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Send us Fan Mail One night during the early years of the American Revolution, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin are compelled to share a room at a crowded inn. While the men have different temperaments, they are dedicated to the cause for the revolution.   Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Daamen Krall as John Adams,  David Trice as Benjamin Franklin, Hessel Evelear as the Innkeeper...

Send us Fan Mail Pat, an isolating, military veteran is asked to put his pain aside to be the father his adult son needs when the young man arrives unannounced… but will he be able to? Gary Lamb directs a cast that includes David Purdham as Pat and David Andrew Calvillo as Zayne. Chance Lang is the playwright. New York City born, and Los Angeles raised, Chance is a Writer/Director known for his or...

Send us Fan Mail When an older woman comes to a hospital to collect her injured grandson, she meets a young man who turns out to be the grandson's boyfriend. As they wait for news, the two of them grapple with the generational differences between them. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Anne Cooper as Debra and Larry Coleman as Jace. Barbara Lindsay is the playwright. Her plays...

Send us Fan Mail Elena (she/her) meets up with her daughter Rox (they/them) a day late, to help Rox pack up their apartment after graduation from college with her Master’s degree. As they go through the piles of things to pack or discard the conversation between them delves into unresolved mother-child issues. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Julia Sanford as Elena and Christine U...

Send us Fan Mail A man and woman separately relate the story of the tragedy that brought them together and the love that redeemed them both. Gary B. Lamb directs a cast that includes himself as The Man and Elaine Mello as The Woman. Barbara Lindsay is the playwright. Her plays and monologues have received over 400 national and international productions. Among her previous plays are FREE, Snow Whit...

Send us Fan Mail A yearslong battle that involved a notorious baseball manager, a marshmallow salesman and a few swinging punches comes to a resolution at a dive bar in Pennsylvania. Mimi Kmet directs a cast that includes Matt Foyer as Daniel, Goreti da Silva as Barb, Kenajuan Bentley as Pete, and Gary Lamb as the Cop.  Judith Isacoff is the playwright. She is the author of the books Adventures in...

Send us Fan Mail Gifted and successful novelist, Archie Lovecraft, is overworked and over stressed. He drinks too much and feels enormous pressure to stay on top in the literary world. In addition, he hates technology and denounces it at every turn. His best friend and I.T. specialist, George, is desperately trying to bring Archie into the 21st century and rid him of his old- school ways. One Hall...

Send us Fan Mail The Fall: High on the last branch of an oak tree, two aging leaves cling to one another on the last day of autumn. As others have already fallen, they reflect on warmth, beauty, and the terrifying mystery of what comes next. Their quiet conversation becomes a meditation on life, love, and loss. Bernadette Armstrong directs Camille Ameen as Leaf #1 and Gloria Tsai as Leaf #2. Bart...

Send us Fan Mail While leaving the theatre one night, an actor is confronted by someone from his past. Gary Lamb directs himself as Arlo, Larry Coleman as Spencer. F.J. Hartland is the playwright. Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he is the recipient of an M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University.   The prolific writer’s previous plays include TED, Fat and Fiction, Games of the Mind, A Piano Player...

Send us Fan Mail Alycia and Tyler meet on a flight from Houston to Los Angeles. As they experience extensive turbulence along the way, they distract themselves by sharing intimate secrets with each other. Bernadette Armstrong directs Christine Uhebe as Alycia and David Phurdham as Tyler. Linda Shayne is the playwright. She graduated from UC Berkeley, worked in mental hospitals and published articl...

Send us Fan Mail In this moving Christmas drama, a man endeavoring to visit his aunt in a retirement home is mistaken for a priest. He finds himself providing soothing, spiritual comfort to a woman in hospice care. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Goreti da Silva as Mary, Gary B. Lamb as Evan, Gloria Tsai as Millie, and Noelle Evangelisti as Nurse June Allen. Glen Sharpe is the pl...

Send us Fan Mail An elderly, grieving widower, with the help of a friend, searches for an image of his late wife in The Cloud so he can sing his beloved a Heavenly Merry Christmas greeting. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Christine Uhebe as Sandra and Daamen Krall as Harry. S.J. Roth is the playwright. Based in Santa Monica, he received an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University. His...

Send us Fan Mail Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. After Jack rescues an Old Man in distress, Jack finds he now has the ability to instantly manifest anything he wishes. Sounds great? Well, it’s not so simple. Gary B. Lamb directs a cast that includes Michael Fletcher as Jack, Caitlin Bell as Laura, Annette Homewood as Sally, and Dennis Gersten as the Old Man. Gary B. Lamb is th...

