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Abundant Life
Bruce, a gay, agnostic, Baby Boomer, and Alex, a gay, Millennial Christian, strike up a conversation that develops into an unlikely friendship. As their trust and faith in one another grow, Bruce and Alex find the political, societal, and cultural forces around them are becoming increasingly toxic. (1 act. 12 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Catspaw
Wealthy and controlling Barbara Shepard has gone missing somewhere between Boston and Cape Cod. Barbara’s son, Richard, thinks his stepfather, Peter, knows more than he is telling. Richard’s sister, Lindy, isn’t sure who she should trust. And Barbara’s gossipy best friend, Alice, keeps popping in and out of the house at the most inconvenient times. And then there’s that gun that keeps appearing and disappearing. (2 acts; 4 scenes. 4 actors. Single set.) |
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The Present Moment
As winter begins, Matt and Caroline mourn the death of their mother. Ben, an old friend of Caroline’s, seeks her out. Ben has some fundamentalist beliefs that Matt, a gay man, cannot abide. Tension builds throughout the spring; Ben and Caroline seem to form a romantic relationship, and Ben is only grudgingly tolerant of Matt and Matt’s long-time partner, Henry. Long simmering anger and mistrust boil over in summer, leading to a violent encounter between Matt and Ben. As autumn sets in, Matt, Ben, Caroline, and Henry seek to reconcile their own lives and their relationships with one another. (2 acts; 4 scenes. 4 actors. Single set.) |
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See No Evil
September, 1969. Dinah joins the Ripley family as companion to Isabel, the blind and mentally fragile daughter. Over the next few weeks, Dinah proves a little too inquisitive about the family and the past and the Ripley’s begin to question if she truly is who she claims to be. Tensions rise and murder is committed as the unsavory history of the family is at last revealed. 2 acts; 6 scenes. 6 actors. Single set. |
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Sticks & Stones
Janice, an elderly critic, savages the works of Kylie, a young transgender artist. Kylie responds with a blog post outing Janice as a closeted lesbian. Janice threatens to sue for defamation. In conversations with their attorneys, with ghosts from their pasts, and with each other, Janice and Kylie battle barriers of age, gender, culture, and politics as they seek to comprehend each other and their very different lives and identities. (1 act. 9 actors. Minimal set.) |