Season 12 (September 01, 2010 - August 31, 2011)
15 Landscapes
Written by: David L. Williams
Directed by: Rachel Dart

The show is the sequence of 15 landscapes composed by performative actions where a man and a woman tell their relationship with the contemporary world which is in continuous evolution.
A Girl Wrote It!

Because just 17 percent of America's main stage productions are written by women Wide Eyed Productions attempts to tip the scales and expose eager audiences to more fantastic theatre. A Girl Wrote It is an ambitious evening of four dark, dangerous, and humorous plays with universal themes.
A Mysterious Way
Written by: Steven Walters
Directed by: Barrett Hileman

Two men: a youth minister and a drifter. Two trains: both departing from the same place, for the same place, at the exact same time. A seemingly benign conversation between two strangers develops increasingly dubious as the true intentions of the wayward vagabond are revealed. This dark poignant drama takes a hard look at faith, evil, and the classic conflict of Man versus God.
A Quiet Sip of Coffee
Company: Animal Parts
Directed by: Anita Rochon

How many times can you say pull my finger before it's ripped off and eaten? A QUIET SIP OF COFFEE is the tale of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', as told by two men who haven't learned its lesson. This new creation by ANIMALPARTS may contain: lying for attention, wild optimism jokes about things one should never joke about, needless rescues, and a ravenous wolf-man.
A Tale of Two Bastards: A Jewlesque Fable
Company: Bastard Keith

A Tale of Two Bastards is a holiday treat from the mind of MC, bon vivant and man of action, Bastard Keith. An homage to his favorite classic musicals, this tale of crime, mistaken identity and old-time burley gathers the talents of Darlinda Just Darlinda, Minnie Tonka, Madame Rosebud, Gal Friday, ace magician Matthew Holtzclaw, and Keith himself. A show as delightful, flavorful and festive as mulled cider and matzoh balls, A Tale of Two Bastards will leave you grinning, humming, tapping your toes and gently massaging your crotch.
Actionable

Actionable reflects upon hilarious litigious situations when Bob Wiseman tried to establish a solo career after quitting pop group Blue Rodeo in 1991. Lawyers for Prince, lawyers for Warner Music, lawyers for Pepsi Cola, lawyers for David Geffen, lawyers for Blue Rodeo and Canadian lawyer Doug Christie, are among the unexpected cast members with whom he rubs shoulders. Mr. Wiseman plans to represent himself.
Bare.
Company: Peter Aguero

Combining heart-wrenching, raw stories with burlesque acts, this show will tear out your soul and stomp on it with no regard for your well being.
Breakfast and Ambrosia

Breakfast: After their gay teenage son's suicide, Harriet and Glen's love falls under scrutiny... Ambrosia: A lifelong diabetic decides that she would rather eat cake.
Casket Sharp

The African American experience is not represented solely by one voice or one style. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL is a platform for talented early-career playwrights of African-American descent to explore new voices, styles and challenging new directions for 21st century performing arts, and move beyond common ideas of what is possible in black theater. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL 2011 will feature five staged readings, six ten-minute plays, and a panel discussion on Diversity in Contemporary Theatre.
Cravings

Selected through a collaborative and intense vetting process, these plays were chosen out of over 450 submitted to Rising Sun Performance Company. Each piece was reviewed and approved by at least two company members and then moved on to our three month long reading series for audience feedback. The final plays presented in RSP's 5th Annual One Act Series were the top scorers from Audience and Ensemble Ballots- only 14 plays from 450 moved onto the reading series.
Cut
Company: The Management
Directed by: Meg Sturiano

Danno, Rene and Colette all know the truth--reality is written, reality is planned. As reality TV show writers their job is to pull out the drama - capture that hair pulling, perfect table flip showdown! But when they are forced to re-cut the season finale to their Housewives rip-off The Ladies of Malibu in three hours, not only do their jobs hang in the balance, but their own sanity, as they're forced to confront the real truth of how their choices have hurt one another.
Dirty Little Machine
Company: Animal Parts
Written by: Miranda Huba
Directed by: Nathan Schwartz

Jane is first introduced to pornography at a young age when she finds a dirty novel in her parent's house. She regards this old paperback as the single most important piece of literature in her life. In DIRTY LITTLE MACHINE, Jane decides to seek out the most degenerate, repulsive, douchebag she can find and date him- in order that she may either fulfill her deep-seated sexual fantasies OR renounce all disempowering desires and become a true feminist. DIRTY LITTLE MACHINE is an investigation of sexual relationships and intimacy in an increasingly voyeuristic culture.
Donnie and the Monsters
Written by: Robert J. Gibbs
Directed by: Heidi Grumelot

Donnie isn't good at gym class, making friends, or avoiding bullies.
Fate, Fury, and Musical Theatre: A Kind of Cabaret
Written by: Liz Wasser
Directed by: Amanda Thompson

