Festival History


2023

Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves by Gina Femia
Directed by Scott Ebersold

 

The Great Divide by Amy Crossman
Directed by Stephanie Machado

 

Saving Throw by Matthew Freeman
Directed by Scott Ebersold

2022

The Baton Project: DOUBLE HELIX by Michael Allen Harris
Directed by Tramaine Raphael Gray

 

A MURDER OF CROWS by Dan Marshall
Directed by Scott Ebersold

2021

THEIR GREAT MAGIC by Terence Patrick Hughes
Directed by Christina Rose Ashby

 

THE LIFEGUARD by Kristen Palmer

Directed by Kelly O'Donnell

2020

SPUTNIK IN SUBURBIA by Adam Kraar
Directed by Tasha Gordon-Solmon

SWEET TEXAS RECKONING by Traci Godfrey
Directed by CailÍn Heffernan

 THE BADGER HOUSE by John Jiler
Directed by Tim Errickson

2019

MIDSOUTHERN NIGHT DREAMS by Kristen Palmer
Directed by Tim Errickson

THE KARPOVSKY VARIATIONS by Adam Kraar
Directed by Giovanna Sardelli

VOICES OF TULIA by Jared Field, Jessie Field and Lipica Shah
Directed by Lipica Shah

FAKE PLASTIC LOVE by Terence Patrick Hughes
Directed by CailÍn Heffernan

THE LUCKY ONES by Lia Romeo
Directed by James Glossman

THE MESSY ANTIGONE PROJECT by Tim Errickson
Directed by Sara Thigpen

2018

THE DYING FALL OF GARY FLETZNER by Adam Kraar
Directed by Michelle Tattenbaum

NICHIIWAD by Hal Corley
Directed by Jordana Williams

KNIFEPLAY by Shelley McPherson
Directed by Jerry Ruiz

PERSEPHONE (A New Myth for a Hotter World)

by Kristen Palmer
Directed by Heather Cohn

THE ALTERNATE POSSIBILITIES OF OUR PAST AND FUTURE HISTORY WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE EASTERN PUMA AND THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY

by Amy Gijsbers van Wijk
Directed by Scott Ebersold

DOOR TO BALLOON by Greg Romero
Directed by Candace Cihocki

FAKE PLASTIC LOVE by Terrence Patrick Hughes
Directed by Cailín Heffernan

WAKE by Vince Gatton
Directed by Jordana Williams

"i am a drop'dead gorgeous, fabulous, stylish, exotic'ass gem amongst thousands of rocks" by elliot rodger

by Matthew Paul Olmos
Directed by Estefania Fadul

THE MESSY ANTIGONE PROJECT by Tim Errickson
Directed by Cailín Heffernan

THE KNOT by Liz Maestri
Directed by Elissa Goetschius

WHAT SURVIVES IS THE FIRE by Barbara Schwartz
Directed by Cailín Heffernan

2016

THE SNOWMAKER by Aleks Merilo
Directed by Dominic D'Andrea

THE MARBLE MUSE by Diane Baia Hale
Directed by Cailín Heffernan

INCOMPLETE WORKS by Dennis Agle Jr.

Directed by Tim Errickson

DISCREET GLOBAL ASSETS by Lauren Ferebee
Directed by Elizabeth Audley

BLANQUITA by Zack Calhoon
Directed by Kel Haney

2014

BLOOD AFFECTION by Vincent Sessa
Directed by Cailín Heffernan

NO ONE'S WATCHING by Michael Aguirre
Directed by Kyle Metzger

IN LOCO PARENTIS by Adam Kraar
Directed by Sarna Lapine

WORLD BUILDERS by Johnna Adams
Directed by John Hurley

WARM ROSES by Tim Errickson
Directed by Scott Ebersold

MOMMY BABY by Shelley McPherson
Directed by Martha Banta

2013

ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE by Crystal Skillman
Directed by Kimberly Faith Hickman

FAMILY PRACTICE by Michael DeVito
Directed by Tim Errickson

GUY STUFF by Rich Orloff
Directed by Linda S. Nelson

VICIOUS by Zack Calhoon
Directed by Cat Parker

OFF TRACK by James Comtois
Directed by John Hurley

EXIT ZERO by Shelley McPherson
Directed by Ric Sechrest

VAN GOGH AMONG THE HIPSTERS by Larry Kunofsky
Directed by Tim Errickson

2012

GOODNIGHT SUNSHINE by Terence Patrick Hughes
Directed by Cailín Heffernan

PAINT by Zack Calhoon
Directed by Jordana Williams

A DREAM OF A DEER AT DUSK by Adam Kraar
Directed by Jen Wineman

THE GNOME by Isaac Rathbone
Directed by Linda S. Nelson

LOOKING FOR THE QUESTIONS NOT THE ANSWERS by Lavinia Roberts
Directed by Sarah Norris

BOHEMIAN VALENTINE by Mateo Moreno
Directed by Kent Burnham

2011

17 by Jeffrey James Keyes
Directed by Kristy Dodson

THE PREDICTION by Michael DeVito
Directed by Tim Errickson

4 EDGES by Crystal Skillman
Directed by John Hurley

THE MACHINE by Susan Ferrara
Directed by Cat Parker

RIDDLE LOST by Kelly McAllister
Directed by Philip Emeott

GORGEOUS INTENTIONS by Adam Kraar
Directed by Michelle Tattenbaum

RADIO GHOSTS by Greg Romero, with Electronic Music Composed by Mike Vernusky
Directed by Marielle Duke

