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YOU INTO BAD GIRLS ?

* by Mara Swanson * WEDNESDAY November 18, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY November 20, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY November 22, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb It’s Lucy’s 21st birthday, and her painfully single older sister Molly has (barely) agreed to toast her first legal drink. When Lucy appoints herself …

LET’S NOT TALK ABOUT IT: A CONVERSATION ABOUT NOT HAVING THAT CONVERSATION

* by Nicole Geller * WEDNESDAY November 18, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY November 20, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY November 22, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Eliza and Mikey were once inseparable cousins, bound by laughter and loyalty. But as the country grew louder, their beliefs grew further apart. What …

DEAD SIS

  * by Ojan Assadollahi and Lily Rosenberg  * * * * TUESDAY November 17, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY November 18, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY November 21, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Grief is a bitch. THIS SHOW IS 75 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PLAY THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER …

JOANA

* by Vitoria de Oliveira * TUESDAY November 17, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY November 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY November 21, 2026 @ 9:15 PM * * * Blurb In a New York apartment, a married couple confronts the cost of stability when one enforces the law and the other fights it. As their …

VESTIGES

* by Dominique Dickson * TUESDAY November 17, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY November 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY November 21, 2026 @ 9:oo PM * * * Blurb A devoted husband struggles to hold his fractured family together as his wife descends into a psychological spiral, haunted by perceived betrayal …

DISAPPEARING IN A FORM

* by Nikola Palej * TUESDAY November 17, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY November 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY November 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb A voice emerges where there was once only silence. Inspired by The Glass Menagerie, this performance explores fragility and …

GELOTOLOGY ANTHOLOGY

  * by Jason S. Abrams * * * * MONDAY November 16, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY November 18, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY November 21, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Gelotology Anthology is a new absurdist comedy featuring six original sketches displaying a variety of comedic techniques. …

BLINDS

  * by Edie Salas Miller * * * * MONDAY November 16, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY November 20, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY November 22, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Set in a West Hollywood bar, Blinds follows Margot, a bartender raising her younger brother while concealing a lifelong family …

O: A NEW ODYSSEY FOR GAY MEN AND WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM

* by Anastas Varinos * * * * THURSDAY July 30, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY August 1, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Odysseus, but make it gay. Classics professor Oscar never planned to be a hero. Newly out after a five-year marriage, he navigates awkward Grindr …

PETER PAN AND #WENDY

* Music and Lyrics by Charlie Romano Book by Harold Hodge Jr  * THURSDAY July 30, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY August 1, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026  @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb In a world where children rush toward adulthood, Peter Pan and #Wendy reimagines the classic tale through a modern …

HARD KNOCK DYKE: THE ONLY LESBIAN IN GRADE 7

* by Jill Saperstein * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 31, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Set in a 2016 middle school drama club, Margo is the first student to publicly come out. In a pitiful attempt to be “woke” her drama director is inspired to …

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FORWARD LIVING

* by Nora Butler * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 31, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb On the verge of a mysterious operation that will ultimately transition him into the body of his cat, Mr Bronner spends his last human day with his young neighbor, …

ELVES REBEL: A CHRISTMAS COMEDY

* by Doyle Judge * * * * TUESDAY July 28, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY July 29, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY August 1, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb The elves of Christmas Incorporated are tired of Santa’s treatment. The North Pole has become a place of long hours and harsh conditions - not of magic. …

LET’S ROB DREW BARRYMORE’S HOUSE

* by Young Douglas * * * * TUESDAY July 28, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 31, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY August 1, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Let’s Rob Drew Barrymore’s House is a haunted heist comedy where five broke friends use a YouTube Architectural Digest Tour to break into America’s …

DECLARATION OF FAITH

* by Joshua Jerez Cruz * MONDAY July 27,  2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 31, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026  @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb In a divided land under Roman rule, a teacher from Nazareth begins performing miracles and calling ordinary people to follow Him. As faith spreads among the …

REVELATION

* by David Cardenas and Carmen García-Herranz. English version by Sofía Espinosa and Jaylen Taylor. * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb One night in a park, under a streetlamp and fueled by cheap beer, Tito and …

THE DELIVERY

* by Vincenzo DiPasquale * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Bill and Letti are recently not-married. In the process of Letti moving out, Bill surprises her with a baby! THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES …

WHEN IN GOD’S COUNTRY, HIDE IN THE CLOSET

* by Michael Thomas Cain * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb While Francis and Honoré attempt to enjoy each other’s company in the Bible belt, they're careful to hide at a corner table of a restaurant on a Monday …

A TRULY ORIGINAL IDEA

* Book & Lyrics by Ava Roberts, Music by Shahar Clay Herzberg * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A man comes up with the first truly original idea. The catch: every time he shares it with someone, their head …

BREAKING CULTURE

* by Paula Poppins * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb This bilingual one-act multimedia solo performance blends satire, archival clips, raw confessions, and physical ritual to systematically dismantle inherited …

FAULT LINES

* by Jonathan Marquez * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Fault Lines follows a couple navigating the messy space between relationships, intimacy, and emotional boundaries. With humor and honesty, the play explores …

GOOD DOG

* by Dylan Lee * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 24, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb While waiting for their dog at the vet, a young owner is surprised to see their dog approach them on two legs! While given the time they have before the appointment …

LADIES

* by Lisa Naso * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 24, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A fast paced, dark comedy about a mother and her two grown daughters attempting to leave the house for a funeral on time, without killing each other. THIS …

SNAZZY

* by Joe Staton * * * * TUESDAY July 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY July 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb When a young single mother begins painting children’s faces at a holiday camp in 1980s Britain, she has no idea she’s starting a global phenomenon. Based …

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