A young actress, frustrated with the static state of her life and career, drives from her house on Long Island until she can't drive anymore. At the beach, the Three Fates of ancient mythology, androgynous and fabulous, wash onto the shore like Venus on the foam. Taking her under their collective breast, they lead the girl on a journey of storytelling, self-discovery and showtunes.
Gypsy Moth

The African American experience is not represented solely by one voice or one style. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL is a platform for talented early-career playwrights of African-American descent to explore new voices, styles and challenging new directions for 21st century performing arts, and move beyond common ideas of what is possible in black theater. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL 2011 will feature five staged readings, six ten-minute plays, and a panel discussion on Diversity in Contemporary Theatre.
I'm Not Sure I Like The Way You Licked Me!

Through humor, honesty and a little bit of rock and roll, share with Bricken the battles she has fought, the mountains she has climbed, and the licks she has endured.
In the Boudoir

Rampaging about the stage in a frothy white hooped tutu and sparkly heels, throwing plates of cold spaghetti around and trying desperately to make an impression on -- and be impressed by -- the opposite sex, In the Boudoir tells a deceptively simple story about a young female comedienne's love life. Matters of the heart can be messy and In The Boudoir delights in making a mess. Veering erratically and erotically between the cliches of the helpless, ditzy female and the aggressive femme fatale, Shapiro both explodes stereotypes while making us recognize the universal desires for romantic passion within us all.
JewQueen!
Company: Little Lord
Directed by: Michael Levinton

Little Lord's rough and ready collective of shiksas, queers, and misinformed Jews stage a slap-dash celebration of the biblical Book of Esther. Combining the sincere but awkward rawness of faith-based community happenings with Little Lord's signature cheap 'n cheerful style, JEWQUEEN is a holiday party for the haters.
Kentucky Goblin Siege

THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SIEGE is a sci-fi comedy based on accounts of one of the largest reported alien encounters in U.S. history. It's August 21, 1955 in the small town of Kelly, Kentucky and the Sutton family is welcoming old family friends in from out of town, and settling in for a night of catching up. But when strange goblin-like creatures begin to appear, all hell breaks loose!
KL's Tea Party

My Tea Party is a new show where student play writes from across the states and Canada can submit their work. A group of actors and myself will be performing and directing the material in 2012. As of right now the show is being work shop, so it will be pay what you can.
Legs And All
Company: Summer Shapiro

A man in an attic meets a woman in a box. As they lure one another into their worlds, their curiosity unfolds to expose a hilarious, mind-bending, innovative allegory for the classic man-meets-woman story.
Legs And All

A man in an attic meets a woman in a box. As they lure one another into their worlds, their curiosity unfolds and exposes a hilarious, mind-bending, innovative allegory for the classic man-meets-woman story. Rooted in physical comedy and drenched in imaginative stage illusion, Legs and All is an inventive exploration of human loneliness set to an evocative tango-meets-bluegrass score.
Lines

In a fictional yet familiar country where a line has been laid down...a new play about race and humanity.
Lonesome Winter
Company: The Management
Written by: Joshua Conkel
Directed by: Meg Sturiano

LONESOME WINTER is a melancholy Christmas comedy about Winter, a lonely hoarder who lives alone with her mean spirited cat, Sparkles. Just when Winter is about to throw in the towel, a mysterious stranger in an adorable skirt suit shows up just in time to teach winter how to shine. A hilarious send-up of Cathy comics, lifetime movies, and Christmas cliches
Meaner Harder Leather Burlesque With A Twist

In the spring of 2010, Misty Meaner and Stormy Leather's love affair gave birth to a beautiful, baby butt smooth boy, Go Go Harder. Since then, this trio of sexual ambiguity has literally been taking NYC by the family jewels. Uniting Drag, Burlesque and Boylesque, MEANER HARDER LEATHER brings you one of the most exciting shows in Manhattan! With your GLAMMY NOMINATED hosts, a variety of classic and scandalous performances, and a roster of talented guest stars, it's sure to leave your seat wet and your heart curious. Hosted by Misty Meaner, Go Go Harder and Stormy Leather. Guest starring The Bendable Christopher Bousquet; The Shimmering Chanteuse of Burlesque, Melody Sweets; The Chocolate Queen With a Touch of Cream, Mocha Lite; The Bad Boy with a Heart of Gold, Richert Rocket, with Lacey Knickers as your stage kitten.
Memory is a Culinary Affair

MEMORY IS A CULINARY AFFAIR explores the impact of the 1970s dictatorship in Argentina through the eyes of Carina, who was a small child at the time. Now in her mid-30s and living in New York, Carina must decide whether to return to Argentina and her former boyfriend, who is still in love with her, or to stay in New York and make a new life with her current boyfriend. As she ponders her choices, Carina must confront the scars left by events that tore her family apart during her childhood.
Mimi and Gustav

