2006 Annual One-Act Festival
Producers: Nancy Jaquish and Rich Ley
August 18 - September 3, 2006
An exciting collection of mostly original one-act plays, many by local playwrights. Each weekend features different plays that prove in their own ways that humor and passions are what make us human. One play in the festival will be entered in the state festival later this year. more / photos

The Play's the Thing
by Ferenc Molnar,
translated by P.G. Wodehouse
directed by Pauline Griller-Mitchell
September 29 - October 22, 2006
(matinees 10/15, 10/22)
Frothy, fun and festive window into playmaking and young love when a playwright hastily writes a hilarious scene to convince a young composer that his eavesdropping on his fiancée was all merely mistaken as making love to an actor. "High spirits, springliness, and charm."—NY Post more / photos

Bus Stop
by William Inge
directed by Norman Seltzer
November 10 - December 3, 2006
(matinees 11/19, 12/3)
Pulitzer Prize winning author’s endearing American classic comedy and earnest portrait of stranded, snowbound bus riders in a diner. A singer, cowboy, diner owner and professor open a revealing window into youthful and mature romance and the roads we travel to discover ourselves. "An uproarious comedy that never strays from the truth." —NY Times more / photos

Visiting Mr. Green
by Jeff Baron
directed by Ed Starr
January 12 - February 4, 2007
(matinees 1/21, 2/4)
Light-hearted humor and heartfelt drama blend when a young executive collides by accident into the secluded life of an elderly Jewish retiree. Both slowly unfasten their shuttered windows and heal their hidden wounds. “A cannily crafted comedy-melodrama about friendship, family, and forgiveness.” —NY Newsday more / photos

Dimly Perceived Threats to the System
by Jon Klein
directed by Michael Sandner
February 23 - March 18, 2007
(matinees 3/4, 3/18)
Antic and hilarious satire of a dysfunctional family beset with mid-life crisis, extra-marital affairs and teenage trauma where reality and fantasy overlap in a riotous window to how families cope and survive. "An end-of-the millennium comedy about a family on the verge of a nervous breakdown…Trenchant and hilarious…" —Baltimore Sun more / photos

The Drawer Boy
by Michael Healey
director Bridget Muehlberger
April 13 - May 6, 2007
(matinees 4/22, 5/6)
Amusing and sensitive slice of life on a Canadian farm when a student’s arrival unbolts the window into two older men’s forgotten truths and lies, exposing concealed secrets of love and tragedy. Helen Hayes Award winner and one of Time Magazine’s Ten Best Plays of 2001! “Touches the heart and mind in equal measure. Funny and deeply affecting.”—Toronto Star/“Warm blooded and penetrating” —Washington Post more / photos

Morning's at Seven
by Paul Osborn
directed by Judie Chaimson
and Käthe Park
May 18 - June 10, 2007
(matinees 6/3, 6/10)
Enchanting and delightful portrayal of small town America where four older sisters have lived next to each other for most of their lives. One son after a long engagement attempts to finally tie the knot. The play lovingly unlocks a window into their hopes, disappointments and rejuvenated love. Tony Award Winner! "An absolute charmer.... will make you smile, and laugh out loud." —NY Daily News more / photos

Never the Sinner
by John Logan
directed by Michael Kharfen
June 29 - July 22, 2007
(matinees 7/8, 7/22)
Thrilling, thought-provoking and intoxicating exploration of the infamous 1920’s Leopold and Loeb murder case. Academy Award nominated writer eloquently exposes a window into the nature of mercy, passionate relationships and the insatiable media. "Remarkable."—NY Times/"Riveting."—NY Daily News/"Brilliant, powerful and cinematic!"—Associated Press more / photos