Join us for a music evening March 3rd at 7 PM. There will be an Open Mic 7-8:30PM. Nik Wiesniewski performs 8:30-10, followed by an Open Jam until 10PM.
This is a Stage Door Event. Price is $5 at the door. Members are free. Not a member? Join here.
Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” May 12-14 & 19-21, 2023
Al and Willie as “Lewis and Clark” were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren’t even speaking. When CBS requests them for a “History of Comedy” retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries, and laughs. The story follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to re-unite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his long-time stage partner for a TV reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the two old men have not spoken in twelve years. Besides remastering their sketch, the two men have numerous issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye.
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‘Mixtape’, a showcase of plays by Heather Lee Wallen @7PM on 2/18/23
‘Mixtape’, written by Heather Lee Wallen, is a collection of short plays & shorts excerpts from plays surrounding songs. Get tickets here. This is a Stage Door Production. Members register for FREE. Not a member? Join here.
Show Summaries
- Out– An excerpt of a full length play by the same name. Ellie’s husband has just left her and their affectionless marriage. The strange thing is he left her everything but the dog- she’s more of a cat person anyway. Ellie is still reeling from the aftermath of the break up when her best friend Cooper arrives and doesn’t help much by teasing her about the reason .Everyone seems to think Ellie is Gay- and she’s starting to think maybe it’s true. Things become more complicated when Ellie’s mother Norah arrives with her expectations for Ellie’s future prospects.
- Twenty Seconds on the Sidewalk– A three minute play about two strangers who meet on the sidewalk and their internal monologues about the occurrence. This play is more about movement and body language than spoken words. The whole play, though several minutes long, covers about twenty seconds of time.
- Through the Window- A verse play inspired by music, poetry, and Shakespeare. A modern take on the cliche balcony scene. Two teenage lovers exchange poetry, revealing feelings they have been failing to express in other ways..
- The God Question/Divinity – A monologue in which the main character decides to set out to find god in a variety of places, and the questions they intend to ask when they find them.
- Dear Persephone – A monologue about escaping a traumatic situation and relationship. About identifying and ignoring red flags because the green ones seem worth the risk. About how much trust you are expected to give a person at the start of a relationship. A woman writes letters to Persephone asking for advice only she can give.
- Stories – A monologue about needing more than anything to tell stories.
- Monstrous – A Monologue about the desire to be monstrous, and the benefits of getting that wish.
- Manic Panic – Part of a larger piece. A college sophomore has made a name for herself being a Manic pixie dream girl. Using the trope to get friends of guys (and sometimes girls) to pay her for being that all important romantic push. However her once seemingly large campus pool of students is getting smaller. She plans one more job before quitting before she gets caught. In this scene she and her best friend talk about her new and final target.
- Shaking off The Dust – Cecily is building walls- new ones- stronger than before. Before when she let someone in. Before when she thought it was love. Her inner voice guides her through her memories as she struggles to decide what she gets to keep.
- Lighthouse – A monologue about a lost friendship that may have been toxic from the very beginning.
- Way Less Sad – Experimental. “No I ain’t happy yet, but I’m way less sad” An observation on how we settle. Three characters explore what it means to be happy. Or Happy enough. A spoken word piece with dialogue from three seemingly unique perspectives that overlap in various ways.
The Waverly Gallery Feb 3-5 & 10-12, 2023
A dramatic-comedy, The Waverly Gallery was a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Gladys, the elderly matriarch of the Green family, has run an art gallery in a small Greenwich Village hotel for many years. The management wants to replace her less-than-thriving gallery with a coffee shop. Always irascible but now increasingly erratic, Gladys is a cause for concern to her daughter, her son-in-law, and her grandson, from whose point of view this poignant memory play is told. A wacky and heartrending look at the effect of senility on a family, The Waverly Gallery was a success at New York’s Promenade Theatre, winning an Obie for legendary Eileen Heckart in the role of Gladys.
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Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Dec 16-18, 2022
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night’s entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. As Shakespeare’s story of mistaken identity, the play centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man.
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Presenting “Puffs” November 11-13 & 18-20 at 8 PM
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs…who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has ever been destined to save the world.
Tickets are $18. Click here to purchase.
