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World Premiere
ESSPY by Nandita Shenoy, February 22 – March 17, 2023. Directed by Peter J. Kuo. Starring Tim Liu, Lipica Shah and Ching Valdés-Aran.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Welcome to Matteson! by Inda Craig-Galván, Sept 28 – Oct 29, 2023. Directed by Dawn Monique Williams. Starring MaConnia Chesser, De’Lon Grant, Charlie Hudson III and Cynthia Kaye McWilliams.

World Premiere
A Tailor Near Me by Michael Tucker, July 27 – Sept 3, 2023. Directed by James Glossman. Starring Richard Kind and James Pickens, Jr.

2023 Pride Festival June 3 – 25
What Doesn’t Kill You, written by and starring Jim Hindman; The Silver Bell, written by Alan Flanagan, and starring Alan Flanagan and Brendan O’Rourke; Miss Delta Township, written by and starring Joanne Callum Powers; Democracy Sucks by Monica Bauer and starring John Fico; Sister Mary’s Playtime by Tim McArthur, starring Tim McArthur and Buster Freeze.

World Premiere
Our Shrinking, Shrinking World by Richard Dresser, May 4 – 27, 2023. Directed by Joe Cacaci. Starring Kevin O’Rourke, Molly Carden, Jeff Rubino and Kaileela Hobby.

The Shot by Robin Gerber, April 6 – 23, 2023. Directed by Michelle Joyner. Starring Sharon Lawrence.

World Premiere
The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project by John Jiler, March 9 – April 2, 2023. Directed by Margarett Perry. Starring John Jiler and Lee Odom.

Popcorn Falls by James Hindman, January 12 – February 12, 2023. Directed by Rose Riccardi. Starring James Hindman and Tom Souhrada.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Eden Prairie: 1971 by Mat Smart, October 20 – November 20, 2022. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Emilio Cuesta, Andrea Gallo and Oriana Lada.

US Premiere
The Hummingbirds by Garret Jon Groenveld, August 4 – 28, 2022. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Sophia Lucia Parola and Michael Irvin Pollard.

East Coast Premiere
The Pin-Up Girls: A Musical Love Letter written by James Hindman and Jeffrey Lodin. Directed by James Hindman, musical director Jeffrey Lodin. Starring Sara Glancy, Brittany Jeffery, AJ Melnick and Phoenix Vaughn.

World Premiere
The Forest by Lia Romeo, March 16 – April 10, 2022. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Armando Acevedo, Dana Brooke, Christopher Grant and Jenny O’Hara.

World Premiere
The Promotion by Joe Giovannetti, January 27 – February 20, 2022. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring John Caliendo, Phillip Clark, Anja Lee and Sophia Lucia Parola.

What Doesn’t Kill You, written and performed by James Hindman, October 28 – November 21, 2021. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas.

Fire Escape Plays, A Festival of Short Plays, August 28 – 29, 2021.
Two Leopards Climbing a Fire Escape by Alexis Kozak, directed by SuzAnne Barabas
Foreigner in My Home by Sheila Rinear, directed by Joel Stone
What Are You Running From by Matthew McShane, directed by Lindy Regan
Horoscope by Laura Ekstrand, directed by SuzAnne Barabas
Escape by Lia Romeo, directed by Gail Winar
Love Story in Three Phases by Emily Adler, directed by Joel Stone

World Premiere
Bone on Bone by Marylou DiPietro, January 9 – February 9, 2020. Directed by M. Graham Smith. Starring John Little and Wendy Peace.

World Premiere
Lily by Christopher Daftsios, October 24 – November 24, 2019. Directed by Sarah Norris. Starring Christopher Daftsios, Joy Donze, Tait Ruppert and Adam von Pier.

Theatre Brut: Some Like It Hot
October 2 – 6, 2019

Embroiled by Steve Apostolina
Adapt or Die by Robin Rice
Daddy Daughter Day by Barney Fitzpatrick
Hot Gecko Space Love Action by James McLindon

Like Killing Caribou, by Rachel Bykowski
Hillbilly Jug Handled Turn, by Matthew Harrington
Compelling Spencer, by Ian August
Speed Dating, by Nedra Pezold Roberts

Three Men Carrying a Boat, by John Biguenet
The Hot Roll, by Joel Stone
North of 14th Street, by Dan Lauria
Zoo Theory, by Jacob Zack

It’s the End of the World As We Know It, by Jason Odell Williams
Muy Caliente, by Evan Krachman
Blunt Force, by Shanti Reinhardt
Homer and Bud, by Michael Tucker

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by D. W. Gregory, August 15 – September 15, 2019. Directed by James Glossman. Starring Amie Bermowitz, Steve Brady, Andrea Gallo, Benjamin Satchel.

World Premiere
Voyager One by Jared Michael Delaney, June 20 – July 21, 2019. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Mare Akana, Joseph Carlson and Daven Ralston.

Surfing My DNA, written and performed by Jodi Long, May 2 – 26, 2019. Directed by Eric Rosen. Starring Jodi Long and Yukio Tsuji.

