2011 Full Productions
2011 Free Readings
*Denotes a show with previous Planet Connections award winners
All’s Fair (Six Western)*
Kidnapping, adultery, the power of dreams, and the power of print.
Genre: Drama, American politics
Becky Needs To Get Laid
It’s really not that complicated.
Genre: Comedy
Dialing for Donna
In times like these, couldn’t you use a little advice?
Genre: Musical Comedy
Disenchanted
The truth is never Black and White…
Genre: Musical comedy, African-American issues, women’s issues
Frack You!
A Highly Combustible Comedy About Fracking.
Genre: Comedy, environmental issues
Frontier
Mother Nature is reaching the end of her rope. Will one young woman and a wolf be able to save mankind from extinction?
Genre: Drama, American politics, environmental issues
Fulana*
Two mistresses are better than one.
Genre: Comedy/Drama, mystery, Latino issues
Howling Hilda*
A new musical about the Brooklyn Dodgers’ greatest fan.
Genre: Musical. Solo Performance.
The Inversion Of The Baby Snatchers
Only these nerds can help the lost babies of the world.
Genre: Farce, LGBT issues
Martirio*
And in such matters, even blood is forgotten.
Genre: Drama, experimental, Latino issues, women’s issues
Mayday! Mayday!
It’s 1915, gas cars are all the rage and war looms; can one passionate young woman stop the destruction?
Genre: Comedy/Drama, American politics
The Orange Person*
Orange you glad?
Genre: Experimental
Pieces
When a mind is shattered, who can pick up the pieces?
Genre: Musical, Drama
Pushing Daisy
When cancer pushes, life can push back.
Genre: Comedy/Drama
The Recession Club
What you do is not who you are.
Genre: Comedy/Drama, American politics
Stanley’s World
How many Jelly Beans does it take to find the one you love?
Genre: Comedy/Drama, one-act, family
Sweet, Sweet Spirit*
When a gay teen’s father beats him to near-death, his conservative family members square off in a battle for custody.
Genre: Drama, LGBT issues, American politics
Antenora
This isn’t hell, it’s Antenora.
Genre: Drama, American politics, foreign lands
Bomb Shelter
A scavenged play about one family, their honor and the right to kill.
Genre: Drama, American politics, educational issues
Carry On
Sometimes strangers are just what you need.
Genre: Comedy, women’s issues
Cecile
Jean Anouilh’s little known gem.
Genre: Comedy/Drama, Farce
White House Wives: Operation Lysistrata!
Can a sex strike change the course of history?
Genre: Musical, Farce, American politics
A Cordial Invitation*
Enjoy a wedding day tradition…or not!
Genre: Romantic comedy, one-act
The Declaration
A gay teacher’s foray into politics becomes a dangerous game of truth and lies.
Genre: Drama, LGBT issues, American politics
Ephemerama*
A special presentation of Shelby Company’s monthly sketch theatre show
Genre: Comedy, Sketch Theatre
An Evening Of One Acts (Matra India*, God Particle and Galileo the Musical)
Join us for a packed evening of one act fun.
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Experimental
Face Divided/The Mutilation Of St. Barbara*
One acts.
Genre: Drama, one-acts
The Father*
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
Genre: Drama, tragedy, adaptation, multimedia
Fidelity*
A pitch black comedic thriller about modern relationships.
Genre: Comedy/Drama, mystery
Finding Elizabeth Taylor
Overcoming jokes and one-liners, will this Elizabeth Taylor ever find her true self because of, and despite, a legendary name?
Genre: Solo performance, multimedia, women’s issues, body image
Four-Fourty-Eight Psychosis
4:48am, the darkest hour before dawn
Genre: Drama
Goliath
Fight him here, so we don’t have to fight them there.
Genre: Drama, one-act, poetry, American politics, foreign lands
He’s Not Himself
Two heads are definitely not better than one.
Genre: Musical Comedy
Hell Is Where The Heart Is*
Life is but a dream… but, who’s dreaming who?
Genre: Comedy
Hummingbirds*
The young ones were so innocent and violent, so sweet and so brutal, beautiful killers.
Genre: Drama, American politics
Influences & Freedom Tower
How friends can change the dynamics of a family./A couple struggles with the right way to grieve the loss of their children post-9/11.
Genre: Drama, one-acts
Jew Wish
JEW WISH is the hilarious and heartfelt adventure of a single Jewish female on the worldwide web of dating.
Genre: Comedy, Women’s Issues, Solo-show
Late Nights With The Boys
Alex Bond and David Carson — fighting intolerance with humor and truth, one book reading at a time.
Genre: Book reading, Comedy, LGBT issues
Loose Women Of Low Character
Do you think I’m a slut?
Genre: Comedy/Drama, farce, women’s issues
Michelle’s Jewish Date Party
Michelle dreams about getting married before she turns thirty. She’s twenty-nine, eleven months, three days, and it’s the day of her wedding! Will her dream come true?
Genre: Interactive Comedy
Monster & Hold
Two great shows. One great night.
Genre: Drama/black comedy, multimedia, women’s issues, one-act, experimental
MTWORKOLOGUES*
An MTWorks company benefit hosted by award-winning Artistic Director David Stallings
Genre: Comedy/Drama, LGBT issues
The Other Day*
When is it time to stop grieving for what’s lost and start living for what’s found?
Genre: Comedy/Drama, LGBT issues
Run For Cover
Long time festivity supporter Renee Cafaro rocks the house with her hard rock cover band.
Genre: Hard Rock Music, Musical Event
The Slow, Torturous Love Affair Of Staten Island & Perth Amboy
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue OX are hungry–Look Out, America!
Genre: Comedy
Stranger to Kindness* & Rope Of Sand
Two great shows. One great night.
Genre: Drama, one-acts
Sweeter Dreams*
A rising independent film-maker must choose between the two men she loves: her husband and her star actor.
Genre: Romance, multimedia, women’s issues
The Tramaine Experience: An Urban Dramedy*
An edgy, hilariously hip, art-house theatrical work one-man dramatic comedy about the inner-city Housing Projects.
Genre: Comedy/Drama, solo performance, interactive, African-American issues
Tulpa or Anne&Me
Even imaginary friends have issues.
Genre: Drama, African-American issues, LGBT issues
Two Days Til Dawn
The line between inspiration and insanity.
Genre: Comedy/Drama, interactive
Waiting for Slaughter to Commence*
An exploratory (post-post modern) work reconciling the relationship between various forms of popular culture
Genre: Drama
Wanderlust
A story about the fight for cosmic love.
Genre: Dance theater
What Are You Doing Here?*
Because so much could happen at a bus stop when your ex-boyfriend is sitting in the audience.
Genre: Romantic comedy, interactive, women’s issues
Woman In The Dark & Becoming Emma Goldman
Dangling between hilarity and terror, WOMAN IN THE DARK is the comic and poignant true story of a woman trapped in an elevator during the Blackout of 2003/How do you support Emma Goldman’s fight for unions, anarchism, and free love with a daily deal from groupon in your inbox?
Genre: Comedy, solo performance, storytelling, women’s issues