FORESHADOWS night of programming

performances on 5/3, 5/11, 5/19 & 5/24 @ 8pm, 5/26 @ 2pm

The Apple by Jim Azelvandre

Please Remove This Stuffed Animal From My Head by Crystal Jackson

Tangled by Terence Anthony

FLASHBACKS night of programming

performances on 5/4, 5/12, 5/17, & 5/25 @ 8pm, 5/26 @ 4pm

Child’s Play by Ry Herman & Kolby Graville

The Cat in Her Head by Bonnie Lake

Saver by Mark Harvey Levine

On the Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann

FOOLISHNESS night of programming

performances on 5/5, 5/10, 5/18 & 5/26 @ 8pm

Hush Little Baby by Montserrat Mendez

Impulsitive by Nicole Greevy, Uma Inrocci, Erica Jensen

The Inciting Incident by Mark Cornell

Family Portrait by Tom Hoefner

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THEATRE ROULETTE is back again. Now in its eighth year, it is the longest running annual shorts festival in Central Ohio.  The plays are broken up into three separate nights of programming. Be sure to check the schedule below to see what play is being shown on what day, or you can just take your chances.  All shows are at 8pm with the exception of May 26th where all 11 plays will be performed starting at 2pm.

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May 3rd-26th, 2007

Thursdays-Saturdays

$10-$15 regular admission

$8 students/seniors

$6 MadLab Members

SAVER by Mark Harvey Levine

An old man seems to be “not all there” anymore.  So where is he?

CAST AND CREW

Jon Osbeck as Arthur

Wray Withers as Irene

Jim Azelvandre as David

Michelle Batt as Tina

Directed by Brian Cheslick

THE CAT IN HER HEAD by Bonnie Lake

This is a story of family, exploring dreams, reality and the ties of love.  It is a look at the devastation of Alzheimer's Disease and its impact on a dysfunctional family, who only have one thing going for them: a deep core of love that binds them to one another.  in this piece, dreams and reality, fantasy and reality blur, much like madness itself, much like metaphor and dance, which are utilized to draw us near to this world.

CAST AND CREW

Sarah Brunet as Nancy

Robin Reynolds as Fanny

Randi Morgan as Mom

Ric Shoemaker as Dad

Directed by Chris Lane

ON THE PORCH ONE CRISP SPRING MORNING by Alex Dremann

A mother and daughter, both working for the same government agent, have been sent to kill each other.  Will they complete the task or will their hearts prevail?

CAST AND CREW

Vicki Andronis as Mother

Sarah Brunet as Daughter

Directed by Peter Graybeal

CHILD’S PLAY by Ry Herman & Kolby Granville

Mr. Elfy is getting married!  It is a joyous day. Unless it isn’t.  Or unless it really, really isn’t.  This is a piece about life, children’s toys, and the ultimate end of all stories.

CAST AND CREW

Traci Weaver as Lisa

Vicki Andronis as Mr. Elfy

Stephen Woosley as Maraca Guy

Nikki Smith as Mom

Directed by Linda O’Donnell

PLEASE REMOVE THIS STUFFED ANIMAL FROM MY HEAD

by Crystal Jackson

This tells the story of a man who has a little stuffed animal attached to his head.  He makes an appointment with the Department of Stuffed Animal Removal in hopes of getting the animal removed through a “potentially life-threatening procedure”.  He gets the procedure, but it comes with a really uncomfortable side-effect.

CAST AND CREW

Josh Kessler as Man

Andy Batt as Man 2

Kevin Scott as Man 3

Nikki Rehmert as Woman

Directed by David Thonnings

IMPULSITIVE by Nicole Greevy, Uma Inrocci, Erica Jensen

Two couples are out to dinner when one of the women gives in to an impulse to bite the other woman’s husband.

CAST AND CREW

Sarah Brunet as Krista

David Thonnings as Ben

Abby Harvey as Jackie

Roger Bailey as Marvin

Directed by Stephen Woosley & Amanda Bauer

FAMILY PORTRAIT by Tom Hoefner

This is a short comedic play about an eccentric mother and father informing their only son of an important decision they have made.  It is based on the Edward Hopper painting “Hotel by a Railroad.”

CAST AND CREW

Jim Azelvandre as Mr. Rainsford

Vicki Andronis as Mrs. Rainsford

Stephen Woosley as Charlie Rainsford

Josh Kessler as Pablo

Directed by Michelle Batt

THE INCITING INCIDENT by Mark Cornell

A struggling L.A. screenwriter is convinced his next door neighbors are serial killers.  Desperate and frightened, he presents evidence of his assertion in the hopes that the audience will tell the police if anything happens to him.  In doing so, he paints a vivid and dark portrait of a neighborhood gone mad.

CAST AND CREW

Jon Osbeck as Dale

Directed by Andy Batt

TANGLED by Terence Anthony

On the day that a young woman has decided to kill herself, she must confront two predators; the seedy landlord who wants to use her, and the shadowy man who has convinced her to take her own life.

CAST AND CREW

Melissa Bair as Tanita

Andy Batt as Harry

Kevin Scott as Jerry

Directed by Jim Azelvandre

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Montserrat Mendez

Sally & Danny, two brand spanking new parents, are unable to find a name for their bundle of misery.  Questioning their decision to have brought precious life into this world, they attempt to come up with a plan to solve their “brewing problem.”

CAST AND CREW

Stephen Woosley as Danny

Melissa Bair as Sally

Directed by Ric Shoemaker

THE APPLE by Jim Azelvandre

A park bench at noon.  Two strangers sit, eating their lunches, wondering who the other might be.  The possibilities are endless.

CAST AND CREW

Jon Osbeck as Mike

Jennifer Feather Youngblood as Shelly

Directed by Nikki Smith