Jenny Stafford

It’s 1876 and also, right now. Elisha Gray is this close to inventing the telephone. He’s brilliant, anxious, and ready to make history… if Alexander Graham Bell doesn’t beat him to it. Spoiler: He kind of does. Two oversized egos. One telephone. A battle of beards and bell tones. Ahoy-hoy is a deliriously unhinged, unapologetic sprint through American ambition, innovation, and the absurd quest for legacy.

Married couple Kate and Ben have such a difficult time communicating about difficult topics that they’ve come up with a game—“secret hour”—in which they must tell each other the truth, no matter what. Even so, as they struggle to have a baby, Kate doesn’t know how to tell Ben that she doesn’t want to be a mother—so much so that she’s secretly had an IUD for two years.

To make things even more complicated, Kate is an ethics professor. The play is interwoven with her often-humorous lectures to her students, where she asks them (and the audience) to weigh the ideologies of Confucius and Nietzsche and answer the question, “Is your greatest ethical responsibility to yourself, or to others?”

Steve and Marty Martin are two brothers on the brink of closing their failing pet funeral home, “A Nice Farm Upstate With Plenty of Room to Run Around.” That is, until an eccentric, rich old lady offers them a fortune for the funeral of her nearly dead racehorse, Sir Trots-A-Lot. There's only one problem: the horse won't die.

When World War II comes to a close and the men return home, the women are immediately fired from their jobs at the factory. Ruth and Leslie, two best friends—one black and one white--lead a movement to fight for the jobs of their fellow female workers. But when their progressive ideals fall short and it becomes clear that the black women and the white women will no longer have the same opportunities in this post-war world, they have to decide what – and who – they are willing to give up in the fight, and what happens when loved ones get caught in the crossfire. American history, pop rock, and revolution collide in this rousing true story of strength and resilience.

Owen checked into an extended stay hotel in Mishawaka, Indiana, five years ago—and has not been able to convince himself to leave his room since. Plagued by both fear and ennui, Owen finds himself stuck in every sense of the word. When the new front desk clerk, Emma, arrives, she is desperate to pull herself out of her own “stuckness” after a massive life failure--and she finds herself befriending both Owen and his adventurous but troubled friend, Ethan. As these three broken people come together, will they help each other or harm each other?

Ellie is an ambitious high school senior who is determined to fulfil one of her life goals: to marry her high school sweetheart. The only problem is, she doesn’t have one. However, when a new foreign-exchange student arrives in the last few months of school, Ellie channels the advice of her hero, Eleanor Roosevelt, to try to make her plan come to fruition.

Emily, at age 14, is convinced that she's a prodigy, just like her two heroes -- her dad, a cellist, and Mozart. She just doesn't know at what. However, when Emily is told that her father is killed in a car crash right before his biggest competition, she is determined to find out what makes her special and to make him proud. With the help of her imaginary friend, Mozart, she sets off on a quest to find her skill.
Through non-linear storytelling, we also follow Emily at age 34. Having found her skill as a cellist like her father (though not prodigious), she has buried herself in the obsessive world of the cello, and Cello (portrayed by an actor throughout the piece) becomes the only real relationship in her life. However, as she starts to discover the limitations of her isolation, she is challenged to re-examine who her father was, who she is, and how music and art define her and the world she has created for herself.

The Artist and the Scientist is a musical that takes place over the span of
five minutes, in the moment between a Scientist’s proposalto his girlfriend, an Artist, and her decision.An out-of-space, out-of-time folk rock musical that explores the
creative and scientific forces that make us who we are, and the people who challenge us to open ourselves to something more.

Set in 1899 Louisiana, Awakening tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a young mother of two and the wife of a successful New Orleans businessman. While the family is vacationing at a seaside resort, Edna becomes acquainted with Robert Lebrun, a younger man who sparks feelings and confidence that Edna had forgotten. When she returns to the city, Edna throws off the trappings of her old life--devotion to family, attention to societal expectations, and adherence to tradition--to explore her
own wants, interests, and desires. But her independence comes with a price.

Become immersed in this wonderful adaptation of the enduringly popular children’s novel, and grow your love of reading! You’ll join Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Mr. Toad on their whirlwind adventures through the countryside and beyond. Great for Emerging Readers!

This classic fairytale comes alive in a fresh, new way in this reinvented adaptation.
Cinderella dreams of attending the ball thrown by Prince Andrew, a young prince who is nowhere near ready to be King. Through her kind heart and the help of dear friends (Fairy Godmother and Sir Mikhail), the two embark on a journey to find out what truly makes a King or Queen.

Students at the Peachtree School for Insects are up to their usual antics, but today there is a buzz in the air because Fiona the Firefly, the leader of their community, has disappeared! Marvin and Anna, a scatter-brained moth and a studious worker bee, are assigned the duty of finding Fiona and bringing her back to safety. During this 45-minute original musical, children will travel with Marvin and Anna on an epic journey of self-discovery. Along the way, they’ll meet a sassy spider, a dramatic mosquito and a sly fly, all of whom teach an important lesson about how collaboration, cooperation and self-confidence can help save the day!

Based on Oscar Wilde’s short stories, this fun-filled musical follows Mattan, the self-proclaimed "most beautiful boy in the world.” When a suave Marketing Man comes to town to send Mattan on tour, his fame goes to his head. However, when he becomes so self-centered and cruel that a witch takes his beauty, he must go on a journey and learn to see beauty through the eyes of others.