Based on Denis Woychuk's beloved picture books about a hippopotamus, Mimi, and a mouse, Gustav, who get what they wish for- adventure, excitement and each other. Big and little, everyone has a special gift. Denis has adapted his stories for the stage with new lyrics and dialogue, Stephen Brennan directs, original music by Caitlin Rodgers. FREE GIFTS FOR THE KIDS!
No Poem No Song
Written by: Jesse Cameron Alick
Directed by: David F. Chapman

NO POEM NO SONG is a mixture of East and West Indian mythology that follows the lives of two brothers -one human, one a deity- through a series of events which have the power to destroy the world of the spirits, trap the world of the gods, and free the world of humans.
On Troubled Waters

The African American experience is not represented solely by one voice or one style. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL is a platform for talented early-career playwrights of African-American descent to explore new voices, styles and challenging new directions for 21st century performing arts, and move beyond common ideas of what is possible in black theater. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL 2011 will feature five staged readings, six ten-minute plays, and a panel discussion on Diversity in Contemporary Theatre.
One Man Hamlet

A 90 minute presentation of William Shakespeare's the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark with all the roles portrayed by Michael Birch. This is Hamlet for a modern audience. Our goal is to bring the classic to life in an accessible way with out losing the beauty of the language that makes Shakespeare great.
Radio Star
Company: Tanya O'Debra

Radio Star is a 1940's radio detective spoof written and performed by Tanya O'Debra with original music by Andrew Mauriello. Watch but mainly listen as Nick McKittrick: Private Dick hilariously solves a murder in The Case of the Long-Distance Lover. Fresh off a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Radio Star marks Tanya O’Debra’s re-emergence into the theatre after her 8-year collaboration as one half of The O'Debra Twins. She is armed and dangerous with the bawdy sense of humor you’ve come to love and expect from her.
Radio Star Orlando
Company: Tanya O'Debra

Watch -but mainly listen- as Tanya O'Debra lends her voice to ten different characters while simultaneously staging silly sound effects in this filthy, filthy, dirty 1940's radio detective spoof.
Revealed Burlesque's Holiday Bonus

REVEALED is a burlesque show unlike any other. It is a seduction, a tease, an epiphany, a dare, a conspiracy of pleasure. Hosted by devilishly charming master of ceremonies Bastard Keith, each show stars pinup queen GiGi La Femme and a rotating ensemble of the most beloved burlesque performers in New York.
Rudi Macaggi: The Acromedian

Known as The Acromedian, Rudi combines comedy with the intensity of extreme acrobatics, amazing stunts, music, and years of crafted skill.
Shotz!
Company: Amios

Short Ensemble Plays: immediate, inspired, personal, organic.
Ten Minute Plays

The African American experience is not represented solely by one voice or one style. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL is a platform for talented early-career playwrights of African-American descent to explore new voices, styles and challenging new directions for 21st century performing arts, and move beyond common ideas of what is possible in black theater. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL 2011 will feature five staged readings, six ten-minute plays, and a panel discussion on Diversity in Contemporary Theatre.
The Annointed

The African American experience is not represented solely by one voice or one style. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL is a platform for talented early-career playwrights of African-American descent to explore new voices, styles and challenging new directions for 21st century performing arts, and move beyond common ideas of what is possible in black theater. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL 2011 will feature five staged readings, six ten-minute plays, and a panel discussion on Diversity in Contemporary Theatre.
The Case of the Falling Starlet
Company: Nasty Canasta

On Wednesday night, tune your radio dial to the Sweet and Nasty Burlesque Mystery Hour for heart pounding suspense and jaw dropping burlesque, presented live onstage. This month The Naked Detective Nasty Canasta and her helpful housegirl Sapphire Jones solve the case of The Falling Starlet, with the vocal and visual talents of Gal Friday, Tigger!, Victoria Privates, Miss Ruby Valentine and the sound-effects wizardry of Michael Johnson. It's a broadcast too spicy for the airwaves, you'll want to hear, and see, it for yourself!
The Drafts Fest:Accidental Discharge Impossible

Sex, guns, cigarettes and senile agitation, this short play festival is inspired by classic print ads that are actually a bit shocking. The Drafts Fest is the collaborative effort of six playwrights, six directors, and eight multifaceted actors. Playwrights receive randomly compiled cast lists and create stories tailored to The Drafts based on this year’s theme, Accidental Discharge Impossible.
The Flower Thief

