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The last words of adam hofstetter

THE LAST WORDS OF ADAM HOFSTETTER

   by Emilly Ben Ami         Over the course of one fateful evening, Adam struggles with an inconvenient and ironic case of writers block while trying to complete his own suicide letter. Luckily, his parents and girlfriend come to help him complete the task. …

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KELLY (1955)

by Blake Allen        Full of Cold War induced fear, Kelly [1955] is a thriller inspired by true event. When an unknown man visits the matriarch-run, Harrison family farm at dusk, a war ensues - not only a battle of bullets, but one of societal duties and …

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RECIPE FOR A WITCH HUNT

 by Covi Loveridge Brannan     In Cold War-era American suburbia, Barbara Baker knocks on the door of her neighbor's house late at night. She is answered by Alice, a single, working mother from Hungary, who is new to the neighborhood. …

After The war is over

AFTER THE WAR IS OVER WE GO HOME

 by Alison Fortune   While stationed overseas, Giles and Lionel debate their perfect crimes. Back home, they consider what those crimes cost..     March 4, 2019 @ 9pm   March 6, 2019 @ 9pm    March 9, 2019 @ 6pm - …

Georgia OKeeffe Paints Paradise

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE PAINTS PARADISE

.: Musical Festival :. by Thomas Dunn   This musical is an hour-long chamber musical based on a trip Georgia O'Keeffe made to Hawaii just before WWII.  The famed painter was invited to the islands by the Dole Pineapple Company.  The goal of their commission was …

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Thirty

  by J.B.Heaps        "Boxing's crusty beat reporters gather for a major heavyweight fight. Jokes are told and long simmering feuds reignited in this inside look at the sweet science."     February 28, 2019 @ 9pm   March 2, 2019 @ 1pm - …

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YUYA

 by Kiyo Kamisawa   Yuya is a modern adaptation of a Japanese traditional Noh drama. It is a play about a woman named Yuya who seeks to reunite with her mother while she suffers from male oppression in two lifetimes: one in ancient Japan, and another in modern …

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COOKIE CUTTER CHRISTMAS

     by Karin Crighton   Francis lost his mother Caroline very young and has never been able to let her go; every Christmas he revisits the last conversation they shared. He has to say goodbye in order to move on and share his future with his …

Two In A Bag

TWO IN A BAG

 by Barbara Bennion   An enchanting night under the stars...a sleeping bag for two...a blossoming romance...what could possibly go wrong? February 28, 2019 @ 6:15pm March 1, 2019 @ 6:15pm  March 3, 2019 @ 8:30pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild …

The Drive

THE DRIVE

 by Tracy James   The play is about three women in their rental car in Ireland and their journey driving to  the pub which unbeknown to them becomes the adventure of a lifetime, complete with a rogue GPS, narrow roads and wandering …

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THE CASE OF THE VENGEFUL SOCKS

 by Howard Lipson   A grieving widow arrives with her lawyer to her husband's former employer, a coal mine owner, to cash in her shares for much needed money. The owner is confronted with the suspicious death of the husband by the widow, her lawyer and a sock …

Close your eyes final

CLOSE YOUR EYES

 by Nick DeSimone        Charlie and John are neighbors in a New York City subsidized building for the arts.  Charlie, who seems to be on edge, is trying to get John to meditate and John wants no part of it.  Then certain things are revealed about both …

The sandstorm

THE SANDSTORM

 by Leonard D Goodisman         This powerful, tragic love story takes place in the most cultured society of its time, Islamic Baghdad, 1100 CE. The brilliant, beautiful daughter of a loving, tolerant, family, has three suitors. Two are childhood friends, the …

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THE SILENCER

 by Howard Zuckerman        Following his wife's death at the hands of a negligent cell-phone-speaking driver, a man takes the law into his own hands by killing rude phone users.   February 26, 2019 @ 6:15pm   March 2, 2019 @ …

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G DASH D

by Glenn Cutler   A middle aged man facing a mid life crisis meets God head on. A modern day, light hearted comedy. Benjamin Schwartz, a non-religious man, reaches out to G-d for help (in Judaism, God is spelled without the o, hence the plays title G dash D). …

it is what it is

IT IS WHAT IT IS

   by Karen Lichtman            How the hell did I become a widow at 41.   I have never even been married. I went to   Hebrew school in Massapequa for eight years.   I wasn't supposed to navigate the love of …

The Death of

THE DEATH OF…

   by Ken Sandberg            “My dad can beat up your dad!”  There is   a reason it is one of the earliest schoolyard   taunts.  If our parents are our first heroes,   what can we learn about Superman by …

Ice Water

ICE WATER

   by Lara Kirschbaum           Maxime and Jack are longtime friends. Jack   is a photographer and Maxime a Journalist.   They are working on a project together.   Maxime hopes if they finish this …

The archives

THE ARCHIVES

 by Kate DaRocha       The play is an exploration of the not too distant future. The government controls the  creation of story lines and inhibits the possibility for new stories to emerge. This has been allowed to happen under the guise that the arts are more …

Quee Kismet

QUEER KISMET

 by Ashleigh Olander       Three LGBTQIA+ couples, all college-aged females, in a series of meet-cutes. Takes place in a café called Kismet Koffee in Greenwich Village NYC. Springtime, present day.     February 21, 2019 @ …

Now Go and Smile

NOW GO AND SMITE

   by Gary M Holman           This play  is a dark comedy centered around   a struggling writer(Constantine) finding God,   or at least, a woman claiming to be god in his   bedroom. Unfortunately God, has come …

Mr Green

MR. GREEN

 by Angelo Parra        In a doctor's waiting room, an elderly African-American man, awaiting a life-saving kidney transplant, battles his frustration and powerlessness as he confronts his mortality.       February 21, 2019 @ …

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THE COCKEYED OPTIMIST

   by John Carden            A casting director holds auditions for a new   musical which ends with a very   unexpected outcome.         February 21, 2019 @ …

Will

WILL

 by Dana Brooke        Her mother is declining. Her sister is missing. Her movers are overcharging. But she’s got it all under control. Or does she? In times of desperation, how far will sheer conviction take us? Can desire alone conjure up everything we need to …

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