Send us Fan Mail Theater #183: Poetry on the Menu Poetry on the Menu ​​​ In January 1967, writer/participatory journalist George Plimpton dreamed up a publicity stunt for heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. He arranged for him to meet Marianne Moore, decorated American poetess – a showman who creates doggerel rhymes, together with one of the finest true poets in the history of the English language....

Send us Fan Mail A mysterious witch arrives at a suburban Halloween party with cupcakes and a purpose: collecting human fears. As guests fall under her spell, two friends must uncover her secret and stop her. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Camille Ameen as Cyber Witch, Jon Paul Burkhart as Jax, and Goreti da Silva as Lana. Jessica Gale is the playwright. Jessica Gale (pen name)...

Send us Fan Mail The play centers on a Times Square tarot and palm reading storefront run by a married pair of grifters. Everything changes when a wealthy and mysterious new client appears. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Camille Ameen as Mary, M att Foyer as Dave and as a flyer distributor, Noelle Evangelista as The Mark, and Allen Wasserman as Happ. Cameron Scott is a Connectic...

Send us Fan Mail Pat and Robin meet at a dance and then head to Pat’s basement apartment. They start watching a televised broadcast of the classic film Dracula. One of them is terrified by the film. The other counsels, “There’s no such thing as vampires.” That’s right…..Isn’t it? Kim Hlavac directs Ann Noble and Rob Nagle .   John Cimics , a writer based in Midland, Texas, is the playwright. Suppo...

Send us Fan Mail For reasons he can't explain, Stephen feels compelled to enter a sketchy-looking tattoo parlor that any reasonable person would avoid altogether. Once inside, he encounters a peculiar old woman, who Stephen enlists to become the artist of his baptismal ink job. At the first prick of the needle, Stephen decides to make a move for the door, but the old woman bars his way with a...

Send us Fan Mail ​​​Do citizens have the right to judge elected leaders on personal morals? An idealistic voter lost faith in a political candidate and is demanding that he return the contribution she made to his campaign. A man with ties to the candidate appears at her door, offering her money if she will "back off." Can her values stand up to the test? Bernadette Armstrong directs a ca...

Send us Fan Mail Allison and Mark have been best friends since grade school. Now, they’re fortyish. Allison is a married suburban mom with three kids. Mark is single and gay. Allison has a lifelong fear of the dark. Just what happens when it’s Lights Out? Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Cynthia Gravinese Brown as Allison, Matthew Scott Montgomery as Mark, and Noelle Evangelisti a...

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Lisa always seem to have plenty of money. Neither one of them has jobs. This perplexes and vexes their friends Erin and Tom. Miranda Stewart directs a cast that includes Michael Fletcher as Matt, Caitlin Bell as Lisa, Brittany Vallely as Erin, and Jaime Pla as Tom. Kevin B is the playwright. His recent play,  The Jelly Bean,  was a selection at the Pittsburgh New Works Fe...

Send us Fan Mail A wealthy couple is having dinner. They had invited two other couples to join them but the guests left after some sort of disagreement. What was it all about? Rachel Berney Needleman directs Goreti da Silva as Louise and David Trice as Walter. Rosemary FrisinoToohey is the playwright. A married mother of four, she resides in Baltimore. Her plays have received over 280 productions,...

Send us Fan Mail A man gets the surprise of his life when he calls the Suicide Hotline. Rachel Berney Needleman directs a cast that includes Noelle Evangelisti as Anita and Matt Foyer as Charlie. Richard Fouts is the playwright. His previous plays include Running Mate, The Birthday Lottery, My Afternoon with Lenny, Summer Me, Winter Me, Family Secrets, and Dead Serious. Support the show Founded by...

Send us Fan Mail A soap opera addict gets some much-needed advice from a TV spokesman. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Zelda Kimble as Beverly, Camille Ameen as Delilah, and Kevin Carr as Todd-Brentley and The Announcer. Lori Londagin is the playwright. Her previous plays include Lockout, Scale, Chipotle, and First Rodeo . Her plays have been performed in Washington, Ohio, North...

Send us Fan Mail After their father’s funeral, adult siblings Sam and Grace, each somewhat embittered in their own way, discover that they had wildly divergent experiences while growing up. Yunyi Zhu directs a cast that includes Christine Uhebe as Grace and Gerald James as Sam. Amber Patterson is the playwright. This is her first play. She is also an actor. Support the show Founded by playwright a...