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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERBUNNY (EPISODE 5)

by Michael MacKenzie Wills      A rabbit with super powers learns that a former librarian is planning to steal every book in New York City because he believes that knowledge should be controlled. He also has a plan to stop the digital downloading and scanning of …

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THE ONLY COFFEE SHOP IN THE CITY

  by Ellis Stump      After a melodramatic post-college breakup, writer Carrie leaves one city for another to navigate the Kubler-Ross Model (DABDA), from Denial through Acceptance. She and an ensemble of initial strangers explore maturity, independence, mental …

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AUSSIE SONG

.: Musical Festival :.  by Frances Key      This Musical explores the true life story of Teddy Trager growing up in the 1930s in Australia and the close bond she shared with her father. When she immigrates to the USA during WWII, she brings along with her a …

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ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS

by Darren Lamb   The eldest and one of the most respected members of the U.S. Senate is accused of drugging and raping his legislative aide.       Sept. 26, 2019 @ 9pm   Sept. 27, 2019 @ 6:30pm    Sept. 29, 2019 @ …

A Glorious Vision

A GLORIOUS VISION

by Oliver Lehne     A Glorious Vision is an imaginative riff on the life of a historical figure, Wally Neuzil, who was the Austrian Painter Egon Schiele's main model and life partner. The play spans six years; we see her at different moments with people, real and …

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PTA

by  Paul Levine     Donna loves Peggy. Sharon loves Peggy. Ellen loves Peggy. Peggy loves prom. Moms of an elite private school gather to dish gossip, revelations, and tasty baked goods.     Sept. 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm   Sept. 27, 2019 @ 4pm - …

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BED

  by  Paula Cajiao     When a man walks into his apartment, he encounters his wife having an affair. we are not sure if he's dreaming or awake?     Sept. 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm   Sept. 27, 2019 @ 4pm - Fri.   Sept. 29, 2019 @ …

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PRETTY WHITE GIRL

by  Angela Church     Two women on the spectrum of politics inside a snow globe filled with gray mud. Only one leaves.     Sept. 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm   Sept. 27, 2019 @ 4pm - Fri.   Sept. 29, 2019 @ 9pm    All Shows at …

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PRIME REAL ESTATE

by J. Joseph Cox   A married couple, Arthur and Helen, go to the cemetery to put flowers on the graves of her loved ones. When Arthur discovers Helen has already purchased a plot for herself next to her late first husband, his insecurities go into …

To Catch a Falling Star

TO CATCH A FALLING STAR

by Joe Monico     Gabby Star, host of the popular daytime talk show Gabbing with Gabby Star struggles to increase her ratings and finally earn her parents' approval. But with the cancellation of her show hanging in the balance, Gabby will go to extreme lengths to …

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DAUGHTER OF SOCIETY

.: Musical Festival :. by Marjorie Frank    The story — told through song — is of a woman who hears the voices of her Self through her lived experiences, her Unconscious, her Fantasy, and her Man as she creates a path to reclaim her life. Sept. 24, 2019 @ …

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AM I BLUE?

 by DeShawn Jenkins     After a Violent encounter with his bully over his sexuality, Vince meets his Fabulous Fairy God-father, Melvin who schools him on the “ways of the gays” and grants him 3 wishes. One of which is to give the world “GayDar” (a vision to see …

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UNENTITLED

 by Charles White     Class discrimination, wealth and color issues are exposed in this play when a recently downsized striver of humble origins attempts to sell the summer SAG Harbor homestead (without permission) owned by his wife's family for …

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OGYGIA

by Morgan Smith     This Play is a modern queer retelling of the Greek myth of Calypso set in an inpatient psych ward. This play tackles issues of mental illness, queer relationships, and finding your identity through an evocative combination of prose-poetry and …

HUMAN PARADOX

HUMAN PARADOX

by JP Sclafani     In the near future, a war is waging between Earth and an alien federation of planets. Two Earth force soldiers are faced with a dilemma of ideology when faced with the truth by an alien ambassador they meet unexpectedly.     Sept. …

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WHAT COMES NEXT!?

 by Lawrence Dandridge     What Comes Next follows Marie, a middle aged house wife, in her attic as she comes to a crippling decision to divorse her childhood sweetheart. After 3 of her past selves show up to walk her through their relationship together, we …

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DRAGONS IN THE CREASE

by Joseph Vitale     At a small junior college in Putnam County, NY, a poetry professor (Evelyn Whitehead) asks a student with a severe stutter not to speak in class but, instead, to write his questions down. Although seen by the professor as a way not to disrupt …

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REALLY REALLY

by Paul Downs Colaizzo      This play explores the aftermath of a college party after two students have a sexual interaction and no one  can agree whether or not it was consensual. In the  chaos that follows it becomes clear that truth is not so important as …

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SILENT MOVIE DREAMS

by Megan Jeannette Smith     Natalie is wandering through life, unsure of her future and looking for someone to cling to."  Her friendship with Andrew seems to be the most stable one in her life but even that is shaken when Natalie finds herself pregnant by her secret …

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WRITER’S BLOCK

by Gregory Davis     With a deadline approaching, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald have both been sent to a cabin by their mentor, Gertrude Stein. After a snow storm leaves them trapped in, the writers rivalry threatens to prevent them from completing …

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23 AND ME

 by Jason Dietz     A man and woman engaged to be married discover something unexpected when a friend runs a 23 and Me genetic test on them both.     Sept. 12, 2019 @ 9pm   Sept. 14, 2019 @ 1:30pm - Sat.   Sept. 15, 2019 @ …

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MONTROSE STATION

by Douglas Hackett       Sept. 12, 2019 @ 9pm   Sept. 14, 2019 @ 1:30pm - Sat.   Sept. 15, 2019 @ 6:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase …

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NONNO IN THE BASEMENT

 by Robert LoManto    Jack Mauro has a problem. He actually has quite of few of them. His grandson isn't manly enough. His daughter-in-law is too angry. And his son is...A Democrat! He only seems to get along with his granddaughter, Madison, who's a chip off the …

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SOME THINGS ARE JUST TOO BIG FOR NUMBERS

  by Brian Eley     An encounter between Charlotte, a British woman and an american man at a party sets Charlotte's thoughts in a difficult and painful direction. An intimate, small exchange at a house party feels like it has global resonance. Perhaps this is a …

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