January 6, 2012
Potluck #43
Nimpsey Pink
by Eric Holmes
In every life, there are options. For Ben, the options are these: Option A: propose to girlfriend. Option B: make love to underage prostitute. Option C: help underage prostitute with her homework. Option D: rescue underage prostitute from dangerous kidnappers. Option E: possibly, none of these are real options. What is a man to do?
Nimpsey Pink
by Eric Holmes
In every life, there are options. For Ben, the options are these: Option A: propose to girlfriend. Option B: make love to underage prostitute. Option C: help underage prostitute with her homework. Option D: rescue underage prostitute from dangerous kidnappers. Option E: possibly, none of these are real options. What is a man to do?
May 27, 2011
Potluck #42
Schooled
by Lisa Lewis
Truth and fiction collide, and seduce each other, as pre-Hollywood film students learn how to hustle.
Schooled
by Lisa Lewis
Truth and fiction collide, and seduce each other, as pre-Hollywood film students learn how to hustle.
April 24, 2011
Potluck #41
All the Gory Details...
by Jake Zimet
A teenaged nightmare unfolds in a swank Manhattan apartment. The nightmare takes the form of your outrageous former roommate swooping in with his whirlwind of sexy chaos. Anxieties will be prodded. Germs will probably be spread. And someone just might get laid.
All the Gory Details...
by Jake Zimet
A teenaged nightmare unfolds in a swank Manhattan apartment. The nightmare takes the form of your outrageous former roommate swooping in with his whirlwind of sexy chaos. Anxieties will be prodded. Germs will probably be spread. And someone just might get laid.
March 6, 2011
Potluck #40
Boxing the Underworld
by Tom Matthew Wolfe
Dad is a mystery. He mails you boxes full of dead leaves, or painted ping-pong balls. Is it a secret code? Is he truly coming to your 16th birthday party? And just how hereditary is the mental illness that was his downfall?
Boxing the Underworld
by Tom Matthew Wolfe
Dad is a mystery. He mails you boxes full of dead leaves, or painted ping-pong balls. Is it a secret code? Is he truly coming to your 16th birthday party? And just how hereditary is the mental illness that was his downfall?
January 14, 2011
Potluck #39
The Misogynist, or: No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Brian Pracht
How the sweetest guy in New York transformed into a raging asshole - for love.
The Misogynist, or: No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Brian Pracht
How the sweetest guy in New York transformed into a raging asshole - for love.
December 17, 2010
Potluck #38
The Consequences of Happiness
by Keith Eric Chappelle
Whose happiness are you willing to sacrifice for your own?
And...
It's Just the Radio
by Regina Robbins
Which strangers are the closest to you: the ones who live next door, or the ones who have been singing to you over the airwaves your whole life?
The Consequences of Happiness
by Keith Eric Chappelle
Whose happiness are you willing to sacrifice for your own?
And...
It's Just the Radio
by Regina Robbins
Which strangers are the closest to you: the ones who live next door, or the ones who have been singing to you over the airwaves your whole life?
November 21, 2010
Potluck #37
Universal Omelet
by Kevin Mandel
Your band is at a crossroads. Success is looming, but you've got to sign the contract. Is everyone ready to let go of the rock-n-roll lifestyle you've been rockin' for a decade, and walk into something new? Are you ready to live the dream? Even if it means a sacrifice? Even if it means... growing up?
Universal Omelet
by Kevin Mandel
Your band is at a crossroads. Success is looming, but you've got to sign the contract. Is everyone ready to let go of the rock-n-roll lifestyle you've been rockin' for a decade, and walk into something new? Are you ready to live the dream? Even if it means a sacrifice? Even if it means... growing up?
October 17, 2010
Potluck #36
The Myths We Need - Or - How To Begin
by Larry Kunofsky
The Kid is just a kid. He works the land, he don't need much. Then the Boss introduces him to a young lady, who has a fondness for forbidden apples... A down-home twist on a familiar tale.
**The Myths We Need - Or - How To Begin was produced by Purple Rep, in December 2011.**
The Myths We Need - Or - How To Begin
by Larry Kunofsky
The Kid is just a kid. He works the land, he don't need much. Then the Boss introduces him to a young lady, who has a fondness for forbidden apples... A down-home twist on a familiar tale.
