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Breaking the Trust
- NY Premiere
$20
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Tuesday - September 2 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 4 - 6:30pm
Friday - September 5 - 9pm
Saturday - September 6 - 5pm
Sunday - September 7 - 5pm


Playwright is Bill Rogers
Director is Gerald vanHeerden

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Con*Cussed
- World Premiere
$20
Community Theater
Showtimes:
Wednesday - September 3 - 6:30pm
Saturday - September 6 - 5pm
Sunday - September 7 - 8pm
Saturday - September 13 - 2pm
Sunday - September 14 - 8pm





Writer: Elizabeth Alice Murray
Director: Roger Cacchiotti
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Dismantling Prospero
- Workshop
$15
Community Theater
Showtimes:
Sunday - August 24 - 2pm
Wednesday - August 27 - 6:30pm
Friday - August 29 - 6:30pm
Sunday - August 31 - 2pm
Monday - September 1 - 6:30pm
Sunday - September 7 - 2pm





Playwright: Tom Rowan
Director: Kevin Ray
Producer: Marty Goldin

This project is supported in part by funds from the FAIR Artist Grant.

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Dune! the Dunesical
(The Unauthorized 4D Muad’Dib Experience)
Part 1

- World Premiere
$20
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Monday - September 8 - 6:30pm
Wednesday - September 10 - 9pm
Saturday - September 13 - 2pm
Sunday - September 14 - 8pm





Written and Directed by Blake Du Bois and TJ Canlon, Additional Material by Eli Neslund
Produced by Westley Strausman

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First Liar on the Moon
- World Premiere $15
Community Theater
Showtimes:
Wednesday - September 3 - 9pm
Sunday - September 7 - 5pm
Monday - September 8 - 6:30pm
Tuesday - September 9 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 11 - 6:30pm




Written and Directed by Fletcher Michael

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Fury
Workshop
$15
Community Theater
Showtimes:
Friday - September 5 - 6:30pm
Saturday - September 6 - 8pm
Monday - September 8 - 9pm
Friday - September 12 - 6:30pm
Saturday - September 13 - 8pm
Sunday - September 14 - 5pm




Written by Paul Kouri

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Gin & Milk
- World Premiere
$20
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Tuesday - September 2 - 9pm
Wednesday - September 3 - 6:30pm
Saturday - September 6 - 2pm
Sunday - September 7 - 8pm
Tuesday - September 9 - 6:30pm

Written and Directed by: Antony Raymond


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Green Herrings in a Yellow Room: A Counter Production of The Yellow Wallpaper
- World Premiere
$20
Community Theater
Showtimes:
Monday - August 25 - 9pm
Tuesday - August 26 - 9pm
Thursday - August 28 - 9pm
Saturday - August 30 - 8pm
Sunday - August 31 - 5pm

Written, directed, and designed by Sloan Aulgur

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In Between Sessions
- World Premiere
$20
Cabaret Theater
Showtimes:
Sunday - September 7 - 5pm
Monday - September 8 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 11 - 6:30pm
Friday - September 12 - 6:30pm
Sunday - September 14 - 5pm

Written by Amy Coleman
Directed by Roger Cacchiotti

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In Search of
In Search of "True Love"
- World Premiere
$15
Community Theater
Showtimes:
Tuesday - September 2 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 4 - 6:30pm
Friday - September 5 - 9pm
Tuesday - September 9 - 9pm
Wednesday - September 10 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 11 - 9pm
Saturday - September 13 - 5pm
Sunday - September 14 - 2pm



Written and Directed by Ayaka Yamamoto

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Kind Stranger…a memory play
- World Premiere
$20
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Sunday - August 24 - 5pm
Monday - August 25 - 6:30pm
Friday - August 29 - 6:30pm
Saturday - August 30 - 2pm
Monday - September 1 - 9pm
Wednesday - September 3 - 9pm

Adapted for Stage by: Steven Simone-Friedland

Based on Tennessee Williams' "Memoirs"