World Premiere
Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.
The Source by Jack Canfora, March 7 – April 7, 2019. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Eleanor Handley, Conan McCarty and Andrew Rein.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Apple Season by E. M. Lewis, January 10 – February 10, 2019. Directed by Zoya Kachadurian. Starring Kersti Bryan, Richard Kent Green and Christopher M. Smith.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Wolf at the Door by Marisela Treviño Orta, October 18 – November 18, 2018. Directed by Daniel Jáquez. Starring Oscar A. L. Cabrera, Alexandra Lemus, Desiree Pinol and Liz Zazzi.

When the Circus Comes to Town, A Festival of the Arts
September 20 – 30, 2018

Circus Real by Alexis Kozak, directed Gail Winar. 
Gravity: The Three Body Problem, by John Biguenet, and directed by SuzAnne Barabas
In The Hole by Christopher Daftsios, directed by Sarah Norris. 
Nightmare Alley a musical written and directed by Jonathan Brielle.
Oh No! I Flew Too Close to the Sun by Rand Higbee, directed by Shaun Peknic.
Spontaneous Clownbustion by John Weagly, directed by John FitzGibbon.
Would You Like a Tissue? by Andrew R. Heinze, directed by Gail Winar.
Zazú by Michael Tucker, directed by Katrin Hilbe.
All We Want by James McLindon, directed by Eddie Prunoske.
Clown Alley by Gino DiIorio, directed by Katrin Hilbe.
Sad Clown & the Circus de Italo by Adriana Palangio, directed by Gail Winar,
The Revisionist written and directed by SuzAnne Barabas.
Death Defying by Stephen Kaplan, directed by Mikaela Kafka.
Riding Lessons by Brett Hursey, directed Brad Lemons.
The Circus Acrobat Girl by Lisa Kimball, directed by SuzAnne Barabas.
The Existential Marionette by Jeanne Beckwith, directed by Joel Stone.
Covenant (or Bagels and Butchery) by Ken Weitzman, directed by Suzanne Agins. 
No More Writers by Richard Vetere, directed by SuzAnne Barabas.
Verisimilitude by Jacob Zack, directed by John FitzGibbon.
When the Circus Came to Town by Stephanie Griffin, directed by Shaun Peknic.
Doodle-lee Doo written and directed by Joel Stone. 
Fortune’s Fool by Jared Michael Delaney, directed by Zoya Kachadurian.
Like Brothers written and directed by Barney Fitzpatrick.
Think Like a Man by Marisa Smith, directed Melody Brooks.
Blue Bench by Aleks Merilo, directed by Joel Stone. 
Parlez Vous by Lauren Waters & Marc Jablonski, directed by Wendy Peace.
The Circus Train Wreck by Andrea Fleck Clardy, directed by SuzAnne Barabas
By the Light by Kate McLeod, directed by Peter Zazzali.
Extraordinary by Bara Swain, directed by SuzAnne Barabas.
Maximilian the Magnificent by L.H. Grant, directed by Zoya Kachadurian.
Stepping Into Fire an encore musical by Jonathan Brielle & Tom Coash.

World Premiere
Fern Hill by Michael Tucker, August 9 – September 9, 2018. Directed by Nadia Tass. Starring Jill Eikenberry, John Glover, Dee Hoty, Jodi Long, Tom McGowan and David Rasche.

World Premiere
Mercy by Adam Szymkowicz, June 14 – July 15, 2018. Directed by Gail Winar. Starring Christopher Daftsios, Dan Grimaldi, Nandita Shenoy and Jacon A. Ware.

Five by Ferber, celebrating the life and art of Edna Ferber, May 31 – June 3, 2018. The Story Behind Showboat – as told by Ferber’s great niece, Julie Gilbert; Salon readings brand new plays adapted from Ferber’s short stories: That’s Marriage by Marisa Smith, The Sudden Sixties by D.W. Gregory, Mother Knows Best by Julie Gilbert, You’re Not The Type by Julie Weinberg, Every Other Thursday book, music, lyrics by Sheilah Rae and Debra Barsha and a concert reading of Selina Peake, based on Ferber’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, So Big.

World Premiere
Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.
Issei, He Say (Or The Myth of the First) by Chloé Hung, April 19 – May 20, 2018. Directed by Lisa James. Starring Stan Egi, Kathleen Kwan, Fenton Li and Christina Liang.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Wild Horses by Allison Gregory, February 22 – March 25, 2018. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Estelle Bajou.

World Premiere
The Calling by Joel Stone, January 4 – February 4, 2018. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Ames Adamson and Jared Michael Delaney.

East Coast Premiere
Mutual Philanthropy by Karen Rizzo, October 19 – November 19, 2017. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Joseph Carlson, Laurel Casillo, Vivia Font and Jim MacDonald 

Theatre Brut: All About Eve
October 1 – October 8, 2017
Love is a Train by R.N. Sandberg; Composer, Patrick Barnes.

The Naming by Constance Marse.

Breaking in the New Boss by Gino DiIorio.

Blood Sausage by John Biguenet. 

This Year’s Model by Donna Hoke.

