Contemporary

No Joke is a political satire about the immigration crisis in the United States. A Mexican and an Italian share their immigration stories to a clueless American who carelessly spins them into an Instagram post for likes. Join the show with your thoughts and prayers ready at your fingertips!

WINNER — Best of The Broadwater (2019) NOMINEE — Fringe Award for Solo Performance (2019) Based on her conservative upbringing in St. Louis, Lindsey invites you to witness characters in her hometown that will make you laugh, cringe, and hopefully laugh again. Written and performed by L

A one-act satirical dramedy based on the true-life events of Lindsay Shepherd, grad student, who sparked major controversy by posting a secret recording of a tribunal where she was accused of violating human rights law for showing a video of Jordan Peterson discussing gendered pronoun use in class.

Interrupted (Speech) is a one-act play that follows the lives of two gay characters who examine their history, identity, memories, and sexuality. It is both a coming of age story and an identity piece told primarily through monologue and movement.

Cupid is given one last shot by God to save modern love or be sent to where all the people fired by God go... New Jersey.

TMB delivers a humorous and contemporary unraveling of the Arthur legend and Grail myth in this woven tapestry of original text, song, dance, and unique physicality. Ovation Award Winner: Best Ensemble, Best Director, Best Choreography. "They have turned base metal into gold!" Fringe Review

The Circle Table explores several vignettes threading characters and relationships via FaceTime/phone calls and asks: How does digital communication hamper or enhance analog components of life like love, family, depression, self-exploration and fulfillment?

An exploration of classic and neoclassic pieces of magic, viewed from a contemporary perspective. An interactive performance that invites audience members to become active participants, guided by storyteller and sleight of hand artist Siegfried Tieber.

Lizette has always been one to play by the rules of society. With a mother who always knows best, she finds herself having difficulty separating her choices from what's expected from her. On her own for the first time, Lizette is faced with questioning her identity and beliefs.

Skip, Beatrix, and Byron gotta find someone to sublet and they gotta find it fast. When an unsuspected guest shows up, their hopes and dreams for the perfect roommate goes mysteriously awry.

A comedy about men and women straddling the elusive line between true love and a broken heart who discover that in the game of love what you see is not always what you get. | www.feelingluckyplay.com

the world has become numb to unspeakable tragedies... but how can one stay numb when terror strikes so close to home?

Octopi Wall Street is a more shellfish look at climate change. The play comes at the issue through a series of vignettes told from the perspective of human and non-human entities. The opening monologue won the 2019 Monologue Selection at the Region 8 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

These three original pieces were written, directed, and performed by recent graduates of the Art of Acting Studio Professional Conservatory. Developed in 2018 as a classroom project, each is an artistic and creative exploration of the life of a notable person throughout history.

When his five year old nephew carelessly hurls a racial epithet at his partner, a man sets fire to his relationship with his sister, setting into motion a series of events that have tragic consequences for both of their families.