An old man is waiting alone in a hotel room when a young prostitute arrives. Initially the man's behavior is strange, even threatening, but the young girl is unintimidated. He implies his intentions for her might be considered deviant, but she assures him that a woman like her is unfazed by any request. He insists she wear a worn, out of date dress he has brought along, but then reveals her remaining task is simply to dance with him. As they sway to a Sinatra song, he admits the dress belonged to his wife, who is ill in a nursing home and no longer recognizes him. His confession of love and longing is the one thing the calloused young woman is unprepared for and, as they dance, she cries for what he has lost and what she has never known.

Starring:

Thomas Crouch
Anne Roser

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"The Rabbits"
Playwright: Lindsay Price
Director: Ilona Mayzen

Having recently been let go from her high powered job and a more recent threat from her husband that he's going to seek sole custody of their daughter, Debbie has to make her own second chance at a new life. And she has to do it fast. The first step she takes is to quit smoking: but it isn't going well. As a last resort, Debbie retreats underground. She rides the subway all day just so she won't smoke. But this isn't working so well either; Debbie has started seeing Rabbits on the subway tracks.

Struggling to keep herself on the 'sane' side of the line Debbie meets Andy. Andy needs a new beginning too, but resists with all her mind and might. Andy says she's waiting on the subway platform to meet her daughter. But is she really?

These two women from very different worlds find a way to help each other, and most importantly, find a way to get rid of those rabbits.

Starring:

Janice Bishop
Kathi Carlson

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"No Diamonds in the Crabgrass"
Playwright: Robert Honor
Director: Thomas Mulhare

The years that followed 9/11 remind us of stories of bravery and sacrifice; loss of life, love and while some tales include overcoming tremendous difficulties, for others there was a dim hope for the future. This is the story of a husband and wife who, while they did not lose each other on that day, could not understand and or communicate their own pain to each other. Their subsequent feelings of worthlessness and guilt; their inactivity and ultimate selfishness become a corruptive force in their own family implosion.

This story is about a husband who could not be a hero and a wife who felt excluded from the 9/11 widow's club, and because of this they became lost and ultimately lost everything they valued dear post 9/11.

Starring:

Scott Condon
Stephen Gleason*
Amy McAlexander*
Sarah Ahearn

* = indicates actor is a member of Actors Equity Association

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Edging the Cliff"
Playwright: Jae Kramisen
Director: Norah Turnham

A family is falling apart. An exhausted mother struggling to keep up appearances. A teenage son trying to communicate. Their only connection to each other is their common feelings of dissatisfaction with their lives. Trapped in their everyday lives and lost in a pile of laundry and homework, a mother and son are pushed to the edge one night when they confront each other about unspoken issues, and force each other to realize everything they don�t want to.

Starring:

Renee Barnett*
Neimah Djourabchi

* = indicates actor is a member of Actors Equity Association

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"Bite Your Tongue"
Playwright: George Caffine
Director: Chanda Calentine

We're all for free speech until we talk about what it is. When students in a Political Science class spell it out, the idea seems to be too risky to accept. Antagonism builds as one student tries to set new rules, until everyone, including the instructor, considers abandoning that freedom.

Starring:

Andy Lindberg
Leah Reddy
Amanda Conlon*
Michael Jay Kaplan*
Zach Lombardo
Aneesha Dambreville

* = indicates actor is a member of Actors Equity Association

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