by Zackry Childers & Patrick Thompson . Frustrated with their small cottage and strict parents, Jack and Jill run away from home; wishing for a life free of rules and full of adventure. But, when they stumble upon a wishing well in the darkest part of the forest, they quickly realize they …
PRODUCTIONS 2020 FALL/WINTER FESTIVAL
116 FEET
by Pune Dracker . This multimedia piece is a meditation on Marilyn Monroe and Jell-O, with the narrator's own personal story woven in. It was written as a lyric essay and has many performative aspects. There will be short choreography -- little 30-second dance breaks -- between …
THE FEAR OF FLYING
by Andrew Van Buskirk . A milennial couple navigate the dynamics of their relationship in a world consumed by social media and the 24 hour news cycle. The Play is 15 minutes long and will be presented in a 5 bill night together with another 4 plays . March 3, 2020 @ …
THE ENCOUNTER
by Nolan Patrick Frontera . A Boy and Lady are found shackled to a table in a cold desolate room without any knowledge of who, what, or how they got there. This strange encounter causes the two characters, who have never met, to get to know each other. during this encounter, many …
THE MUSE
by Meagan J. Meehan . To make a deadline, a high-strung writer must summon his creative energy—which happens to be a force that has a life of its own (literally). The Play is 12 minutes long and will be presented in a 5 bill night together with another 4 plays . March …
STILLNESS OF JULY
by Reyna de Jesus . Sara and Omar are two soul mates separated by time. Separated by 20+ years. Her best friends don’t approve so Sara explores the relationship with her friends, mother, lover, and with other women to deal with parenthood, love, life and ultimately death. This show …
UPSTATE
by Jessica Barrett Denison . Somewhere in Upstate New York, a chaotic family on the brink of despair finds itself stuck in a snowstorm and missing their patriarch. In this dark exploration of family dynamics and drug addiction, upsTate digs into what moves us forward and what holds us back. …
A MEASURE OF DOUBT
by Paul Schwartz . A federal judge going through a contentious confirmation process to the Supreme Court is visited in chambers by a young lawyer. He thinks she's there because she wants to become one of his clerks, but there are deeper currents running. The Play is 90 …
HONEY
by Addison Aquino . The play is about the muddled problems of communication between people, competitive nature of men, and a jar of ancient honey. It looks into the opaque lives of two couples trying to nurture a toxic love. Suffice to say, these young adults struggle to scavenge humanity’s glue …
A (FUNNY) IMAGINATION
by Kevin Ray Johnson . The play follows Dee as he reunites ten years after graduating High school with Tricia and EmVee to discuss unresolved issues from the past that completely altered their relationship for the rest of their lives. Dee recalls the events that led him to the point of …
THE MIDDLEMAN
by Marlin Thomas . Near the end of the Second World War, a pawn broker in Zurich arranges for an exchange of money and weapons between an officer in British intelligence and a Jewish insurgent from Mandated Palestine. The two achieve all that they wanted and all that they did not want. …
DIAL A FOR AGATHA
by David Toth . The play is a parody of the age-old British murder mystery. When host Lord Winston Halifax is murdered in his own home, guests and servants alike are put under the Inspector Mandrake's magnifying glass. An unorthodox detective, he uncovers the murderer, but not …
LOVE/SICK
by John Cariani . . The play is nine short plays covering relationship stages: from 2 strangers falling in love at first sight to partners in a 10-year-plus marriage. The audience watches as these couples in realistic situations are disrupted by absurdist impulses, acts of confession and …
WORK(S) IN PROGRESS
by Halie Kendra Smith . The play analyzes a group of individuals who have been struck suddenly with a family issue. It forces all of these individuals to look at themselves in ways they hadn't previously thought too, and so the play unravels. The Play is 90 minutes …
BACKYARD
by Gavino Villapiano . A man in his 40s-50s visits, casually, his father, 70s-80s in the latter's backyard, the former home of the son as well. They have a superficial conversation, which is interrupted, in voiced mime, by "flashbacks", scenes from their earlier relations, from …
THE COMPOSER’S MELODY
.: Musical Festival :. by Matthew R. Lightsey A Composer's Melody an incredible music teacher that Richter believes could be his first step into becoming a good singer. Along his two month journey he learns about how chasing a dream may not be as glamorous as one may …
SONG
.: Musical Festival :. by P.S. Lutz Song Catman Wild, a long-time DJ for PiFM 93.14 Catskill Mountain Radio, faces unwelcome changes in the modern music world and his station's new administration, but his tune changes when he crosses paths with a young singer and helps her in the search for her …
LES BOITES NOIRES
by Papa Jean . Story of a Haitian Family living in modern day NYC dealing with everyday life. The American born children of this family must try to juggle to fit into their own lives while still trying to survive their parents’ old school, immigrant ways. They all have dreams of living the …
SOUTHERN BEDFELLOWS
by Megan McCarthy . Church is in session, and JoEllen and Haywood are a pair matched by God Himself. Or so Haywood thinks. The Play is 90 minutes long Feb. 17, 2020 @ 6:15pm Feb. 21, 2020 @ 9pm Feb. 23, 2020 @ 3:30pm - Sun. . All Shows at the Hudson Guild …
FUNHOUSE FUNK
by Jeremy Rafal . A sixth grader who wins a workout video on a trivia contest goes to an unexpected journey of self-discovery. This play is 20 minutes long and is part of a 4 bill night presented with another 3 plays . Feb. 13, 2020 @ 9pm Feb 15, 2020 @ 2:15pm - Sat. Feb. 16, …
SELF HELP
by Christine Fiala . A not-so-recent college graduate decides to get her shit together and accomplish 4 things on a to do list. She takes the audience on her "journey to self-acceptance," as she goes through the items in her childhood bedroom, comes face-to-face with memorabilia from a past …
BATTY AND CATTY
by Marjorie Conn . A romantic comedy set in central park where a bat and human fall in love. The play is 12 minutes long and is part of a 4 bill night presented with another 4 plays . Feb, 13, 2020 @ 9pm. Feb. 15, 2020 @ 2:15pm - Sat. Feb. 16, 2020 @ 6pm - Sun. . All Shows at …
THE CIRCLE OF EYES
by Katy Mikelle . A fantasy fiction fairytale about a robot whose soul was reincarnated from the past life of a blind girl who dreamed of being a pianist. It’s a dark children's story about reincarnation, the meaning of life, and the importance of art created from real emotion, rather than from a …
KIONA’S STORY
by Tiaura Townsley . Kiona, Annette’s best friend and neighbor, has had her hair forcibly cut by her white teacher at a predominantly white elementary school. Florence, Kiona’s mother, passively takes out her anger on Cita, Annette’s mom. This story explores the harsh reality of racism, …