Pre-Show Music by April Kidwell
SHOVE
written & directed by Joseph Almanza
Featuring Anthony Gaskins & Charles Settles, Jr.
After a brutal beating by the Chicago Police, two ambitious grad students from different sides of the tracks encounter police brutality, but in order to regain normalcy in their lives, they must confront their greatest fear…each other.
APARTMENT B
by Brandon Ferraro & directed by Neal Kowalsky
Featuring Katie Broad & Ryan Guess
Before celebrating their anniversary, Erika and Henry have to take care of some business.
BEFORE EINSTEIN, THERE WAS ALBERT?
by Zachary Desmond, directed by Ryan Emmons
Puppet Design by Jen Neads
Produced by No. 11 Productions
Featuring Steven Conroy & Julie Congress
A bio-epic with puppets and music. Meet Albert, at odds with fame unsought, he just wants some space-time to sit and think. And think. Mostly about light, but also about memory, first love, and the fate of humanity..
CODE WRITER
by Jason Grossman & directed by Amber Gallery
Produced by Funny Sheesh Productions
Featuring Allen Warnock & Alison Preece
A mild-mannered employee is called into the Human Resources Administrator’s office and receives bad news. But his job is anything but typical, and although his track record may be questionable, he might have one last chance to prove himself to his firm.
A REAL, TRUE MESS PLAY
conceived & directed by Clara Rotter-Laitman
Featuring Francesca Calo, Aiden Dreskin, Shahla Khanna, Mari Vial-Golden, Timothy Magidson, Kate Owens, & Leslie Roth
Taken from the Facebook page “Overheard at ___(liberal arts college)__”. This documentary theater piece brings you for the first time, out loud, a Facebook argument so exhaustive you would never read all of it… Let alone put it onstage.