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Full-Length Play "Spooky!... Chilling!... Flashes of humor in the dialogue blend well with the play's more ominous and violent sequences." -LA Weekly On Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a young girl named Maya journeys into the underworld to find and rescue the spirit of her dead mother. Through a series of vignettes, guided by the Aztec spirit Yellow Dog, Maya encounters lost souls and experiences their stories before confronting the god of Death... who wants to keep Maya for his own. (Cast: 7F, 5M, Flexible)
Full Length Play An act of sabotage at a secret British military base prompts Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson to investigate the mysterious "Voice of Terror" behind it. What follows is a game of cat and mouse of epic proportions as the sleuths look to thwart the villain amongst the backdrop of World War One: from the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, to the skies above France, and the desert sands of Arabia. Favorite characters return in this final installment along with new characters ripped from history and literature. The inventive spirit, dynamic staging, and off-beat humor that the first two Watson plays are known for are alive and well in this immensely satisfying conclusion to the trilogy that also stands completely on its own. (Cast: 4F, 8M)
Full-Length Play July 5, 1939. Down-on-his-luck palooka "Punchy" Lane is set to take on undefeated boxing champion Kid Dakota for the middleweight championship of the world. In this exciting new play, we see the unusual circumstances that bring champ and chump together in the ring. (Cast: 3F, 3M)
Red Bull Theater - New York City's "most exciting classical theater" (Time Out NY) - offers the fourth volume of curated plays from its popular annual Short New Play Festival. This collection features 16 ten-minute plays of heightened language and classical themes from today's hottest writers, including commissions from established playwrights Tina Howe, Arthur Kopit, Dael Orlandersmith, and Doug Wright, along with winning entries by writers such as Rachel Leopold, Amanda Quaid, Anya Martin, and Christian Simonsen, chosen from a competition that receives nearly 300 submissions each year. In the hands of great playwrights, the ten-minute play is a highly entertaining dramatic form. These delightfully compact works - some downright silly, and others powerfully moving - are from the seventh and eighth years of Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival. Dive in and enjoy! Authors include: Charlotte Ahlin, Uriah Celaya, Frederick Dennehy, Justin Aaron Halle, Tina Howe, Arthur Kopit, Rachel Leopold, Anya Martin, Dael Orlandersmith, Jason Gray Platt, Amanda Quaid, Aubrey Saverino, Christian Simonsen, Samara Weiss, Daniel Wilson, Doug Wright.
Full-Length Play "With Aristotelian compression and almost clinical detachment, this quiet, somber story is powerful." -LA Weekly; "A powerhouse play that will resonate long after the final curtain." -Reviewplays.com An explosive look at the emotional upheaval within a loving family as parents grapple with the aftermath of a gunshot fired by their 10-year-old son that killed his younger brother. Six years later, a caseworker reopens old wounds to see if the teenager is ready to be taken off probation. (Cast: 4F, 2M)
Full-Length Play "For those who gripe that there aren't enough great roles for women, Ryan has taken it upon herself to make sure that there are." -Stage and Cinema "Powerful and compelling." -LA Post Examiner Two women break the chains of solitude in this intimate look at the power of friendship in spite of devastating circumstances. After 42 days alone in a cell at a maximum-security prison, born-again Bugaboo is assigned a cellmate whom she calls her "silent little sinner." Bug sets out to save her cellmate's soul, but as the play unfolds, it becomes clear that both women are desperate for something outside of themselves. (Cast: 3F)
A young couple moves into a new home on the outskirts of Richmond, VA to start a family. Their burgeoning life is quickly disrupted by a ghost from the Civil War. Can the soon-to-be mother find the courage to face the unknown in order to save the life of her unborn child?
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