Deliver Us by Ian August.

Ful Nabit by J. Thalia Cunningham.

How My Grandparents Fell in Love by Cary Gitter.

Stepping into Fire (musical) by Jonathan Brielle and Tom Coash.

Eve in the Hot Seat by Brian Richard Mori.

Australia’s Oldest Woman by Kieran Carroll.

After You by Lee Blessing. 

The Conversation by Wendie Malick.

Her Place in the World by D.W. Gregory. 

The Outside Edge of a Full Circle by Matthew Harrington.

Something About Eve by Lynne Halliday.

(miss) Mary Edwards by Elaine Smith.

Snake Eggs by Lauren Waters.

Barroom Sonata by Jack Canfora.

New York City Girls Will Kill You by Graham Techler.

Pittsburgh by Michael Tucker.

The Late Shift by Willow Martin.

Eviction by Nancy Cooper Frank.

Cubs Win!!! By Marisa Smith. 

A Few Good PB&J’s by Jeremy Kehoe.

Exhibit A by L.H. Grant. 

Performance Review by Nedra Pezold Roberts.

Mountaineer by Ken Weitzman. 

World Premiere
F Theory by Megan Loughran and Alex Trow, August 17 – September 24, 2017. Directed by Ethan Heard. Starring Megan Loughran, Alex Trow and Phoenix Vaughn (certain performances).

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Halftime with Don by Ken Weitzman, June 22 – July 30, 2017. Directed by Kent Nicholson. Starring Malachy Cleary, Susan Maris, Daniel McVey and Lori Vega.

World Premiere
& Juliet by Robert Caisley, May 4 – June 4 2017. Directed by Marc Geller. Starring Nadia Brown, John FitzGibbon, and Jacob A. Ware.

Love Letters by A.R. Gurney. A benefit performance. April 22 – 24, 2017. Starring Wendy Malick and Dan Lauria.

World Premiere
Multiple Family Dwelling by James Hindman, March 9 – April 9, 2017. Directed by Alan Souza. Starring Dana Brooke, Dustin Charles, Maria Couch and Jared Michael Delaney.

World Premiere
The Jag by Gino DiIorio, January 12 – February 12, 2017. Directed by Brendan Burke. Starring Estelle Bajou, Christopher Daftsios, and Dan Grimaldi.

Mad Love by Marisa Smith, October 20 – November 20, 2016. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Jared Michael Delaney, Brittany Proia, Graham Techler, and Alex Trow.

New Jersey Premiere
Iago by James McLure, August 25 – September 25, 2016. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Ezra Barnes, John FitzGibbon, Todd Gearhart, and Lisa Vann.

World Premiere
Struck by Sandy Rustin, June 30 – July 31, 2016. Directed by Don Stephenson. Starring Jenny Bacon, Adam Bradley, Susan Maris, Benjamin Satchel, and Matthew Shepar

New Jersey Premiere
Villainous Company by Victor L. Cahn, May 5 – June 5, 2016. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Melissa Macleod Herion, Corey Tamania, Phoenix Vaughn.

World Premiere
For Worse by Deborah Rennard, March 10 – April 10, 2016. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Kristin Griffith, Ed Kershen, Daniela Mastropietro and Angie Tennant.

World Premiere
Substance of Bliss by Tony Glazer, January 14 – February 15, 2016. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Christopher Daftsios and Susan Maris.

World Premiere
The Seedbed by Bryan Delaney, October 15 – November 15, 2015. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Gina Costigan, Kevin Hogan, Michael Louis Serafin-Wells, and Catherine Wake.

US Premiere
Nobody’s Girl by Rick Viede, August 20 – September 20, 2015. Directed by Erica Gould. Starring Gregory Haney, Judith Hawking, Layla Khoshnoudi, and Jacob A. Ware.

World Premiere
Closure by Richard Dresser, June 25 – July 19, 2015. Directed by Joe Cacaci. Starring Gary Cole, Wendie Malick, Biniam Tekola, Wictor Verhaeghe.

World Premiere
The Realization of Emily Linder by Richard Strand, April 23 – May 24, 2015. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Marnie Andrews, Dana Benningfield, Corey Tazmania and Jenny Vallancourt.

World Premiere
The M Spot by Michael Tucker, February 26 – April 5, 2015. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker and Phoenix Vaughn.

US Premiere
Swimming at the Ritz by Charles Leipart, January 8 – February 1, 2015. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Christopher Daftsios and Judith Hawking.

World Premiere
Angels and Ministers of Grace by Elaine Smith, October 23 – November 23, 2014. Directed by Marc Geller. Starring Dana Banningfield, James Earley, Maureen Silliman and David Van Pelt.

World Premiere
Dinner with the Boys by Dan Lauria, September 11 – October 12, 2014. Directed by Frank Megna. Starring Ray Abruzzo, Dan Lauria, Morris Moe Rosenbaum, and Richard Zavaglia.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Lucky Me by Robert Caisley, July 31 – August 31, 2014. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring San Grimaldi, Mark Light-Orr, Wendy Peace and Michael Irvin Pollard.

