ETW Callboard

MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS SPRING 2008

Texterritory: An American Classic
Based on Mark Twain's Puddn'head Wilson

Directed by Sheron Wray
Technology Direction by Fleeta Siegel

Composers: Jonathan Hart Makwaia and David Reid
Scenic Design: Eli Kaplan-Wildmann
Costume Design: Joshua Schwartz
Lighting Design: Zack Tinkelman
Animations: Rikayo Horimizu, Inhyu Lee and Mitch Said
Musical Director: Jonathan Hart Makwaia
Assistant Director: Evan Tzeng
Production Stage Manager: Patrick Hogan

Additional Music: DJ Itch, Patty King, Benjamin Newman, Denise Wesch, Claude Guinchard, III
Flash Programmer: Cheyenne Chew
Video Editor: Felix Thompson
Video Production: Scott Riehs
Photoshop Images: Jack Frisoli
Sound Mix: Viveen Wray

Cast: Abraham Amkpa, Seta Bairamian, Matthew Carr, Ponder Goddard, Claude Guinchard, III, Audrey Hailes, Patty King, Alexandra Mendes, Benjamin Newman, Rebecca Robertson, Emmy Walker, Denise Wesch

April 22 to April 26, 2008
Tuesday - Saturday @ 7:30 PM
& Saturday also @ 1:30 PM
Frederick Loewe Theatre
721 Broadway (at Waverly Place), 2nd Floor

Free but Reservations are Required
(212) 998-1TIX(81849)

Another Play Entirely
Loosely based on Old Comedy, a play by David Greenspan from Aristophanes' Frogs

Musical composition by Thomas Cabaniss and the Cast

Directed by David Herskovits

Musical Direction: David Rosenmeyer
Scenic Design: David Evans Morris
Lighting Design: Lenore Doxsee
Costume Design: Meredith Palin

Assistant Scenic Design: Carolyn Mraz
Assistant Lighting Design: Travis Sawyer
Assistant Costume Design: Josh Schwartz
Big Sound Dog: Alex Hawthorn

Production Stage Manager: Kate Marvin
Assistant Director: Erica Katya Diamond
Sound Demon: Addy Cahill

With: Jaclyn Backhaus, Matthew Capodicasa,
Mieke Duffly, Maxwell Eddy, Kate Hopkins,
Alex Johnson, John Kurzynowski, Emily Marro

February 19-23, 2008
Tuesday - Saturday @ 7:30 PM
& Saturday also @ 1:30PM
Frederick Loewe Theatre
721 Broadway (at Waverly Place), 2nd Floor

Free but Reservations Are Required
(212)998-1849

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS SPRING 2008

momentum::ous
Written, Directed, and Choreographed by Molly-Kai Chandler

Cast: Crystal Boyd, Kat Casey, Nati Hardin, Darius Homayoun, Ariana Seigel, Adriana Spencer, and Joy Zagarra

Light/Sound Design: Travis Sawyer and Kevin Guzewich

Musical Direction: Justin L. Dayhoff

Stage Management: Commarrah Jewelia Bashar

April 2-5 at 9:00 PM
April 5 at 2:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$3 suggested donation
Reservations: momentumous@gmail.com

The Edge of 1
An Original Theatrical Rock Concert

Original Music and Lyrics by Jon Heilman
Directed by Jon Heilman
Assistant Directed by Brandon Goodman

Choreography: Kate Hopkins
Assistant Choreography: Richard Fleischer

Stage Manager: Sam Grieff
Lighting Design: Kevin Guzewich and Travis Sawyer
Sound Design: Travis Sawyer

Featuring: Molly McAdoo, Nigel DeFriez, Kate Hopkins, Richard Fleischer, and Jon Heilman

April 2-5 at 7:30 PM
April 5 at 3:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: (617) 548-7167 or edgeof1@gmail.com
Tickets $5

My Body Fits Perfectly Inside my Bathtub
Written, directed and performed by Lauren Marie Albert

Lighting Designer: Shana Oppenheim
Stage Manager: Briana James

April 9-11 at 7:30 PM
April 12 at 1:30 PM and 9:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: mybodyfits@gmail.com