**The Myths We Need - Or - How To Begin was produced by Purple Rep, in December 2011.**
May 28, 2010
Potluck #35
Kaddish
by Deborah Yarchun
Everyone is dealing with Dad's death in her own way. Big Sis dropped out of college. Little Sis is wearing big, heavy sweaters everyday, even in the hot Texan summer. Mom is drinking wine, lighting candles, and trying to remember the prayers. The only one who seems unaffected is the demon who lives in the closet - she's still after the same old thing. YOU.
Kaddish
by Deborah Yarchun
Everyone is dealing with Dad's death in her own way. Big Sis dropped out of college. Little Sis is wearing big, heavy sweaters everyday, even in the hot Texan summer. Mom is drinking wine, lighting candles, and trying to remember the prayers. The only one who seems unaffected is the demon who lives in the closet - she's still after the same old thing. YOU.
April 23, 2010
Potluck #34
Your Boyfriend May Be Imaginary
by Larry Kunofsky
Direct from the playwright: "It's a busy, happening Saturday night in the big City, and everyone we know is throwing a party in their apartment, and we want to go to all the parties tonight, and we will. Apartments! Parties! People! Music! Dancing! Cell phones! Flashbulbs! Making Out! Longing."
Your Boyfriend May Be Imaginary
by Larry Kunofsky
Direct from the playwright: "It's a busy, happening Saturday night in the big City, and everyone we know is throwing a party in their apartment, and we want to go to all the parties tonight, and we will. Apartments! Parties! People! Music! Dancing! Cell phones! Flashbulbs! Making Out! Longing."
March 28, 2010
Potluck #33
Love in the Time of Reagan
by Tom Diggs
It's summer on Cape Cod, 1988. A young gay man waits around on the boardwalk, hoping to run into that gorgeous stranger he keeps seeing. Nothing will keep him from pursuing this beautiful man. Except maybe his conservative grandmother. Or his well-intentioned by misguided friends. How much are you willing to sacrifice from sexual initiation in these troubled times?
February 28, 2010
Potluck #32
Two Short Plays and the Beginning of a Longer One
by Eric Holmes
Three stories that walk the line between love and crime.
Two Short Plays and the Beginning of a Longer One
by Eric Holmes
Three stories that walk the line between love and crime.
January 10, 2010
Potluck #31
Social Work (A Nightmare)
by Larry Kunofsky
A man who won't pay his taxes and is afraid to open his mail has a hot date with a highly-medicated social worker. It's a perfect match, until things start getting weird. Sometimes the line between sanity and craziness is a steep cliff; sometimes it's paper thin. Either way, mental health might be a lot more fragile that you think.
Social Work (A Nightmare)
by Larry Kunofsky
A man who won't pay his taxes and is afraid to open his mail has a hot date with a highly-medicated social worker. It's a perfect match, until things start getting weird. Sometimes the line between sanity and craziness is a steep cliff; sometimes it's paper thin. Either way, mental health might be a lot more fragile that you think.
November 20, 2009
Potluck #30
Housewarming
by Tom Matthew Wolfe
Things are not going well for Janice. She's crushing her soul to pay the rent, flushing her hopes and dreams down the toilet, and battling a sneaking suspicion that she may be literally losing her mind. Something will have to give.
Housewarming
by Tom Matthew Wolfe
Things are not going well for Janice. She's crushing her soul to pay the rent, flushing her hopes and dreams down the toilet, and battling a sneaking suspicion that she may be literally losing her mind. Something will have to give.
October 23, 2010
Potluck #29
A Wonderful Wife
by Jeremy Basescu
A lot has changed since you went off to college. Mom has a new best friend. Dad has a new mistress. They're the same woman. And she's living comfortably in your old bedroom.
A Wonderful Wife
by Jeremy Basescu
A lot has changed since you went off to college. Mom has a new best friend. Dad has a new mistress. They're the same woman. And she's living comfortably in your old bedroom.
