2011-2012 Season

Through the Middle Ground

A World Premiere by Louis Cancelmi, directed by Adam Webster

October 30 - December 18

A bird is adopted. A girl compromised. A sandstorm endured. A solider struggles to reconnect with a life he may not have understood in the first place. Developed, in part, through NY's famed Rattlestick Playwright's Theatre.

twentyone

A Midwest Premiere by Brett Neveu, directed by Brant Russell

November 5 - December 13

It's Existentialist Spring Break: When everything is permissible, how do we decide what's right and wrong? An alcohol-soaked week in Mexico serves as an unlikely backdrop for self-reflection among a disparate group of co-eds. Don't miss the show deemed "one of the finest new plays in town" (nytheatre.com) during its 2004 NY premiere.

An Interrogation Primer

A World Premiere by Mike Nowacki, directed by Eric Ziegenhagen

November 10 - December 17

"You start by taking off his blindfold. You do it gently, careful not to jerk his head or neck." So begins this one-man show from Iraq vet Mike Nowacki, who served two stints in Baghdad, starting in 1990, before retiring in 2006 -- spending the last two years as an interrogator. Don't miss this harrowing account reminiscent of the raw early writings from the Vietnam War.

In/Corporate (Five Tales of Anxiety)

by Hank Bunker, Michael Downey, Chad Morris, Adam Webster, and Steven Young, directed by Janet Howe, Deanna Keefe, Michael Manocchio, Kelsey Melvin, and Jacob Watson

January 26 - February 2

One week only!

George is offered a job; but first, he has some questions. Why is it so hot in here, Larval wonders. Will an eighteenth request for some more toner do the trick, Reggie asks. And why is Lemon Head so out of sorts? Find out, during these five tales of anxiety of post-modern office life.

Joan's Laughter

A World Premiere by Jacob Juntunen, directed by Cecilie Keenan

May 13 - June 17

Sentenced to death in an hour, Joan of Arc explains, for one last time, what the spirits have told her.

Enola

A Midwest Premiere by Al Smith, directed by Jaclyn Jutting

May 13 - June 17

Using the small town in which the bomb was created as its backdrop, Al Smith explores how, much like atoms, we are all connected: Touch one, and we might all explode.