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SUITE SAPPHO

* by James F. Broderick * WEDNESDAY January 28, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb When a retired salesman and a lonely bookseller bond over the poetry of the ancient Greek writer Sappho, both of their lives change radically. THIS …

CATATONIC

* by Diego Rio Ortiz * WEDNESDAY January 28, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A desperate man answers a Craigslist ad to be a Cat for a man and his daughter. THIS PRODUCTION RUNS 35 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE-ACT PRODUCTION …

WAITING FOR C-ROW

* by Aaron J. Stewart * * * * TUESDAY January 27, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 28, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY January 31, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Waiting for C-row is a full-length, one-act urban drama set on a desolate street corner just before dawn. Two sex workers — Jenna, a defiant …

A DANCE ABOVE THE GRAVE

* by Alexander Wasserman * * * * TUESDAY January 27, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY January 31, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb For decades, Jackson tended the garden of their crumbling brownstone, waiting for Elizabeth’s return. Rachel clings to hope; Frank, …

TINA MORGUE

* by Wes Ehle * * * * MONDAY January 26, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Tina Morgue is a Hollywood talent agent with a very niché roster; the monsters that have starred in all of our favorite horror movies. On the brink of …

WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH?

* by Carlin Feck * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb As two women in Las Vegas listen to a true crime story by the pool, their lives, plights, and imminent journeys seem to come into view. THIS SHOW IS 15 …

JUSTICE FOR ALL

* by Matt Storti * * * * THURSDAY January 22, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb What happens when the Statue of Liberty is abducted by aliens. What events would occur if the Statue of Liberty just up and disappeared one …

GIVE ME YOUR LOVE, YOUR HEART & BUNNY

* by Anamaria Willars * WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A clown solo performance about love, relationships, sex and what we inherit. THIS SHOW IS 30 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A ONE-ACT PRODUCTION THAT WILL BE …

TWO BIRDS AND A BAG OF BONES

* by Alexandra Bianco * WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb An original British farce centering two "Chav" women, Wigberta and Lucinda, from Manchester, trying to secure money for rent. In a series of …

ARIES IN WOLF’S CLOTHING

* by Malgorzata (Gosia) Jasiniak  * * * * TUESDAY January 20, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb “Aries in Wolf’s Clothing” is a new coming-of-age play about three close friends (Lena, Daria and Susie) navigating life in New …

HUNGER ARTIST

* by Sydney Duncan * * * * TUESDAY January 20, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Failed artist Till can't hold down a job — whether or not he's good at it — but he's also reaching the end of his creative career, unless he can …

THE DIRTY LADIEZ OF P&P

*  by Laini Sharifi * * * * MONDAY January 19, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb A high school Pride and Prejudice fanclub that meets in the storage room of the drama department to devote themselves to the Spirits of P&P …

MADYLON

* by Lydia Gerson * * * * MONDAY January 19, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Madylon McGeehan and Henry Elters are high school sweethearts but her parents are bitterly opposed: Henry is Jewish. Set against the backdrop of …

CLIPPED WINGS

* by Amanda  Wester  * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Clipped Wings is a raw, intimate two-hander exploring the fragile bond between a mother and daughter navigating years of unmet expectations, quiet …

THE WAITING ROOM

* by Travis Charron * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb When a couple is waiting on the news about someone close, what happens when they’re left with nothing but their thoughts? THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES …

SHIVA

* by Angelique Bencivenga * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two friends attend a funeral for a kid they know. Through their mixed feelings they find a way to open up to each other about the person and …

LEAVES

* by Victor Vauban Junior * * * * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A man finds himself entangled in the dreams of three sisters who once hoped to achieve musical success like The Supremes. When Muriel …

BLUE BOTTLE

* by Andy Law * * * * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Haunted by memory and torn by war, a young soldier struggles to reconcile love, shame, and family ghosts. In Blue Bottle, reality blurs with dreams as …

CARMILLA

* by Trevor P. Bourland * WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Based on the novel of the same name by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla tells the story of a lonely young woman named Laura, living alone in a castle …

THE HEALERS

* by Latrell Wagner * * * * TUESDAY January 13, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance, The Healers follows a secret society of Black artists whose creative gifts are …

THUNDERBIRD

* by Oliver Morris * * * * TUESDAY January 13 , 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb What happens when a camper at a Christian summer camp tries to prove to his counselor that the author of his favorite comic book series is …

RAS(PUTIN): THE HIGHLY IMPROBABLE AKA FICTIONAL STORY OF PUTIN’S RISE TO POWER

*  by Arielle Zaytsev * * * * MONDAY January 12, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb What if Rasputin didn’t die—and seduced a young Vladimir Putin instead? In this wildly irreverent political fantasy, mysticism meets KGB …

THE UNDERSTUDY

* by Gavin Matthias * * * * MONDAY January 12, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Long Island, 1977. In this new musical with an improvised script, aspiring actor and understudy Henry is faced with a choice: proposing to his …

A QUESTION OF ETHICS

* by Laurence C. Schwartz * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Sisters Diana and Jill Romano approach their younger sister's public speaking college instructor with the hope of convincing her to raise their …

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