2021-22 Season
A Black and White Cookie by Gary Morgenstein
A World Premiere
Directed by Jackie Youm
October 15-17, 2021
In the provocative and timely A Black and White Cookie, Harold Wilson, a gruff, conservative African American in his late 60s, finally re-opens his New York City newsstand following the pandemic lockdown.
A Christmas Story By Philip Grecian, based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, ©1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark; and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, by Jean Shepherd
Directed by Fred Zirm
December 10-19, 2021
This stage version of young Ralphie Parker’s great quest to ensure that a Red Ryder BB gun will await him under the Christmas tree was inspired by the movie cherished by so many.
Back of the Throat by Yussef El Guindi
Directed by Nicholas Bashour
March 11-April 2, 2022
In this darkly comedic and politically charged play, the audience is invited to examine the balance between freedom and fear, and to question what they would be willing to sacrifice in exchange for feeling safe.
Closer by Patrick Marber
Directed by David Dieudonne
April 29-May 21, 2022
Four lives intertwine over the course of four and a half years in this densely plotted, stinging look at modern love and betrayal.
Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías
Directed by Matt Ripa
June 24-July 16, 2022
In a story that playwright Zacarías has called “a love letter to our city in a sense,” Native Gardens both makes an audience from the DMV feel right at home while also challenging us with an intimate look at how border disputes are happening in our own backyards.