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MYTHOS: THE CRIMSON CHORUS
Vanity, vengeance and vampires reign supreme in this original rock opera. With music that runs the gamut from 70s-inspired orchestral rock to grunge, techno and blues, partnered with a cast of strong-willed supernatural beings, this original rock opera is out for blood.
VOID? WHAT VOID?
(diary of an empty nester)
Finding yourself; losing your mind. Void? What Void? (Diary of an Empty Nester) is Heather Jopling’s fifth autobiographical one-woman show. When her daughter moves out, stay-at-home-mom Heather embarks on an adventure of self-discovery. Rekindling old passions and test-driving questionable hobbies, will Heather find her own identity beyond motherhood?
FIVE YEARS BEHIND IN
MY FIVE-YEAR PLAN
You cannot make the mistake of thinking that a 5-Year Plan is anything like a New Year’s resolution that you can just file away at the end of January when the going gets tough. A 5-Year Plan is something important. It’s purported to be this great way of planning your life. It’s the yellow brick road to your own personal Oz.
DATE HIM, DATE HIS ANGST
The only person you will ever love has just broken up with you.
You:
(a) Act relieved, as if you were going to break up anyway;
(b) Tell all your friends that you were the one to break up;
(c) Wallow in self-pity for as long as humanly possible;
(d) All of the above, with great emphasis on (c) before slipping into an incredibly vengeful period as seen when you listen to Dinah Washington’s “I Wanna Be Around” over and over again.
MORE WORK THAN A PUPPY
(or what your mother never told
you about procreation)
Ten monologues offer a broader look at pregnancy, childbirth and the joys and challenges of motherhood. Allow these multi-generational monologues to lead you through the jungle gym of motherhood.
More Work Than a Puppy is irreverent, gutsy and bodaciously uplifting!
HOW TO LEAVE
ADOLESCENCE AT 30
Eventually you’ve got to leave adolescence – I didn’t say which direction you had to go…
SONGS OF THE MAD DOG
Struggling with anxiety, Sarah finds a measure of peaceful solitude at the park. Working nearby, Jon reaches out. Across many weeks of small steps, a tentative bridge is built between the two.
Tender and sweet, this one-act play is an honest look at pain and trust, and the joy that can come from listening.
Read an excerpt here.
