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Oiu

OUI

by Cassidy Byron . Julia attends her best friend's wedding to celebrate new beginnings, but unexpectedly meets a woman who reminds her of her past.   This play is 20 minutes long and is part of a 6 bill night presented with another 5 plays . Feb. 12, 2020 @ 4pm Feb. 15, 2020 @ …

Shot Roots by Asim Ali

SHOT ROOTS

by Asim Ali . 1857, Northern India. Dawid is a soldier in the private army of the East India Company. His secret relationship with Donald, (who is a higher ranking British Officer) is tested when news of a rebellion inspires Dawid to join the uprising against the colonizers. Vows (and teeth) are …

Humor Babies by Jack Dallas

HUMOR, BABES, WISDOM, BREVITY

.: Musical Festival :. by Jack Dallas . HELP WANTED Must live in NYC, the Best, the Brightest, or The Bravest: 2 INGENUES: Actresses, legit voices … move well, comic timing, LOOKS, Saucy personalities and musical abilities. Apply in person.y. . The play is 90 minutes long . Feb. 11, 2020 @ …

Spilled Milk by Khalif Gillett

SPILLED MILK

by Khalif Gillett . The play is a six person choreopoem that explores the concept of grief and mental health in the black community. Each of the characters takes on a different stage of grief as one of their friends (who has committed suicide) tries to make the day right by rewriting it over and …

This is about my mother by Cami Pileggi

THIS IS ABOUT MY MOTHER: A CUMMING OF AGE PLAY

by Camille Pileggi . Have you ever thought about your mom during sex? We can't keep acting like the female orgasm and motherhood ren't related. This is About My Mother: A Cumming of Age play follows Mila who is grappling with the idea of convincing her mother she is a lesbian, all while having …

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SUPERMAN AND SERENA

by Omar Bakry . The long-repressed childhood traumas of a white male psychiatrist and his female Middle Eastern patient surge violently into the present during their sessions, triggering a conflict that spins out of control and into tragedy. . The play is 70 minutes long. . Feb. 10, 2020 @ …

Beneath Wonderland by James Goggin

BENEATH WONDERLAND

by James Goggin . On the one year anniversary of a mass shooting Elle prepares a speech she is to give at a memorial/vigil. As her anxiety over the speech builds she comes to face her "survivor's guilt". A common phenomenon among mass shooting survivors that in extreme cases causes many …

Waiting For Antonio by Drew Palmer

WAITING FOR ANTONIO

by Drew Palmer . Loosely based off of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The play follows Valerie and Eddie, two college friends sitting on a bench in Washington Square Park. The duo sit in anticipation of their pot dealer Antonio, who is always "5 minutes away".  As the two wait they …

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TARANTULA

. by Terry Gibson . Ilse Molyneaux, 42, lives alone in northern New Jersey. She meets Wilbur Meadows, 44, and must sacrifice a fantasy life as the wealthy 'Mrs. Paul Bluhdorn' to unite romantically with Wilbur. Stan Augenstein, 51, Wilbur's best friend and golf buddy, is a misogynist …

Tell Me You Miss me by Jordan Rubio scaled

TELL ME YOU MISS ME

by Jordan Rubio . The last day of a young playwright is told through the eyes of three people whose lives were changed by their last encounters with him. As young Thomas Reed is determined to prove his next play is a hit, he learns what truly matters, only as it is too …

Swim before you drown by Ciora

SWIM BEFORE YOU DROWN

by Ciara Kay . Dark comedy about recent graduate, Harper, coping with the magnitude of life after college. Her and her best friend, Sam, can’t stand living in their small, “beige” hometown in the Midwest and dream of escaping.   This play is 70 minutes long . Feb. 4, 2020 @ …

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SPERM PLAY (OR THE COULD’VE-BEENS)

by Joe Reault . The play tells the story of 5 sperm cells in search of an egg, which they have difficulty finding once they realize they're inside a man. Each sperm cell has a different reaction to this surprise, with some embracing their new environment and others rejecting their …