September 25, 2009
Potluck #28
Dawn of the Media Gods
by Mark Lindberg
Wake up. You're in a department store dressing room. The reflection in the mirror doesn't match your movements. Things are shaking up, in your apartment and inside your laptop. Maybe you're not you at all. The world is changing, and maybe you are the one behind it all.
Dawn of the Media Gods
by Mark Lindberg
Wake up. You're in a department store dressing room. The reflection in the mirror doesn't match your movements. Things are shaking up, in your apartment and inside your laptop. Maybe you're not you at all. The world is changing, and maybe you are the one behind it all.
August 21, 2009
Potluck #27
The Temple
by Caroline V. McGraw
Back in your childhood home as Dad's wedding day approaches, something still isn't right. The yellow eyes no longer glow in the woods behind the house, but your soon-to-be-step-brother feels an airy "female presence" in the room where Mom died. And it's talking to him.
The Temple
by Caroline V. McGraw
Back in your childhood home as Dad's wedding day approaches, something still isn't right. The yellow eyes no longer glow in the woods behind the house, but your soon-to-be-step-brother feels an airy "female presence" in the room where Mom died. And it's talking to him.
July 19, 2009
Potluck #26
The Battle of Spanktown
by Jeffrey Pfeiffer
History may or may not assert that a battle in the fabled village of Spanktown (supposedly located near present-day Rahway, New Jersey) marked a significant accomplishment for the colonies during the American Revolution. Little is known about this battle, especially how it started; although some scholars speculate it all began as a small quarrel between a Badger and a Mole...
**The Potluck produced The Battle of Spanktown as part of the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2010.**
The Battle of Spanktown
by Jeffrey Pfeiffer
History may or may not assert that a battle in the fabled village of Spanktown (supposedly located near present-day Rahway, New Jersey) marked a significant accomplishment for the colonies during the American Revolution. Little is known about this battle, especially how it started; although some scholars speculate it all began as a small quarrel between a Badger and a Mole...
**The Potluck produced The Battle of Spanktown as part of the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2010.**
May 29, 2009
Potluck #25
Coffee, Lovelorn, and Iced Tea
by Erin Browne
Mom's making coffee. Sis is throwing teacups at her girlfriend. Dad's ghost is on the couch. Welcome to New Mexico, where Christmas is a white man's holiday. You better invite the whole family, living and dead.
Coffee, Lovelorn, and Iced Tea
by Erin Browne
Mom's making coffee. Sis is throwing teacups at her girlfriend. Dad's ghost is on the couch. Welcome to New Mexico, where Christmas is a white man's holiday. You better invite the whole family, living and dead.
April 19, 2009
Potluck #24
Goddamn Gorgeous Mess
by Daniel McCoy
Two hours after the concert, the vodka's gone and things are getting weird. Paul's got his eye on Theresa, Theresa's got her eye on Mason, Mason's got both eyes on Briana, and Briana's got her sights set on that one big break. It's always 3am in Los Angeles somewhere...
Goddamn Gorgeous Mess
by Daniel McCoy
Two hours after the concert, the vodka's gone and things are getting weird. Paul's got his eye on Theresa, Theresa's got her eye on Mason, Mason's got both eyes on Briana, and Briana's got her sights set on that one big break. It's always 3am in Los Angeles somewhere...
March 27, 2009
Potluck #23
Percival's Circle
by Mark Lindberg
Percival, everybody's best friend, has killed himself without warning. How will his circle cope with their loss, and with each other?
And...
Best Laid Plans
by Josh Sohn
When your mother gives you a name like Wilkie, you know there is going to be an unholy shadow over the relationship. Even when disaster strikes.
**Best Laid Plans premiered in the Samuel French One-Act Festival, in July, 2010.**
Percival's Circle
by Mark Lindberg
Percival, everybody's best friend, has killed himself without warning. How will his circle cope with their loss, and with each other?
And...
Best Laid Plans
by Josh Sohn
When your mother gives you a name like Wilkie, you know there is going to be an unholy shadow over the relationship. Even when disaster strikes.
