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PRODUCTIONS 2025/26 WINTER FESTIVAL

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 Merritt * * * * 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 …

ENTR’ ACTE

* by Anthony Fusco * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb During the intermission of Richard Avery's first leading role, his acting coach, Patrick Bentley, pays him a visit in his dressing room. Things heat up …

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 Someone very close to MAN is in the hospital after a wreck, WOMAN comforts him as they are forced to wait for the news. 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 …

MARGERIE OR BLOOD

* by Connie Staub * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A moment of teenage carelessness unearths something impossible. Behind the school swings, Lancer and Sara discover a grotesque, alien-like creature …

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 A soldier haunted by war and lost love confronts his estranged brother, now an EU lieutenant. Through surreal memories, ghostly voices, and childhood …

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 …

ALL THE TIME

* by Sophie Simons * WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Two girls. One guy. Avery, in love with Zoe, wants her feelings to be reciprocated, and Daniel wants his to be reciprocated by Zoe. And somewhat …

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 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 …

EAT YOUR HEART OUT

* by Riya Braunstein * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Three couples – one on the verge of breaking up, another in a one-sided toxic relationship, and another that’s perfectly content – spend their night …

SELF HATE

* by Daniel Antonino * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb In a cramped New York apartment, two struggling actors battle ring lights, auditions, and each other as they attempt to tape their way into a …

THE GLASS BOX

* by Rhian Campbell-Cochrane * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb After a PR disaster at a large corporation, a meeting takes place to determine how to save the company's sterling reputation. With different …

HYSTERIA!

* by Victoria Baroody * * * * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Early 1940s, A florist and his wife, Mary, live with her mentally ill mother and desperately want to start a family. Between modern medicine …

COLONOSCOPY, THE MUSICAL

* by Rahul Gajasamharamoorthy * WEDNESDAY January 7, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 9, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb The musical turns the heavy topic of colon cancer screening into an 80s-parody-song-driven comedy to make it approachable. It centers on an …

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