Kevin Renn

Best friends, Junie and Mars, have secured their dream apartment in New York City, but soon discover, amidst cheeky mix-ups and humorous turmoil, that appearances can be deceiving.

Blair Burke is a finalist this year for the prestigious Sloane Leary Playwriting Prize. When the optimistic playwright receives the chance to meet Sloane in-person, the two playwrights will embark on an evening meeting that will drastically change their lives and outlook on art. Precious Scratch examines the life of a playwright, legacy, and the dangerous truth of meeting your heroes.

Music & Lyrics by: Erin J. Reifler
Book & Lyrics by: Kevin Renn

The rehearsal hall closes in an hour, and the BFA musical theatre students desperately need one final rehearsal before their morning flight to NYC, after all, tomorrow is their college Senior showcase. But when their aloof professor is nowhere to be found, the class is forced to take both matters into their own hands and their artistic futures as well. Showcase: A Rehearsal Musical examines the hilarity of being a performer, pressures of the industry, and the joy of what it means to dream big-all while crossing your fingers in the hopes that it comes true.

'Padiddle' follows two best friends, Toledo and July. Recounting the highs and lows of their fifteen-year friendship, from high school teens, all the way into adulthood.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Black Panther Party; Michael Jackson? 'BLACKS+PHATS' is a satirical, vignette play about black cultural issues, body image, fetishism, and their representation in modern society. This quick witted comedy is sure to challenge your mind and tickle your comfort zone, touching on various themes like beauty ideals, relationship dynamics, and levels of attraction-all while attempting to find enlightenment in the stereotypes placed on black and full bodied people.

On the eve of their college graduation, six friends come together one last time to celebrate and reflect on their collegiate successes and failures. With solo cups filled to the brim, and time chiming later by the hour, tensions begin to rise as issues of the past begin to surface and truths of the present begin to spill. Discussing relationships, the terrorizing idea of adulthood, and the death of a friend that tore between them. Facing the truth in its rawest form, 'Jungle Juice' explores the idea of what it means to face your deepest fears and the importance of learning to let go.

Noah Goodmore is running for student body president, and rumor in the teachers lounge; he might win. High school has its challenges, but for Noah, the school's only student of color, paying for a private education is the least of his problems. *Untitled Noah Goodmore Play* ponders the hilarious struggles of growing up different, questioning a higher power, and how sometimes our journey of self-discovery continues after the final period bell rings.

Lennon and Reid have been given the chance of a lifetime, to decorate a holiday window for the iconic, luxury New York City department store; Burgdof Goofmans. But after losing the keys to the holiday closet, and getting locked in the window display, Lennon and Reid find themselves hopeless, without decorations, and up to their necks in stress and fake snow. Racing to decorate what they can before their boss's last minute check in, the two find themselves scrounging for scraps and wishing for a holiday miracle.

It's April, 2020. New York has declared a state of emergency, and Kat and Nina are at home, following Governor Cuomo's orders. As quarantine tensions rise, Kat's drinking begins getting out of hand, and so does Nina's patience; ultimately ending in a stabbing. But don't worry, it's a really funny story.

We love people. We love apps. We love our phones. We love people on apps on our phones, and sometimes; they're only a hundred feet away. 'Into' takes off it's top to get a look at online love, all while unbuckling the issues and dropping-trou on the hilarious truth about queer men's hook up culture.

MUSIC AND LYRICS by: CRAIG FRANKIE, ERIN J. REIFLER & KEVIN RENN

Zee and Jake have finally found it, the “Holy Grail” of lost Broadway bootlegs; Barbara Streisand in 'Funny Girl'. But according to ManicMerman94’s blog, the video is unfortunately; “Not For Trade”. With the help of their pal Sammy, the three friends must dig through their personal hard drive of “theatrical contraband”— picking their best Broadway musical moment and attempting to persuade a trade. Ultimately getting one click closer to “Babs”, and potentially archiving history. Showing us that sometimes: you have to do what’s wrong, in order to do what’s right.

Hal and Al are in drama school, studying to get an MFA in acting. With a global pandemic raging outside of their apartments, and a presidential election looming over their heads, Al takes the initiative to make federal change for the arts world with a letter to the future present, trying to convince Hal to join the movement, all while on their ten minute break from virtual play rehearsals.

It’s 2048, and according to the US Census Bureau, white Americans are now considered a minority group in the United States. A group of hopeful (white) activists amass together as they anxiously await a Supreme Court ruling regarding civil rights for the "new minority". A decision that could change not only their future, but completely alter the definitions of race and equality in America as we know it.

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