Antistrophe
Written by Samantha Levitt

Lighting/Video: Shawn Duan

Starring: Adam Toback, Emily Brickner, Jacey Powers, Theo Stockman, and Samantha Levitt

April 11 at 9:00 PM
April 12 at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Reservations: spl238@nyu.edu

Spilt Milk in: Matsuri Festival
Conceived of and Directed by Kristine Lee

Assistant Director: Andrew Butler
DJ: Yusuke Namiki
Lights: Shawn Duan
Set: Eric Biel, Kyle Freeman, Prentice Onayemi
Costume: Marisa Wallin
Stage Manager: Lisbet Portman

With: Andrew Butler, Jessy Hodges, Leigh Jones, Kristine Lee, Eliza Mack, Prentice Onayemi, Carina Renner, Tobias Squier-Roper

April 16-17 at 7:30 PM
April 18 at 10:00 PM
April 19 at 4:00 PM and 9:00 PM

Reservations: matsuri.ghost@gmail.com
Tickets $3

Curioser
Written and Directed by Emily Marro

Cast: Amanda Bloom, Zoe Costello, Katie LaVictoire, Emily Marro, Nicole Spezio

Assistant Directer/Stage Manager: Steven Hajar
Lighting: Shawn Duan
Costumes: Steven Hajar

April 16-17 at 9:00 PM
April 18 at 8:30 PM
April 19 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: emily.marro@gmail.com

I Follow the Sun
Master Puppeteer, Writer, and Visionary: Nikki Calonge
Director and Designer: Anton Yupangco
Head Designer and Producer: Rithika Merchant
Assistant Puppeteer: Ronald Peet

Rice, Musicians, Clowns, Translators:
Rithika Merchant
Elsa Carette
Ochule Ode

All shows begin at 7:30 PM.

April 17 & April 20
La Plaza Cultural
Ave. C and 9th St

April 18
East River Amphitheater
Cherry St and FDR, just south of the Williamsburgh Bridge (Take the F train to East Broadway and Canal St)

April 19
Tompkins Square Park

$7 Suggested Donation

The Hunter Goes Hunting
by Mieke Duffly

Stage Manager: Lynn Rey
Lighting Designer: Shawn Duan

Cast: Nicole Pursell, Emebeit Beyene, Katherine Mills, Arjun Gupta, Brooke Bundy, Nena Salazar

April 23, April 25, & April 26 at 9:00 PM
April 24 at 7:30 PM
April 26 at 3:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: ahuntergoeshunting@gmail.com or 617-306-6017

Sunburned Thumb
Written by, Directed by, and Starring Lauren Swan-Potras

Costume Design: Laura Helmer
Lighting Design: Shawn Duan
Stage Management: Jeanna Phillips

April 23, April 25, & April 26 at 7:30 PM
April 24 at 9:30 PM
April 26 at 2:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: sunburnedthumb@gmail.com

From John
Written and Directed by Claire Buckingham

Featuring: Erin Carr, Seth Clayton, Hannah Ginsberg, Edward Raube-Wilson

Stage Manager: Gabriella Zlocki
Dramaturg: Michael Menta
Lights: Kevin Hooper
Sound: Sime Viduka
Costume: Asa Currier

April 30-May 3 at 9:00 PM
May 3 at 3:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: FromJohnTix@gmsil.com
$3 suggested donation

The Gate
Written by Jonathan McCrory

Directed by David Mendizabal

Stage Manager: Quenna Willis
Postcard Designer: Liana George

Cast: Geri-Nikole Love and Jonathan McCrory

April 30-May 3 at 7:30 PM
May 3 at 1:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$5 Suggested Donation
Reservations: thegate2008@gmail.com

Doll House
Directed by John Kurzynowski
Based on A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

cast: Alex Johnson, Stacy Jordan, John Kurzynowski, Anastasia Olowin, Libby Ricardo, and Soren Stockman

created and adapted by the company

assistant director: Guy Yedwab
stage manager: Addy Cahill
set design: Andy Yanni
lighting design: Vadim Ledvin
costume design: Christa Boyd
sound design: Maggie Sinak
advisor: Tina Shepard

