"[The Nature and Purpose of the Universe] centers on a week in the beleaguered life of Eleanor Mann, housewife and mother, who lives with her religious fanatic husband and three sons; the oldest a pimp and dope pusher; the middle son a flagrant homosexual; and the youngest the victim of a threshing machine accident which has deprived him of his manhood. The family becomes embroiled in a plot to assassinate the Pope, who is coming to New Jersey to bless the air, and with the help of a radical black nun succeeds in its purpose—with unexpectedly hilarious results. [In Death Comes to Us All, Mary Agnes] the scene is a decaying mansion occupied by a family beset by all manner of problems: conceit, hatred, selfishness, incest and cruelty—all dealt with in an ironic, highly theatrical manner which offers rare acting opportunities for the performers involved. Throughout, and despite the horrors encountered, all exude a kind of bland innocence which, oddly enough, seems to excuse their otherwise inexcusable behavior—and underscores the biting irony of what takes place. [In 'Dentity Crisis] recovering from a nervous breakdown, Jane is nursed and nagged by her relentlessly cheerful mother, and confused by her oversexed brother—who keeps changing into her father, her grandfather and her mother’s French lover. Eventually all (including Jane’s psychiatrist, who undergoes a sex change operation and swaps places with his wife) change characters again and become Jane herself—leaving her with no identity at all and pointing up the near impossibility of self-identification in our uncertain times." -- Publisher's website.

[separate text by headings] THE BOUNDARY WATERS: A travel club journeys to the wilderness and loses its way in this exploration of God, behavior, and human relationships. JEWELS ON THE NILE: A World War II vaudeville troupe is accused of stealing precious jewels by a crafty investigator in this three-scene holiday musical, set in 1939. THE MOUNTIE FROM SASKATCHEWAN: A rolicking 1890's melodrama, featuring a morally pure Mountie and his honorable best friend, a dastardly villain and his easily-manipulated sidekick, and a beautiful heroine and her feisty grandmother.

THE STORIES: SERENDIPITY AND SERENITY: From The Young Playwrights Festival. Lionel Steinmetz is fifteen years old and has a lot on his mind. In this charming and funny coming-of-age story we go from Lionel dealing with his wish to become Catholic (

THE STORIES: The first play, 6:15 ON THE 104, deals with a chance encounter on a New York City bus, where four women, all strangers, suddenly find themselves confiding in each other. Happily they all benefit from the experience--particularly the tim

THE STORIES: The first play, 6:15 ON THE 104, deals with a chance encounter on a New York City bus, where four women, all strangers, suddenly find themselves confiding in each other. Happily they all benefit from the experience--particularly the tim

THE STORIES: THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSE. Centers on a week in the beleaguered life of Eleanor Mann, housewife and mother, who lives with her religious fanatic husband and three sons; the oldest a pimp and dope pusher; the middle son a flagrant

Three short plays from the multi-award-winning writer of Visitors At First Sight: Two young people meet and spend a New Year together in Salzburg. Holly is there on holiday with her parents; Jack plays piano in the hotel bar. Their story is told through a collage of exchange and recollection. At First Sight toured the UK and ended at the Latitude Festival, 2011. Winner of the Drama Association of Wales One Act Play Competition. Fear Of Music: Luke is the first in his family to go to university, and he’s determined to stop his irritating fireball of a brother from following in their father’s footsteps by joining the army. Vivid, detailed and often hilarious, Fear of Music time-bends between 1987 and 1993, piecing together the prelude and aftermath of a tragedy that sees history repeating itself. Every You Every Me: Every You Every Me is a play about coping, Kurt Cobain, rebellion, revolution, opening your A-level results, choosing your life and the pressure of systems on kids. A new play exploring teenagers’ mental health issues, performed at the Salisbury Playhouse Salberg Studio.

Set in a police station, JUST FINE tells the story of a college professor who has just lost her love to cancer. The treating physician has been murdered and Susan is a suspect. The play examines the psychological breakdown of a grief-stricken woman. Stay-at-home-mom Heather Fielding of THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST is in a custody battle for her son and divorcing her husband Gordon, a powerful attorney. In BLANK, baby boomer Wilhelmina Brewster's commitment in love backfires and leaves her to confront what she has never confronted before: herself.