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Full-Length Play "A spoof chiller... 'The Bad Seed' spliced with Ed Wood... spot on!" -The New York Times McCarthy-era hysteria meets the gender-bending hilarity of Charles Busch in this comedy of horrors. Betty and her daughter are new to town, and so far life seems to be going well for our two heroines except for two tiny troubles: Mother has no memory of her life before motherhood and Daughter is definitely not your average child. Quite unexpectedly, the bewildered duo find themselves at the center of Tarrytown's quirky chaos. One by one, the ladies of the town meet untimely ends while its gentlemen seem to be mysteriously disappearing. Who is responsible for these gruesome fates? Inspired by the classic cult B-Horror films of the 1950s, this deranged comedy will keep audiences on the edge of their seat. (Cast: 1F, 4M)

Full-Length Play "Four Stars. An entertaining family show, with enough clever jokes to keep the grownups on board." -Sacramento News and Review Mowgli's search for home takes the spotlight in this new imagining of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale. In this living storybook, Mowgli struggles to fit in with the wolves, the monkeys, and even the humans on his journey to discover where he belongs. Along the way he must contend with the mesmerizing Kaa and the terrifying Sheer Khan, but with the help of his friends Baloo and Bagheera, Mowgli's search ends happily. Masks, puppets, and contemporary elements, like a trip to the Starbucks in the cell-phone-obsessed city, make this new adaptation of The Jungle Book a unique and delightful one. (Cast: 5F, 6M, Ensemble, Flexible)

Full-Length Play It's nearly Christmas, and Will Shakespeare, haunted by writer's block and the ghost of Christopher Marlowe, has 12 days to create the perfect holiday play for Her Majesty the Queen. With the deadline looming, we're treated to mistaken identity, a love triangle, and plenty of sexual innuendo as a rousing band of misfit thespians stop at nothing to ensure the show will go on! Featuring laugh-out-loud parodies of your favorite Christmas melodies, this fun holiday romp is a merry, irreverent send-up that mashes "Twelfth Night," "Richard III," and "A Christmas Carol" with historical inaccuracies and slanderous fabrications into an Elizabethan pudding that serves everyone! (2F, 6-8M)

Full-Length Play "An insightful play. I will be thinking and talking about this show for a long time." -Broadway World In this honest and poignant look at adolescence, Garret, an outsider, navigates the tumultuous halls of his school with his best friend Diz, a self-proclaimed freak. They escape the day-to-day tortures of high school in a game-world called Haven, where they slay monsters and save maidens. When Garret catches the attention of Nicole, a popular cheerleader with an honest heart, it upsets the status quo. Jealousy and betrayal force Garret to confront past mistakes and question who his real friends are. This gut-wrenching new play unswervingly explores the tragic consequences of bullying that have left us staggering as a nation time and time again. (Cast: 2F, 3M)

Full-Length Play "A funny, friendly, big lug of a play." -The New York Times When Charlie and Dom, two wise guys from the old neighborhood, find themselves at odds with the Family, they must serve up perfectly seasoned performances with their spicy puttanesca to escape danger. This odd couple await their fate as they prepare dinner for their special guests. Written by Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years), Dinner With The Boys is an evening filled with belly-laughs, killer plot twists, and plenty of garlic. The only question remaining: will this dinner be their last meal? (Cast: 3M)

Full-Length Play "A rare theatrical endeavor. The gags are nonstop!" -The New York Times Gary and Joanne, rival travel agents and former spouses, are vying for their industry's most prestigious honor: the Globel Prize. With their reputations on the line, they'll tackle any request, no matter how impossible, and any client, no matter how unreasonable. Full of overzealous travelers, overbooked flights, and hoteliers who are just over it, this Off-Broadway hit is a bottomless suitcase of zany characters that reminds us why we travel... and everything that can happen when we do. (Cast: 1F, 1M, Flexible)

Full-Length Play "Remarkable! Must we trot out the phrase 'tour de force'? Yes, we must." -The New York Times Christine Evans is a kindergarten assistant at Edgely Prep, an elite Manhattan private school with an acceptance rate that puts Harvard's to shame. On the day applications are due, Edgely's head of admissions is ousted in a scandal, and Christine is unexpectedly thrust into the job. With phones ringing off the hook, Christine must balance beleaguered applicants, venal administrators, and an army of parents who will stop at nothing to get their kids in. Winner of the 2015 Broadway World Award for Best Off-Broadway Play, Application Pending explores the cutthroat world of kindergarten admissions and what it ultimately means to be a good parent. (Cast: 1F, Flexible)

Full-Length Play "Bracing and bittersweet as a whiskey sour!" -New York Magazine There are 1,259,874 bartenders in the United States today. Meet six of them. Louis Mustillo (Mike & Molly, The Sopranos) brings you Bartenders, the ultimate tribute to the men who serve as friend, father, psychotherapist, and ego-booster to the "Cocktail Nation." This sharply crafted expose of six uniquely different barkeeps is a stirring look at the joys and sorrows of stocking, cleaning, and serving up your favorite "sauce." A long-running Off-Broadway hit! (Cast: 1M, Flexible)

