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PRODUCTIONS 2026 SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVAL

GREENWARE

* by Charlotte Godat * * * * THURSDAY May 28, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Greenware is memory play that follows Therese' journey of how suppressed trauma can affect the present. The story follows Therese and Sophie's …

THE LAST OUT GATE

* by Kevin Anthony * * * * TUESDAY May 26, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY May 27, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb With just two weeks to the National Bull Riding Championship and sporting a debilitating injury, champion rider Tyson Garrett’s world is turned upside-down …

THE DYLAN & BELLA SHOW

* by Dylan Jernet * * * * TUESDAY May 26, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 29, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb In the late 1980s, as variety television fades from popularity, Dylan and Bella fight to revive the genre with a show that blends U.S. and Mexican pop culture …

5-10 MINUTES

* by Harry Orenstein * * * * MONDAY May 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY May 27, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb A young college student befriends an older woman in the terminal cancer wing of a Montreal hospital. Over the course of the play they teach each other the …

A COTTAGE WEDDING

* by Edward "Teddy" Hall and Tim Howard * * * * MONDAY May 25, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 29, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Henry is about to marry the man of his dreams when wedding-bell jitters set in. As the clock ticks down, he spirals through painful memories …

MY YEAR AS JESUS

* by Anna-Grace Cummings * THURSDAY May 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb The day has come. Jacob has been preparing for this moment his entire life, 13 years to be exact. To be Holy Assumption Academy’s Most Christlike.And just as …

PHANTOM RAIN

* by Gabriela Barrett * THURSDAY May 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two figures appear out of a rainstorm into a singular room, almost a meeting place of some sort. One representing the heart and one representing the brain, the …

SONGBIRD WIVES

* by Patrick Polsin * * * * THURSDAY May 21, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A dreamlike expression of love, the desire to be seen, and the conflict of still wanting to remain an individual. Freely adapted (interpolated and …

SEX ED

* by Larry Eckerle * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb It’s Edward Copeland’s first day back at work as a sex therapist following a complete nervous breakdown.  His analyst, Dr. Klein, thinks he’s ready to resume his …

TO MY WIFE’S NEXT LOVER

* by Evan Barnard * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb As his melanoma worsens, a young husband is forced to reflect on how his wife will have to live and love after his passing. He begins to document his favorite things …

7610 INGRID PLACE

* by Azariah Coppin * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A playdate between two boys merges into a civil test involving a father and his son, showcasing what a household can establish for its younger occupants. THIS …

POP

* by Kamau Nosakhere * * * * TUESDAY May 19, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Inspired by seven of Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings usually given the collective title Ages of Man; in Pop, follows the relationship between Sedna and …

OH, THOSE MEMORABLE CLASSICS

* by Richard Morris * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Absurd comedy pitting a renowned - 8th Century world classic with an even more renowned - 18th Century world classic. THIS SHOW IS 1o  MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION THAT WILL BE …

HOLY SMOKES!

* by Alexander Joy* THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two men roll cigarettes for their boss. When one man begins to question-- things unravel THIS SHOW IS 1o  MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION THAT WILL BE …

SECRETS

* by Alex Gordon * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A married couple’s quiet evening unravels when Calvin confesses a long-buried mistake. As Lisa reacts, she reveals a painful truth of her own, forcing them both to …

IN BACCHUS WE TRUST

* by Guil Parreiras * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb When strange messages and unexpected visitors hijack dinner, a politically charged couple spirals into paranoia—convinced they’re targets in a crumbling …

WAITING FOR MADDOW

* by Hayden Kopser * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb On election day eve 2024, a progressive family grapples with the possibility of Donald Trump heading back to the White House. They hold out hope that an internet …

ROTTEN FLOORBOARDS

* by Dianne K. Ramirez * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Rotten Floorboards is the story of a little girl growing up in a matriarchal household in petrodollar post-colonial Trinidad and Tobago suffering from a severe …

JAMES BUILDS A CARD TOWER

* by Jayme Pacheco * * * * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A queer narrative about a teenage boy returning to school from the psych ward. He and his mother struggle to navigate an unwelcoming town without falling …

FATE

* by Holly Heiser * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 15, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Fate — an immersive one-act theater experience that fuses storytelling, movement, and a live rock concert. A modern take on Greek mythology, the show follows one …

SAFE PLACES

* by Jaden Labowe-Stoll * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 15, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb David tries to better his marriage issues and mental health by navigating a world filled with strange therapists. An absurdist comedy about the lifelong human …

CRACKED

* by Dakota Bobadilla and Abby Erff * * * * TUESDAY May 12, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY May 13, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb At birth, Chase loses his father, and Amy loses her mother. The two are fated to become friends, lovers, and enemies. The friends begin a …

PUPPETS OF WAR

* by Zach Marullo * * * * TUESDAY May 12, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 15, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Puppets of War is an absurd epic-theatre satire that uses self-aware puppets, music, and games to explore the chaos of war. Soldiers, leaders, and bystanders …

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