Olga, Masha and Irina dream of going to Manhattan. There it lies, a mere fifteen-minute ferry ride from their home in Weehawken, New Jersey. But that ferry ride may as well be a mission to Mars. As they remain, yearning, decade after decade the walls of their home crowd in until they can barely move at all. Borrowing as much from Beckett as Chekhov, The Three Sisters of Weehawken wonders at the forces that keep us from following our dreams and begs the question — “what makes a life, a life?”
Genre: Comedy
New Voices. New Truths. New Discoveries. – Vol. 3
The Next Narrative™ Monologue Competition, Vol. 3 features newly created works from eighteen of America’s leading contemporary Black playwrights that engage students in artful exploration of 21st century themes, while instilling confidence in all to find their voices. The program objectives are to introduce students to today’s leading contemporary Black writers, expose students to acting techniques that enhance their knowledge of the art and skill of performance, utilize the arts to support students in making co-curricular connections, investigate how history and culture influence personal perspective through artful exploration, and embolden students to use their voices to inspire social action.Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company is a nonprofit regional theater company based in Atlanta, Georgia. True Colors Theatre Company’s mission is to celebrate the rich tradition of Black storytelling while giving voice to bold artists from all cultures. We add dimension and relevance to our work on the stage through community events and education programming. The vision of Artistic Director Jamil Jude is for the company to thrive at the intersection of artistic excellence and civic engagement.
Journey to the Poles of Inaccessibility (One-Act Version)
Indiana Jones meets Around the World in 80 Days in this fantastical romcom! Dylan likes his safe life, working at an insurance company and living with his wheelchair-bound aunt. Then he meets Chris, a young woman of boundless energy, who’s convinced magic is real and the last of it may be found at the world’s most remote places, the Poles of Inaccessibility. Fate intervenes and Dylan must circle the globe with Chris on an epic journey of discovery, comedy, danger, and love.
Boca (One-Act Version)
Are you ready for some laughs? Soak up the good life in Boca Raton, a city that offers the fountain of youth. In this Garden of Eden, the sun always shines, the lawns are always manicured, and the weather holds steady at a perfect 75, just like Boca’s well-maintained seniors. BOCA is a series of short intertwining comedies that follow a group of retirees in a fictional retirement community, the Boca Oasis, who, between rounds of golf, bridge and botox, discover the key to happiness lies within their very community.
Never Fear, Shakespeare
Long before he became the world’s most famous playwright, William Shakespeare was simply a dramatist trying to write plays that would keep the theatre open. When sixteen-year-old Ben Shoe discovers the magic of the stage, he runs away to London, where he joins Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, learning that making theatre requires equal parts imagination, determination, and collaboration. Filled with humor, heart, history, and Shakespeare’s greatest words, NEVER FEAR, SHAKESPEARE is a joyful adventure celebrating the timeless magic of live theatre and the people who make it happen.
Lowcountry
After losing his career and family, David, a man of colour in rural South Carolina, struggles to make ends meet and regain contact with his young son. In exchange for David’s friendship and obedience, his mentor, Paul, a wealthy, white retiree, promises legal and material help. But when David invites Tally, a charming out-of-towner with a secret agenda, for an illicit evening at his apartment, their electric romance alters all three lives in shocking ways.
Schmigadoon!
A glorious tribute to the award-winning Apple TV+ series, SCHMIGADOON! is a love letter to Broadway’s Golden Age. New York doctors Josh and Melissa set out on a couples’ backpacking retreat to rekindle the flame, but instead find themselves to have accidentally wandered into Schmigadoon—the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. Melissa and Josh soon discover the only way to escape is by finding true love—which may or may not be with each other.
Love Somebody Now
With a score from award-winning composer Andrew Lippa (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, BIG FISH), LOVE SOMEBODY NOW features original songs combined with songs from eight of his most beloved shows woven into a new, original, sung-through, dialogue-free, dramatically staged story by Nathan Brewer and Matthew Webster.
The musical follows two single women who head out to a restaurant and meet their respective partners. Throughout the course of the show, those new couples each have a child, those children fall in love with each other and are eventually married. The empty nesters are left to figure out the third chapter of their lives—one couple is better off together, and the other is better off apart.
With a cast of six (4 women, 2 men) and brand-new arrangements and orchestrations for 5 musicians, the show captures the full arc of love over many years—not just the initial attraction, but the risk and commitment involved towards moving forward each day with hope and belief.
Are The Bennet Girls OK?
ARE THE BENNET GIRLS OK? is an adaptation of Pride & Prejudice exploring the relationship between the Bennet sisters and their mother as they navigate the increasingly desperate world of marriage market economics, as they wait for Mr. Bennet to die. An irreverent retelling in modern language, complete with uncomfortable truths about how and why people end up together.
Not Your Mother’s Goose!
NOT YOUR MOTHER’S GOOSE! is a high-energy, laugh-out-loud romp through Gooseville, where nursery rhymes come to life—and fall apart in the most delightful way! When Hickory the clock-mouse ditches his post, the enchanted Tickety-Tock Clock grinds to a halt, unleashing chaos: time unravels, day turns to night without warning, and rain refuses to fall. With the 100th Annual Peter Pumpkin Eater Harvest Festival at stake, it’s up to the ever-rhyming Mother Goose, the mischievous Itsy-Bitsy Spider, precocious Jack, contrary Mary, and a lovable cast of nursery rhyme characters to restore order. Full of clever wordplay, wild schemes, magical mishaps, and heartwarming lessons about friendship and community, NOT YOUR MOTHER’S GOOSE! is a fast-paced theatrical farce that turns childhood classics upside down—and right-side up again.