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What if the mean girls from high school were still mean girls ten years later? Throw together the night before a wedding, plenty of booze and drugs, old wounds and resentment and you have a wickedly cruel comedy about female friendship and growing up in an age of excess.

Hannah was a teacher before moving to the UK. Now she works in a pub. Jordan lost his mum six months ago. Six days ago, he lost his job too.Is it time to go home? And if so - where exactly is that? There’s No Place Like marks the US debut of award-winning international company Althea Theatre.

When a struggling bakery owner is faced with foreclosure, he must work together with his idiot brother to save his livelihood, despite the efforts of a scorned businessman, a potential rabid Sasquatch situation, and a bitter ex-employee determined to lace his baguette dough with rat poison.

A new play by Paul Shoulberg about what happens when a member of a fraternity kills himself. The ripple effect sends the remaining members into a tailspin that leaves them questioning loyalties and the social structure to which they’ve blindly subscribed. Directed by Stan Zimmerman.

Hamlet: ¿Estás o no estás? makes a unique approach to Shakespeare’s classic setting it on modern times emphasizing the satirical side of this work. Multimedia, clown, and surrealism take part of this performance making it energetic, uncommon, and colorful.

Family Tradition: Cockroaches, vodka, and redemption. A father and a daughter stay up all night reliving their past in a trailer on the Plains. Best of My Love: Old flames meet again at a funeral in the desert of West Texas.

Like many millennials, Charlie is at a crossroads in his life. He dreams of having a successful podcast, but is unable to connect with the people on his show. However, a certain guest may just change the game for him.

"I won't go!" the homeless woman shouts at the young social worker determined to transport her to a shelter. As the two women argue, joke, and quote G.B. Shaw at each other, they discover startling secrets that will soon alter both their lives.

2017 COMBINED ARTFORUM PICK OF THE FRINGE ENCORE! PRODUCER'S AWARD A new play by C.J. Haine. Meet Thomas and Lauren Cherry, who spend the 4th of July confronting law enforcement, dildos, crack pipes, and their own inglorious selves. https://www.facebook.com/SecureStorageThePlay

EXTENDED - Recipient of the Encore Producer's Award Best friends: We love them, we'd do anything for them, but sometimes, they can be an actual pain in the ass. Three comedic shorts explore the ups, downs and all arounds of best friendships through mischief, love, and the perfect tattoo.

As their relationships crumble, four friends are forced to confront a seas of deceit, infidelity, and betrayed trust in their journey to answer that oh-so-American question: How much is pretty worth? Follow their journey with Neil LaBute's Off-Broadway hit. *Explicit Language*

THANKSGIVING (a dysfunctional family comedy) 

 Chloe Patterson has invited her perfect fiancé to what she will make sure is the perfect Thanksgiving, despite her very imperfect family. She's provided for every possible contingency... except the unexpected guest: a Las Vegas stripper. 



Three short plays in thirty minutes or less. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll inexplicably leave craving pierogies. Daddy Issues, Walk of Shame and SLUT examine femininity from that awkward position where you hold your purse while trying to wash your hands in a public restroom.

Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning mystery drama. The sudden murder of the sergeant of an all black company in Louisiana during World War II exposes racial tensions and resentment against both soldiers and their white officers, and each other.

A woman. An undocumented immigrant. With intergalactic superpowers. The multi-media, one-woman show had a three week sold-out run in Miami but is a battle cry for Latinos and artists everywhere.