Marie Rupley * A woman finds solace in herself after an intense rejection in a strange land. THIS  IS A SOLO PLAY 20 MINUTES LONG. IT WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE SAME NIGHT/SHOW SLOT TOGETHER …

WINE FROM THE TUSCAN COUNTRYSIDE

THURSDAY Oct. 14, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 12 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 8:30 PM by Alexander Craven * A 15th century Italy: A rakish thief returns to the city from which he fled to steal away with his beloved. However, not everything goes according to plan... THIS  SOLO …

DAFFODILS

THURSDAY Oct. 14, 2021 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 6 PM by Ruhi Radke * A sister and brother try to understand each other as family is no longer familiar. THIS IS PLAY IS 60 MINUTES LONG PURCHASE TICKETS » Playwright's Bio. Ruhi Radke is a New York …

CAT LADY

WENESDAY Oct. 13, 2021 @ 4 PM FRIDAY Oct. 15, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 1 PM * by Francesca Curran * "Cat Lady" is a one act about a woman who feels stuck in her life. she's stuck in a job she hates, she's recently been broken up with, and her two cats have a lot to say on the …

THE PANTRY

WENESDAY Oct. 13, 2021 @ 4 PM FRIDAY Oct. 15, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 1 PM by Lilian Boyd * The Pantry is an original “Romantic Comedy in One Act”, and follows the story of Charlie, a defensive young woman with a romantic streak, who is kidnapped by Maxwell, an intellectual …

LOVE PARADE

TUESDAY Oct. 12, 2021 @ 9 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 13, 2021 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 4:30 PM * by Justin Vibbert * A new play that explores tradition, honesty, and societal change, Love Parade pulls back the curtain on the classic New England nuclear family to reveal the dark truths that …

THE VOYAGE OF SALLY HEMINGS

TUESDAY Oct. 12, 2021 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Oct. 15, 2021 @ 4 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 9 PM * by Leonard D Goodisman * Who was Sally Hemings? As the enslaved half sister of Thomas Jefferson's deceased wife, she was sent to Paris at 14 and returned to Virginia as his monogamous partner …

THE STELLA

MONDAY Oct. 11, 2021 @ 9 PM WEDNESDAY Oct. 13, 2021 @ 9 PM SATURDAY Oct. 16, 2021 @ 6:45 PM * by Gregg Greenberg * "The Stella" is a Comedic Drama that dives into the cutthroat, venomous world of personal injury law. The Play is 85 minutes long PURCHASE TICKETS » Playwright's Bio. Gregg …

MICHAEL THE MUSICAL

MONDAY Oct. 11, 2021 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY Oct. 15, 2021 @ 9 PM SUNDAY Oct. 17, 2021 @ 3:30 PM * by Alisa Bruza * Moulin Rouge meets Friends at this turn of the century story of friendship, overcoming all obstacles. Nobody dies. Michael and Alma are opposites in almost everything except one thing: …

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