May 7, May 9-10 at 7:00 PM
May 8 at 9:00 PM
May 10 at 3:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway (at Waverly Place), 2nd Floor

Reservations: dollhouse.etw@gmail.com
$5 Suggested Donation

Box Theory
Conceived from the chaotic mind of Aaron Schroeder

With: Aaron Schroeder, Brandon Uranowitz, Cale Krise, and Matt Carr

Set: Christopher Ford
Lighting Design: Vadim Ledvin
Sound Design: Maggie Sinak
Assistant Director: Tracy Thomas
Stage Managers: Sam Greiff and Arianna Lyons

May 7, 9-10 at 9 PM
May 8 at 7 PM
May 10 at 1 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: boxtheory@hotmail.com
Tickets $4

A Simple Story.
Or: A Complicated Treatise Concerning Human Reproduction vis a vis Conflicting Archetypes in the New Millennium

Written by Nick Kocher
Directed by Grant O'Brien and Kyle Williams

Stage Manager: Kelsey Larsen

Cast: Maxwell Eddy, Kate Hopkins, Nick Kocher, Elizabeth Pepe, Kyle Williams

May 7-10 at 8:30 PM

Studio 3
721 Broadway, 2nd Fl

Reservations: SimpleStoryProject@gmail.com

The New York TImes Project
by Alex Anfanger

May 14-17

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Family Circuitry
by Sime Viduka

May 14-17

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS FALL 2007

Tectonic Theatre Project Workshop
Teachers:
Moises Kaufman and Andy Paris

Performers:
Alex Anfanger
Alix Angelis
Chanel Caroll
Maxwell Eddy
Matthew Gehring
Eddie Gutierrez
Sam Levitt
Molly McAdoo
Nicole Pursell
Andrew Raab
Aaron Schroeder
Lauren Swan-Potras

Guy Yedwab (Stage Manager)
Joshua Eisenhauer (Assistant Stage Manager)
Liliana Padilla (Assistant Stage Manager)

Design Support:
Ian Wallace (Set)
Caleb Hammons (Costumes)
John Albano (Sound)
Carlton Ward (Technical Direction/Lights)

Plays
By Gertrude Stein

Scripted And Directed By Tina Shepard

Scenic Design: Susan Barras
Costume Design: Caleb Hammons
Lighting Design: Zack Tinkleman
Tap Training & Choreography: Traci Thomas
Production Stage Manager: Greg Manley
Assistant Stage Manager: Lily Azrielant

The Ensemble:
Lauren Albert, Erin Carr, nicHi Douglas,
Audrey Esparza, Jessy Hodges, Eliza Mack,
Carina Renner, Olivia Sandoval, Traci Thomas.

November 13 – 17, 2007
Tuesday – Saturday @ 7:30 Pm & Saturday Also @ 1:30 Pm
Frederick Loewe Theatre
721 Broadway At Waverly Place, 2nd Floor

Free, But Reservations Are Required
212.998.1tix (1849)

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS FALL 2007
All Independent Projects are taking place in the Shop Theatre on the 2nd Floor of 721 Broadway.

The Magnum Opus Variety Show
Directed by Marisa Wallin

A DaDa/Fluxus vaudeville revue with no plotline and outlandish performances! Singing! Dancing! Laughing! Blood and guts!

Music by Vella Lovell and Krysta Gonzales
Choreography by Jill Ann Guidera
Lighting Design by Travis Sawyer
Set Design by Nicholas Wallin
Stage Managed by Jose Perez IV

Featuring: Mieke Duffly, Krysta Gonzales, Jill Ann Guidera, Joanna Lampert, Vella Lovell, Spencer Novich, Cyndi Perczek, Sime Viduka

November 14 – November 17
Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00 PM
Friday: 7:30 PM
Saturday: 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM

$3.00 Suggested Donation
Reservations: 646-361-2100 or marisalark@yahoo.com (type “MOVS Reservations” as the subject line)

Rembrandt! The Musical!
Directed by Drew Citron

A hilarious romp into the life, time, and shenanigans of the 17th century Dutch master painter, Rembrandt! combines music, dance, and cunning to explore and ultimately celebrate the struggles of a lonely artist.

