Strawberry Theatre Festival
The STF is an extension of the Strawberry One-Act Festival, in which Full Length Plays, Musicals, Short Plays and Staged Readings of new works are showcased.
This season includes:
EVERY TIME I FALL BACK Written by Jenifer Badamo
Do dreams really die or do we just surrender to reality? Dina Morelli, a 30-ish Italian-American dancer from Brooklyn, lives in the real world with a heart full of dreams. She longs to be a Broadway star, a goal that grows less possible with each passing year. Tired of years of disappointment, she begins to travel down a new path when she meets Chris, a man who just might be what she's looking for at this time of her life. Will she ever be satisfied with the life she's living? Or will she lose herself to a life full of compromises?
Do dreams really die or do we just surrender to reality? Dina Morelli, a 30-ish Italian-American dancer from Brooklyn, lives in the real world with a heart full of dreams. She longs to be a Broadway star, a goal that grows less possible with each passing year. Tired of years of disappointment, she begins to travel down a new path when she meets Chris, a man who just might be what she's looking for at this time of her life. Will she ever be satisfied with the life she's living? Or will she lose herself to a life full of compromises?
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 7pm
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 6pm
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 6pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 3pm
THE LIGHT IN THE REFRIGERATOR by Laura Zlatos
Directed by Francesca Mantani Arkus
Diagnosed with an unknown, incurable disease, a man searches for the meaning of life and the answer to the world's greatest mystery: Does the light go off in the refrigerator when you shut the door?
Directed by Francesca Mantani Arkus
Diagnosed with an unknown, incurable disease, a man searches for the meaning of life and the answer to the world's greatest mystery: Does the light go off in the refrigerator when you shut the door?
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 9pm
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 8pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 4pm
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 8pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 4pm
HELLO, RED! By Christy Escobar & Laurence Maslon, based on the writings and memoirs of Katharine Hepburn.
Featuring: Christy Escobar
An impressionistic one-woman show exploring Katharine Hepburn's early life: her optimistic spirit of survival, her independent voice as a pioneering actress in 1930s Hollywood, and the tragedy behind her unwavering determination.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 6:30pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 8pm
Featuring: Christy Escobar
An impressionistic one-woman show exploring Katharine Hepburn's early life: her optimistic spirit of survival, her independent voice as a pioneering actress in 1930s Hollywood, and the tragedy behind her unwavering determination.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 6:30pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 8pm
PLASTIC COUCH by Alyssa Burgos
A portrait of a large Nuyorican family – three generations trying to love and care for each other, each in their own way – and the grandmother whose humor, eccentricities, and mental illness inhabits the center of their world.
A portrait of a large Nuyorican family – three generations trying to love and care for each other, each in their own way – and the grandmother whose humor, eccentricities, and mental illness inhabits the center of their world.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 8pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 6:30pm
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 6:30pm
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3pm
SLIPPING ON BLACK ICE by Kara Rosella
Two sisters push one another to their limits only to realize they will always be one.
Two sisters push one another to their limits only to realize they will always be one.
Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 9pm
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 7:30pm
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 7:30pm
DRAMATIC PAWS by Jono Robertson
Six characters and a majestic bear ponder their existence as reality crumbles all around them.
Six characters and a majestic bear ponder their existence as reality crumbles all around them.
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 12pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 6pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 6pm
SAVING LEGS Written & Directed by Joseph Lizardi
Saving Leg’s is about three beautiful women’s desperate attempt to win a pornographic contest to pay a very dangerous financial debt.
Saving Leg’s is about three beautiful women’s desperate attempt to win a pornographic contest to pay a very dangerous financial debt.
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 4pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8pm
ENCORE SERIES
HOLD, PLEASE
HOLD, PLEASE
Written & Directed by Danielle Sepulveres
There are no small jobs, just small employers.
Featuring: Peter Luna, Emma Ruck, Heather Anderson, Alisa Murray, Andrew Rogers, Dominic Schiraldi & Kat Murello
Featuring: Peter Luna, Emma Ruck, Heather Anderson, Alisa Murray, Andrew Rogers, Dominic Schiraldi & Kat Murello
BEDSPREAD
Written by Daria Tavana & Directed by Michael Silverstone
Featuring: Jessica Lit, Yonatan Gebeyehu,Sarah Keyes
and Brandon Curry
Featuring: Jessica Lit, Yonatan Gebeyehu,Sarah Keyes
and Brandon Curry
Costume Design by Daria Tavana
Sound Design by Dan Acampa
Asst. Sound Designer: Mari Meyer
Asst. Sound Designer: Mari Meyer
Stage Manager: Emilie Amar-Zifkin
Produced by True False Theatre
Ruby Julia Pullman stops relying on marriage for satisfaction and finds short-term comfort between the neighbor’s sheets. When her tense husband and twisted cousin take arms against the flames of fate, new lines are drawn and old bridges are burned.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 9:30pm
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 2pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 9:30pm
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 2pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 9:30pm
Every Time I Fall Back by Jenifer Badamo
EVERY TIME I FALL BACK Written by Jenifer Badamo
Do dreams really die or do we just surrender to reality? Dina Morelli, a 30-ish Italian-American dancer from Brooklyn, lives in the real world with a heart full of dreams. She longs to be a Broadway star, a goal that grows less possible with each passing year. Tired of years of disappointment, she begins to travel down a new path when she meets Chris, a man who just might be what she's looking for at this time of her life. Will she ever be satisfied with the life she's living? Or will she lose herself to a life full of compromises?
