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Send us Fan Mail A young man frozen in 2026 awakens more than a century later expecting a cure for cancer. Instead, he finds a world transformed by artificial intelligence, where humanity has achieved immortality—but may have sacrificed its future. As the last “unfixed” human on Earth, Wendell Benjamin must confront a question no one else can answer: What does it mean to save humanity? Chriselle A...

Send us Fan Mail Dead Man’s Hat is a play about change: life to death, romance to divorce, poor to rich and back again. When a man’s deluxe hat has been abandoned in a roadside bar, it may be a premonition of death. Mimi Kmet directs a cast that includes Gary Lamb as Diggs, Danny Salay as Louie, Ayla Rose Barreau as Carla, and Larry Toffler as Oscar. Vernon Hamilton is the playwright. His other pl...

Send us Fan Mail Can a chance encounter between two strangers, one a scientist, the other a free-spirit, lead to a truce over a disputed box of corn flakes? Anything can happen in the cereal aisle at the Publix supermarket in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Kim Hlavac directs a cast that includes Victoria Hoffman as Tamara and Brad David Reed as Edward. Christopher Earl is the playwright. He is a New Yor...

Send us Fan Mail Two television writers are using the stage of a vacant theatre as a workspace. Their intense working activity is repeatedly interrupted by the multiple appearances of a mysterious woman and the building’s stage manager. All the while, the theatre’s ghost light fizzles on and off. Severina Mijan directs a cast that includes Caitlin Bell as Girl, David Andrew Calvillo as Guy, Gabrie...

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of their son’s wedding, a sentimental mother and her joking husband struggle to let go of the little boy they raised---and discover that growing older does not mean leaving love behind. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Gary Lamb as Jeff and Cynthia Gravinese Brown as Julie. Playwright Warren H. Gore is a member of the Dramatists Guild. His previous...

Send us Fan Mail Miriam anxiously waits to meet her new man; her dating app has confirmed he is a 99.9% match. Her heart jumps a beat as he enters the room and walks toward her. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Goreti da Silva as Miriam, Matt Foyer as Lucian, and Natalie Venturi as Jess. Playwright Jeff Perlman served two terms as the Mayor of Delray Beach, Florida. He was subsequ...

Send us Fan Mail A Sensitivity instructor is forced to return to Basic Training after making a careless remark while teaching a class. Playwright Chriselle Almeida directs a cast that includes Swati Kapila as Sheila, Marisa Chandler as Donna, Zelda Kimble as Karen and Michael Harvey Fletcher as Nathan. Ms. Almeida’s previous plays include Shakespeare’s Heroines at the Gynecologist (which was produ...

Send us Fan Mail Carol is a street poet, cranking out poems on her typewriter for a dollar per poem. She encounters several people who buy her wares, including one who offers her a path to elevate her craft. Severina Mijan directs a cast that includes Christine Uhebe as Carol, Rosemary Thomas as Noreen, Justice Davis as Matt, and Hessel Evelaar as Luca Diaz. New York based playwright Steven Doloff...

Send us Fan Mail While lying in his hospital bed, David reaches out to his estranged daughter Julie and her husband Robert and requests a visit to clear the air and apologize for all the cruel things he said and did in the past. Can she accept him as her father? Mimi Kmet directs a cast that includes Noelle Evangelisti as Julie, David Mingrino as David, and Ernest McDaniel as Robert. Author Martin...

Send us Fan Mail Joseph is desperate to find help for his troubled trans daughter, Charlotte. He seeks the counsel of a renowned transgender activist, Jenna. But Jenna is the trans woman he bullied in high school. She has never forgiven him. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Noelle Evangelisti as Jenna, Gilbert Glenn Brown as Joseph, Gloria Tsai as Anne, and Camille Ameen as Clara....

Send us Fan Mail Julie loves Evan and wants to be his wife and have his children. Evan loves Jilie, but won’t give her that kind of future. There’s a reason for that. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Sue Gisser as Julie and Matthew Scott Montgomery as Evan. Author Martin Fogarty is an Asian-American playwright and acting coach based in Oregon. He received his Master’s Degree at th...

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....