Alex Ledgewood

An elderly gay moving out west rummages a nearby playground for a missing chunk of his brain. With the gate closing in an hour, he must convince the audience to watch his upcoming television show before he either loses too much blood or misses the plane. Whichever comes first. Performed by the author, JOY WITHOUT HOPE is a meditation on diasporas and ancestry.

CAVE CANEM is a modern Southern Gothic exploring the possibility of forgiveness in the face of dire consequences. On the darkest night of his life, Jermichael cut off his lifelong friendship with his next-door neighbor. Two years later, the neighbor has adopted his nephew, a dog, and Jermichael has just been granted partial custody of his son, a human. The former best friends attempt to bottle their resentments before their collective rage takes complete control.

Nicole and Elijah have purchased their dream house, the president agrees with them, and they still have their youth. They have been blessed with everything they could ask for. He now dares ask the creator, and her, for even more. A child from his past now shows up unannounced and won't leave. She now looks to the nosy new neighbors for a big favor.

Set in Dallas over two weeks in March 2008, the defendant, a mother of three brothers, finds herself confined to her home as a suspect in a manslaughter case. She remains tight-lipped about the case, causing frustration for her children, her sole witness, and the opportunistic attorney handling her defense. Interspersed with her possibly fuddled memories, WEST ILLINOIS GLASS HOUSE explores the pursuit of freedom.

A pair of coworkers in the basement of a tampon factory toil away under the yoke of a power-drunk boss. They come to grips with the reality of their situation and brew a plot to unionize.