Do dreams really die or do we just surrender to reality? Dina Morelli, a 30-ish Italian-American dancer from Brooklyn, lives in the real world with a heart full of dreams. She longs to be a Broadway star, a goal that grows less possible with each passing year. Tired of years of disappointment, she begins to travel down a new path when she meets Chris, a man who just might be what she's looking for at this time of her life. Will she ever be satisfied with the life she's living? Or will she lose herself to a life full of compromises?
The Light In The Refrigerator by Laura Zlatos
THE LIGHT IN THE REFRIGERATOR by Laura Zlatos
Directed by Francesca Mantani Arkus
Diagnosed with an unknown, incurable disease, a man searches for the meaning of life and the answer to the world's greatest mystery: Does the light go off in the refrigerator when you shut the door?
Diagnosed with an unknown, incurable disease, a man searches for the meaning of life and the answer to the world's greatest mystery: Does the light go off in the refrigerator when you shut the door?
Hello, Red! By Christy Escobar & Laurence Maslon
HELLO, RED! By Christy Escobar & Laurence Maslon, based on the writings and memoirs of Katharine Hepburn.
Featuring: Christy Escobar
An impressionistic one-woman show exploring Katharine Hepburn's early life: her optimistic spirit of survival, her independent voice as a pioneering actress in 1930s Hollywood, and the tragedy behind her unwavering determination.
Featuring: Christy Escobar
An impressionistic one-woman show exploring Katharine Hepburn's early life: her optimistic spirit of survival, her independent voice as a pioneering actress in 1930s Hollywood, and the tragedy behind her unwavering determination.
Plastic Couch by Alyssa Burgos
PLASTIC COUCH by Alyssa Burgos
A portrait of a large Nuyorican family – three generations trying to love and care for each other, each in their own way – and the grandmother whose humor, eccentricities, and mental illness inhabits the center of their world.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 8pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 6:30pm
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3pm
A portrait of a large Nuyorican family – three generations trying to love and care for each other, each in their own way – and the grandmother whose humor, eccentricities, and mental illness inhabits the center of their world.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 8pm
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 6:30pm
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3pm
Slipping On Black Ice by Kara Rosella
SLIPPING ON BLACK ICE by Kara Rosella
Two sisters push one another to their limits only to realize they will always be one.
Two sisters push one another to their limits only to realize they will always be one.
Dramatic Paws by Jono Robertson
DRAMATIC PAWS by Jono Robertson
Six characters and a majestic bear ponder their existence as reality crumbles all around them.
Six characters and a majestic bear ponder their existence as reality crumbles all around them.
Saving Legs by Joseph Lizardi
SAVING LEGS Written & Directed by Joseph Lizardi
Saving Leg’s is about three beautiful women’s desperate attempt to win a pornographic contest to pay a very dangerous financial debt.
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 4pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8pm
Saving Leg’s is about three beautiful women’s desperate attempt to win a pornographic contest to pay a very dangerous financial debt.
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 4pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8pm
Writers Retreat by Samantha Ciavarella
WRITERS RETREAT by Samantha Ciavarella
Things get messy when you’re the subject of your own story. Two friends/lovers/writers realize quickly that they cannot have their cake and eat it too.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 6pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 2pm
Things get messy when you’re the subject of your own story. Two friends/lovers/writers realize quickly that they cannot have their cake and eat it too.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 6pm
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 2pm
Encore Series: HOLD, PLEASE and BEDSPREAD
HOLD, PLEASE
Written & Directed by Danielle Sepulveres
There are no small jobs, just small employers.
Featuring: Peter Luna, Emma Ruck, Heather Anderson, Alisa Murray, Andrew Rogers, Dominic Schiraldi & Kat Murello
Featuring: Peter Luna, Emma Ruck, Heather Anderson, Alisa Murray, Andrew Rogers, Dominic Schiraldi & Kat Murello
BEDSPREAD
Written by Daria Tavana & Directed by Michael Silverstone
Featuring: Jessica Lit, Yonatan Gebeyehu,Sarah Keyes
and Brandon Curry
Featuring: Jessica Lit, Yonatan Gebeyehu,Sarah Keyes
and Brandon Curry
Costume Design by Daria Tavana
Sound Design by Dan Acampa
Asst. Sound Designer: Mari Meyer
Asst. Sound Designer: Mari Meyer
Stage Manager: Emilie Amar-Zifkin
Produced by True False Theatre
Ruby Julia Pullman stops relying on marriage for satisfaction and finds short-term comfort between the neighbor’s sheets. When her tense husband and twisted cousin take arms against the flames of fate, new lines are drawn and old bridges are burned.