World Premiere
Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.
Butler by Richard Strand, June 12 – July 13, 2014. Directed by Joseph Discher. Starring Ames Adamson, David Sitler, Benjamin Sterling and John G. Williams. BUTLER Off-Broadway, July 14 – August 28, 2016

World Premiere
A View of the Mountains by Lee Blessing, April 24 – May 25, 2014. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Katrina Ferguson, Eva Kaminsky, John Little, Jon Erik Nielson, Jared Rush, and Michael Zlabinger.

Date of a Lifetime, A New Musical, book by Carl Kissin, music by Robert Baumgartner, Jr, March 6 – April 6 2014. Directed and Choreographed by Marlo Hunter. Starring Jamie LaVerdiere and Trisha Rapier. Produced in Association with Hat on A Hat LLC

World Premiere
Admit One by Wendy Yondorf, January 16 – February 16, 2014. Directed by Karen Carpenter. Starring Ames Adamson and Catherine LeFrere.

New Jersey Premiere

Middlemen by David Jenkins, November 7 – December 8, 2013. Directed by Marc Geller. Starring David Friedlander and Duncan Rogers.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

The Broomstick by John Biguenet, September 19 – October 20, 2013. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Andrea Gallo.

New Jersey Premiere

Saving Kitty by Marisa Smith, July 25 – August 25, 2013. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring John FitzGibbon, Judith Hawking, Sarah Nealis and Christian Pedersen.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Happy by Robert Caisley, May 30 – June 30, 2013. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Mark Light-Orr, Susan Maris, Wendy Peace and Michael Irvin Pollard.

World Premiere

Noir by Stan Werse, April 4 – May 5, 2013. Directed by Marc Geller. Starring Darrell Glasgow, Thomas Grube, Catherine Le Frere and Michael McCoy.

World Premiere

Ants by Saviana Stanescu, February 7 – March 10, 2013. Directed by Jeff Zinn. Starring Michael Samuel Kaplan, Maria Silverman and Carol Todd.

World Premiere

Esther’s Moustache by Laruel Ollstein, December 13 – January 13, 2013. Starring Burt Gristead, Uma Incrocci, Catherine Lefrere, and Jim Shankman.

East Coast Premiere

Annapurna, by Sharr White, October 11 – November 18, 2012. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Gina Bonati and Peter Galman.

World Premiere

Release Point, by Gino DiIorio, August 16  – September 23, 2012. Directed by Joel Stone. Starring Gillian Andresen, Felicia Aschettino, Emily Capriotti, Laura Diorio, Michael Irvin Pollard, Tina Siciliano, Jenny Vallancourt, and Isabel Wallace.

World Premiere

American Stare, by Tony Glazer, June 14 – July 22, 2012. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Becca Ballenger, Trey Gibbons, Brad Holbrook, LeeAnne Hutchison, Shane Patrick Kearns, Summer Crockett Moore.

New Jersey Premiere

The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Steven Canny and John Nicholson, April 19 – May 27, 2012. Directed by Mark Shanahan. Starring Wynn Harmon, Gary Marachek, and Rich Silverstein.

New Jersey Premiere

Summer in Sanctuary, written and starring AL Letson, Marcy 8 – March 25, 2012. Directed by Rob Urbinati.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Bakersfield Mist, by Stephen Sacks, December 1, 2011 – February 5, 2012. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring John FitzGibbon and Linda S. Nelson.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

Jericho, by Jack Canfora, October 13 – November 13, 2011. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Kathleen Goldpaugh, Matt Huffman, Andrew Rein, Jim Shankman, Corey Tazmania, and Carol Todd.

World Premiere

Winner – Episcopal Actors’ Guild Thomas Barbour Memorial Playwright’s Award

Donna Orbits the Moon, by Ian August, September 8 – October 2, 2011. Directed by Marc Geller. Starring Andrea Gallo.

New Jersey Premiere

Just in Time, The Judy Holliday Story, by Bob Sloan, July 7 – August 14, 2011. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas, musical director Mark T. Evans. Starring Bonnie Black, Adam Harrington, Catherine LeFrere and Phoenix Vaughn.

World Premiere

Night Train, by John Biguenet, April 28 – May 29, 2011. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Philip Lynch, Michael Irvin Pollard and Maria Silverman.

World Premiere

Puma, by Julie Gilbert and Frank Evans, February 24 – April 2, 2011. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Ylfa Edelstein, John FitzGibbon, Chris Vettel and Natalie Wilder.

World Premiere

Nominated for an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

The Tangled Skirt, by Steve Braunstein, December 2, 2010 – January 23, 2011. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Carmit Levité and Vince Nappo.

World Premiere

Character Assassins, by Charlie Schulman, September 23 – October 31, 2010. Directed by Dana Benningfield. Starring Brad Fraizer and Warren Kelley.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Sunlight, by Sharr White, July 8 – August 8, 2010. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Richard M. Davidson, Corinne Edgerly, Frank Mihelich and Laura Piquado.

