Social Insecurity
By Coni Koepfinger
Streaming August 4th-10th
Coni Koepfinger's newest play, SOCIAL INSECURITY, explores the power of art to heal by holding a mirror up to the ills of society that cause us daily anxiety. In this metatheatre fantasy, playwright Michael falls for the leading lady, Patricia, as director Harvey Hanger attempts to seize control of the playwright’s immense, recently inherited fortune. Enter Stranger Sonny, an actor hired by Harvey to stage a robbery in the theatre, and the drama soon gets out of control. Will love, in the end, conquer all?
Post Grad Life
By Joelle Joyner-Wong
Streaming August 4th-10th
Graduating from college is a huge but complex accomplishment. Especially when it’s amid a pandemic. To face these challenges, it’s time to learn what it’s like to be an adult. “Post Grad Life’ breathed a lot of my personal experience as an artist. Overall, this play is about a young, creative individual trying to follow her passion while finding her way through adulthood. Harlow graduated from college amid the pandemic with a degree in screenwriting. She moves back in with her parents as a pitstop before her move to Los Angeles, where she plans to start her screenwriting career. However, she needs a little more work experience before she can go.
Richmond Underground
By Rachel Rubin Ladutke
Streaming August 4th-10th
Set in 1864-65, RICHMOND UNDERGROUND tells the true tale of a ring of Unionist spies operating in the heart of the Confederacy. Among their ranks is wealthy, middle-aged Elizabeth "Bet" Van Lew, whose veneer of respectability provides the perfect cover...for a while, anyway...
#grief_and_other-things
By Jacob Musgrove
Streaming August 4th-10th
#grief_and-other-things follows Anna, whose brother Ethan died by suicide. After Anna defies a school ban on public mourning by erecting a poster of Ethan, she, her best friend Izzy, and Ethan’s best friend Harrison are forced into school-mandated group therapy. Their high school counselor, Doc, a disgraced former psychiatrist, uses the Greek tragedy Antigone as a therapeutic exercise. This ultimately triggers Anna to confront her suppressed grief and anger, leading to her accidentally injuring Izzy with a prop knife.
Way To Go!
By Logan Foster
Streaming August 4th-10th
"Way To Go" is an out of the box new modern musical examining love, death, God, and the things that bind us together on earth and beyond. Follow the journey of John and Jane as they navigate their other worldly connection in a world not fit to house them, and then just as you're getting to know them both, switch your focus to four youths dealing with the guilt of John's murder. The show touches on the relevant themes of class warfare, the consequences of complacency, restorative justice, and whether guilt has any meaning when it comes to egregious acts.
Privates
By Halley Platz
Streaming August 4th-10th
It’s Graduation 2014— back before Twitter was for activism— which also means the all-nighter party for the senior class of a Dallas private school full of confused Christian kids as they spiral through a night of love, angst, and release.. From Top Golf to a Yacht on the Lake to Whirlyball to a family ranch to a pool party, it’s a whole night of love, angst, and release between a friend group consisting of a kissass (the parents love him), a smartass (voted Most Dependable), a dumbass (will do anything on any dare), and a badass (a closeted gay girl who’s ready to party with her secret hot cowgirl friend)— each of who find themselves confronted with their own isolated coming-of-selves. Can their pure friendship survive the corruption of impending adulthood?
A New Guest
By Julia Genoveva
Streaming August 4th-10th
Luis and Valentina are getting ready to go have dinner with their mother. But before they make the trip, Valentina has something important to tell him. Luis is quick-tempered and wears his heart on his sleeve. So, Valentina has to gently break the news that someone from their mom's past will be joining them. This is no longer the typical family dinner.
For Reasons Not Entirely Romantic
By Bill Lynch
Streaming August 4th-10th
Alexa, a real estate agent in New York City, has lived alone for too long since her divorce. Same goes for her cash-strapped writer friend, Maurice, since the death of his boyfriend. At their favorite coffee shop, Alexa pitches a win-win: She gives up her studio and rents the spare room in Maurice’s spacious, rent-controlled apartment. But Maurice counters with a more audacious plan. While Alexa thinks things over, Maurice’s idea gains new urgency. And when they enlist Trinity, Monique and Benny to help put their plan in motion, things get more than a little messy.
Bzzz
By Cyndi Feinman
Streaming August 4th-10th
The unpredictable twists and turns in Bzzz with these dynamic characters will have everyone laughing while imparting the vital message about bees' essential role in our ecosystem. It is a delightful farcical play that will leave audiences in stitches. Mayhem ensues when a bee interrupts Lucy’s quest to find something “interesting” to sketch for her painting. Beckett arrives to distract himself from his mission to mate with the queen bee. Meanwhile, Lucy’s parents are hell-bent on eliminating the bee for their reasons. Drew, the solar salesman, finds himself hilariously trapped in the house, and Sam, the beekeeper, scrambles to keep the bee alive. With relatable characters and priceless humor, this play is a must-see for anyone seeking entertainment with a meaningful message!