November 14 – November 17
Wednesday, Thursday: 8:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 PM
Saturday: 2:00 PM and 9:00 PM

Reservations: mmd349@nyu.edu

Good Play
Conceived, Written, and Directed by Anna Greenfield

This is a multi-character piece scripted onto the body of one performer trying to discover if a performance of timelessness can stop time altogether. But it’s funny too.

Performed by Anna Greenfield with Richard Fleischer and Jessy Hodges.

November 28 – December 1
Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 PM
Saturday: 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM

$3 Suggested Donation
Reservations: 315-269-2831 or e-mail goodplaytickets@gmail.com

Hot Damned!
Written and Directed by Sarah Jo Lorraine

This is a story about Veronica Knox, the living legend, or is she? In her farewell concert, chaos ensues. She finds herself grappling with the fear of being forgotten.

Assistant Director: Ana Hernandez
Lighting Designer: Travis Sawyer
Stage Manager: Sam Erenberger
Produced by Shattered Ceilings Productions and Cézanne A. Baghdallian

November 28 – December 1
Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 PM
Saturday: 1:00 PM and 8:30 PM

Reservations: 917-520-1779 or hotdamnedtickets@gmail.com

The Ballad of Thimblebear
The Ballad of Thimblebear
Directed by Jonathan Riddleberger

Once upon a time there was a play...a beast of a play that told the story of four unfortunate children and the mother who locked them in a cage. The Ballad of Thimblebear is a new play exploring the mysterious landscape of the imagination. It is a tale full of cannibalism, talking pieces of meat, unicorns, evil crows, confinement, sacrifice, love, hate, anger, confusion, and human beings.

Stage Managed by Bethany Basile
Assistant Directed by Anne Richmond
Music Composed by Scott Riehs
Viola Played by Krysta Gonzales
Set Design by Andy Yanni
Lighting Design by Vadim Ledvin
Costume Design by David Mendibazal
Puppet Design and Construction by Jane Catherine Shaw
Special Effects by Julie Langer
Advised by Kevin Kuhlke

Featuring: Adam Cochran, Alexandra Fiber, Bill Griffin, Kate Hopkins, Nick Kocher, Rebecca Robertson, Mackenzie Rosenthal, Kyle Williams

December 5 – December 8
Wednesday: 9:30 PM
Thursday, Friday: 8:30 PM
Saturday: 1:00 PM and 8:30 PM

Reservations: Thimblebeartix@gmail.com or call 973-800-6050

Born Again
Written and Directed by Melissa Lusk

Born Again tells the story of both the Virgin Mary and a woman living in New York around now, following their unexpected pregnancies and their attempts to take possession of the new and foreign life presented to them. It's a play involving film projection, a cappella singing, and dance.

Designed by Atif Hashmi
Dramaturgy by Michael Menta
Costumes by Kristen Michaud

Stage Management and Production Support by Samantha Greiff, Rahkua P. Ishakarah, Arianna Lyons

Featuring: Genevieve Block, Claire Buckingham, Pete Forester, Hannah Ginsberg, Darius Homayoun, Dylan Lamb, Melissa Lusk, Sime Viduka

December 12 – December 15
Wednesday – Friday: 7:30 PM
Saturday: 1:30 PM and 9:30 PM

The Moonlit Candle
Written and Directed by Erica Katya Diamond
Music by Erica Katya Diamond, Savannah E. Kringlie, Jon Albano, and cast

A musical that seeks to discover the secret to imagination, reality, and happiness.

Music Direction by: Savannah E. Kringlie
Stage Managed by: Zachary Webber
Choreographed by: Kyle-Kate Dudley, LaRaisha Burnette and cast
Set Design by: Alyssa Lapan
Lighting Design by: Travis Sawyer
Faculty Advisor: Patricia Hall

Featuring: LaRaisha Burnette, Molly-Kai Chandler, Erica Diamond, Kyle-Kate Dudley, Ash Fisher, Claude Guinchard, Audrey Hailes, Patty King, Caitlin Michener, Seth Peterson

December 12 – December 15
Wednesday – Friday: 9:30 PM
Saturday: 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM

$3 suggested donation
For Tickets: Email your name, phone #, the # of tickets you want and for which performance to: moonlit.candle@gmail.com

MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS 2006-2007

Seven Seconds
A new work based on the best-selling book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.