**Best Laid Plans premiered in the Samuel French One-Act Festival, in July, 2010.**
February 27, 2009
Potluck #22
New Horizons Through the Interplanetary Medium
by Larry Pontius
A journey to Pluto. A journey through the uncharted regions of your psyche, after the bad news hits. Scientists and apparitions collide, and maybe picnic together, in a quest for sympathy, love, and the secrets of the universe.
New Horizons Through the Interplanetary Medium
by Larry Pontius
A journey to Pluto. A journey through the uncharted regions of your psyche, after the bad news hits. Scientists and apparitions collide, and maybe picnic together, in a quest for sympathy, love, and the secrets of the universe.
January 23, 2009
Potluck #21
Covered in Dust
by Ken Munch
A crime may have been committed downtown on a Tuesday in 2001. Not the one they showed on the news over and over - a small, more personal crime. It may have happened right across the street from Ground Zero. Or it may not have happened at all. An unsavory puzzle demands to be pieced together.
Covered in Dust
by Ken Munch
A crime may have been committed downtown on a Tuesday in 2001. Not the one they showed on the news over and over - a small, more personal crime. It may have happened right across the street from Ground Zero. Or it may not have happened at all. An unsavory puzzle demands to be pieced together.
December 15, 2008
Potluck #20
Private Call
by Lucy Boyle
In a collage of New York City, connecting with people can be tough. Between the intriguing friends-of-friends, the internet dates, and the stalkers with private numbers, it's never easy to hang onto yourself and someone else at the same time.
Private Call
by Lucy Boyle
In a collage of New York City, connecting with people can be tough. Between the intriguing friends-of-friends, the internet dates, and the stalkers with private numbers, it's never easy to hang onto yourself and someone else at the same time.
November 23, 2008
Potluck #19
Devil to Pay
by Erin Browne
Dad is a serial killer. Reporters are on the lawn. Sometimes, you just can't escape your family.
Devil to Pay
by Erin Browne
Dad is a serial killer. Reporters are on the lawn. Sometimes, you just can't escape your family.
October 25, 2008
Potluck #18
Small Kiss
by Daniel McCoy
Someone is dead on the floor. Maybe it's you. Maybe it's your wife and you killed her. But for sure something unwholesome happened at that dinner party.
**Small Kiss was retitled Goddamn Gorgeous Mess, and was brought back to the Potluck in April 2009.**
Small Kiss
by Daniel McCoy
Someone is dead on the floor. Maybe it's you. Maybe it's your wife and you killed her. But for sure something unwholesome happened at that dinner party.
**Small Kiss was retitled Goddamn Gorgeous Mess, and was brought back to the Potluck in April 2009.**
September 22, 2008
Potluck #17
Fault Lines
by Rebecca Louise Miller
Three childhood friends reunite in their hometown, hoping to bring closure to an old tragedy. But how do you put behind you the event that has shaped your entire life?
And...
Dry Chicken
by Maiken Wiese
It's just a regular evening at home, until you realize your sense of hearing and smell are unusually acute, and someone has been in your room...
**Fault Lines was produced by Invisible City Theater Company, in December 2009.**
Fault Lines
by Rebecca Louise Miller
Three childhood friends reunite in their hometown, hoping to bring closure to an old tragedy. But how do you put behind you the event that has shaped your entire life?
And...
Dry Chicken
by Maiken Wiese
It's just a regular evening at home, until you realize your sense of hearing and smell are unusually acute, and someone has been in your room...
**Fault Lines was produced by Invisible City Theater Company, in December 2009.**
May 30, 2008
Potluck #16
Three Short Plays
by Mark Lindberg
Braincell: You'll never lose your cell phone again.
Love in a Virtual World: Like Pygmalion, only different.
and Bad American Dreams: Dreams are a disease, careful who you share yours with.
**Love in a Virtual World was produced in Second Life by Avatar Repertory Theater, in June 2011.**
Three Short Plays
by Mark Lindberg
Braincell: You'll never lose your cell phone again.
Love in a Virtual World: Like Pygmalion, only different.
and Bad American Dreams: Dreams are a disease, careful who you share yours with.
