Cary Gitter

Beloved entertainers Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner come to vivid life in this hilarious and heartfelt play. Follow the famous couple from their first meeting through their personal and professional ups and downs, all the way to their poignant farewell. An intimate portrait of two comic legends in love—and the lives they led beyond the laughter.

Book & Lyrics by Cary Gitter
Music by Max Silverman
Conceived & Directed by Joe Brancato

Misadventures abound for handsome, naive Joseph Andrews—made a servant at age 10, tutored by the clueless Parson Adams, pursued by the lecherous Lady Booby, tempted by the wily chambermaid Betty, but in love with the forbidden Fanny. Inspired by Henry Fielding’s classic novel, "The Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews" is a rollicking musical-comedic romp through 18th-century England.

Angie Mastrantoni has a lot going for her. A job at a hip Chelsea art gallery. A new one-bedroom on the Upper West Side. And, despite her concerned Nonna’s wishes, not much time or hope for relationships. But then her neighbor Seth knocks on her door. He’s a 32-year-old, divorced Orthodox Jew with a knish store on the Lower East Side. And he needs some help turning on his AC. He needs a "Shabbos goy," a non-Jew to help him with little tasks forbidden to Jews on the Sabbath. Could it be love? THE SHABBOS GOY is a contemporary romantic comedy with an old-fashioned heart—about the loneliness of big-city life, the surprise of encountering another culture, and the possibility of finding love next door.

It’s the 10th reunion of the River Hill High Class of ’08, and everyone’s gathering at the old American Legion Hall in the tiny town of River Hill, NJ. How’re people doing? Well, Sarah’s already divorced. Adam’s a failure. Melissa’s a TV star. Pete’s dead. And Katie’s just really excited to be hosting. Will former crushes fall in love? Will friendships stand the test of time? Will life start to make any sense? REUNION is an ensemble comedy-drama about a group of classmates getting together to figure out how far they’ve come since high school—and how far they still have to go.

Who gets to decide what our children learn? It’s the fall of 2018, and the Michigan Board of Education has released new social studies standards for the state’s public schools. But many topics are mysteriously missing from them: civil rights, gay rights, Roe v. Wade, climate change, and even the word “democratic.” When high school history teacher Sarah Miller catches wind of this, she embarks on a quest to find out what happened—and she uncovers an effort by local conservatives to undermine the curriculum. Based on true events, SOCIAL STUDIES is a timely, urgent play about education and politics in a divided America.

It’s spring 2018, and tensions in Israel are high. President Trump has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and is moving the U.S. Embassy there—to the dismay of the Palestinians, who see Jerusalem as their city too. Enter Hanna Levy, an ambitious young archaeologist who works for the Israeli government. Hanna is asked to come up with an ancient artifact that will prove the Jewish claim to Jerusalem once and for all. But Hanna is deeply left-wing, and her boyfriend, Sayed, is a Palestinian writer and activist. Torn between science, politics, and her personal life, what will she do? THE HOLIEST PLACE IN THE WORLD is a timely play about archaeology, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the effect of the ancient past on the fraught present.

Cam, Joe, and Nick are old friends. Best buds. Now they’re 30, and Nick’s getting married. So they’re back in the New Jersey basement where they (mis)spent their teen years for a final night of drinking, drugs, and remembering old times. But when Kate and Marissa, two women from their past, show up, a wild boys’ night turns into something more dangerous and painful. OLD FUCKING FRIENDS is a provocative dark comedy about male friendship, male frailty, and the reckoning between men and women happening today.

What do you do when your dad suddenly dies? If you're Jewish, you go home for shiva—seven days of ritual mourning. So Cammy's back from New York City and living in Jersey for a week. And her mom, her childhood BFF, her high school crush, and the rabbi are all there waiting for her. Not to mention the sexy Jersey Bro invading her dreams. Will she make it out alive? AFTER DAD is a raw, raunchy comedy about grief, coming home, and figuring out how to live your life after you lose the person you loved most.

The world’s in turmoil, Israel's at war with Palestine—and in tiny River Hill, New Jersey, super-Jewish Georgia is just trying to get a big Hanukkah menorah placed next to the town Christmas tree. But with her angry son in love with a Palestinian-American girl, and a seductive Christian mayor in office, Georgia has no idea all hell's about to break loose. MENORAH is a dark comedy about a clash of faiths and identities in a small American town.

A Sunday night in January. A snowstorm has hit New Jersey. But the River Hill Youth Group, a forum for teenage "real talk," is still meeting at the local Presbyterian church. And only four high schoolers have shown up tonight: intense, romantic Cameron, who’s here to pursue Kate, the girl of his dreams; his shaggy, pot-smoking best friend, Joey; bubbly Broadway wannabe Marissa; and Kate herself, a smart, serious girl grappling with a family crisis. Together with Ed, their well-meaning but troubled adult advisor, they spend the evening clashing, oversharing, consoling each other—and growing up. YOUTH GROUP is a bittersweet comedy about four misfit teens and one oddball adult who gather on a snowy night to form an accidental community.

It's the start of freshman year for Will: the time when high school reputations get made. And there's an unconventional new girl named Sara in town, with thrift-store clothes, artistic talent, and a love of '60s music. But when Will befriends her, his popular pals Derek and Mackenzie aren't too happy—especially once Sara gets pegged as “the smelly girl.” Can Will stand by his outcast new friend, or will he ditch her for the mainstream social life he craves? THE SMELLY GIRL is about growing up, making choices, and figuring out the kind of person you want to be.

In 1933, Charlie, a Polish Jew who has immigrated to America, returns to the Old Country in search of a wife—and then he meets Chava in a hat shop.

It’s January 19, 2017: the night before Trump’s inauguration. Best friends Zoe and Ana are college freshmen getting ready to go out on a big double date. Zoe is super excited—but Ana is the Mexican-American daughter of undocumented immigrants, and she has other things on her mind.