Sea Glass
By Cameron Forster
Streaming August 4th-10th
After learning the death of his grandfather, Jason retreats into his bedroom and into his mind. There, on a quiet beach pulled from memory and longing, he meets Andrew—the boy who will become his boyfriend. As “time” passes, Jason finds comfort in staying within the world he's created, but how long ‘till reality comes knocking on his door?
Mazzolatura {FTP}
By Andrew Riddles
Streaming August 4th-10th
In 2025, in an unnamed, Central European country, two secret police agents interrogate a 22-year-old woman — only to discover she is none other than Pope John Paul II. What follows is an absurd romp through the crimes of the “naughty ol’ Catholic Church,” including John Paul's support for pedophile priests. But as the pope turns the tables by unveiling the agents’ own crimes, is it possible the pontiff will escape justice yet again?
Fragrant Vengeance
By Abhisek Bhattacharya
Streaming August 4th-10th
A grieving mother invents a camera that can capture smell. She exacts revenge on her son’s all-powerful murderer by exploiting his peanut allergy, but the price might be too great.
The Many Gay Adventure's of Nicholas Laurenstein
By William Meurer
Streaming August 4th-10th
Dr. Nicholas A. Laurenstein is an adventurer in every sense of the word. When he isn’t busy teaching archeology at Cambridge University, he’s exchanging blows with a seemingly endless assortment of villains after the rare treasures in his collection. Full to the brim with slapstick, innuendo, and out the other, The Many Gay Adventures of Nicholas Laurenstien is a comedy that bursts the closet door wide open.
Liana
By Maksim Tsvetovat
Streaming August 4th-10th
Liana, a young, rebellious Latina growing up in modern-day Queens, New York, discovers her artistic voice and cultural heritage through the memories of her great-grandmother Pilar, a fiery flamenco dancer and revolutionary from 1930s Spain. With Pilar's guidance, Liana navigates the challenges of adolescence, family expectations, and her quest for creative self-expression, merging the rhythms of flamenco, jazz, and hip-hop in a coming-of-age journey. LIANA explores themes of heritage, self-discovery, and the intersection of tradition and modernity. It delves into the importance of artistic freedom, the weight of familial expectations, and the reclamation of identity through art. Through the fusion of flamenco and hip-hop, the story highlights the fluidity of culture and how past and present can coexist creatively.
A Weekend Getaway
By Sean O'Leary
Streaming August 4th-10th
Four old friends seek to escape the pressures of everyday life and have a little fun by renting a haunted house in Staten Island. All four individuals are hiding secrets from each other. After a little séance, the secrets start to come out and their relationships spiral out of control. An affair between two of the friends soon comes to light as well as other secrets that end up changing their lives forever.
Follower
By Katheryn McGaffigan
Streaming August 4th-10th
A gripping exploration of the methodical mind of a female stalker. A former runaway with a troubled past gets a second chance at life from an unlikely project: following and meticulously researching her high-achieving college classmate, whose life is in stark contrast to her own. On a desperate quest for direction and identity, her innocent admiration for him quickly becomes obsession. If she studies his life closely enough, can she use it as a guide for her own transformation? This thought-provoking performance reveals extremes we may go to find ourselves. An unparalleled examination of stalking, obsessiveness, limerence, self-identity, and resilience.
Untitled Monolgoues
By Francesca Bolam
Streaming August 4th-10th
Untitled Monologues unveils the unseen baggage we all carry. Over one subway ride, five women—strangers in passing—confess the regrets they bury, the longings they hide, the defeats they dare not name. Against flickering lights and the clatter of steel on steel, these private soliloquies form a collective portrait of grief, resilience, and our desperate need to be understood. From the hiss of opening doors to distant station echoes, a mundane commute becomes a stage for emotional revelation—reminding us that beneath every composed exterior lies a story yearning to be heard.
Three Short Plays
By Larry Rinkel
Streaming August 4th-10th
No Person Except
Gustavo - Venezuelan-born and naturalized American citizen - is convinced that if read correctly, the US Constitution makes him eligible to serve as President of the United States. His Brooklyn-born girlfriend Melissa thinks he's nuts, while her kid brother Ronny just enjoys stirring the pot. Will Gustavo prevail in his bid to run for the highest office in the land?
Old Cookbooks
Helping her friend Maxine to move, Samantha sorts through a pile of old cookbooks and discovers a recipe slip written by Patrick, one of Maxine's college boyfriends. Realizing that Maxine still feels remorse for insensitively alienating a boy she truly loved, Samantha tries to persuade Maxine to call Patrick in hopes of picking up the pieces. Will Maxine dial the phone?
Peas in the Fried Rice
Three co-workers are out for Chinese lunch, always the same place, the same day, the same time, the same food — except that one wants to try something new, but his picky co-worker hates green food and won't go anywhere that serves peas in the fried rice. All hell breaks loose when the owner of their regular eatery starts adding peas to the fried rice herself.