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Portrait Of A Socioopath Hudson Guild Poster

PORTRAIT OF A SOCIOPATH

by Daniel Contreras   When a backstabbing friend, a cheating girlfriend, a spineless playwright father, & a bitter mom crushed by her own dashed dreams of stardom, gather to throw a surprise party for Jacob Hagan, it turns out that they're all there because they …

The Accidental Doctor

THE ACCIDENTAL DOCTOR

 by Nate Brauner   This play is a restoration-mashup-queer-romance-farce! Besieged by a boorish suitor, Imogen concocts a clever escape, but her faithful fiance falls victim to vicious jealousy! The trouble doubles when a libidinous layabout gets mistaken for a …

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90/10

.: Musical Festival :. by James Hamrick   Alyssa Nettles is a Senior college musical theatre major at the less-than-prestigious Fallarbor University. As  graduation draws closer, she begins to lose her grip on her own identity when her friends forsake her, …

I learned from Neil

I LEARNED FROM NEIL

by Francesca Curran  A young man, Craig, moves to New York from the midwest. He finds a job as a bartender and at this bar he meets a cockroach, Neil. They soon fall in love but learn that their relationship will not be easy.     August 29, 2019 @ …

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LESLIE SIMS

by Debbra Liverman  In a psych ward, a gay, male patient meets his new female psychotherapist for the first time. During his treatment session, both characters reveal some interesting things about themselves. By the end of their session, we learn that both parties have …

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LEMONS

by Rebecca Gever   A daughter intersperses transcripts of her mother talking about her relationship to her body and living with lupus with vignettes from the daughter's own understanding of these topics. Lemons attempts to tell a story with illness in it without making a …

If Only

IF ONLY…

by Joe Bulvid    Michael is a successful 43-year old actuary with a wife and twins. One morning at a cafe, he envisions a life where he can truly be who he is, where love is love. Is this just a fantasy or a remembrance?     August 29, 2019 @ …

The Maroons

THE MAROONS

 by Jordan Powell   The night before her family leaves for their annual tradition of going to Jamacia to celebrate Maroon Day, Marley, decides she's not going and instead she is going to the dance with a boy. Deano, her father, has to convince her that her tradition, her …

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WITHIN THE ICE

 by Wiley June   The play follows Philip Enfance, the captain of a British exploration ship which is marooned at the south pole. He struggles with his own internal monsters and competence as a captain, even as his crew is gradually picked off by a monster all their own. …

A Whaley Big Mistake

A WHALEY BIG MISTAKE

by Ellery Pierce   A boy stumbles upon a beached whale who changes his life forever...     August 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm   August 30, 2019 @ 6:15pm    Sept. 1, 2019 @ 9pm    All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase …

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THE VOICE OF REASON

by Brendan Sheehan   With the help of a mysterious voice, Will confronts the most traumatic experience of his life.     August 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm   August 30, 2019 @ 6:15pm    Sept. 1, 2019 @ 9pm    All Shows at the Hudson …

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WAKING UP

  by Fernando Segall  A struggling actress needs to decide if it's time to give up on her dreams and face reality.     August 29, 2019 @ 6:15pm   August 30, 2019 @ 6:15pm    Sept. 1, 2019 @ 9pm    All Shows at the Hudson Guild …

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SECOND STORY MAN AND THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

.: Musical Festival :. by Joseph Bach   A Runyunesque fable in the tradition of Guys and Dolls about a thief, a Second Story Man. His wife will leave him if he steals, a loan shark will kill him if he stops. A Comedy with great tunes. Laughs and …

Faster Than Shadows

FASTER THAN SHADOWS

 by Matthew Davis      A young woman with a borderline personality disorder drags home a homeless youth and a male escort to create a family out of them.     August 27, 2019 @ 9pm   August 28, 2019 @ 6:15pm   August 31, 2019 @ 4pm - …

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HIGH ARTS

by Phoebe Tsao and Ezra Burstein   When Kevin walks in carrying a stolen four-million-dollar painting, he and his friends don’t have many options. Revealed through smoking sessions, ballroom dancing, acid trips, and a radio that nobody listens to, High Arts …

Ishmael and Isaac

ISHMAEL AND ISAAC AT MORIAH

by Federico Mostert      The Biblical tale of the Binding of Isaac. The Islamic tale of Ishmael. The two meet on a camping trip. Religion is like Family, complicated.     August 22, 2019 @ 9pm   August 24, 2019 @ 6:30pm   August 25, 2019 …

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ERZSEBET, THE MONOLOGUE

by A I Merino    Erzsébet, a XVII Century Biographical Performance based on the life of Elizabeth Bathory. Erzsébet goes in records as one of the most significant femicides in history, nevertheless some people created this hearsay for their own …

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GUY

 by Francois Maree      Guy, a mid-20s South African immigrant living in New York City, navigates one week of his life after experiencing some recent tragedy. This play taps into the aching cavities that are as misunderstood, unpredictable, interesting, and …

Maggie

MAGGIE

.: Musical Festival :.  by Nathan Liu      Desperate for money, a struggling lesbian musician goes home to visit her estranged, homophobic father in the hopes that he will help her.     August 22, 2019 @ 6:15pm   August 23, 2019 @ …

The Sumatrian dancer

THE SUMATRAN DANCER

by Anthony Barone      Erotic dance has delivered Mata Hari from poverty. She's famous in Paris among generals and aristocrats. But World War I changes everything. The clubs are empty and debts mount. Before she and her Russian lover can escape the horrors she's …

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RUNNING: A NEW PLAY

 by Sean Chandler      A married, closeted-gay mayoral candidate who is outed in a very public manner must contend with it's effects on his campaign and family.     August 20, 2019 @ 6:15pm   August 24, 2019 @ 9pm   August 25, 2019 @ 1:30pm …

Emergency

EMERGENCY

.: Musical Festival :. by Jeff and Jacob Foy     Justin Marks, M.D. has one night to save his career. Emergency is a modern-day American musical that follows Dr. Marks through this 12-hour shift and allows the audience to experience the laughs, love, …

Steeplechase

STEEPLECHASE

 by Chris Nelson   Step right up! The big top is open for business! Join Viv and her companions in bacchanalian NYC. We're treated to a circus of past and present pleasures, vying for attention like barkers at Coney Island.     August 19, 2019 @ …

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BOY IN THE WINDOW

by Michael Jones   His past stolen, future slow to arrive, a meth-head boyfriend, confused and angry, Andre leaves the Bronx for San Francisco at the height of the plague. Free-spirited non-apologetic friends offer Andre permission to live his truth but first, …

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