List of shows performing:

An Odd Confluence by Byron Harris, directed by David Minton

Bad Things Are Happening by Elizabeth Fuller, directed by Kay Bethea

Shock and Aw-w-w- by Jenny Mead, directed by Sean McCord

Sold Out Houses by Scott Dunn,  directed by Miller Murray Susen

Suffrage by Atlee Webber, directed by Mandy Shuker

The Jam Jar by Kate Monaghan, directed by Leena Rose Miller

Ah Wing and the Automaton Eagle is a steampunk alternate history retelling of the 1877 San Francisco Chinatown riot.

The playwright provided the following content warning: racial slurs, violence, sexual violence, murder

Directed by Daniel Kunkel

Featuring: Chloe Nabb, Katie Wu, Anne Blair, Keith Nabb, Madison Patterson, Jesse Timmons, James Scales, Daniel Atwood

Crawlspaceblog is a new play following Claire as she follows her Airbnb renters at night, until she gets a special new guest whose unexpected bond with her may threaten more than just her livelihood and her hobby.

The playwright provided the following content warning: Strong language and discussions of violence, brief instances of injuries involving blood

Directed by Fallon Smyl

Featuring: Alicia Henry, Carter Walker, Liam Cavanaugh, Nick Hagy

With the supernatural elements of a fairy tale, Melancholy Echo is a surreal pilgrimage taken by a pastor who has just quit the church. Mixed with this is the story of Phoenix & Dove, a tragic tale that melds into the pastor’s search for redemption.

The playwright provided the following content warning: Usage of the F-word

Directed by Linda Zuby

Featuring: John Holdren, Johnny Butcher, Caitlin Reinhard

List of shows performing:

An Odd Confluence by Byron Harris, directed by David Minton

Bad Things Are Happening by Elizabeth Fuller, directed by Kay Bethea

Shock and Aw-w-w- by Jenny Mead, directed by Sean McCord

Sold Out Houses by Scott Dunn,  directed by Miller Murray Susen

Suffrage by Atlee Webber, directed by Mandy Shuker

The Jam Jar by Kate Monaghan, directed by Leena Rose Miller

From their front porch, two friends with similar backgrounds but different personalities deal with life’s complexities, highlights, experiences, and dead parakeets, as the decades pass.

Directed by Alex Citron

Featuring: Kate Adamson, Kate Benis

When human civilization is destroyed on earth, robots on the Moonbase are left with the final order, “Standby To Assist.”  Through the next 1,200-plus years, they attempt to carry out that final order, creating a society, in the process.

The playwright provided the following content warning: Most of civilization is destroyed, off-stage.  Some violence between robots.

Directed by Virginia Coldren

Featuring: J. (Jean) Novella Edwards, Annaliese Tassano, Asia Robinson, Margaret Lambert Migas, Sophia Christensen, Elizabeth Rose, Jude Hansen, Bette Dzamba

In the fictional coal town named Needville, a poet channels exploited miners; dying canaries; guilty consumers of coal-fueled electricity; and even the voices of the mountains themselves. 

Directed by Sara M. Robinson

Julius and Katherine are in a George swamp, awaiting the arrival of a bird long believed to be extinct – the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. But they are unprepared for their starring roles in what will be the greatest moment in the history of birding.

Directed by Kerry Moran

Featuring: Kate Monaghan, Jude Hansen, Courtney Christensen

LOCALS ONLY is a comedy showcase featuring a diverse group of some of the best up-and-coming standup comics in the area including: Colby Knight, Gunnar Cain, Abhishek Kulkarni, Marilyn Hajj, Mitchell Paige, Amanda Fits, KB, Khalid Johnson, John Rademacher, Jemar O’Neal, Jen Xu, Taylor Knight, Bruno Jardim, Randolph Washington Jr, and Chris Alan.

LOCALS ONLY is a comedy showcase featuring a diverse group of some of the best up-and-coming standup comics in the area including: Colby Knight, Gunnar Cain, Abhishek Kulkarni, Marilyn Hajj, Mitchell Paige, Amanda Fits, KB, Khalid Johnson, John Rademacher, Jemar O’Neal, Jen Xu, Taylor Knight, Bruno Jardim, Randolph Washington Jr, and Chris Alan.

A queer, modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion

Directed by Miller Murray Susen

Featuring: Christina Henderson Paxson, Mandy Shuker, John Rabasa, Kat Maybury, Caitlin  Reinhard, Madison Patterson, Paige Campbell Johns, Linda Zuby

A new door appears in a home, testing the fault lines of a comfortable but tentative marriage. A two-hander with interchangeable roles.

The playwright provided the following content warning: Some explicit language

Directed by Leena Rose Miller

Featuring: Nick Hagy, Elizabeth Rose, Sophie Clayton

A Celestial Being that wants Merl to give up. But with the help of co-worker Adrian and store manager KJ, Merl will learn to ignore the dark and negative voice from the cosmos. Support is out there. Even if they’re just your annoying co-workers.

The playwright has provided the following content warning: Some cursing. Hints at suicide. Mention of violence with a gun offstage.

Directed by Kerry Moran

Featuring: Christiana Mitchell, James Sanford, Liam Cavanaugh, Carissa Latona

Mourning his father’s recent passing and accompanied by his younger sister, his girlfriend, and his best friend/ex-boyfriend, Garry embarks on a road trip to meet his sperm donor. Meanwhile, three men kibitz inside the belly of a whale.

The playwright provided the following content warning: Death of a parent

Directed by Stephanie Finn

Featuring: Jesse Timmons, Eliza Banaszak, MK Sagastume, Rory Adams, Saturn Edwards, Kelly Carney, Robert Wray

BLUE RIDGE MAMA is an original hometown musical based on the playwright’s life and ancestry. Chris, a Black and queer college student, visits their mother and grandmother in Charlottesville, VA during winter break. Naturally, difficult conversations about identity, anxiety, and religion arise. When a snowstorm grounds them all under the same roof, the three generations are forced to confront their turbulent relationships and Chris’ traumatic experiences growing up in the very same city where their ancestors were enslaved.

The playwright has provided the following content advisory: This show includes adult language, use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE), discussions of childhood trauma and American enslavement.

Directed by Cyril Amanfo

Featuring: Liberty Deleon, Christiana Mitchell, Pam Lockhart, Jessica Eldrige, Pearl Oliver, Ti Ames

Lucid explores the power of narratives that bind families in patterns that often cascade through generations. Through movement, soundscape, and dreams we enter this fractured world where each family member struggles with their own disconnectedness.

The playwright has provided the following content warning: Domestic Violence, Strong Language

Directed by Jeff Sands

Featuring: Hannah Thompson, Mandy Shuker, Jim Dulaney, Jane McDonald

A chance meeting at Delphi in ancient Greece. The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is recounted by the oracle. The story is then re-told by each of the three main participants in it.

Directed by David Minton

Featuring: Kate Monaghan, Jeff Dreyfus, Jeff Sands, Austen Weathersby

Five actors are randomly assigned their part at the top of the performance in this expressionist comedy set inside a museum in the middle of the night.

Directed by Fran Smith

Featuring: Austen Weathersby, Eliza Banaszak, Annaliese Tassano, Ben Lohr, Eamon Hyland