Directed by Yehuda Duenyas

Created by Lauren Blumenfeld, Nichi Douglas, Keiko Green, Thomas Hennes, Anastasia Holoboff, Kate Hopkins, Natalie Kuhn, Eric Lockley, Stephane Magloire, Ochoule Ode, Scott Riehs, Katie Ruben, and, Yehuda Duenyas
Set Design: Andy Yanni
Lighting Design: Zack Tinkelman
Costume Design: Julia Broer
Special Guest Designers: Ben Kato (Lights), Jody Elff (Sound), Matt Kalman (Video)
Assistant Director: Jesse Hawley
Production Stage Manager: Olivia Castillon
Assistant Stage Managers: Emmy Walker & John Boonin

November 14-18, 2006
Tuesday – Friday: 7:30
Saturday: 1:30 & 7:30

Frederick Loewe Theater
721 Broadway at Waverly Place
Free, but reservations are required
212.998.1TIX (1849)

Hecuba
Written by Euripides

Directed by Magdalena Zira

Musical Composition: Jonathan Hart Makwaia
Choreography: Irina Constantine Poulos
Scenic Design: Wilson Chin
Costume Design: Oana Botez-Ban
Lighting Design: Scott Bolman
Sound Design: Vadim Ledvin
Production Stage Manager: Taylor James
Assistant Director: Caleb Hammons
Assistant Stage Managers: Mariella Mosthof and Rebecca Robertson

With: Alex Anfanger, Celeste Arias, Leslie Boles, Corinne Donley, Anna Greenfield, Joanna Hefty, Jessy Hodges, Marc LeVasseur, Lauren Messing, Miriam Mintz, Jon Riddleberger, Ariana Seigel, Liana Stampur, and Evan Tseng

December 5 - 9, 2006
Tuesday - Friday: 7:30
Saturday: 1:30 & 7:30

Frederick Loewe Theater
721 Broadway at Waverly Place
Free, but reservations are required
212.998.1TIX (1849)

Drums on the Dam
Written by Hélène Cixous
Translated by Judith G Miller
Directed by Kevin Kuhlke

Musical Director: Kris Kukul
Choreographer: Dan Safer
Set Designer: Ian Wallace
Costume Designer: Melissa Daghini
Lighting Designer: Zack Tinkelman
Sound Designer: David Herman
Vocal Coach: Mark Enright
Assistant Director: Deena Selenow
Production Stage Manager: Rachel Sterner
Assistant Stage Manager: Guy Yedwab

With: Alex Anfanger, Leslie Boles, Andrew Butler, Chad Carstarphen, Drew Citron, Maya Erskine, Keiko Green, Anna Greenfield, Katie LaVictoire, Lauren Swan-Potras, Kristine Lee, Greg Manley, Prentice Onayemi, Alexia Rasmussen, Laine Rettmer, Theo Stockman, and Ike Ufomadu.

February 13 - 17, 2007
Tuesday - Friday: 7:30
Saturday: 1:30 & 7:30

Frederick Loewe Theater
721 Broadway at Waverly Place
Free, but reservations are required
212.998.1TIX (1849)

The Thorn of Desire
A devised piece based on the letters of Abelard and Heloise.

Directed by Linda Wise

Composer: Izidor Leitinger
Scenic/Lighting Designer: Dave Moodey
Costume Director: Kitty Leech
Associate Lighting Designer: Melanie Lipka
Production Stage Manager: Rachel Sterner
Props Master: Alyssa Lapan
Sound Technician: Katherine Miller
Assistant Stage Managers: Alex Johnson, Emma Koenig

With: Jabari Brisport, Richard Fleischer, Lagina Hill, Georgia X. Lifsher, Lauren Messing, Anastasia Olowin, Lauren Messing, Anastasia Olowin, Jon Riddleberger, and Marissa Lark Wallin.

