SERIES A
August 2nd - August 28th, 2007
REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE
by MICHAEL DOMITROVICH
directed by EDUARDO MACHADO
with J.J. KANDEL, NICOLE LALIBERTÉ, and DAVID MARCUS
Real World Experience is about how far an actor is willing to go. After splitting up with his girlfriend Roxanne, Jeff is looking for a role he can sink his teeth into. When Jeff's meeting with Eli, an emerging playwright, starts to go sour, he learns just how flexible the meaning of "reality" can be.
RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES
by LESLIE LYLES
directed by BILLY HOPKINS
with STEPHANIE CANNON, JUDITH ROBERTS, and MARK ELLIOT WILSON
A woman and a wealthy aunt pass a rainy afternoon in a Red Bank New Jersey restaurant, one eye on recently purchased undergarments the other on the bartender.
AMICI, ASCOLTATE
by WARREN LEIGHT
directed by EVAN YIONOULIS
with ROZIE BACCHI, TONY CAMPISI, and DEREK LUCCI
A son's imminent departure for Iraq prompts his father to examine the fate of men in his family when sent to war.
AFTERNOON TEA
book & lyrics by EDUARDO MACHADO
music by SKIP KENNON
directed by BILLY HOPKINS
with JOHN HICKOK and ANN TALMAN
A two-character musical about the power of reconciliation. The play tells a story of the later years of the author J.M. Barrie’s life. After twenty years of being apart, Barrie’s wife comes back to reconcile their marriage...but he is still lost in the world of fantasy, youth, and Peter Pan.
SERIES B
August 8th - August 30th, 2007
WINDOWSHINE
by RANDEE SMITH
directed by ROB DECINA
with JOHN SIERROS, and PILAR WHITHERSPOON
Two estranged siblings come together over the impending death of their father, each on their own separate journey, and find that they don't know how to communicate.
THE P.A.
written and directed by TOM O'BRIEN
with EAN SHEEHY
A comic look in the day of the life of a production assistant on a movie set in the streets of New York City.
MERWINS LANE
by KEITH REDDIN
directed by BILLY HOPKINS
with ROSALYN COLEMAN, CLARA HOPKINS DANIELS and J.J. KANDEL
A three character play set in a bus station, strangers meet and find they're much less strangers than they thought.
SKIN DEEP
by TINA HOWE
directed by LAURA BARNETT
with JAMES KATHARINE FLYNN, JOE KOLBOW, and GRANT SHAUD
A fleeing nymph with a greenish cast to her skin dashes into the R train late at night. The only other rider is a celebrated dermatologist who happens to be sitting under his own ad. Can he save her?
FATHER'S DAY
by JOHN AUGUSTINE
directed by DANIEL WINERMAN
with COLBY CHAMBERS, CATHERINE CURTAIN and CHRIS WIGHT
The characters include a grief counselor; a young man still coping with the murder of his father from years ago; and their wealthy friend with a trust fund, who expounds on many things, including whether or not it is wise for the privileged to volunteer – knowing all the while they could be sued.