LIVE! at the Pony Village Mall

A beleaguered small-town theatre troupe is producing a children’s play version of Heidi in a shopping mall food court. Their luck appears to change when a powerful right-wing billionaire offers to underwrite the production… if they make changes to the script. A comedy for the new American era.

A beleaguered small-town theatre troupe is producing a children’s play version of Heidi in a shopping mall food court. Their luck appears to change when a powerful right-wing billionaire offers to underwrite the production… if they make changes to the script. A comedy for the new American era.

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LIVE! at the Pony Village Mall

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  • MT Cozzola: LIVE! at the Pony Village Mall

    A play of and for the moment! The story of this ragtag group trying to put on a production of Heidi is funny and outrageous and unapologetically sincere at its core. The action and dialog move swiftly and pack laughs and gasps along the way. The characters are absolutely committed, and that grounds the silliness--and enables Fardin to carry the absurdity further, until it transforms into the most outrageous thing of all--pure hope. Audiences will come away laughing and heartened.

    A play of and for the moment! The story of this ragtag group trying to put on a production of Heidi is funny and outrageous and unapologetically sincere at its core. The action and dialog move swiftly and pack laughs and gasps along the way. The characters are absolutely committed, and that grounds the silliness--and enables Fardin to carry the absurdity further, until it transforms into the most outrageous thing of all--pure hope. Audiences will come away laughing and heartened.

  • Nick_ Jones: LIVE! at the Pony Village Mall

    A timely and hilarious play. True satire and riotous with a beating human heart to it all. Transforms outrage to show what is honestly outrageous. Highly recommended.

    A timely and hilarious play. True satire and riotous with a beating human heart to it all. Transforms outrage to show what is honestly outrageous. Highly recommended.

Character Information

  • JOHN
    Runs a small theatre company in Indiiana. Directs Heidi. Frustrated with his life.
    Character Age
    40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • WALTER
    Plays a goat in Heidi. Belives in his talents.
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • PAT
    Plays Heidi, ambitious, stuck.
    Character Age
    40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • CRAIG
    Actor/stage manager, efficient, smart, wants to get it right,
    Character Age
    17
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • ANN STEEL
    Put together, sharp, a billionaire’s agent.
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • EDITH ESPINOZA
    Model/Actor/Mistress, Brazilian, must speak fluent Portuguese, plays “After Heidi.”
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latino -- Brazilian
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • DAN
    Burly, plays Grandfather in Heidi.
    Character Age
    60s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • SUZY
    Actor, earth mother, plays Grandmother and Fraulein Rottenmeier in Heidi.
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • JEWEL
    A dancer who acts. Plays Dete and Klara.
    Character Age
    20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Smoke & Mirror Productions, Year 2025