it’s not about my mother by Lizzie Milanovich After their mother’s funeral, two half-sisters reunite in their family basement to begin clearing out her house. For Midge and Nancy, it’s a little like meeting their mom for the first time, like meeting each other for the first time, like meeting themselves for the first time. […]

Meet Howard Suffect, he’s a brilliant physicist with wisdom that could change the way the world sees itself. Yet there’s one problem – his life is a train wreck —about make a fatal crash. Enter Derrick Wyman. Wyman claims to be Howie’s actual “dreamweaver”. A metaphysical, quantum odyssey, Coffeehouse Magik gently probes the integration of life’s dimensions […]

THESE SHOWS FEATURE CASTS OF 2-9 CHARACTERS An extended one act dark comedy that looks at an ill-fated romance between two teachers that evolves and dissolves over the course of a school year. Royalty Rate: $75 per performance Cast Size: 2M 2W Running Time: 60+ minutes  Each play in Birth, Death and Bourbonis a two-hander where […]

A Godawful Small Affair: A Play in Two Rooms Jodie and Nessa, a twentysomething lesbian couple, are put in an unexpected U-haul situation; their neighbor Luca, a touch-starved, non-binary stoner, is visited by the alien angel ghost of David Bowie. A pandemic rages outside. A wall separates them, but they’re all about to be connected, […]

Next Stage Press is proud to offer plays written by our Non-Binary artists that speak to the Non-Binary community. A Godawful Small Affair: A Play in Two Rooms Jodie and Nessa, a twentysomething lesbian couple, are put in an unexpected U-haul situation; their neighbor Luca, a touch-starved, non-binary stoner, is visited by the alien angel […]

Mamma Mia – La Befana?! by Midge Guerrera Mamma Mia – La Befana?! weaves the ancient Italian Epiphany tale, La Befana, into a contemporary American setting. Could the fun loving sixty-something Nonna from Florida really be the thousands of years old scruffy old woman who on January 5th delivers gifts to the good children and coal to […]

Many Snows Ago by Midge Guerrera In story theatre fashion, the play brings the fables of the Eastern Woodland Indians to life. Stories range from the creation of the world, the clans, European Explorers to ritual. Many Snows Ago is based on the extremely short tales of the Lenape and other Eastern Woodland People. The […]

Wanda, The Girl Who Cried, Witch! by Midge Guerrera Wanda, lives on a hilltop with her family and a herd of goats.  She is incredibly lonely but none of the kids in the valley are interested in being her friend.  It is Halloween, the day witches dance in the forest, and the perfect time for Wanda to […]

Email 9/12 by Midge Guerrera During one of the most horrific tragedies our nation has ever faced, our keyboards kept us connected.  Email: 9/12 demon-strates how sharing, grieving and even allowing a spark of humor to fly through cyberspace helped America get through the painful aftermath of 9/11.  Unnamed actors play all the characters that responded to Margaret’s e-mail […]

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