April 17 - 21
Tuesday - Friday: 7:30
Saturday: 1:30 & 7:30

Frederick Loewe Theater
721 Broadway at Waverly Place
Free, but reservations are required
212.998.1TIX (1849)

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS FALL 2006 - SPRING 2007

Mas Cara
An original piece conceived by Krysta Gonzales

Co-Director: Aliya Ellenby

Cast: Leonardo Anchundia, Marcela Barrientos, Audrey Esparza, Krysta Gonzales, Jill Guidera, Kristine Lee, Kimberly Young

Light Design: Lisa Bierman and Reece Nunez
Set Design: Carla Cruz

November 29 - December 2, 2006
Wednesday - Friday: 8 PM
Saturday: 2 PM and 8PM

Circle Rules Football
A New Sport
conceived by Greg Manley

December 2 & 3, 2006
Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM

Cubed: a quadrolague
Words, Direction: Ben Forster

Performers: Ben Forster, Greg Manley, Matt Parmenter, Scott Riehs
Design: Ben Forster

December 5 - 9, 2006
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 7 PM
Wednesday: 10 PM
Saturday: 2 PM and 7 PM

Quietus
Directed by Wade Allain-Marcus

Written by Eboni Hogan

Devised by Eboni Hogan, Britt Manor, Danielle Levanas, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Tristan Fuge, Wade Allain-Marcus, Archibong "Archie" Ekong, Amelia Pace Borah

Scenic and Costume Designer: Sarah Z. Abdella
Sound and Lighting Designer: Joshua Butz
Associate Designer: Amanda Feuer
Stage Manager: Guy Yedwab
Assistant Stage Manager: Jenny D. Weinbloom
Videographer: Anthony J. Merced

December 5, 7 - 9, 2006
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:30 PM
Saturday: 3:30 PM and 9:30 PM

Suicycle
An attempted theatrical rock experiment

Music and Lyrics by Paul Downs Colaizzo

Cast: Adam Cochran, Paul Downs Colaizzo, Leigh Jones, Eric Lockley, Sam Tedaldi, Victoria Turner, Alyse Wojciechowskie

Creative: Paul Downs Colaizzo, Kate Ferber, Alex Hawthorn, Jo Lampert, Laura Lashley, Billy Simons, Shaina Taub, Will van Dyke, Kate Weber

December 12 - 16, 2006

Tuesday and Thursday: 7:30 PM
Wednesday and Friday: 9:30 PM
Saturday: 1 PM and 7:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Fl
For ticket reservations, e-mail suicycle.etw@gmail.com with preferred performance date and number of tickets requested.

Variations on a Shadow: Draw Me a Star
Conceived by Lindsay Arienne Weiner

Cast: Amy Lewis, Kristine Lee, Joshua Isaacs, Laine Rettmer, Chad Carstarphen, Lindsay Arienne Weiner

December 12 - 16, 2006
Tuesday and Thursday: 9 PM
Wednesday and Friday: 7:30 PM
Saturday: 2:30 PM and 9 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Fl

Duos
Conceived and Directed by Amy Lewis

Written by Amy Lewis and Joanna Lampert

Lighting and Sound Design by Joanna Lampert
Stage Management by Emma Koenig

December 12 - 16, 2006
Tuesday and Thursday: 10 PM
Wednesday and Friday: 8:30 PM
Saturday: 3:30 PM and 10:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Fl

Piano Fire Symphony
Written and Directed by Scott Riehs

Three people in some kind of office attempt to learn the secrets of life and the universe by experiencing a series of “tasks” they find on index cards.

March 27 – March 31
Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:30 PM
Thursday: 7: 00 PM and 10:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 PM
Saturday: 2:30 PM and 8:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Grito de Dolores
Created by Carlos Ibarra

April 4 – April 7
Wednesday – Friday: 9:00 PM
Saturday: 4:00 PM & 9:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: 714/396-2472 or gritodedolores@gmail.com

Body of Work (Play)
Written and Directed by Corinne Donly


As they whittle statues of human beings, two rural farmers attempt to locate where in the body the brain should belong. It is a piece that explores physical inaction and the transformation out of it.

