ZOE COMES HOME by Melissa Bell
Production Saturday, March 20, 2023, at 7pm Bernie Wohl Theatre
A dark comedy about depression, backyard “art,” and one errant pooch.
Zoe arrives home for a rare visit and finds her estranged mother Gloria, once a respected sculptor, creating new monuments from discarded objects in her backyard—distressing the new neighbor who has a different opinion of her work. Buried deep in the strange statuary lies a puzzle that must be recognized if Zoe and Gloria are ever to heal.
Directed by Laurie A. Guzda
Featuring Jess Beveridge, Thomas Cambridge, Susan Quinn (Mendoza)* and R. Scott Porter*
This performance was made possible with assistance from the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) and CreateTheater.
Production Saturday, March 20, 2023, at 7pm Bernie Wohl Theatre
A dark comedy about depression, backyard “art,” and one errant pooch.
Zoe arrives home for a rare visit and finds her estranged mother Gloria, once a respected sculptor, creating new monuments from discarded objects in her backyard—distressing the new neighbor who has a different opinion of her work. Buried deep in the strange statuary lies a puzzle that must be recognized if Zoe and Gloria are ever to heal.
Directed by Laurie A. Guzda
Featuring Jess Beveridge, Thomas Cambridge, Susan Quinn (Mendoza)* and R. Scott Porter*
This performance was made possible with assistance from the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) and CreateTheater.
Susan Quinn (Mendoza), Jess Beveridge, Thomas Cambridge. Photo by Jonathan Charles Fox
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Susan Quinn (Mendoza), and Jess Beveridge. Photo by Jonathan Charles Fox
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Jess Beveridge and R. Scott Porter. Photo by Kent Fairfield.
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TRIP TRAP by Robin Rice
Sept 21, 2023, at Polaris North at 7pm
What if you're living someone else's idea of a perfect life instead of your own? Do you want to escape? Is escape even possible? What if you're a headstrong daughter or over-protective mother? Or a goat or conflicted troll? And what about Julia Child and Hans Christian Andersen? Are you playing a role or writing your own story?
Directed by Kenny Wade Marshall
Featuring: C.K. Allen, Joe Burby, John Fico, James Foster Jr., Nicole Greevy, Kirsten Hopkins, Lizzie Kehoe, Jody Prusan, Natalie Mosco
All Actors Appear Courtesy of Actors Equity Association*
Sept 21, 2023, at Polaris North at 7pm
What if you're living someone else's idea of a perfect life instead of your own? Do you want to escape? Is escape even possible? What if you're a headstrong daughter or over-protective mother? Or a goat or conflicted troll? And what about Julia Child and Hans Christian Andersen? Are you playing a role or writing your own story?
Directed by Kenny Wade Marshall
Featuring: C.K. Allen, Joe Burby, John Fico, James Foster Jr., Nicole Greevy, Kirsten Hopkins, Lizzie Kehoe, Jody Prusan, Natalie Mosco
All Actors Appear Courtesy of Actors Equity Association*
Lizzie Kehoe and Joe Burby
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The Cast
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PARK SLOPE QUARTET by Catherine Rogers
Oct 26, 2023, at 7pm at Polaris North Studio
Harry Michaels believes he may be at the end of his life. As he prepares to cross over, he receives hints of a world beyond. Harry hires a poetry tutor, Elsie, to help him put words to his visions. As they work, Elsie finds his willingness to let go of life transforms her own deep fear of living fully. Together they create an age-defying love affair with life and death.
Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan, featuring Ron Brice, Sage Kirwan, Jon Krupp,* Nathalie Schmidt, Maja Wampuszyc.*
Oct 26, 2023, at 7pm at Polaris North Studio
Harry Michaels believes he may be at the end of his life. As he prepares to cross over, he receives hints of a world beyond. Harry hires a poetry tutor, Elsie, to help him put words to his visions. As they work, Elsie finds his willingness to let go of life transforms her own deep fear of living fully. Together they create an age-defying love affair with life and death.
Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan, featuring Ron Brice, Sage Kirwan, Jon Krupp,* Nathalie Schmidt, Maja Wampuszyc.*
Sage Kirwan, Nathalie Schmidt, Maja Wampuszyc, Jon Krupp, Ron Brice
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Jon Krupp
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Maja Wampuszyc
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Jon Krupp and Ron Brice
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DANNY RYAN'S WAKE by Michael Wells-Oakes
Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 7pm at Bernie Wohl Theatre
On the day of Papa’s wake, James Ryan’s four adult children are lost in a snowstorm of heartbreak, secrets, and anger. It takes Papa’s grandson, a 15 year old physicist, to bring the Ryan family safely back home. Home to Philadelphia.
Directed by Hannah Sgambellone
Featuring: Featuring Ali Rose Dachis,* Kyle Parker Daniels, Dave Droxler,* Henry James Eden,* Thomas Ovitt, Cat Sholtis, Jeanne Lauren Smith and Dan Pierce.*
Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 7pm at Bernie Wohl Theatre
On the day of Papa’s wake, James Ryan’s four adult children are lost in a snowstorm of heartbreak, secrets, and anger. It takes Papa’s grandson, a 15 year old physicist, to bring the Ryan family safely back home. Home to Philadelphia.
Directed by Hannah Sgambellone
Featuring: Featuring Ali Rose Dachis,* Kyle Parker Daniels, Dave Droxler,* Henry James Eden,* Thomas Ovitt, Cat Sholtis, Jeanne Lauren Smith and Dan Pierce.*
Dave Droxler and Cat Sholtis
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Thomas Ovitt and Dan Pierce
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Ali Rose Dachis, Kyle Parker Daniels, Thomas Ovitt, Jeanne Lauren Smith, and Henry James Eden
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Dan Pierce and Ali Rose Dachis
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*We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS, SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear in this program.
29th Street Playwright Collective New Works Series is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
29th Street Playwrights Collective NEW WORKS SERIES is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of 29th Street Playwrights Collective NEW WORKS SERIES must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
29th Street Playwright Collective New Works Series is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
29th Street Playwrights Collective NEW WORKS SERIES is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of 29th Street Playwrights Collective NEW WORKS SERIES must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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