Max Pinsky

Sister Teresa has been experiencing bouts of holy ecstasy for months since joining Sister Beatriz' convent. When Beatriz finally takes a stand against Sister Teresa's disruptive practices to her confessor Father Borgia, more than religious experiences come to light. Once Beatriz prepares to place matters in the hands of the Bishop, Teresa undergoes a final ecstatic episode that implicates both her and Father Borgia. The convent will never be the same again when it seems the Holy Spirit puts everyone's faith to the test.

*inspired by Bernini's masterpiece sculpture

A tragic family emergency brings together estranged siblings Keir and Jeremy, although there is something different about Keir since the last time the two saw each other.

This Italian-American apartment is getting shaken up when Frank's daughter Rosemarie is preparing for a date with Jackie. When he arrives, Frank takes it upon himself to "check out" his daughter's beau. All should be fine, just as long as Jackie doesn't take things the wrong way, capisce?

It's 3am, and Joel and Connor are just getting in from a night out. After fumbling around to begin ending the night, tensions begin to rise when Joel finds out from the mail that Connor has been irresponsible with his finances. Will the pair be able to patch up their relationship, or will they continue to be on different pages about work, life, and their future together?

Join mother Linda and her two daughters Cecilia and Mariela in their own kitchens via ZOOM, as Linda attempts to pass down one of her treasured family recipes. Under an unknown time crunch and the pressures of ensuring the survival of their traditions in a changing world, the three all do their best to not only make a fabulous asopao de pollo, but also some new memories with each other.

*this script necessitates that the actors cook in real-time*

Another episode in the "I Love Liz" universe. This time around, nosy, poker-playing husbands Ed and Stevie overhear their wives salaciously dreaming up how to "take care" of their spouses during their book club. Thus, the only logical thing to do is to dress-up Stevie as a new wife to the City Gate Apartment Complex to infiltrate the women's next meeting. When a surprise card game gets out of hand, how will these couples every live under the same roof again? Best paired as the second act of "I Love Liz."

It's the 1950s, and it's time for women to take a stand against the patriarchy. Get ready to divide the City Gate Apartment Complex when Liz rallies up the women and children in a scheme to teach men a lesson in taking your spouse for granted. With the fellas out of the picture, Liz, her gang of housewives, and the building's co-owner Tina learn about all the things that come with their newfound freedom: both the sweets and the sours. Taking inspiration from such classic sitcoms as I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and The Danny Thomas Show, join the characters on a zany, sassy, and nostalgic ride into the grey area between the words ‘I do.’ Will married life ever be the same for the five couples ever again?

Continuing the story from La Medéa, years have passed since the Dominican vuduïsta left behind her ex-husband Jason and her life in New York City. Now, she lives in a Santo Domingo penthouse with her husband Alcalde Eleuterio and son Malsiyon. She has also brought along the wheelchair-bound Celiana, and her chorus of practitioners have joined Medéa as her maids. Life is good. However, the loa Filomena Lubana senses danger, and when tragedy strikes, all will discover how far Medéa is willing to go to save her new life when a mysterious guest arrives whose identity will change the course of this family forever.

Pressure is mounting as Tyler, Executive Chef of Ambrosia Events, prepares for his first corporate gig. He has enlisted the help of his wife Maria, sister-in-law Bella, daughter Callie, family friend Cory, and even his brother Arturo to help ensure that this dinner service goes off without a hitch. However, once Arturo arrives late, the edges begin to fray as Tyler's temper starts to get the best of him. While the chef salad is being served an unfortunate accident leaves Callie with a badly bleeding finger, and the true nature of Tyler and Arturo's relationship is revealed. The details of how Arturo landed in jail previously sends shockwaves through the group. As Tyler prepares the entrée live in front of the audience, a rendezvous between Arturo and Callie will shatter boundaries and change the family forever. Just the two brothers are left to serve the desserts, and a surprise ingredient will show how far a brother will go to spite the other.

The world of gymnastics just got much wider in Clermont, Florida, as Sky High Spirit Gymnastics & Cheerleading students William and Geo are now old enough to join the competition team roster. The only snag: they are being entered in the acrobatic pair category. When this news is broken to William, it takes the intervention of Coach Favorit to transform the unlikely duo from bickering rivals into a winning act. A shocking accident onstage makes for quite an interesting debut.

Fast forward five years, and Geo and William are athletes at the top of their game. Ready to take on Regional competition to qualify for Nationals, the pressure is mounting on the partners to make their last competition in high school a major success. Double the stress, when William is waiting to hear back from colleges, and top it off with the boys’ relationship developing into something more serious…a fact that shakes Mrs. Newson, William’s mother, to the core.

