Theatre roulette 2015

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May 7th-23th, 2014
Thursdays-Saturdays

All shows at 8pm with the exception of 5/23 when all 30 plays will be presented starting at 2pm, 4pm, & 8pm


Tickets:
General Admission - $12
Members - $8
Students/Seniors - $10

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Back with their 16th annual THEATRE ROULETTE, MadLab continues to crank out Columbus’ longest running shorts festival. This year the festival is split up into three distinct nights of programming:

Slap Happy – This night is dedicated to the works of one playwright. Shows on May 7th, May 15th, and May 23 at 8 p.m.

Contact High – 7 selections taken from pieces submitted by playwrights being produced in Roulette for the very first time. Shows on May 9th, May 14th, May 22 at 8 p.m. and May 23rd at 4 p.m.

Punch Drunk - 6 selections take from pieces submitted by playwrights that have been produced in Roulette in the past. Shows on May 8th, May 16th, May 21st at 8 p.m. and May 23rd at 2 p.m.

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Show schedule

PUNCH DRUNK
5/8, 5/16, 5/21 (all at 8pm), 5/23 at 2pm

• Meta Meta by Alex Dremann
• Baggage Handlers by Greg Vovos
• Photos of Meg by Christopher Lockheardt
• Time Travelers Can Apply Yesterday by John Busser 
  
• Vacancies by Brett Hursey
• Ten Picnics by Mark Harvey Levine

Evening directed by Josh Kessler

CONTACT HIGH
5/9, 5/14, 5/22 (all at 8pm), 5/23 at 4pm

• Monologue 49 (28) by Matt Fox
• Impact by Trey Nichols 
• Multitasking by Christian Simonsen
• The Complete Western History of the Human Race Abridged by Greg Nanni
• Zeno's Arrow by David Susman
• Math by T. Adamson
• Last Words by Philip Kaplan

Evening directed by Stephen Woosley

SLAP HAPPY 
5/7, 5/15, 5/23 (all at 8pm), 
All shows written by Alex Dremann

• The Executive Secretary
• Allison
• Balding
• Chance Meetings
• All About Art
• George and the Evil Bastard
• Minor Disagreement
• On the Floor
• Round Peg
• She Licks His Face in the End
• Existential Angst
• The Songwriter
• Slap Happy
• The Cranks
• Skank by Proxy
• Downstairs of Quantico

Evening directed by Michelle Batt
Assisted by Amanda Bauer & Chad Hewitt

Featuring Melissa Bair, Shana Kramer, Kimberly Martin, Martin, Mary Sink, Audrey Rush, Andy Batt, Chad Hewitt, Stephen Woosley

show descriptions

PHOTOS OF MEG by Christopher Lockheardt
No one understands what it takes to be a good mother. But Maggie does: a box of photos, a bottle of vodka, and the courage to remember. 

CAST
Jennifer Barlup as Maggie

VACANCIES by Brett Hursey
A mysterious Interview with life or death consequences.

CAST
Josh Kessler as Black
Lance Atkinson as Blue
Chelsea Jordan as Woman

TIME TRAVELERS CAN APPLY YESTERDAY by John Busser
Isn't is about time you found an old job? Ted used to think so. And if you'll give him a minute (or don't), he'll try to rejoin his present job for the first time (as far as he knows.)

CAST
Jeff Potts as Ted
Michael Moore as Daly
Tiffany Chanel as April
Chelsea Jordan as Weeks
MB Griffith as Dawn

BAGGAGE HANDLERS by Greg Vovos
A man battles his demons while simultaneously trying to fill the hole in his heart.

CAST
Michael Moore as George
Jeff Potts as Baxter
Vicki Kessler as Alyssa
MB Griffith as Teresa

META META by Alex Dremann
Alex wants to make a Dogma 95 short film about staging a ten minute play, but his actor friends have real lives and are skeptical about taking part in this meta experiment.

CAST
Jeff Potts as Alex
MB Griffith as Kirsten
Michael Moore as Phinny
Vicki Kessler as Camera Person 1
Tiffany Chanel as Camera Person 2
Lance Atkinson as Boom Guy

TEN PICNICS by Mark Harvey Levine
Over the course of ten different picnics, a man finds his path in life.

CAST
Jennifer Barlup as Actress 1
Chelsea Jordan as Actress 2
Chad Hewitt as Actor 1

LAST WORDS by Philip Kaplan
A brother and sister do battle at their father's funeral.

CAST
Jason Sudy as Gus
Sheree Evans as Kristin

MONOLOGUE 49 (28) by Matt Fox
A monologue by an unnamed woman, looking at the concept of professionalism and emotional attachment through the eyes of a cold and calculated assassin.

CAST
Laura Spires as Woman

IMPACT by Trey Nichols
An anticipated confrontation morphs into a strange reunion when a man discovers that the used car he's interested in buying is owned by the former bully who tormented him in high school.

CAST
Jason Sudy as Ted
Travis Horseman as Tommy

MULTITASKING by Christian Simonsen
A man waiting in a bar for a blind date strikes up a friendly conversation with a woman waiting for a job interview. Just as they start to boost each other’s morale, a third personbursts into their quiet scene and possibly robs them of all their dignity.

CAST
Casey May as Eric
Kyle Jepson as Kathy
Julie Azelvandre as Tess

THE COMPLETE WESTERN HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE ABRIDGED by Greg Nanni
It's the complete western history of the human race in fifteen minutes!... Abridged, of course. 

CAST
Casey May as Man
Colleen Dunne as Woman

ZENO’S ARROW by David Susman
Love endures - even when it’s mathematically impossible.

CAST
Jason Sudy as Professor
Laura Spires as Arrow
Joe Liles as Target

MATH by T. Adamson
A bear learns math and also learns love.  Based on the ontological philosophy of Martin Heidegger.  Also based on love.

CAST
Travis Horseman as Bear
Colleen Dunne as Girl

Stephen Woosley as Mathematician/Wizard