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Loyalty

LOYALTY

   by Rob Ackerman      A political fixer picks an honest man to protect the   President, and all hell breaks loose. Agent James   Sloan must manage a power-hungry Attorney General,   a doting assistant, a suspicious First …

DUMPSTER DIVER

DUMPSTER DIVER THE MUSICAL

.: Musical Festival :.    by Kris Kemp Dumpster Diver the Musical    Musical: Confronted by the truth about his company, a well-paid   software engineer has to make the ultimate decision-   -continue working at the company and living a …

GIFTED

GIFTED

   by Pamela L. Robbins     In 1968 Amanda Kimble, a new teacher stuck with   a difficult class, "motivates" them by fabricating   their I.Q. scores. The students, believing they are   exceptionally smart, go on to accomplish …

El Sueno

EL SUENO (THE DREAM)

   by John McCaffrey & Mark Singer     Columbian cocaine king Pablo Escobar is struggling   with a recurring dream: he is a cat on a high red roof,   reading a letter from his lover before falling to his death.   To help …

Words create reality

WORDS CREATE REALITY

   by Don Stitt     A writer creates a humorous biblical allegory for a satirical   magazine. He is attempting to complete it before the   publication’s 5 o’clock deadline. But one of his literary   creations comes to life …

Al final

AL

   by Nicole Murray      How ludicrous -- The Feminine Mystique is still being   explored in the 21st century, as Betty Friedan defined   in 1963: “the problem that has no name.” You will   meet Al, a millennial woman with “Al” …

Tarrare

TARRARE

   by Emilio Minichiello     This play tells the story of a young man during the first   few years of the French Revolution, who, for reasons   unknown, has an unnatural hunger that cannot be   satisfied. He eats anything that …

Immigrantson final

IMMIGRANT SON

     by  PG Pillitteri     This is the story of three generations of an immigrant   family coming to America to build a new life in the new   world. Starting at the turn of the 20th century through   the 1960's, …

WhatWeAre

WHAT WE ARE

   by Oliver Lehne     Three 30 year olds who've been friends since college   meet for a weekend in New York City. Their lives have   been inextricably bound up in each other for over a   decade, and although they all love each …

Cows Nutty

COW’S NUTTY CHRISTMAS

.: Musical Festival :.    by Michael MacKenzie Wills     The music of Tchaikovsky, a talking cow, a milk-hating   villain, a morning talk show host, a pop psychologist,   and Santa all come together to expose last year’s …

the lake

THE LAKE

     by Kelsey Marshall   To interview secretive actor August, Jude agrees to take   a weekend away at his new lake house. However, the   motivations behind both Jude and August's need to   escape their realities reveal …

ONE Night Standing

ONE NIGHT STANDING

     by Ashley Hutchinson   Girl and Guy meet at a bar. Girl and Guy go back to   Guy's apartment to have a one night stand. Girl and   Guy fail. Miserably. One Night Standing is a new play   about expectations, insecurity, …

A Watch final

A WATCH

     by  Youlim Nam      On a beautiful, but brutally hot day, Shannon summons   April to a small park along the Brooklyn waterfront. The   two girls, more sisters than friends, gnaw, clamor, and   cry their way …

paper dolls

PAPER DOLLS

     by  Kati Schwartz      Barry and Jane, two teenagers of the 1960s who   have been friends for their whole lives, take refuge   from a rain storm in Barrys room. While waiting   out the weather, costumes, old …

The Jew who hates chinese food

THE JEW WHO HATES CHINESE FOOD

     by Liv Glassman      The Kleinbergs partake in the Jewish tradition of eating   Chinese food on Christmas, which happens to fall on   Hanukkah this year. Zack doesn't like Chinese food--or   Christmas or winter …

Run on sentence

RUN-ON SENTENCE

     by Cathy Tempelsman      A woman visits her aging father in prison and finds that,   despite his penchant for telling jokes, coming   home is no laughing matter.         Sept. 20, 2018 …

ROLL THE DICE final

ROLL THE DICE

     by Danny Shot and Lawrence Kelly     Over a game of Strat-O-Matic baseball, two lifelong   friends explore the vagaries of life, death, memory,   and the split fingered fastball. In the process,   old and new …

Insanity In The City

INSANITY IN THE CITY

.: Musical Festival :.      by Harper Craven   Connor Van Holden, lives in New York City and wants to   write musicals but his parents want him to act on stage,   for that's what he has a degree in. After singing an …

A Shot of Rhythm and Blues

A SHOT OF RHYTHM AND BLUES

     by Thomas Blumenfeld       Hamburg 1962 - The new drummer for Liverpool’s   Blizzards, has been murdered. His bandmates accuse   a club owner, since they broke their contract. The   old drummer’s …

Women and Guns

WOMEN AND GUNS

     by Steve Gold   A war drama from a woman's point of view:  A female   Marine serves in Iraq during the recent conflict while her   civilian  boyfriend is safely home in California.  The   psychological effect of this …

Winter in coney island

WINTER IN CONEY ISLAND

     by José Luis Useche     Alicia and Aurora are a couple of immigrants who dream   of a better future in search of a new life. Filled with   nostalgia, they decide to start from scratch, accepting   the obstacles …

blazed and amused poster

BLAZED AND AMUZED

   by Skylar Beirne   Tweenagers Lily and Jack receive their first hit of   adulthood...literally. Drew and Bev must come clean   about a dank secret they have been hiding from their   children. This play is a high-stakes …

A Southern Fairytale

A SOUTHERN FAIRYTALE

   by Ty Autry   Based on true events, this is a story of a gay Christian   growing up in the Deep South. Through this piece you   see him go through coming in and out of the closet   multiple times, excommunicated, conversion …

Some assembly required

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

     by Stephanie Salazar-Amaro   Typically, customer service centers are wellsprings of   disappointment and manipulation for customers wanting   to return a damaged item. There are hoops and hurdles   and other ridiculous …

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