**Love in a Virtual World was produced in Second Life by Avatar Repertory Theater, in June 2011.**
March 28, 2008
Potluck #15
Strut and Fret
by Michael Bonarrigo
A room full of actors, struggling for inspiration and survival. Who is the most talented? Who will be the most successful? Where is the art? Where is the fame? Where is the audience? What is truth, when you are always performing?
Strut and Fret
by Michael Bonarrigo
A room full of actors, struggling for inspiration and survival. Who is the most talented? Who will be the most successful? Where is the art? Where is the fame? Where is the audience? What is truth, when you are always performing?
February 22, 2008
Potluck #14
Jake and the Lion
by Kitzie Winship
Along the long road from victim to survivor, life can turn into a three ring circus. Your girlfriend doesn't trust you, your best friend is fraternizing with the enemy, and the enemy used to be a friend. Who can you turn to, other than the lion roaring in your face?
Jake and the Lion
by Kitzie Winship
Along the long road from victim to survivor, life can turn into a three ring circus. Your girlfriend doesn't trust you, your best friend is fraternizing with the enemy, and the enemy used to be a friend. Who can you turn to, other than the lion roaring in your face?
January 20, 2008
Potluck #13
Do Clones Dream of Identical Sheep?
by Jon Kern
Life is tough, being a clone. You can buy the same color dress as your fellow clones for your birthday party. Anti-clone racists harass you. And you don't know where you came from. So if you're a clone, how are you supposed to be yourself?
Do Clones Dream of Identical Sheep?
by Jon Kern
Life is tough, being a clone. You can buy the same color dress as your fellow clones for your birthday party. Anti-clone racists harass you. And you don't know where you came from. So if you're a clone, how are you supposed to be yourself?
December 16, 2007
Potluck #12
Self-Portrait as Schiele
by Mark Lindberg
A famous young painter is sick with a dangerous strain of influenza. He may already be dead. But then what's he doing in your living room? And what's with that tickle in the back of your throat?
**Self-Portrait as Schiele was produced as part of the New York International Fringe Festival, in August 2008.**
Self-Portrait as Schiele
by Mark Lindberg
A famous young painter is sick with a dangerous strain of influenza. He may already be dead. But then what's he doing in your living room? And what's with that tickle in the back of your throat?
**Self-Portrait as Schiele was produced as part of the New York International Fringe Festival, in August 2008.**
November 16, 2007
Potluck #11
Bird House
by Kate Marks
The birds and the ants are set to invade your house. Somewhere else, there is a war. Where are you needed the most? Who are you going to take care of? Who is going to take care of you?
**Bird House was produced by the KNF Company at Theatre Three, in July 2009.**
Bird House
by Kate Marks
The birds and the ants are set to invade your house. Somewhere else, there is a war. Where are you needed the most? Who are you going to take care of? Who is going to take care of you?
**Bird House was produced by the KNF Company at Theatre Three, in July 2009.**
October 19, 2007
Potluck #10
Works-in-Progress
by Eric Holmes
Acardius: Virgil and Delilah have a delicate marriage. When was the last time they made physical contact, or left their parlor? Is this love or hate? Is there a difference? And how many people are there inside that room?
Untitled: Two match-making mothers. Their eerily quiet children. One goldfish. Who will come out of this date physically and psychologically unscathed?
Works-in-Progress
by Eric Holmes
Acardius: Virgil and Delilah have a delicate marriage. When was the last time they made physical contact, or left their parlor? Is this love or hate? Is there a difference? And how many people are there inside that room?
Untitled: Two match-making mothers. Their eerily quiet children. One goldfish. Who will come out of this date physically and psychologically unscathed?
September 7, 2007
Potluck #9
The Gods Return to Inspiration
by John Cassel
Inspiration tells the tale of a group of isolated townspeople, the Chief Executive whose charge is to keep them safe, and a terrifying Plague that can strike without warning. What will happen to them if they dare to pass through the city gates, into the wilderness?
The Gods Return to Inspiration
by John Cassel
Inspiration tells the tale of a group of isolated townspeople, the Chief Executive whose charge is to keep them safe, and a terrifying Plague that can strike without warning. What will happen to them if they dare to pass through the city gates, into the wilderness?