Love by Larry Hassman

LOVE

by Larry Hassman .  Judy and Joseph, widowers, re-discover the excitement of love, passion and hot sex! They meet on a blind date. - Instantly click! But in spite of rough spots threatening to break them apart, they wind up lovingly together. Join us for this fun-filled, passionate, …

Ghost Colony by Andrew Wnuk

GHOST COLONY

by Andrew Wnuk . Beau had been living a stable life until he discovered the very last surviving bumblebee on Earth. While Beau attempts to save the species, his brother Second begins selling honey on the black market to bring their family out of poverty. As Beau deals with the realities …

After That Day byElla Sodam Yoon

AFTER THAT DAY

.: Musical Festival :. by Sodam Yoon . Anna is a genius self-taught musician. Her talents made her go crazy. When she was 10, she claimed that there are monsters in her hand. Her parents seem to be caring now, but did they treat her the same when she was young? After that day, she …

Backpacking by Kasey Tympanick

BACKPACKING

by Kasey Tympanick . During a transformative summer, two sisters backpack through Europe experiencing the highs and lows of college-age travel. This trip, of course, impacts their ever-evolving relationship.   This Play is 25 minutes long and will be presented in a 3 bill night …

Gummy Worm by Nathaniel Foster

GUMMY WORM

by Nathaniel Foster . The play follows four high school juniors over the course of their four week long abstinence only “sexual education course”.  When one of them loses their virginity the group tai spins, unable to grapple with the concepts of sex and sexuality in an informed …

Mrs Levins Waiting Romm by Emanuel Flashman

MRS. LEVIN’S WAITING ROOM

by Manny Fleischmann . Reports of the death of the traditional matchmaker are greatly exaggerated - or are they? - when the dreams of several eccentric, middle-aged marriage- seekers lead them into three quirky but heart- warming encounters in “Mrs. Levin’s Waiting Room.”   This …

Velvet Determination by Cynthia Shaw

VELVET DETERMINATION

.: Musical Festival :. by Cynthia Shaw . Classic John Thompson lesson books, daily piano practicing and ticking metronomes, Cynthia enjoyed her cheerful Colorado childhood of music-making. But a random New Yorker magazine in her pediatrician’s office awoke her artistic soul and fixated …

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WHO’S THE BEAR

by Stephen Carlsen . A tale about friendship, loneliness and camaraderie, Who’s The Bear begins on the last day of a raucous drug-fueled music festival. To most in the crew, the Bear is greeted with a nonchalant acceptance, but when the salty elder festy veteran of their crew, aptly …

Burning House by Joseph Nelm

BURNING HOUSE

by Joe Nelms . In a last-ditch effort to save his relationship, an emotionally guarded man begs his frustrated fiancé to listen to the shocking (and painfully honest) story behind his romantic issues, including his troubling relationship with a childhood therapist and the long-term …

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SILVER WEDDING

by Ronald Wohlman . It explores the hateful, loving relationship of a couple in their 25th year of marriage. Both neurotic and in therapy, they're< as bad for one another as they are good. Set on the UWS of Manhattan, this dark comedy reveals a long marriage's even darker secrets; …

UNARMED DANGEROUS by Btriana Venable

UNARMED AND DANGEROUS

by Breana C. Venablé . It's 2013 and another young unarmed Black man has been fatally shot by a White cop. The surrounding community has been shaken by this tragedy they can't escape. It's in their neighborhood, at their job, on the TV screen and controlling their lives. With rising …

White Whine by Royston Scott

WHITE WHINE

by Royston Scott . Peter Peyton is a wealthy gay man who lives in a penthouse on Manhattan's Central Park West with his new black husband, Seth Goodwin. The couple face homophobia, racism, pedophilia and classism from the neighbors, the drunk ladies who lunch, and even from family, as …

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