December 9-10, 2022
Santa Noir
Written by James McLindon
Santa pauses on his rounds for a snack ... and comes face-to- face with his darkest secret.
Best Present Ever
Written by Mark Harvey Levine
A woman spends Christmas away from her family and gets some truly awful Christmas presents. But she misses the Best Present Ever.
Love, The Andersons
Written by Vicki Riba Koestler & Allen Morrison
Linda and Charles are all set to be admitted to heaven. They’ve lived good, productive lives, and even brought documentation. But all does not go smoothly at the pearly gates.
October 28-29, 2022
How We Saved The World
Written by Jack Beatty
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, two Cold War enemies engage in a confrontation that could end the world. Two words make the difference.
Lost Angela: Night Terrors
Written by Jean Childers-Arnold
Terrified by his inability to recover from his WWII military experiences, and panicked by his wife’s disappearance, a young veteran calls in a detective agency to help find her.
September 23-24, 2022
May Tag
Written by Thomas W. Stephens
Russian émigrés Rudolph and Natalia sort through their relationship during a washing machine repair call.
Scripted
Written by Mark Harvey Levine
A couple wakes up to find the script of the play that they are in -- the very play we're watching. Everything they do, every word they're about to say has already been written down for them.
That Froelich Girl
Written by Thomas W. Stephens
After years and lives apart, a not-so-casual encounter reunites high school sweethearts.
June 17-18, 2022
Chemistry Date
Written by Lenny Hort
Dating show host, Iona Bond, tries to find the chemistry between Chlorine and Sodium.
On Queue
Written by Morey Norkin
Two strangers, drawn to an unexplained event, try to fill time while waiting for something, anything, to happen.
Sex is for the Heart
Written by Art Shulman
A man recovering from a heart attack has good reason (so he thinks) not to satisfy his sex-deprived wife.
The Kiss
Written by Mark Harvey Levine
Dennis asks his best friend Allison to judge his kissing skills, Can he help it if she has to kiss him to do it?
A First-Draft, Second-Rate Love Story
Written by John Busser
Will our lovers - John and Vivian - find the love that's eluded them for so long, or will her shocking past prove too much?
May 20-21, 2022
NOIR
Written by Stan Werse
An homage to the gritty black-and-white movie crime dramas of the past - movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” “The Big Sleep,” and “Double Indemnity.”
The play is the story of an idealistic, young police detective - Clay Holden - who is promoted after throwing a suspect out of a high-rise window in self-defense. Clay is respected by his boss - Lieutenant Grimes - but there’s something about his story that his new partner - McQue - doesn’t buy.
Clay falls in love with the beautiful and rich Helen Lydecker. She’s being blackmailed by a man named Fritz Klein. She asks Clay to frighten him away. He reluctantly agrees but inadvertently kills Klein. He’s then assigned to his first big case, an unsolved murder. The victim’s name? Fritz Klein.
Clay drags his feet as Grimes tries to help Clay solve the case. The more the facts come out, the more it seems to Clay as if he’s been set up. And all the while, McQue is trying to solve the riddle of who Clay Holden really is.
April 22-23, 2022
The Holiest of Sacraments
Written by Patricia Connelly
Molly Marie Fitzgerald is trying to make her first Confession to make her First Holy Communion the next day, but what sin does she have to confess?
Sex Ed for Mom
Written by Laurie Tanner
Claire has had a rough, lonely, and demoralizing year after separating from her husband. Her daughter Honey thinks she has thought of the perfect birthday gift for her mother. But is Claire ready for the surprise on her doorstep?
Stockholm Syndrome
Written by James McLindon
A princess and her prince seek marriage counseling after their fairytale wedding is over and reality begins.
(The title, “Stockholm Syndrome,” refers to a condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors during captivity.)
March 18-19, 2022
Backstage Fairytale
Written by Michael John McGoldrick
A writer meets up with a former lover, now a successful New York actor, to reveal he’s written a play about her. A romantic comedy about romantic comedies and the psychic needs that fuel the creative instinct.
February 18-19, 2022
Interventions
Written by Greg Lam
A couple’s special plans on a camping trip are interrupted by a succession of time travelers desperate to prevent catastrophe in the future.
Dark Matter
Written by Donald Loftus
Meet Marion and Palmer. They have been married for a long time. Maybe too long. The marriage has gone sour. Marion is not happy. Palmer thinks he is happy, but he cannot be sure. Both wish it could all return to the way it was...before the abduction... but of course, both know it cannot. “THEY” would never allow it.
Infidelity
Written by Tony Manzo
Is adultery contagious? Let’s ask Amy and Sal.
Rosa and Leo
Written by Adam Szudrich
Five decades after secretly falling in love in a Nazi concentration camp, Rosa and Leo rediscover each other on opposite sides of the world.
January 21-22, 2022
Mother’s Day
Written by Michael Brady
That’s my birth mother? No, no, no. She’s way too young!
Pro Bono
Written by Michael Brady
Sometimes you have to share a table with a stranger. His old jokes sound new. But your crisis is all your own.
If I Go First
Written by Michael Brady
Harry and Lizzy have lived a good life together. But Lizzy is sick and in pain, and wants to exit on her own terms. It’s time to have The Talk.
Drinks With The Boss
Written by Michael Brady
There’s a newbie on the corporate team who’s reluctant to take credit where credit is due. Does she need some oomph from the Queen Bee or a good kick in the behind?
Lunch With Dad
Written by Michael Brady
Facing the imminent death of her father, a young singer turns to her music teacher for comfort. Together, they will experience something very different.