The Housewives of Mannheim by Alan Brody, May 6 – June 6, 2010. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Natalie Mosco, Wendy Peace, Corey Taxmania and Phoenix Vaughn. Presented at 59E59, New York City.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Yankee Tavern, by Steven Dietz, April 15 – May 23, 2010. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Lauren Briggeman, Michael Irvin Pollard, Jim Shankman, Phoenix Vaughn and Jason Odell Williams.

World Premiere

Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

Exposure Time, by Kim Merrill, February 11 – March 21, 2010. Directed by Alan Souza. Starring John FitzGibbon, Andrea Gallo, Jessica Howell and Adam Jonas Segaller.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Two Jews Walk Into a War, by Seth Rozin, December 10, 2009 – January 10, 2010. Directed by James Glossman, a co-production with PTNJ. Starring Reathel Bean and John Pietrowski.

Dead Riger, by Gino DiIorio, October 15 – November 15, 2009. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Christian Pedersen, Michael Pollard, and Natalie Wilder.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

The Rant, by Andrew Case, August 20 – September 20, 2009. Directed by Jesse Ontiveros. Starring MaConnia Chesser, Mark Hairston, Rahaleh Nassri, and Bob Senkewicz.

Evie’s Waltz, by Carter W. Lewis, June 18 – July 26, 2009. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Andrea Gallo, Warren Kelley and Kate Kenney.

The Housewives of Mannheim by Alan Brody, April 16 – May 31, 2009. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Natalie Mosco, Wendy Peace, Corey Tazmania, and Phoenix Vaughn.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Sick by Zayd Dohrn, February 12 – March 15, 2009. Directed by Bengamin Endsley Klein. Starring Meredith Napolitano, Rusty Ross, Kevin Sebastian, Kim Shankman, and Liz Zazzi.

Apple by Vern Thiessen, October 23 – November 23, 2008. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Deborah Rayne, Michael Pollard and Carol Todd.

Poetic License by Jack Canfora, September 4 – October 5, 2008. Directed by Evan Bergman, starring John Little, Anna O’Donoghue, Nancy Ringham and Douglas Scott Sorenson.

Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

The Little Hours by David Bucknam, July 10 – August 17, 2008. Directed by Alan Souza, Musical Director Helen Gregory. Starring Kim Carson, Maria Couch, Brooke Davis, Ashley Puckett Gonzales and Warren Kelley.

Women Who Steal by Carter W. Lewis, May 8 – June 15, 2008. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Stephanie Dorian, Bill Timoney and Liz Zazzi.

Engaging Shaw by John Morogiello, March 13 – April 13, 2008. Directed by Langdon Brown. Starring Ames Adamson, Katrina Ferguson, Mark Geller and Helen Mutch.

And Her Hair Went With Her by Zina Camblin, January 17 – February 17, 2008. Directed by Kamilah Forbes. Starring Zina Camblin and MaConnia Chesser.

Cupid and Psyche by Sean Hartley, music by Jihwan Kim, December 11 – January 18, 2008. Directed by Alan Souza, Musical Director Naomi Lee, Choreographer Ron DeJesus. Featured Michael Maricondi, Ryan Reid, Phoenix Vaughn and Liz Zazzi.

Minstrel Show or The Lynching of William Brown by Max Sparber, September 28 – October 28, 2007. Directed by Rob Urbinati. Starring Spencer Scott Barros and Kelcey Watson.

World Premiere

Bookends book and lyrics by Katharine Houghton, music and lyrics by Dianne Adams and James McDowell, July 19 – August 26, 2007. Directed by Ken Jenkins, Dianne Adams Musical Director, Jennifer Paulson Lee, Choreographer, Henry Aronson, Pianist. Starring Pamela Bob, Susan G. Bob, Eric Collins, Matt Golden, Kathleen Goldpaugh, Robyn Kemp, Robert Lewandowski, Howard Pinhasik, Alan Souza, Eileen Tepper, Amie Bermowitz, Jenny Vallancourt, and Rebecca Weiner.

Place Setting by Jack Canfora, May 31 – June 24, 2007. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring David Bishins, Jack Canfora, Guenia Lemos, Peter Macklin, Kristen Moser and Carol Todd. Originally developed under the auspices of thedramaloft in association with Creative Concept Productions, Inc. and co-produced by Adam Weinstock.

Love and Murder by Arthur Giron, April 12 – May 6, 2007. Directed by Peter Bennett. Starring Dan Domingues, John FitzGibbon, Guenia Lemos and Liz Zazzi.

A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

Tempodyssey by Dan Dietz, February 22 – Marcy 18, 2007. Directed by Sturgis Warner. Starring Ian August, Andrea Gallo, Michael Nathanson, David Sitler and Stephanie Thompson.

October 1962 by D.W. Gregory, January 4 – 28, 2007. Directed by Matthew Arbour. Starring James Patrick Earley, Juliet Kapanjie, Kittson O’Neill, Jenny Vallancourt.

Don’t Hug Me, book and lyrics by Phil Olson, music by Paul Olson, December 7 – 31, 2006. Co-Production with Shotgun Productions, directed by Gail Winar. Starring Clark Carmichael, John Little, Cortnie Loren Miller, Michael Nathanson, Darcie Siciliano.

