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Nursery Rhymes final final

NURSERY RHYMES

 by Jan Ewing For months, 30-somethings Irene and Chip Mangus have argued about having a late child. She wants one, he doesn’t. Looking for help, Irene invites Frank and Marge Stevens to an arm-twisting party. Marge gave birth at 38. Her son is now 12, so Irene …

Alien vs Musical

ALIEN VS. MUSICAL

.: Musical Festival :.  Book by Steve Troop and Erik Przytulski Music and Lyrics by Erik Przytulski      In a world where musical theatre characters live in harmony, an alien egg appears, hatches, and grows into the most destructive alien in cinematic …

Taboo

TABOO

   by Emma Mueller          A new play about everything taboo: sexuality,   periods, masturbation, sexism, sexual assault,   and mental health. Rules? Nope. How it’s   supposed to be? No way. Laugh and …

You think you know BKLYN

YOU THINK YOU KNOW BKLYN

   by Allison Eikerenkoetter         John Cabrera and Jimmy-Sam James recall   their lives and the lessons they learned, with   and without their fathers, in the rough   and tumble Brooklyn of the …

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RETREAT

   by Irina Lambert         This is a short comedy play about a strung   out millennial, Mia, who sets off on a train   ride to a meditation retreat. While on the   journey she is pulled into an unwanted …

5 mimetic minutes

FIVE MIMETIC MINUTES ON LOVE

 by Riley Austin Scott     Five minutes. Five movements. The relationship between two lovers is explored in five one-minute-long scenes.       January 10, 2019 @ 6:15pm   January 11, 2019 @ 6:15pm   January 13, 2019 @ …

Retail

RETAIL

 by Dan DuPraw     You got the job! Join Matt (your new manager) for your first day of training at The Wet Tee, a fast fashion women's clothing store at a mall in the mid-west where you'll learn proper fitting room etiquette, how to deal with shop lifters, and …

The tragedy

THE TRAGEDY OF THE ELECTION OF THE CITRUS KING

by Deb Victoroff    This play  is a dialogue written in the Elizabethan style to be delivered by a contemplative Citizen who despairs at the election of the Tyrant Donald Trump. As the Citizen speaks for us all who struggle to understand his rise to power, and to …

TIME TO LEAVE

TIME TO LEAVE

   by Joe Bulvid         Nick has dedicated his entire life to his   career. It all unravels in his tense, explosive   meeting at Corporate Headquarters.         January 10, 2019 @ …

Swee tPea

SWEET PEA

   by Gloria Mendez         Lily is a 22 year old woman living in New   York City, who has had short luck creating   lasting intimacy with her romantic partners   due to her sexual fixation with flowers. …

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GIUNTINI IS BACK TO EVE

by Delfi Giuntini  A young woman who is facing a romantic breakup struggles with identity issues. Evelia feels like she lost her soul’s essence and that pain transformed her, becoming a stranger to herself. She discovers that, to heal, she needs to let go of the past ]and …

Our Son

OUR SON

   by Serge Kushnier         Noah King has just been convicted of murdering   his younger brother, Brady, and is sentenced   to life in prison. Their parents, Janice and Miles,   fight to prove Noah's innocence while …

Good friday

GOOD FRIDAY: AN APOCALYPTIC TRAGEDY

   by Remson DeJoseph         Good Friday takes place in an America in ruins   after a devastating bombing. 200 years after   this attack, a town by a lake begins to thrive   and flourish by devoting their lives to God …

Aftershocks

AFTERSHOCKS

 by Rori Nogee      Can a cracked foundation ever heal? A woman with a troubled past and a history of casual relationships falls for the one man she cannot touch, due to his own childhood trauma. Together, they attempt to heal from the lingering effects of their …

Post coitus confession

POST COITUS CONFESSIONS

   by Isabel Monk Cade         Sex is a...complicated thing. "Post Coitus   Confessions" is a one act play in the shape   of monologues and short scenes. In it, we   see a group of individuals say the intimate, …

Call Me Queen

CALL ME QUEEN THE STAGE PLAY

 by Cyrene Renee     This play allows for the beloved characters of the novel to come alive. Allowing readers to have an in depth view in the novel's history and those new to the plot an insightful introduction to the story.     January 4, 2019 @ …

Treehouse of dreams final

TREEHOUSE OF DREAMS

 by Max Berry      Six months after best friends Winston and Scout sleep together on prom night, they are forced to return to their small Ohio town to mourn the death of their third best friend (and Scout's boyfriend), Mark. Still unable to come clean about their …

Madame Komondor final final

MADAME KOMONDOR WILL SEE YOU NOW…

   by Krista Komondor        “Treat yourself to a one night stand with love,   romance, and Men’s Health Sexpert Madame   Komondor! Madame will whip you into   hysterics and leave you begging for …

Abominable Fancy

ABOMINABLE FANCY

 by Stephen Bracco     Fancy's a rich drunk living in Manhattan. Today's her 30th birthday, and this year, like every year, her birthday wish comes true. Last year she turned her therapist into a human liver, for when hers fails. This year, Fancy uses her magic …

Lies love

LIES & LOVE

by Sam Sommer    During Tech Week of a new play written by Mr. Peter Duncan, a love triangle blooms between seniors Mandy Carter, Mitch Nelson and Dave Miller. When Mitch tells a lie, it gets way out of hand and dangerous. This leads to themes of feeling alone, …

2000 miles

TWO THOUSAND MILES

.: Musical Festival :.    by Alyssa Williams      Two Thousand Miles tells the story of illness, strength, and   life altering experiences. Set in New York City, the musical   follows four estranged friends from California as …

A Wound in time

A WOUND IN TIME

   by Stephanie Lynn Wilson         Negra, pressured by a suspicious mother, a strange   bedfellow, and an amorous co-worker struggles to keep   a childhood secret while a restless spirit and   the African gods of Santeria …

that book Aint Been written

THAT BOOK AIN’T BEEN WRITTEN

     by Franklin L. West      A hundred year old story of fathers and sons. Portraying   the life and times of four African American men and   their struggle against the riptides of systemic racism,   poverty and …

play ground final

PLAYGROUND THE MUSICAL

.: Musical Festival :.    by Jessica Ann Carp      This musical examines the changing relationship of lifelong   best friends, Pad & Pen, as they struggle to figure out   what went wrong with their friendship. As other …

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