SEPTEMBER SONG by Ed Schultz
Directed by Dennis Deal

THE PRECEDENT by Michael Champness
Directed by John Greenleaf

THE FIREBIRD by Tim Errickson
Directed by Christopher Thomasson

2010

SKIN DEEP by Rich Orloff
Directed by John Greenleaf

THE BARONG by Steven Beckingham
Directed by Bob D'Haene

DREAM HOUSE by Zack Calhoon
Directed by Daniel Talbott

MARVELOUS by Leslie Bramm
Directed by Linda S. Nelson

ATTACK OF THE NEARLY DEAD RUSSIAN CHILDREN by Mose Hayway
Directed by Marielle Duke

DO GEESE SEE GOD (A Palindrome) by JD Eames
Directed by Cailín Heffernan

OBAMAVILLE by Zach Calhoon
Directed by Philip Emeott

REBEL HEARTS written and directed by Cailín Heffernan

SPRING TIDES by Melissa Gawlowski
Directed by Michael Criscuolo

AGGRESSIVE SNEEZING by Sharyn Rothstein
Directed by Kate Pines

TENDER by Jeffrey James Keyes
Directed by Adriana Baer

HARDBALL by Michael Bettencourt, Robert E. Ozasky and Dean B. Kaner
Directed by Jonathan Raviv

2009

THE TRAVEL PLAYS: An American Potlatch Road Trip by Greg Romero
Directed by Adriana Baer, Marielle Duke, Michael Flanagan, Andrew J. Merkel, Daniel Talbott and Jordana Williams

AMERICAN PASTIME by Mike Folie
Directed by John Hurley

BLOODDRINKER by Cailin Heffernan 

Directed by John Hurley

KRUEGER by Zack Calhoon
Directed by Sara Thigpen

STAN BRADLEY'S WORLD OF DREAMS by Isaac Rathbone
Directed by Philip Emeott

FIX NUMBER SIX by Jerry Polner
Directed by Michael Criscuolo

LIES AND ROMANCE by Tim Errickson
Directed by Christopher Thomasson

2002

PUT ANOTHER DIME IN THE JUKEBOX

MILK by Peter Shelburne

AMERICAN PENTATEUCH BOOK V: JACK KEROUAC by Frank Kuzler

2001

CLEAR IS THE NIGHT by Ignaci Ribo
Directed by Tim Errickson

MUSICALLY INCLINED by Peter Shelburne

THE EPIPHANY VARIATIONS by Kenny Bell

A scene from SAVING THROW by Matthew Freeman
A scene from SAVING THROW by Matthew Freeman
The cast of PERSEPHONE (a new myth for a hotter world) by Kristen Palmer
The cast of PERSEPHONE (a new myth for a hotter world) by Kristen Palmer
The cast of PERSEPHONE (a new myth for a hotter world) by Kristen Palmer
The cast of PERSEPHONE (a new myth for a hotter world) by Kristen Palmer
Brian Silliman (left) and Steven Boyer in the reading of VAN GOGH AMONG THE HIPSTERS by Larry Kunofsky
Brian Silliman (left) and Steven Boyer in the reading of VAN GOGH AMONG THE HIPSTERS by Larry Kunofsky
Timothy John Smith in the reading of  THE DYING FALL OF GARY FLETZNER by Adam Kraar
Timothy John Smith in the reading of THE DYING FALL OF GARY FLETZNER by Adam Kraar
The cast and creatives of DISCREET GLOBAL ASSETS by Lauren Ferebee
The cast and creatives of DISCREET GLOBAL ASSETS by Lauren Ferebee
The cast and creatives of THE SNOWMAKER by Aleks Merilo
The cast and creatives of THE SNOWMAKER by Aleks Merilo
The cast and creatives for NO ONE'S WATCHING by Michael Aguirre
The cast and creatives for NO ONE'S WATCHING by Michael Aguirre
The cast and creatives of VICIOUS by Zack Calhoon
The cast and creatives of VICIOUS by Zack Calhoon
Brian O'Halloran (left) and Warren Kelley in GOODNIGHT SUNSHINE by Terence Patrick Hughes
Brian O'Halloran (left) and Warren Kelley in GOODNIGHT SUNSHINE by Terence Patrick Hughes
EXIT ZERO by Shelley McPherson
EXIT ZERO by Shelley McPherson
The cast and creatives of Mateo Moreno's BOHEMIAN VALENTINE
The cast and creatives of Mateo Moreno's BOHEMIAN VALENTINE
THE TRAVEL PLAYS by Greg Romero
THE TRAVEL PLAYS by Greg Romero
CL Weatherstone, Aaron Michael Zook and Sarah Engelke in James Comtois' OFF TRACK
CL Weatherstone, Aaron Michael Zook and Sarah Engelke in James Comtois' OFF TRACK
Mac Brydon (foreground) in Isaac Rathbone's THE GNOME
Mac Brydon (foreground) in Isaac Rathbone's THE GNOME
Playwright Adam Kraar (far right) and the cast and creatives of DREAM OF A DEER AT DUSK
Playwright Adam Kraar (far right) and the cast and creatives of DREAM OF A DEER AT DUSK