Two Full-Length Plays A Dish For The Gods - Julia Reynolds, a celebrated literary critic and media personality, hurries onstage to deliver a lecture. Before long, however, she finds herself unable to continue, and to help explain her predicament, she recalls events from her life. After dropping out of college, she returned to school in her late twenties and met Professor Greg Davidson, a classroom dynamo who soon appears onstage and thereafter moves in and out of her presentation. Subsequent scenes reveal how Greg inspired Julia to blossom intellectually, as well as how their personal relationship flourished. Soon, though, Julia faced great opportunities and profound choices, and the play dramatizes how the resolution of these issues determined the path of her life. Did she make the right decisions? Julia and the audience are left to wonder. "A Dish for the Gods is a strong love letter to complex women." -reviewsoffbroadway.blogspot.com Sheepskin - Sharon Sanders, a doctoral candidate in English, arrives at the home of Professor Wyatt Randall. He has just been appointed as a reader of her dissertation, the book-length project she has written to complete requirements for her degree. Initially he seems sympathetic, but when she returns to discuss the manuscript, his brutal criticism of her work shocks her. When he also implies that he expects sexual favors in exchange for his signature, she leaves in a fury. Not long after though, she returns, oozing flattery and flirtation that soon win him over. But before he can formally approve her manuscript, outside forces intrude, and Randall finds himself trapped between official procedures and his own shenanigans. The result is a comic portrait of male vanity, female manipulation, and the academic environment in which such exploitation may flourish.

Full-Length Play "Southern sparks fly!" -Port Aransas South Jetty Former beauty queen Ima Jean Walker has returned home after twenty years to win a local talent contest which she is sure is the necessary springboard to jump-start her long-delayed career in country music. Her brilliant plan is thwarted when her high school rival appears on the scene to threaten her dreams of stardom and steal the spotlight. Sparks fly, claws come out, and Southern charm is tossed out the window as jealousy and greed take center stage in this diva-filled southern comedy. A Breath of Dusty Air is a humorous yet touching story that reminds us some feuds die hard. (Cast: 3F, 2M)

Full-Length Play Sam Storm has been the beloved mayor of Anderson, Georgia for the past twenty years. Loved by the community and his doting wife, Sam's name is usually the only one on the ballot come election time, but when an embarrassing video of him is leaked, his seat in office is threatened. Sam has some real competition when the last person he ever expected to run against him puts her name on the ballot: his wife Sophia. Now it's down and dirty as husband and wife duke it out. Can their marriage withstand the political fisticuffs? And what happens when an unexpected third candidate enters the race? This fast-paced political comedy brings new meaning to the phrase "family politics." (Cast: 3F, 3M)

Full-Length Play After a string of brutal murders, Watson and Holmes travel to New York on the trail of the killer. The mysterious Harry Houdini seems to know more than he's telling, but is he friend or foe? Nothing is as it seems in this sequel to the smash hit Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes, as our heroes encounter murder, mystery, magic... and a heartbreak that is almost too much to bear. Even if your audience hasn't seen the original Watson, this sequel brings you up to speed quickly and will root you in its unique Holmesian timeline (10 years after Holmes and Watson's last adventure). From award-winning writer and director Jamie Robledo, another "all-around excellent, hilarious, thrilling, crowd pleaser!" -StageScene LA (Cast: 5F, 7M)

Full-Length Play "A demented mash-up of the Brothers Grimm!" -Backstage Enter the familiar world of "Once Upon a Time," as a chipper Minstrel takes you (and a small, curious boy) on a journey of epic proportions. In a magical forest we find the characters from the Grimms' tales- Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Cinderella, and the Frog Prince- all working their way toward their own happy endings. Along the journey, their tales collide at a breakneck pace, keeping these age-old stories feeling fresh for the 21st century. Devilishly funny and brimming with wit, The Grimm World is family-friendly entertainment that promises to bring out the kid in everyone. (Cast: 6F, 6M, Ensemble)

Full-Length Play "A real crowd pleaser!" -Backstage A mystery, a legend, an enduring friendship. Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes tells the story of a good man trapped in the shadow of a great man. Funny, moving, and theatrically inventive, this high-energy play balances witty comedy and dramatic mystery to recount the last great tale of the legendary Sherlock Holmes as seen through the eyes of his trusted friend and colleague, Dr. John H. Watson. From pantomime to Punch and Judy, and with the theatrical ingenuity of Broadway's The 39 Steps, Watson tells a grand tale of heroes and villains that will captivate your audience until the very end! (Cast: 4F, 7M)

Full-Length Play "A tight drama, cleverly constructed!" -New York Theatre Wire Charlotte runs an influential political blog from her home on Cape Cod. Irene, working for a long-time senator in the midst of a tough campaign, supplies Charlotte with damaging material about the Senator's opponent. Megan, an aide to that opponent, arrives with new reports, and the three power-brokers lock horns in a battle of manipulation and political intrigue. As charges escalate and the battle swerves in unexpected directions, these highly intelligent and articulate women serve up blackmail, power plays, and plenty of media spin. In other words, politics as usual! (Cast: 3F)

Full-Length Play "Compelling... Scarecrows plays out like a big, lusty Southern gothic drama." -Nashville Scene Memories of a tragic past take center stage in this non-linear tale set in the rural South. Scarecrows Will Never See the Sunset follows the disintegration of the Legend family, after the sudden discovery of oil on the farm they once owned but sold in the wake of a family tragedy. Eldest son Bo reflects on the defining moments of his life and forces us to question which is thicker: family, blood, or oil. (Cast: 2F, 4M)