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Colour my World

COLOUR MY WORLD

 by Melinda Buckley      Love doesn't hide. It stays and fights. It goes the distance, that's why love is so strong. So it can carry you all the way home. Nancy desperately wants to get back to her husband and her two boys. But the damn bus is not coming. …

z Train Traffic final

TRAIN TRAFFIC

 by Kalei Tischler         This play tells the story of every woman’s worst nightmare on her commute home. When does innocent banter and first-sight infatuation become dangerous? What happens when one comes to that realization too …

Im Gonna Marr You Tobey Maguire

I’M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE

by Samantha Hurley         While waiting in line to get Tobey Maguire’s autograph at the local mall, Shelby the 14 year old president of the Tobey Maguire fan club, fantasizes about abducting the actor and marrying him in her basement. …

Young Sherlock

A YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE: THE CAPER AT CHRISTMAS

 by Dane Forgione and Christine Conway       We've heard the many legends and stories of Sherlock Holmes, the man, but now witness a story of Sherlock Holmes as a brilliant young boy. Join Sherlock and his best friend and confidant, John Watson, as they race against the …

For now

FOR NOW

 by Jack Patrick Harding         A play that deals with intimacy, fear, and change. Samuel, while interviewing for grad school, encounters a woman who makes him remember and relive the romance, beauty, and trauma of his past. In doing so, she renews his excitement, …

I AM

I AM

 by Stacy Lynn Gould          What if you could meet the physical manifestation of your inner demons? What would they look like? What would they say? And would you listen? This play has been compared to Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice in its writing style and Pan's …

Death Wish final

DEATH WISH

by Fernando Segall        A young man commits suicide and is faced with an nontraditional version of Death.     January 24, 2019 @ 6:15pm   January 25, 2019 @ 6:15pm    January 27, 2019 @ 8:30pm    All Shows at the …

Such good guy

SUCH A GOOD GUY

 by Aurora De Lucia            W                 January 24, 2019 @ 6:15pm   January 25, 2019 @ 6:15pm    January 27, 2019 @ 8:30pm    All Shows at the …

The registry

THE REGISTRY

   by Kate McMorran            When Kaitlin announces that she is planning   a huge wedding, her sister Sarah has little   patience once she realizes that Kaitlin plans   to get married to herself. As Kaitlin …

Fast ugly and fucked up

FAST, UGLY, AND FUCKED UP

 by Daniel Rylee Bush        Two lifelong best friends: Clifford and Reggie, both live in a world that seems to refuse to let them succeed. After Clifford is tripped by a bitter rival in the final track race of his high school career, they meet up in the place where …

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YOU, TOO

 by Monica Giordano        If you like women, and you like to see women pretending to be men who are definitely not pretending to mansplain feminism, this is honestly the play for you. If you don’t like women,please don’t come. It could go either way if you like …

Limes

LIMES

 by Sam Flynn        Two close friends Nora and Danielle cut and discuss different fruits. However, below the surface there appears to be something sinisterly cynical about their strange fruit ritual.       January 24, 2019 @ …

SHAKESPEARE

“Romeo and Juliet was amazing! I enjoyed it from beginning to end.” – Jessica Jones, Faculty of The Jesse Owens Public School, New York City.   “Very good, fresh approach to the tale of Romeo and Juliet. The interaction with such a young audience is a must. I liked the modern dress and …

The voive of Broadway final

THE VOICE OF BROADWAY: THE STRANGE DEATH OF DOROTHY KILLGALLEN

 by George Strum        She was the greatest woman reporter of her time; a Broadway columnist who could make or break a career with a word; a radio and television personality known to millions for her broadcasts. She was Dorothy Kilgallen, fascinating subject of …

SPARKY final

SPARKY

.: Musical Festival :.    Book and Lyrics by Jack McManus   Music by Jack Levinson            The heartwarming and true life story of   Charles M. Schulz, creator of the   famous comic strip …

Whats left of the harringtons

WHAT’S LEFT OF THE HARRINGTONS

 by Thom Henke        One year after the unexpected death of their parents, three siblings return to their childhood home to prepare the property to be sold. With fast-paced comedic dialogue, Whats Left of the Harringtons explores the balance of nostalgia, …

Our Last Night on Earth final

OUR LAST NIGHT ON EARTH

 by Stacie Dugan Vourakis        A modern Gothic tale of love, loss, and murder set against the moving target of lingering racism in the American South. Five people spend a night together as they await the execution of the two men who ruined their lives, each …

PAST PERFORMANCES

At the Davenport Theater  September 29, 2017 @ 8PM At The Hudson Guild Theater October 2, 2017 @ 8PM At The Theaterlab November 6, 2017 @ 8:30PM http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3099929 The Jesse Owens Public School - P.S. 26, on November 13th.  A. Philip Randolph …

At the gallery

AT THE GALLERY

 by Madeline Dennis-Yates       A sculptor's creative block produces a piece so powerfully inscrutable that it brings years of tension between two friends to a head on their visit to a gallery.       January 17, 2019 @ 9pm   January …

Clouds like waves

CLOUDS LIKE WAVES

   by Megan Furniss    This play is an illusive look at life, love, loss and relationships, in no particular order, and drawing no conclusions. It is a play about plays, about mothers and children, dating and colour blindness. It is a play about car …

No Soap

NO SOAP

 by George Ruthauser        After learning they are grand prize winners of a super lottery, New York City office co-workers soon discover dividing and claiming a quarter of a billion dollars isn't as neat and clean as they thought it would …

The Withering Rose

THE WITHERING ROSE

 by Walter Jones        This play is about mental illness inside a family and friend structure. It portrays the assent of Rose, a successful Wall Street accountant and her descent into a world of paranoia, delusions, and seclusion she inhabits inside her dark …

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A THERAPY SESSION WITH MYSELF

 by Anthony J. Piccione       During the summer before his last year of college, Alex Grayson receives a mysterious visit from himself, a human incarnation of his inner consciousness. As they interact, he is forced to reflect on the darkest and most painful memories …

Great Expectations

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

 by Catherine Bush       Seeking to recreate himself as a gentleman, Mr. Philip Pirrup (or Pip as his friends call him) propels himself through a whirlwind of adventures and unforgettable characters. Estella, Joe, Biddy, Miss Havisham, Magwich, et al appear as …

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