June 8, 2007
Potluck #8
Not Where I Live
by Jeremy Basescu
In an alternate reality, two teenage girls are hiding out in a neglected school library, reading books no one has touched in ages. One is the bookworm, and the other is the cheerleader. Who is harboring a tremendous secret? Which of them is the outsider? Which of them is in danger?
Not Where I Live
by Jeremy Basescu
In an alternate reality, two teenage girls are hiding out in a neglected school library, reading books no one has touched in ages. One is the bookworm, and the other is the cheerleader. Who is harboring a tremendous secret? Which of them is the outsider? Which of them is in danger?
May 11, 2007
Potluck #7
Duck and Cover!
by John Cassel
Little Timmy has the perfect American family. Dad's got a great job, Mom makes meatloaf, and his big brother Tommy is the star of the football team. But then why is Aunt Cindy on the couch wearing nothing but a rain slicker? What's the big deal if Tommy joins the glee club? And why is no one allowed to open the basement door? Timmy is determined to get to know his family better.
Duck and Cover!
by John Cassel
Little Timmy has the perfect American family. Dad's got a great job, Mom makes meatloaf, and his big brother Tommy is the star of the football team. But then why is Aunt Cindy on the couch wearing nothing but a rain slicker? What's the big deal if Tommy joins the glee club? And why is no one allowed to open the basement door? Timmy is determined to get to know his family better.
December 8, 2006
Potluck #6
Coming or Going
by Lisa Roth
When four Texan sisters reunite to bury their father, all the skeletons come out of the closet...
**Coming or Going was produced by Pretty Little Heads at Manhattan Theatre Source in February 2007.**
Coming or Going
by Lisa Roth
When four Texan sisters reunite to bury their father, all the skeletons come out of the closet...
**Coming or Going was produced by Pretty Little Heads at Manhattan Theatre Source in February 2007.**
November 6, 2006
Potluck #5
It's a Wonderful Sex Life
by Julie Marcus
Paige may be doomed. Her life has been plagued by Barbies, frat boys, dance numbers, and born-again virgins. Can she discover the value of her own libido before Christmas Day?
**It's a Wonderful Sex Life was produced at Manhattan Theatre Source in December 2006.**
September 29, 2006
Potluck #4
Somewhere in Utah
by Jennifer L. Brown
Under that big desert sky, love can be a beautiful thing. Or not. Don't let the sun set on you in Utah.
And...
Pride
by Kitzie Winship
A comedy about a group of over-achieving teenage girls trying to achieve all the wrong things.
Somewhere in Utah
by Jennifer L. Brown
Under that big desert sky, love can be a beautiful thing. Or not. Don't let the sun set on you in Utah.
And...
Pride
by Kitzie Winship
A comedy about a group of over-achieving teenage girls trying to achieve all the wrong things.
August 25, 2006
Potluck #3
ArtStarFish
by Anthony DiMaggio
Will the starfish survive? Will the artstar survive? And in the cut-throat art world, what's more important: creative expression, or your own happiness?
ArtStarFish
by Anthony DiMaggio
Will the starfish survive? Will the artstar survive? And in the cut-throat art world, what's more important: creative expression, or your own happiness?
July 28, 2006
Potluck #2
Kitchen Scenes with Nightmares
by Mark Lindberg
After the apocalypse, three girls are having trouble sleeping...
And...
You Think You Know
by Brian Blake
Some girls will do ANYTHING to get the lead in the school play...
**Kitchen Scenes with Nightmares was later produced by Endtimes Productions, as part of Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2009. It was awarded the Serling Award For Apolcalyptic Theatre, for best script.**
Kitchen Scenes with Nightmares
by Mark Lindberg
After the apocalypse, three girls are having trouble sleeping...
And...
You Think You Know
by Brian Blake
Some girls will do ANYTHING to get the lead in the school play...
**Kitchen Scenes with Nightmares was later produced by Endtimes Productions, as part of Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2009. It was awarded the Serling Award For Apolcalyptic Theatre, for best script.**
June 23, 2006
Potluck #1
The Explained
by Julia Holleman
An extremely dark tale of marriage therapy gone wrong.
The Explained
by Julia Holleman
An extremely dark tale of marriage therapy gone wrong.