Theatre Brut: Seven Deadly Sins

November 17- 19, 2006
Author En Loco by Sybil Rosen directed by Douglas Brautigam
Chekhov’s Mistress by Kelsie Chance directed by Michael Chamberlin
Coffee Talk by Brian Richard Mori directed by Rachel Wood
Deer Season by Donald Yonker directed by Peter Zazzali
Dessert Desert by Tony Foster directed by Philip Emeott
Eight by John Fiorillo directed by Michael Nathanson
Floorwalker by Steven Levi directed by Cheryl Katz
Gluttony and Sloth by Elizabeth Nell Dubus directed by Frank Licato
Heart of Gold by Maureen A. Martin directed by Cailin Heffernan
I’m Gonna Run Away by Kathleen Warnock directed by Kimberly Dilts
La Madia Cycle by Adrienne Dawes directed by Jude Domski
Leaving the Universe by Barbara Bryan directed by Elena Araoza
Life 101 by Robin RIce Lichtig directed by John FitzGibbon
Love at Stake by Larry Stallings directed by Wendy Liscow
Permanent Paper Perishing Stone by Vladimir Zelevinsky directed by Jason King Jones
Port Wine by Rebekah Lopata directed by Kathleen Huber
Reckoning by Vladimir Zelevinsky directed by George Hansel
Regularly Scheduled Programming by Al Sjoerdsma directed by Janice Goldberg
Innocence by Richard Paris directed by Debra Whitfield
Seven 4 Seven written and directed by Joel Stone
Sloth by Mike Folie directed by Brian O’Halloran
Someone Borrowed Someone Blue by Kathy Coudle King directed by Kittson O’Neill
The Duel by Jerome Martin directed by Brad Lemons
The Neighbors by Lia Romeo directed by Ames Adamson
The Saga of Ginny by Ian August directed by Ken Wiesinger
The Seven Diddly Sins by David Berger directed by Bricken Sparacino
Sin is In (musical) by Darryl Curry & M.K Wolfe directed by Mary Lynn Dobson
Lenny Bruce Lives Inside My Shirt by Betty Siler directed by Shana Soloman.

The Speed Queen by Anne Stockton, October 26 – November 12, 2006. Directed by Austin Pendleton, adapted from the novel by Stewart O’Nan. Starring Anne Stockton. 

The Best Man by Robert King, September 14 – October 15, 2006. Directed by Peter Bennett. Starring Dan Domingues, Susan Greenhill, Ed Jewett and Tom Tansey.

Apostasy by Gino DiIorio, July 13 – August 13, 2006. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Susan G. Bob, Evander Duck, Jr., and Natalie Wilder.

Exits and Entrances by Athol Fugard, May 25 – June 25, 2006. Directed by Stephen Sachs. Starring Morlan Higgins and William Dennis Hurley.

The Women of Lockerbie by Deborah Brevoort, March 23 – April 30, 2006. Directed by Jason King Jones. Starring Marnie Andrews, Alice Connorton, Corinne Edgerly, Al Mohrmann, Margery Shaw, Michele Tauber, and David Volin

Tour de Farce by Kingsley Day and Philip LaZebnik, January 26 – February 26, 2006. Directed by James Glossman. Starring Ames Adamson and Prentiss Benjamin.

Tilt Angel by Dan Dietz, October 15 – November 20, 2005. Directed by Cailin Heffernan. Starring Ames Adamson, Ian August, Andrea Gallo, Reginald Metcalf.

Klonsky and Schwartz by Romulus Linney, August 25 – October 2, 2005. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring John FitzGibbon and David Volin.

A Child’s Guide to Innocence by Vincent Sessa, July 7 – August 14, 2005. Directed by Dana Benningfield. Starring Deborah Rayne, Catherine Eaton, Corey Tazmania Stieb.

Ten Percent of Molly Snyder by Richard Strand, May 19 – June 26, 2005. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Stephanie Dorian and Michael Irvin Pollard.

World Premiere
Beyond Gravity by Ruth Wolff, March 31 – May 8, 2005. Directed by Donald Brenner. Starring Gail Winar, Ellen Wolf and Petr Brouwer.

Theatre Brut: Sacrifice

Performances March 4 – 6, 2005
Welcome to Wacker by Raymond Alvin
Abraham on the Mount (The Week Before) by Ian August
Le Supermarche or What I Did for Lunch by Ian August
Thin Air by Tom Coash
My Yeti Dreams by Lisa Dillman
Sara by Barney Fitzpatrick
Campus Security by Arthur Giron
Romantic by Joel Gross
Misfortune by Peter Hays
The Prodigal Cow by Mark Levine
Save the Turkey by Robin Lichtig
Overalls by Jerome Martin
Heaven and Earth by Dickey Nesenger
Where Things Are by Steven Schutzman
Dog by Al Sjoerdsma
Trouble on the Path by Joel Stone
Silence by Vladimir Zelevinsky
The Terrible Tragedie of the Poet and the Tyrant by Vladimir Zelevinsky
Sacrifice by Vladimir Zelevinsky

Touch of Rapture by Mary Fengar Gail, January 13 – February 20, 2005. Directed by Stewart M. Schulman. Starring Marnie Andrews, John FitzGibbon, and Davis Hall.

