HOLLYWOOD, NEBRASKA- by Kenneth Jones, Directed by Connie Norwood
In the Great Plains of Nebraska, two actresses of a certain age are returning to their dying hometown. Jane's in from L.A. to check up on her ailing mother, Alma. Andrea's back from New York to bury her father. In the quiet of the middle of nowhere — and with two local men, Robert and Lance, capturing their attention — the old friends navigate feelings about lost parents, thwarted aspirations and what it means to be successful, putting Jane on a collision course with her homespun mother, Alma. A hope-filled, music-kissed, tears-and-laughter love letter to small towns and big dreams, parents and children, the itch to move away and the ache — and joy — of coming home.
ROLES:
JANE, forties, an L.A. actress (white)
ALMA, seventies, housewife, mother of Jane (white)
ROBERT, late forties/early fifties, a carpenter/contractor (any race)
KATIE, fifteen, Robert’s daughter (any race)
ANDREA, forties, a New York actress (any race)
LANCE, thirties, a carpenter/contractor (any race)
Rehearsals begin in early January. Performances-2/28,3/1, 3/2,3/7, 3/8, 3/9, 3/14, 3/15, 3/16
HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN- by E.M. Lewis, Directed by Damien Wallace
A travel writer who never travels. A Japanese architect who can’t figure out how to build a simple tea house. A gifted tattoo artist who resists the power of his talents. And a homeless girl who lives under a weeping willow tree in the Japanese Garden. Four lonely people, their stories written on paper, earth, and skin, find each other when one of them falls apart. Together, they realize the heart is as strong as it is fragile and that the safety of home might be found in the most fearsome explorations. It is a beautiful, haunting, and richly human play.
ROLES:
GRACE WHEELER (Female, 46) – A travel writer who has never been anywhere. She volunteers as a docent at the Japanese Garden (but isn’t Japanese).
HARUKI SAKAMOTO (Male, 50's) – An architect specializing in creating buildings in natural spaces. Japanese.
KAT LANE (Female, looks late teens) – A young runaway. She wears lots of layers of clothes that obscure her gender. Hollow-eyed and wary.
TOMMY Z (Male, late 30s) – A tattoo artist. Rough and dangerous-looking at first glance, but big-hearted. Has a special gift of seeing a person clearly and drawing just the right thing on their skin
NOTE: The actors playing Kat and Tommy Z also play a variety of other characters.
Rehearsals begin in March. Performances 5/2,5/3,5/4,5/9,5/10,5/11,5/16,5/17,5/18
A GOOD FARMER- by Sharyn Rothstein, Directed by Scott Grumling
A moving drama laced with humor and heartache, A GOOD FARMER is the story of two women—a farm owner and her unlikely best friend, an illegal Mexican immigrant—fighting to survive in a small town divided by America’s immigration battle. With rich, complicated roles for women, A GOOD FARMER is a play about love, friendship, and finding the power to face what divides us.
ROLES:
BONNIE JOHNSON (Female, 34 & 27) - A farmer who owns her own cabbage and dairy farm.
CARLA GUTIERREZ, (Female, 30 &23) - an illegal immigrant from Mexico, a farmer - she is 5 months pregnant at the start of Act Two.
ROSEMARY DEVLIN (Female, 30's) a PTA mom. (also playing Lu and Shirley Sender)
GABE DuBAY (Male, 30s), a single father. (also playing David and Rich Parks.)
LU, 30’s-50’s, a nurse; a Christian
DAVID JOHNSON, (Male, late 30’s) Bonnie’s husband; sick with terminal cancer.
OFFICER SHIRLEY SENDER, (Female) an Immigration Control Enforcement officer.
RICH PARKS (Male, any age) is a state-appointed defense lawyer.
Rehearsals begin in July. Performances 9/5,9/6,9/7,9/12,9/13,9/14,9/19,9/20,9/21
DOT- by Colman Domingo Directed by Zuhairah McGill
The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.
ROLES:
DOTTY - Female, African American, early 60s
SHELLY - Female, African American, 45 years old
JACKIE - Female, Caucasian, 40 years old
DONNIE - Male, African American, 40 years old
ADAM - Male, Caucasian/Latin/Arab, 40 years old
AVERIE - Female, African American, 35 years old
FIDEL - Kazakh, mid to late 20's
Rehearsals begin in September.
Performances- 11/7,11/8,11/9,11/14,11/15,11/16,11/21,11/22,11/23
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