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Little Jewel: In the Plagues and Throes of Love
- World Premiere
$18
Cabaret Theater
Showtimes:
Sunday - August 24 - 5pm
Wednesday - August 27 - 6:30pm
Friday - August 29 - 6:30pm
Sunday - August 31 - 8pm
Wednesday - September 3 - 6:30pm
Friday - September 5 - 6:30pm

Written by Bob Shuman
Directed by Frank Farrell and Bob Shuman
Production Manager Frank Farrell

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One in Twenty-Five
- World Premiere
$20
Cabaret Theater
Showtimes:
Sunday - August 24 - 8pm
Saturday - August 30 - 8pm
Tuesday - September 2 - 9pm
Thursday - September 4 - 9pm
Saturday - September 6 - 8pm
Sunday - September 7 - 2pm
Monday - September 8 - 9pm
Wednesday - September 10 - 6:30pm

Playwright and Producer: Thomas M Copeland
Director: Nick Browne
Production Assistant: Laura Dennis

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Sartre and Simone: A Comedy of Redemptive Love
- World Premiere
$15
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Tuesday - August 26 - 9pm
Sunday - August 31 - 2pm
Thursday - September 4 - 9pm
Sunday - September 7 - 2pm
Wednesday - September 10 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 11 - 9pm
Friday - September 12 - 9pm

Written and directed by: William Cane


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That Lost Orange Sauce
- World Premiere $18
Cabaret Theater
Showtimes:
Monday - August 25 - 9pm
Saturday - August 30 - 8pm
Saturday - September 6 - 8pm
Saturday - September 13 - 8pm
Sunday - September 14 - 5pm


Writer Evan Davis
Director Elena Menendez Sanchez

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The Boys From Kingsbridge
- NY Premiere
$18
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Wednesday - August 27 - 6:30pm
Thursday - August 28 - 6:30pm
Friday - August 29 - 9pm
Saturday - August 30 - 5pm
Sunday - August 31 - 8pm
Monday - September 1 - 6:30pm
Friday - September 5 - 6:30pm

Written by: Steven Sarao
Directed by: Anna Rebek

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The Shadows of Love and Light
- World Premiere $18
Cabaret Theater
Showtimes:
Thursday - August 28 - 9pm
Friday - August 29 - 9pm
Saturday - August 30 - 5pm
Sunday - August 31 - 5pm
Monday - September 1 - 6:30pm



Larry Americ Allen: playwright
Jill Giedt: director

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The Story of Sal B and Barbranne: A Mob Fantasia (Cyrano Redux)
- World Premiere
$18
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Monday - September 8 - 9pm
Tuesday - September 9 - 9pm
Thursday - September 11 - 6:30pm
Friday - September 12 - 6:30pm
Saturday - September 13 - 5pm

Written and Directed by Stephan Morrow

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To Feed the Roses
$18
Cabaret Theater
Showtimes:
Tuesday - September 2 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 4 - 6:30pm
Friday - September 5 - 9pm
Sunday - September 7 - 8pm
Tuesday - September 9 - 6:30pm
Saturday - September 13 - 2pm


Written by Amy Losi
Directed by Laurie Rae Waugh

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Twist of Faith
$20
Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Sunday - August 24 - 8pm
Tuesday - August 26 - 6:30pm
Wednesday - August 27 - 9pm
Thursday - August 28 - 9pm
Sunday - August 31 - 5pm
Thursday - September 4 - 9pm (Encore performance)


Written by: Michael Gurin
Based on an original story by: Matt Okin & Michael Gurin
Directed by: Matt Okin
Assistant Director: Haia Bchiri

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Undesirable Secrets
- NY Premiere
$20
Cabaret Theater
Showtimes:
Sunday - August 24 - 2pm
Tuesday - August 26- 6:30pm
Thursday - August 28 - 6:30 pm
Saturday - August 30 - 2pm
Sunday - August 31 - 2pm




Written and performed by: Rodolfo Avarado
Directed by: William Doll

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