EstroGenius Wk 1 – Short Plays

The EstroGenius Festival is the premier showcase for female creativity, offering a diverse array of short plays, solo shows, dance, visual art, performances by teens and music. The first program of short plays features:

A CURE FOR PANACEA by Laura Schlactmeyer, directed by Regina Robbins
Starring: Adam Nowak, Greta Pauley, Nikolas Priest*, Catherine Rush* & Allison Walton
Two bickering couples go to the futuristic Panacea Clinic in hopes of saving their relationships and meet a young woman trying to get over a crush. If you could take a single pill to solve your love life would you?

AFTER PEOPLE by Fiona Jones; directed by Mhari Sandoval
Starring: D’Vorah Bailey*, Judy W. Chen*, Brie Eley*, Carla Hayes*, & Elizabeth Rosengren*
Set in the future, three “families” of clones search for answers and understanding about the sun’s demise in this exquisite new sci-fi short play by Fiona Jones, founder and executive producer of EstroGenius.

WEDDING (re)GIFT by Jennifer Thatcher, directed by Devon Higby
Starring: Denise Fiore & Elon Rutberg
In this sweet comedy, tensions flare when a young couple realizes they’ve been given a white elephant as a wedding present.

THE END by Shoshonna Currier, directed by Michelle Salerno
Starring: Vonia Arslanian, Frederick Backus, Gordon Lai, & Alanda Spence*
Jack, April, Simon and Mal are the four remaining survivors on a reality TV show “The End”. Who will win the prize inside the altar? Is it worth giving up on a budding romance?

SWAN SONG by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Frank & Doug Silverdirected by Andrew Frank
Starring: James Lawson* & Shoshonna Richman
A new short musical by the team behind THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES and SIDD. Based on a Chekhov one-act play, the musical follows an aging actor as he reflects upon his life and finds happiness with the help of his young niece.