Circumference of a Squirrel by John Walch, January 22 – February 15, 2004. Directed by James Glossman. Starring Ames Adamson.

Old Clown Wanted by Matei Visniec, translated by Alison Sinclair, July 8 – August 15, 2004. Starring Ames Adamson, Al H. Mohrmann, Ugo Toppo.

Emil by Ben Bettenbender, February 26 – April 4, 2004. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Elizabeth Audley, Barney Fitzpatrick, Calvin Gladen, Jacob Garrett White.

New Jersey Premiere
Whores by Lee Blessing, October 7 – November 14, 2004. Directed by John Pietrowski. Starring Jonathan Cantor, Lea Eckert, Corinne Edgerly, Lily Mercer, and Carol Todd. Co-Production with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey

Lemonade, by Mike Folie, April 22 – June 6, 2004. Directed by Evan Bergman. Starring Dana Benningfield, Stephanie Dorian, Bruce Faulk, Ben Masur.

Theatre Brut: My Rifle, My Pony and Me

Prairie Dogs and Abilene written and directed by Joel Stone  
Big Sky by Dave DeChristopher directed by Jackie Berger 
Negotiations by D.W. Gregory directed by Cailin Heffernan 
Pony Bob’s Last Ride by Neil Genzlinger directed by John Michael Stringer
A Real Cowboy by Joel Gross directed by Hilary Adams
Party Line by Peter Hays directed by Davis Hall

Tall in the Saddle by Mary Fengar Gail directed by Elizabeth Murphy 
Bronco Buster by Robin Rice Lichtig directed by Mira Kingsley 
Garden of Paradise by Arthur Giron directed by John Pietrowski 
West of the Moon written and directed by Eric Stannard 
Almost Abilene by Alexander Speer directed by Robert Fass 
Harvest Moon by Dickey Nesenger directed by Dana Benningfield

The Hard Way by Gino DiIorio directed by Miriam Eusebio
Calamity Jane Sends a Message to Her Daughter by Carolyn Gage directed by Andy Arden
The Lone Prairie by Vincent Sessa directed by Peter Zazzali 
There’s a 200 Foot Cowboy in Istanbul by Mike Folie directed by Jonathan Hadley
Human Resources by Mike Folie directed by Daedra Kaehler 
Western Water Revenge written and directed by David Tyson

New Jersey Premiere
The Adjustment by Mike Folie, June 19 – July 27, 2003. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Philip Lynch, Daniel Utset, Liz Zazzi.

World Premiere
The Good Daughter by D.W. Gregory, October 9 – November 16, 2003. Directed by Jason King Jones. Starring Deborah Rayne, Christine Bruno, Lea Eckert, David Foubert, Davis Hall, Brian O’Halloran.

New Jersey Premiere
Spain by Jim Knable, August 7 – September 14, 2003. Directed by John Pietrowski. Co-Production with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey. Starring Angela Della Ventura, Kristin Johansen, Philip Lynch, Chris Tomaino, Natalie Wilder.

World Premiere
The Color of Flesh by Joel Gross, April 17 – May 25, 2003. Directed by Robert Kalfin. Starring Margot Ebling, Ursula Freundlich, Jacob White.

World Premiere
Winterizing The Summer House by Gino DiIorio, January 30 – March 2, 2003. Directed by Jacqueline Berger. Starring Dana Benningfield, John FitzGibbon, and Chris Tomaino.

Big Boys by Rich Orloff, November 21 – December 22, 2002. Directed by John Pietrowski. Starring Michael Irvin and Al H. Mohrmann. Co-production with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey.

East Coast Premiere
Maggie Rose by Kim Carney, August 8 – September 15, 2002. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Susan G. Bob, Ames Adamson, Kathleen Goldpaugh, Tom McNelly, Al H. Mohrmann, Kittson O’Neill

World Premiere
Panama by Mike Folie, June 20 – July 28, 2002. Directed by Stewart Fisher. Starring Ames Adamson, Neal Arluck, Ian August, Rozie Bacchi, Gary Lamadore, Maura O’Brien, Brian O’Halloran, Jacob White.

Special Production
Tomorrow’s Promise, Project Administrator Kathleen Goldpaugh, May 26 – 29, 2002

East Coast Premiere
The Dead Boy by Joe Pintauro, May 2 – June 9, 2002. Directed by William Martin. Starring Leonard Auclair, Burt Edwards, Anthony Newfield, Ken Wiesinger, Cary Woodworth.

World Premiere
Slave Shack by Mike Folie, April 4 – April 21, 2002. Directed by Stewart Fisher. Starring Tammi Clayton, Kurt Elftmann and John Lombardi.

World Premiere
Till Morning Comes by Mark McNease, February 21 – March 24, 2002. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Marnie Andrews and Al Mohrmann.