When a heartbroken Geo is left to continue following his dreams now as a solo athlete in college, the stakes are higher than ever for him to prove that he has what it takes to be stellar on his own. Not even a disturbing confession from Mrs. Newson can shake his confidence with the steady guidance of Coach Favorit on his side. With one more performance, Geo catapults into a life with everything he has ever wanted.

Admetos has known this day would come for quite some time: the day his wife is doomed to die in his place. This is the arrangement that came about when Lord Ganesha, the Hindu deva of good fortune and the remover of obstacles, came to Admetos’ home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, under the disguise of a servant. When Yamarajah, the deva of death, came to claim the soul of Admetos, Lord Ganesha worked a deal on his behalf to satisfy death by some other measure. The only suitable replacement was Admetos’ wife Alcestis.
After the Chorus of Aunties enters and recounts the hardships struggled by the patriarch Ajah Pratesh, Admetos’ father, as he and his wife immigrated from Guyana over thirty years ago, Alcestis returns to bid a final farwell to the family, including their teenaged daughter Ehimaya. She asks that her husband maintain her living memory and not marry again; however, Admetos takes these vows a step further by swearing off any more celebration or entertainment of guests in his home.
These solemn oaths to his beloved are unwittingly challenged once a mysterious stranger arrives while Admetos is preparing for a sacred ritual to honor Alcestis. He reveals himself to be the Avatar Parashurama on sojourn and looking for a place to rest. At the feet of a holy man, Admetos is compelled to break his vow and invite Parashurama into his home as a guest, calling upon his daughter to tend to him.
As the day grows on and Alcestis has died, the family begins to mourn and make the final preparations for her cremation. Admetos is left behind to take care of some final measures when Ajah Pratesh comes to aggravate the situation. Admetos storms off, and Parashurama learns the true identity of the person who has died. When the grief comes to a head to high to bear for Admetos, Parashurama delivers one final courtesy in gratitude of Admetos’ hospitality: his wife, newly restored to life.

One day in Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC, wailing plagues La Botanica de Medéa, a Dominican Vudú shop. The shopkeeper laments how the home of its patroness Medéa has been disgraced by the abandonment of Jason, her now ex-husband. Having gone off and married the daughter of the Queens borough president, she and her sons have been left with next to nothing. The Chorus of Medéa’s vuduïstas pray for some divine intervention from the Dominican loas in response to this betrayal.

As the day goes on, the shop is frequented by several guests. The first, a visit from Jason’s fiancé herself, spells trouble for the entire shop. She issues an eviction notice signed by her father ordering Medéa and her sons to vacate by the next day. Next, a visit from Jason rubs salt in the fresh wounds of his infidelity, as he fails to realize the magnitude of his choices. Lastly, the shop is visited by a group of Manhattan socialites who need some “spiritual guidance” in their love lives. One of these women in particular, Magdalena finds herself in the unique position of being able to offer Medéa some refuge in exchange for her help. After she accepts, there are only two lose ends that Medéa needs to tie up.

Calling upon the powers of the loas, she anoints a golden necklace and silk robe. She summons Jason under the guise of her concession to her eviction and desire to make amends, sending Celiana to take her sons to what would be their new home with him. Not too long afterward, Celiana returns to give a gruesome account of the downfall of Jason’s fiancé, which also took the life of the borough president as collateral damage.

After night has fallen, Jason returns to a now empty shop to attempt to bring justice to his former wife.
However, he is truly decimated when he finds that Medéa has released her sons’ spirits to the loas, packing up her suitcase and moving on to the next chapter of her life…leaving Jason forever tormented in the past.

On the isle of Lesbos, Sappho, the famed poet, prepares for her wedding. Though she looks like a bride, she concerns over exchanging her exciting lifestyle as a learned woman for the role of housewife.
Phaon, a ferryman, is eager to marry Sappho. Though they share an unmistakable bond, Sappho’s inhibitions are still not calmed. Eros, having observed this, plans to bestow upon the couple a gift at sunset.
At midday, Sappho’s father relays that a mysterious courtesan requires Phaon’s services to travel to the close land of Mysia. Having already offered a large deposit of gold with more promised, both men are powerless to refuse.
At sunset, Phaon prepares for departure, and the alluring fare charms all gathered at the shore, including Sappho. As the ferry sails away, Eros readies his bow and strikes Sappho as she gazes upon the shrinking vessel. However, she becomes fascinated with Phaon’s patron, beginning to long for this woman that she never knew.
Upon Phaon’s return, she confesses this to him, though he is unable to understand. They argue, and he retires to sleep. Sappho, betrayed by her heart, casts herself into the sea. Eros, seeing this, remedies the situation the morning after.