The Plays

CHILDREN'S SHOW - Tom Horan
A show filled with the stuff of Fairy tales and Tall tales.
A table reading directed by the author.  (May 25 - 60 minutes)

DREAMS OF CELEBRITY - Adam Simon
A movie star needs a place to stay  - and does not leave.
A staged reading directed by  Jeff Schlegelmilch.  With Katie Flahive and Jim Johnson.  (May 21 & 22 - 90 minutes)

FAITH ELIZABETH - Dan Collins
A table reading directed by the author.  (May 30 - 90 minutes)

FENWAY FRANKS - Peter Dudgeon
Even the midget Meagan Brothers have Richie in the palms of their hands until Richie attends his first Red Sox game and is introduced to a whole new world.
A table reading directed by the author. (June 1 & 2 - 90 minutes)

FESTIVAL OF SIX LINE SCENES - Members of New Play Workshop
Staged readings of very short plays.  (June 6 - 90 minutes)

THE GOODBAR CONTINGENCY - Tai Palmgren
Los Angeles, 1963: the twilight of an era. Johnny Goodbar is a hapless lab assistant and a victim of unfortunate serendipity. When a botched suicide attempt turns into murder, he is thrown into a Byzantine imbroglio of the highest order. A super hi-fi sci-fi mystery comedy adventure in two acts.
A staged reading directed by Lizz Leiser.  With Trevor Anthony, Elizabeth Bagby, Don Bodie, Leemor Chaplin, Ron Hanks, Hilary Schurwanz and Adam Simon.  (May 26 & 27 - 90 minutes)

HOGTOWN HORRORS - Matthew David
A "hogtown" is a small, American town, where legends and superstitions thrive best; especially on Halloween. This celebration of classic American horror literature from the 19th century incorporates new adaptations of works by Edgar Allan Poe, HP Lovecraft, Edith Wharton, Ambrose Bierce and Washington Irving.
A table reading directed by Jim Ostholthoff.  (May 29 - 90 minutes)

LORRAINE GOES TO LIVINGSTON - Maruja Thies (adapted from Irvin Welsh)
A table reading directed by the author.  (May 31 - 60 minutes)

MOREMI - Linda Obasi
When a community finds itself in crisis, the desire of one member to be of help leads her to make great individual sacrifices for her people.
A table reading directed by the author.  (June 5 - 90 minutes)

MY FATHER'S HOUSE - Brian Varchmin
A table reading directed by the author.  (June 1 & 2 - 60 minutes)

MY PANTS ARE FIRE - Adam Simon and C. Mitchell Turner
A staged reading directed and performed by the authors. (May 26 & 27 - 60 minutes)

OPEN ROOM TO NOWHERE - Aaron Van Gossen
A man and a woman wait in a cafe, drinking coffee and discussing life and what is immoral and moral.  The play centers on different views of the afterlife, what we are judged by, and if there is a chance for redemption after we die.
A table reading directed by Levi Kaplan.  With Adam Mellema, Alex Mem and Charlette Speigner.  (May 22 - 30 minutes)

POP-TARD - Tom Horan, Tai Palmgren, Lizz Leiser, Terry Selucky, Adam Simon, & C. Mitchell Turner
A sketch comedy fiasco.
A table reading directed and performed by the authors.  (June 1 & 2 - 60 minutes)

PRACTICALLY VEGAS - Annie Shapero
A table reading directed by the author. (May 26 - 60 minutes)

SOL - Lizz Leiser
There is S.  Then there is her sick delicate mother who will die without the pills that Doctor Finch won't provide without the money that Rob Stackle (Of Stackle & Stackle) won't pay unless she sells the one thing she can't live without.  A happy birthday play inside a fun house wrapped in a parade and sprinkled with seconal.
A staged reading directed by Levi Kaplan.  With Jameela Aghili, Maike Jacobi, Travis Massar, Brian Troyan and Aaron Tuttle.  (June 1 & 2)

SPLOOGE - Josh Levine
Justin and Traci hit it off when they meet at the beginning of their senior year of high school. Traci thinks she has family problems until she meets Justin. It doesn’t matter where we find a family, as long as we have one to go home to.
A table reading directed by the author. With Greg Alcock, Elizabeth Hipwell, Ben Newton, Shundrice Tucker and Marisol Velez.  (May 27 - 60 minutes)

SUICIDE - C. Mitchell Turner
A staged reading directed by Ross Prybl.  (May 30 & 31 - 90 minutes)

TABS AND BORDERS - Alex Perry
A table reading directed by the author.  (June 5 - 30 minutes)

TOE JAM - Maggie Fitzsimmons
A table reading directed by Jeff Schlegelmilch. (June 5 - 30 minutes)

WAIT: THIS IS NOT A COMING OUT PLAY - Josh Levine
Ben, a senior in high school, tries to balance his life at home with his friendship at school and his “first love,” who just happens to be a 31-year-old male.  As Ben and Aaron get deeper into the relationship, Ben begins leading a double-life, and it ultimately leads to Ben and Aaron’s realization that they have to make a decision about the future.
A staged reading directed by the author. With Greg Alcock, Dean Corrin, James Immekus, Maike Jacobi and Ben Newton.  (May 25 & 27 - 35 minutes)

WALT, BROTHER WALT - Brad Stevens
The special relationship between a guy and his bike.  In an act of courage, the bike saves his best friend's life by sacrificing his own.
A film directed by the author.  (May 25 & 26 - 15 minutes)

WEATHERMAN - Terry Selucky
The story of Harmon and Lyla, a son and mother living in the outskirts of a small mid-western city.
A table reading directed by the author.  (May 29 - 90 minutes)

WHO'S ON FIRST - Frank Merle
A true-to-life, heartfelt exploration of the complex relationship between famed 20th century comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
A table reading directed by the author.  With Matthew David and Colby Turner.  (June 7 - 90 minutes)

ZEMBEHICO - Peter Kerhulas
A table reading directed by the author.  (May 24 - 60 minutes)