World Premiere

We are back! The You Project presents the 8th iteration of our award-winning show. Original real-life stories of life, love and gratitude. It is a shout out to all who have helped us in life, knowingly or not. It is a feel-good piece. Rated #2 by Buzzfeed in HFF 2016.

Two lifelong friends are about to enter a funeral of a child, a marriage, and their youth. As they shift gears toward the future, it’s pretty clear that the road ahead will be a lot bumpier than the road behind.

Man is Wolf: One man trying to maintain great restraint in terms of his sexual inclinations, and another man who has shown no restraint. The play explores different angles of sexual abuse and violence.

History's most notorious traitors have been gathered by Satan himself to decide among them who will stay in Hell for eternity, and who will be released from their torment.

Famous spokesperson, Cell Phone Phil, goes on a search to find out the real story of his childhood hero...the reclusive Mikey from Life cereal.

What do you do after your dad drops dead at Thanksgiving dinner? In this world premiere dramedy, the creator of the award-winning A HORSE WITH A VIEW flounders through his four stages of grief: Sleep, Research, Baking, and Cardio. In the end, he has to face his ultimate fear: learning to swim.

On a twisting road to acceptance, a woman journeys into the deepest depths of her emotions to find clarity in the aftermath of her rape.

A dramedy by Lucky Mor, inspired by Jay-Z's 4:44. Brothers come together to discuss what to do with their recently deceased parent’s estate. Misunderstandings, vulnerabilities, and resentments surface threatening the already fragile family unit. 4 brothers, 4 different views, 4 secrets revealed.

Through anecdotes and song, Laura Coyle tells a sharply funny and poignant story about growing up with a mom who some may call... A Piece of Work.

"Villain" compares the lives of two families who have to deal with the aftermath of the same tragedy, the shooting of a black teenage boy by a white police officer. To live righteously, must we create a villain?

"A Mile In My Shoes" is a poetic journey which introduces us to characters inspired by research and conversations with people many of us don't stop to talk to. Come take a walk with Kathryn down the streets most of society tries to avoid. 'Every shoe has a story."

From Conor Hanney, the writer-director of the award-winning DIVORCE: THE HIP-HOP MUSICAL and STRANGER THINGS: THE MUSICAL TRIBUTE, comes a hip-hop musical comedy with 12 original songs, 1 beatboxer, and 10 actors, half of which have special needs.

The City of Happymont is your typical small but growing city, and while the Happymont City Council tries to keep order and get business done, the Public, or at least those who participate in Public Comment, takes up the Council's time with Conspiracy theories, rants, and musical numbers.

An Asian-American visual effects artist is working on a top secret, very racially problematic project: digitally altering a white movie star to look biracial. Her white reporter bestie threatens to expose it all — and destroy her friend in the process.

WINNER! 2018 PRODUCER'S ENCORE AWARD! Out of options, a broke, down-on-her luck writer reluctantly mentors a federal prisoner to help him write his story, which then goes on to become a best-selling novel and movie.