Show Times

Thursday, May 16th 19:00 start time

Friday, May 17th 19:00 start time

Saturday, May 18th 19:00 start time

Sunday, May 19th 14:00 start time 

Run time: 2.5 hours with a 20 minute intermission 

This Year’s Lineup

Group One - Thursday & Saturday night 

“Never So Alone” written & directed by Ronan Vallely

Three friends meet in a bar to tell a story about love in isolation.  Through their story we go on a journey that will help us understand the benefits and pitfalls of hope. 

Cast:

Woman: Valentina Pivotti

Man: Peter Georgiev

Cuimhne/Bastard: Spencer Saldumbide

Can/Guard: Tomasz Rymarczuk

Oirchill/Executioner: PJ Andersson

“Come Along for the Ride” written by Rozina Kanchwala, directed by Christof Gleie 

Two women grapple with the emotional toll of climate change, while exploring climate-migration, deciding to have children amidst environmental uncertainty, conscientious citizenship, and the significance of community. Come Along for the Ride!

Cast:

Sophie: Julie Baastrup

Marisol: Karen Scottie

Pablo: Jakob Rasmussen

“Unearthed” written & directed by Ross Barnwell 

The Great War is over. Before humanity reclaims the old battlefields, two men are faced with the task of exhuming its dead.

Cast:

Thurlow: Oisín Robbins

Farrow: Luca Fleschler

“Without mint tea, life is not worth living” written & directed by Eleonore Pierrat

An old and lonely man remembers his youth in colonial Africa and his choice to leave at the Independence. He needs to overcome his loss to connect with a young boy and his mother and finally find peace.

Cast:

Michel: Carsten Dippel Aagaard

Abdallah: Mohammed Aldahoul

Woman: Courtney Gray

Boy: Gabriel Ghita

Abdallah: Sacha Barjot

“My Tea’s Gone Cold - A Magical Love Story” written & directed by Hazel Alva

Two women, whose mental illnesses have caused them to isolate themselves, happen to meet each other at a bus stop and connect over something far more unusual and fantastical than their minds.

Cast:

Dylan: Hedda Sjöström 

Tara: Thea Hauggaard

Narrator/Cat: Fie Dal  

Group Two - Friday & Sunday night 

“The Chess Club” written & directed by Ahmet Akkoc

The only thing not discussed in the Chess Club is chess. A secret society trying to figure out human nature, the Chess Club amasses admissions of guilt from its members in the name of psychology.

Cast:

Henryk Radek- Gabriel Ghita

Wacław Urbin- Dominik Turkowski

Iza Radek- Anna Sørensen

The Founder- Carsten Dippel Aagaard

Burly Chess Club Member- Konstantinos Tsoukalas

Veteran Chess Club Member- Maxwell White

Old Chess Club Member- Tomas Germer
Skinny Chess Club Member- Ahmet Akkoc

“A New Set of Wheels” written by Maxine Epstein, directed by Micah Epstein 

After driving his car into his neighbor’s living room window, Morris an 86 year old man, has to retake his driving test and prove to the world and his daughter that he is still a vital human being whose life still matters.

Cast:

Miriam: Edit Nielsen

Morris: Alun Thomas

“The Lake” written & directed by Laura Holme-Hoske

Cousins gather at their grandma’s house on the lake to have a moment's peace with their memories before the rest of the family arrives in town for her funeral. Peace is hard to hold onto when you need it most, but, as grandma always said, trust the process.

Cast:

Jacqlin- Brooke Edwards  

Marianne- Paulette O’Dowd

Virginia- Charlotte Duus 

Rachael- Danielle Judson  

Michael- James Bleecker, Jr.

"Pepper Willow Poppy Sage" written & directed by Ellen Paulig                                                                             

A warm evening full of romance and possibility. Watch a couple try to figure out what happened. If it happened. And how?

Cast:

Pepper: Christina Hildebrandt'

Willow: Annelise Nilsen

Poppy: Kristen Flanagan

Sage: Julia Jessen Lima