New Jersey Premiere
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and Tectonic Theatre Project, January 17 – February 10, 2002. Directed by Ken Wiesinger.  Starring Dana Benningfield, Alberto Bonilla, Lea Eckert, Susan Kerner, Duane Noch, Kendal Ridgeway, David Volin, Eric Walton

A World Premiere

Naked By The River by Mike Folie, October 25 – November 25, 2001. Directed by Stewart Fisher. Starring Duncan M. Rogers, Stephanie Roy and Liz Zazzi.

Best Kept Secret by Katharine Houghton, September 7 – September 30, 2001. Directed by Jack Going, starring Katharine Houghton and Anthony Newfield.

Getting In Touch With My Inner Bitch written and starring Christine Lavin, August 9 – September 2, 2001. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas.

Harry and Thelma in the Woods by Stan Lachow, July 13 – August 5, 2001. Directed by Mark Graham. Starring Susan G. Bob and John Lombardi.

World Premiere of a New Musical
Immortal Interlude by SuzAnne Barabas and Gabor Barabas. Music composed and orchestrated by Merek Royce Press, Lyrics by SuzAnne Barabas, May 4 – June 3, 2001. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Ian August, Tricia Burr, Clark Carmichael, Burt Edwards, Michael Gabiano, John FitzGibbon, Kathleen Goldpaugh, Ted Grayson, Cristin Hubbard, and Leslie Wheeler

Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing, March 15 – April 1, 2001. Directed by Michael R. Duran. Starring Yvonne Marchese, Laura Pratt and Lindy Regan.

The Giant Princess book and lyrics by SuzAnne Barabas, original music by Merek Royce Press, March 3 – 11, 2021. Directed by Lenny Bart.

East Coast Premiere
An Unhappy Woman by Mike Folie, February 15 – March 11, 2001. Directed by Mick Montesano. Starring Dean Alai, Kathleen Goldpaugh, Gigi Jhong, Brian O’Halloran, Kittson O’Neill, Brenton Popolizio

Raft of the Medusa by Ken Wiesinger, January 26 – February 11, 2001. Starring Jeremie Adkins, Ian August, Alberto Bonilla, Diana Devlin, GeorgEric, Kendal Ridgeway, Wayne Salvatore, Liam Stone, Marc Chaiet, Charlie Deitz, Michael Gabiano, David Volin.

Piaf in Vienna by Brad Korbesmeyer, December 7 – 31, 2000. Directed by Peter Bennett. Starring Deborah Boily, Burt Edwards, John FitzGibbon.

In Search of Red River Dog by Sandra Perlman, October 13 – November 5, 2000. Directed by Rob Reese. Starring Dana Benningfeld, Jeff Farkash, Betty Hudson, Ross Haines.

About Anne. Starring Salome Jens.

The Play’s The Thing by Ferenc Molnar, Translation by P.G. Wodehouse. Directed by Stuart Vaughn. Starring Joseph Culliton, John FitzGibbon, Philip F. Lynch, Brenton Popolizio, Angela Roberts, William Shust, Stuart Vaughn.

 Memoir by John Murrell, November 2 – 21, 1999. Directed by William Martin. Starring Salome Jens* and Davis Hall.

 Find Me A Voice by SuzAnne Barabas and Gabor Barabas, September 28 – October 17, 1999. Poetry composed by Gabor Barabas. Music Composed by Merek Royce Press. Starring Marian Akana, Susan G. Bob, Elisha Joy Gordon, Philip F. Lynch, Christine Todino, Harlan Tuckman.

 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson, August 11 – 29, 1999. Directed by Stuart Vaughn. Starring Kim Hunter, Bob Emmett, Ales Brumel, Ross Haines, Robert Lavelle and Christina Pabst.

 The Girl With The High Rouge by Vincent Sessa. July 28 – August 20, 1999. Directed by Stewart Fisher. Starring Lenny Bart, Barney Fitzpatrick, Ken Wiesinger, Liz Zazzi.

World Premiere of a New Concert-Play
Octet by Mark Dunn, May 25 – June 18, 1999. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Music Composed by Merek Royce Press. Starring Marian Akana, Rosie Bacchi, Jim Donovan, Kurt Elftmann, Nicole Godino, Kathleen Goldpaugh, Gigi Jhong, Kendal Ridgeway, Billy Stone, Chris Tomaino, Keslie Wheeler.

North Fork by Mark Dunn, May 21 – June 6, 1999. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas. Starring Dana Benningfield, Steve Carroll, Sue Gisser, Meryl Harris, Johnny Kitt, Yvonne Marchese, Christine Todino.

A World I Never Made by Bryan Williams, April 13 – May 2, 1999. Directed by Arlene Schulman. Starring Steve Carroll, Brian O’Halloran and Kendal Ridgeway. 

Adult Fiction by Brian Richard Mori, March 23 – April 16, 1999. Directed by Stewart Fisher. Starring Jerry Marino and Aaron Vieira.

Ends by David Alex, March 12 – March 28, 1999. Directed by David Alex. Starring Johnny Kitt and Philip F. Lynch.