About This Show
The Gallery Players present the 7th Annual Black Box New Play Festival, 4 weeks of World Premiere plays by Tri-State area playwrights.
June 3 – June 13
A WEDDING ALBUM (full-length)
by Joe Lauinger; Directed by Heather Siobhan Curran
As family and friends come together for Rick and Michelle’s wedding, old relationships are rekindled, ruined, and reexamined, while some new romances are revealed.
June 17-20
THE DESSERT CART
by Daniel Damiano; Directed by Joseph Rosswog
A couple’s dinner out becomes an absurdist adventure.
STUCK OUTSIDE OF DAYTON WITH THE BOB DYLAN BLUES AGAIN
by Dennis Schebetta; Directed by Lisa Jackson
Two best friends, members of a touring Bob Dyan tribute duet, find themselves stranded on the side of the road with a lot to discuss.
FARE THEE WELL
by Michael Bettencourt; Directed by Ria Cooper
Five witty female friends celebrate their colleague’s journey with breast cancer.
ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME
by Judd Lear Silverman; Directed by Joseph Rosswog
Stephanie discovers that her boyfriend Greg may not have any skeletons in his closet, but he does have something living in his bathtub!
June 24-27
A FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
by John Paul Porter; Directed by Amy L. Smith
Two middle-aged ladies find a funeral is a perfect opportunity for dishing…
and becoming better friends.
GODDESS OF FIRE
by Staci Swedeen; Directed by Matt Schicker
Hawaii: honeymoon paradise…or accident waiting to happen?
YOGA KILLS
by Charlotte Winters; Directed by Matt Schicker
Two vapid Yoga-ettes meet their match when a self-righteous hippie-chick arrives at Advanced Prannayannahanna Class.
MITTELSCHMERZ
by Romina Wancier and Susanne Taylor; Directed by Yvonne Conybeare
An egg-cellent episode of Ovarian Nation, where the Reproductive System meets Reality TV.
HUNKA HUNKA SANTA CLAUS
by Mary Willard; Directed by Yvonne Conybeare
Courtney’s dilemma: in the age of ‘sex sells’, should a modern Santa have a jelly belly or a six-pack?
June 26
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF KATE (free staged reading)
by Mary Grisolano; Directed by Bradley Campbell
DATES AND PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE