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Attractions

ATTRACTIONS

 by Sanam Erfani        The play centers around the life of Eva, a New York-based cancer doctor who has a tragic reaction when she finds out her estranged father has passed away. The terror of the events that follow the death of her father eventually lead Eva to …

Teach me how to die

TEACH ME HOW TO DIE

 by Lisa Monde        Six anonymous participants, five men and a woman, join the masterclass in suicide notes writing hosted by Professor Scott Mirrormord. One of them completes his draft of the suicide note and leaves the studio, we hear a gunshot... throughout the …

Heninurs

HENINURS

   by Lucie Alloucie             “Hen and Urs are sisters. Hen and Urs live   in a house. Hen and Urs live in a house with   their mother who cannot speak and their   father who they have never seen. Today is …

Crested Butte

CRESTED BUTTE

 by Giovanni Provenzano         Crested Butte is a real town in Colorado. It is an old mining town, about a thousand people, picturesque mountains, beautiful homes, very simple, nights of incredible skies full of stars. It is also a town thriving on cannabis, and …

Stay With Me

STAY WITH ME

 by Lora Danley        At the mental hospital where they both reside, Randy and Charlotte discuss the future of their relationship.       January 31, 2019 @ 6:15pm   February 1, 2019 @ 6:15pm    February 3, 2019 @ …

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A MIST UPON THE WINDOW

 by Nick Rafello      Charlie struggles with his outlandish mother, Virginia, as he learns she was a pot-smoking hippie that lived in the back of a VW Van with her first husband. All this while he deals with her early onset dementia.   January 31, 2019 @ …

Gone Fishing final

GONE FISHING

   by Anthony DiFranco            The weary Professor must resolve a quarrel   in his Creative Writing class. Pepin claims   that Estella plagiarized his short story, Estella   claims he's a loony Teacher's Pet. …

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 …

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