Friday March 13th (7:30) (10min Plays & Short Play)

37 Origami Bees* by John Busser (10min)
:: A man attempts to play a favorite song using his Alexa personal assistant. Alexa, however, has other ideas...
The Report by Greg Lavelle (10min)
:: History shows that no good deed goes unpunished.
Visitor by Richard Mandel (10min)
:: A terrifying monster drops in on a retired couple…
Pillow Talk* by Veronica Voll (10min) (Scene from a Full Length)
:: A portrait of Lucy and Seth, a married couple in their mid-30s, during their first couples therapy session over Zoom. As they speak honestly about parenting, aging, and desire, love remains constant even as intimacy feels increasingly out of reach. Pillow Talk is a contemporary, intimate portrait of marriage, longing, and the quiet fear of choosing a good life that may still feel incomplete.
A Change in Plans* by Rannigan Walsh (10min)
:: Jerry gets a jolt when Mom gets a new lifestyle.
Boxed In by Ed Walsh (25min)
:: You never know who — or what — you might meet on the way to work.

Saturday March 14th (7:30) (Full Length Play)

Touch by Rachel Zake (90min)
:: Touch is a drama that follows nine people’s experiences from the onset of COVID-19 through the initial reopening of the city. Their tales, though seemingly disparate, are woven together as the show progresses. This full-length play is told through a series of vignettes interspersed with news footage seen on a screen USC.

Sunday March 15th (2:00) (Full Length & One Act)

The Duel by Pam & Robert Noll* (Full Length) (70Min)
:: A Cleveland Nurse is having a good life until her estranged alcoholic brother returns.
Rustbelt Trilogy #3 by Dale Seeds (One Act)(3rd part of a Full Length Trilogy Play) (30min)
:: In 3# “Rustbelt Redemption”, two middle-aged people find that love is tough to come by in this world of plant closures, failed steel mills, and the toxic trails they leave behind. Finding joy here can be difficult. Sometimes, a good cup of coffee, shared with a friend is enough. Rustbelt Redemption digs deep into memory, meaning, and connection as we ask: “Are we victims of the choices we make? Or, are there such things as second chances, and redemption?

Friday March 20th (7:30) (2 Short Plays)

Our Souls Did Touch* by Kierstan Kathleen Conway (Short Play) (40min)
:: In the span of a decade, an actor and a journalist in the Golden Age of Hollywood have four chance encounters and moments of privacy where they face their fears, wants, and loves while just on the brink of being caught by the unforgiving world around them.

Poems of an Angry Feminist* by Fatima Matar(Short Play) (40min)
:: Poems of an Angry Feminist is a flight of poetry, vocals, and dance, leading audiences down the dark rabbit hole of our sexist misogynistic culture.

Saturday March 21st (7:30) (Full Length)

Our Time* by Greg Vovos (Full Length) (120min)
:: In this magically realistic dramedy, Elaine, a NYC actress, returns to her small-town home to care for her mother who struggles with Alzheimer’s. Elaine then gets roped into directing a community theatre production of OUR TOWN, in part because she wants to give her mother something special before it’s too late. After making it through the usual challenges of a community theatre rehearsal process, a tragedy strikes the show on Opening Night. The choice to remount the play brings mixed reactions, but Elaine brings the show to the stage with the help of her team and some theatre magic.
(This script has strong issues: dementia, gun violence, suicidal ideation, and contains strong language).

Sunday March 22nd (2:00) (3 Short Plays/One Acts)

Uncommon Ground by Cindy Dettelbach (Short Play) (40min)
:: More than  thirty years after World War II, a chance encounter between a Holocaust survivor and the son of a prominent Nazi turns into a clash of wills and competing stories until a crisis threatens both of them.

Shadows Over Coventry by Berenice Kleiman (Short Play (30min)
:: A former Mossad agent, Ari, and his wife Miriam flee the wars in Israel for the seeming calm of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, but the violence he left behind has followed him in the form of an unrelenting ghost from his past that he cannot bring himself to confront. Paralyzed by guilt and a war-wounded conscience, Ari drifts in a kind of moral and emotional suspension until a young neighbor crashes his tricycle in front of a speeding car, forcing Ari to act. In that split second, his professional training reawakens, compelling him not only to save the child but also to finally face the memories and buried responsibilities that have been haunting him.

The Stars Made Me Gay* by Lauren Lash (Short Play) (40min)
:: ‘The Stars Made Me Gay’ is a series of monologues and scenes created ~90% verbatim from interviews with LGBTQIA+ people. This play explores themes of coming out, transition, religion, and community.

Friday March 27th (7:30) (1 Full Length)

Brutal Dreams* by Jaclyn Vogel (Full Length) (90min)
:: After a stressful week, Detective Adelaide Keene is looking for a one-night stand. Instead, her date with Jay Harris leads to a full-blown murder investigation—one she wasn't prepared for. (Contains strong language, violence, and adult themes including suicide.)

Saturday March 28th (7:30) (1 Full Length) 90min

Ethical Consumption* by Nash Fieler (Full Length) (90min)
:: Based on the true story of Mercy Brown, Ethical Consumption is a black comedy about vampires, capitalism, and tuberculosis. In late 1800s New England, folk belief held that tuberculosis (then known as Consumption) was caused by vampiric spirits of deceased family members. This "vampire panic" is the setting for my satire on vampire capitalism. The impoverished Cutter family is devastated by the loss of their youngest daughter, Molly. When Molly's siblings fall ill as well, their mother becomes convinced that the disease is caused by Molly's spirit from beyond the grave. Her superstitions clash with her husband's apathy, her son's nihilism, her daughter's hope, and her brother-in-law's deceit. All the while, their money is being drained by a series of rich men, leaving us to ask who the real vampire is. The following is a real quote from Henry David Thoreau about the New England Vampire Panic -- this is a spoiler for how the play ends: “The savage in man is never quite eradicated. I have just read of a family in Vermont – who, several of its members having died of consumption, just burned the lungs & heart & liver of the last deceased, in order to prevent any more from having it.” (Mentions of suicide.)

Sunday March 29th (2:00) (1 Full Length)

The Life of Lily* by William Johnson (Full Length) (90min)
:: A heartwarming and heartbreaking tale of a fathers love for his daughter. The play begins with a cryptic phone call to the father and the birth of his daughter, then progresses through various scenes in the life of Lily and her father. Each scene is an event from a year in her life, from ages 4 to 24. (Mentions teen suicide and reproductive issues, unplanned pregnancy, defects, miscarriage.)

We look foward to seeing you in our audiences!!