Great Acting

Drums take center stage as these 5 short plays explore the reasons behind the rhythms. There will be RePercussions! Featuring Brighid Fleming & Michael McColl. With Michael Weissman on drums.

A young Coast Guard officer defends her actions at sea, and makes a statement she may regret in "The Board," one of two one-person dramas from Jaeger Christian at this year's festival. This 50-minute whodunit is a perfect fit for fans of "Law & Order," "Homeland" and "Serial."

Gaby Rey magically transforms herself into Ethel Merman as she tells the story of one of Broadway's biggest stars, personalized through her ups and downs and greatest songs.

Every excess, every indulgence, every cliche...and the take down they so richly deserve. A biting yet affectionate satire of the solo show phenomenon, set against the back drop of the World Championships, "The Tourney of the Journeys."

A look inside the mind of Joan of Arc, one of the most beloved "Hero" Saints. Burned at the stake for cross-dressing, "D'arc Voices" examines the human struggles of gender identity that tormented the Maiden from Lorraine.

A tale of courage in the face of a disapproving world, SKANKY ME FROM KANKAKEE is an original coming-of-age rock musical about one boy’s journey to self-love and acceptance. Marc strives to escape his narrow-minded dead end town so that he can be free to be his true self! (skankyme.com) #skankyme

A woman mysteriously transforms into a fox. Her husband loves her anyway, but what does this mean for their idyllic marriage? This world premier play based on David Garnett's acclaimed novella dives into the essences of love, storytelling, and endings.

Misadventures in the art of Speed-Dating or: (How Not to Grieve) . . . One woman's hilarious, heartbreaking search for her place in a world altered, forever, by her brother's suicide.

Two tourists fall desperately in love at a Jamaican Hedonism resort and in haste hire a Voodoo priestess to marry them. 7 years later when their bedroom relationship sours, they discover that the priestess has attached a succubus named BLOOD to their union- she "must be fed" or they will die.

A pre-K superhero confronts his nemesis, stinky-squelchy-slimy bugs, in a quest to demolish the fear and suffering he's found in his world. Can he save the world? Can he save himself? Or will the bugs conquer the day?

“Why Water Falls” When a fiction writer has to write a true story, she comes face to face with her ambivalence about motherhood and the unexpected consequences she’s trying to forget. A funny, thought-provoking look at making peace with controversial life choices.

A small town teacher is barricaded in her house as an angry mob gathers, howling for blood and justice. This HAUNTING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER will have you pondering what is real and what is delusory up until the very end. West Coast premiere. Starring Rebecca Lincoln. Directed by Amanda Weier.