April 4 – April 7
Wednesday – Friday: 7:00 PM
Saturday: 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: bodyofworkplay@gmail.com

Stories of Eternal Light
Created by Miyoko Conley

Based in Japanese mythology, Stories of Eternal Light tells of the Empress' storyteller who has locked herself in her house and refuses to write.

April 11 – April 14
Wednesday – Friday: 8:30 PM
Saturday: 3:30 PM & 8:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$3 suggested donation

Reservations: storiesofeternallight@gmail.com

Unless
Created by Anne Hartung

April 18 – April 21
Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 PM
Saturday: 1:00 PM & 9:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Manson House
Written and Directed by Mary Kate Rix

Manson House is an exploration of reality TV based on the premise that Charles Manson receives his own reality TV series upon parole 2007. He lives with 6 housemates who begin as normal people, but become so stereotyped they eventually turn into literal puppets of themselves.

April 18 – April 21
Wednesday & Friday: 9:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 PM
Saturday: 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$3 Suggested donation

Reservations: mansonhousemayhem@gmail.com

Deportees
Created by Liana Stampur

Deportees tells the story of a Mexican-American domestic house worker living in the deep south of the US, using both old folk and original music.

April 11 – April 14
Wednesday – Friday: 7:00 PM
Saturday: 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$4 suggested donation

For more information: lianastampur@gmail.com

Homecoming
Created by Carlton Byrd

The production discusses the ever-plaguing epidemic in lower and middle class African-American societies: the deteriorating family structure. What happens to a family when a key piece of its structure is stolen? How does the family respond?

April 25 – April 28
Wednesday – Thursday: 7:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 PM
Saturday: 2:00 PM & 9:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$5 Suggested donation

Reservations: carlton.byrd@gmail.com (type “Home Coming Tickets” as the subject)

August Strinberg's A Dream Play
Directed by Caleb Hammons

In 1901, Strindberg wrote about a world full of conflict, injustice, cruelty, and despair. Things haven't changed much. In this multi-media production, the impact of the mass media on our perception of the human condition and on our relationship to terror and fear will be examined.

April 25 – April 28
Wednesday – Thursday: 9:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 PM
Saturday: 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Reservations: dreamplaytickets@gmail.com

Last Laugh
Created by Eric Lockley

In an attempt to deal with the reality of racial stereotypes, two performers begin to confuse theirs pasts and question their future as they struggle to maintain a true identity.

May 2 – May 5
Wednesday – Saturday: 7:30 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$5 suggested donation

Reservations: lastlaugh07@gmail.com

Dead Pan
Created by Pip Ngo

May 2 – May 5
Wednesday – Friday: 8:30 PM
Saturday: 2:30 & 8:30

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

$4 Suggested donation

Reservations: deadpantickets@gmail.com

Speak
Created by Stephane Magloire

choice (noun) - an act of making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities (i.e. coming out of the closet, sex, dealing with death, falling in love, traveling, etc...)

"life experiences and life choices make way to become an adult / it is always by choice regardless."

May 2 – May 5
Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 PM
Thursday: 9:00 PM
Saturday: 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Studio Theatre
721 Broadway, 3rd Floor

For more information: speaktix@gmail.com

Separation Barrier
Created by Zack Tinkelman

A dance-theater exploration of division created through conflict and the impossibility of reconciliation.

May 2 - May 5
Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 PM
Thursday: 7:30 PM
Saturday: 1:30 PM & 9:00 PM

Studio Theatre
721 Broadway, 3rd Floor

$3 Suggested Donation

Reservations: separationbarrier@gmail.com

Flashlights and Knives
Created by Laine Rettmer

A group of evangelical kids enact text from Dennis Cooper's novel Period. in an attempt to cleanse and test themselves. It ends very tragically when theatrical acts of violence spill over into reality, forcing the characters to question what their original intent was.

May 9 – May 12

Wednesday – Friday: 8:30
Saturday: 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM

Shop Theatre
721 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Alligator
Directed by Jill Guidera

May 9 – May 12
Wednesday: 9:00 PM
Thursday – Friday: 7:00 PM
Saturday: 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Studio Theatre
721 Broadway, 3rd floor