The African American experience is not represented solely by one voice or one style. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL is a platform for talented early-career playwrights of African-American descent to explore new voices, styles and challenging new directions for 21st century performing arts, and move beyond common ideas of what is possible in black theater. THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL 2011 will feature five staged readings, six ten-minute plays, and a panel discussion on Diversity in Contemporary Theatre.
The H.P. Lovecraft Festival I and II
Company: RadioTheatre

The Drama Desk nominated, New York Innovative Theatre Award winning RadioTheatre will present six of the greatest stories written by the grand master of horror himself, HP Lovecraft, live and onstage for the first time ever as part of THE FIRST H.P. LOVECRAFT FESTIVAL. NOW EXTENDED!!
The Haunting of 85 East 4 th Street
Company: RadioTheatre

WHO OR WHAT IS HAUNTING 85 EAST 4th STREET? Do you know that the building at 85 East 4th Street is considered to be one of the most haunted spots in all of NYC? Its terrible past includes murders, suicides, exorcisms and lots of spirits that refuse to stay buried.
The Hyperbolist

Written, performed by Joe Mazza, directed by Joe Mazza, Dan Kerr Hobert and Susan Ask The Hyperbolist is a grandiloquent farce of tiny proportion about one desperate human's search for love in a world that offers mostly rakes to step on.
The Lesbian Love Octagon
Directed by: Kim Kressal
Music by: Will Larche

Set in the late 90s on the Lower East Side of New York City THE LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON follows the journey of Sue, a less than butch dyke with a broken heart, as she tries to cope with losing her girlfriend to her ex girlfriend. When Sue’s friends a bevy of ex girlfriends and ex girlfriends ex-girlfriends come rushing to her aid, they incite a tempest of lust and betrayal as they try to convince Sue that the answer to happiness exists in polyamory, protests and pomade.
The Prairie Plays
Written by: Brian Watkins

Wide Eyed Productions will present an evening of two resonant and eerie fables written by playwright Brian Watkins. THE PRAIRIE PLAYS explore questions of myth, family, heritage, faith and fear in very different ways. These ain’t your typical Westerns!
The Pumpkin Pie Show: Amber Alert

THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW AMBER ALERT offers five brand new, never performed before short stories ripped from the headlines by writer Clay McLeod Chapman each isolating that moment where innocence curdles into somethin much, much darker. High school wrestlers with contagious skin diseases, vaginal hymenoplasty, secret diaries from dead astronauts, chemical castration, and parent teachers conferences all within one show.
The Taming of the Shrew
Company: DM Theatrics
Directed by: Frank Cwiklik

The American Shakespeare Factory proudly announces the latest salvo in their ongoing war against boring classical theater, as the Bard's controversial farce about the eternal war between the sexes is brought screaming and kicking into the modern-day American South. When the rascally Petruchio weasels his way into a wealthy family by hitching himself to the hellraising oldest daughter, Kate, he must find a way to tame the fiery lass before she ends up taming him -- which she just might.
The Time Machine
Company: RadioTheatre
Directed by: Dan Bianchi

Blast off with the Drama Desk nominated Radiotheatre and their new live stage version of the most influential science fiction story of all time H.G.Wells THE TIME MACHINE! Complete with a great cast of storytellers, an elaborate soundscape, and an original orchestral score!
The Time Machine
Company: RadioTheatre

A man stands in a pool of light and attempts the ultimate magic trick: disappearing while remaining in full sight. A thought-provoking, comic journey beyond the 4th wall into the dangerous slippery territory that lies beneath the written word.
The Trojan Women
Written by: Jerrod Bogard
Directed by: Kristin Skye Hoffman

Wide Eyed re-imagines Euripides' THE TROJAN WOMEN, one of history's most powerful plays on the eternal tragedy of war and genocide, and brings the ancient text to new life with heart-pounding immediacy and the relevance inspired by our current American military operations.
Under Consideration

UNDER CONSIDERATION is a 90-minute event featuring new one-act plays by members of The Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group including 2008 playwrights Chris Cragin and Pia Wilson, 2009 playwright Bridget Kelso, and 2011 playwrights Sevan Greene, Sukari Jones, Aaron Levy, Anna Moench, Jerome Parker, and Stella Fawn Ragsdale.
WORK: A Play
Directed by: Lindsey Moore

WORK A Play is a multimedia comedy about the PowerPointlessness of office life. Our heroes are the drones working away in a nameless department at the sinister Ouroboros Corporation Riding you into the future. The head of the company has come to judge a presentation that the department has worked hard on except for Mike, who hardly worked on it but what are his real intentions? Why do the interns have to wear spandex suits? What’s the deal with the bodies they keep finding in the company dumpster? And what does the evil cackling coming from the CEO’s office mean? WORK A Play will solve these mysteries, as well as teach you how to behave at the office holiday party, explain how a dead temp can go unnoticed for hours, and finally give definitive etiquette rules for the workplace restroom.