Marsha Roberts

Kate finds out if her relationship with that work colleague years ago was a lot more than it seemed.

Katja has a severe anxiety disorder. And it isn’t all in her head. Katja doesn’t just worry. She foresees terrifying things happening before her eyes. But Katja’s never experienced a major trauma, as far as she knows; so why is she like this? An offhand remark by a near stranger sets in motion Katja’s discovery of epigenetic trauma and a shocking, long-held secret that explains her condition.

Nigel’s the smartest guy in the room. And he’s practically the only guy in the room, thanks to the glass ceiling. It’s a woman’s world where female arrogance and confident ignorance trump male intelligence and hard work. The game is rigged. But Nigel’s had it with the game. He’s going to turn it on its head, fight for his rightful place at the top. Will he be successful? Is that the way it works?

At work, Nigel’s on the fringe of the small, inner circle of women who run the company. He's under-appreciated, he's angry, and he’s not going to take it anymore.

Nigel becomes a whistle-blower and replaces the CEO while she is being investigated. His management style is totally different hers; he is humble, inclusive and plays by the rules. However, his whistle-blower complaint is dismissed because, you know, that’s the way it works.

We catch up with Nigel about a year later when he has found true fulfillment as a Dad. He is caught up in enormous decisions like what color to paint the nursery and whether to use pacifiers or not. And he couldn't be happier.

Charlotte is slipping slowly into dementia. Her daughter, Maggie, is doing all she can to ease the slide—an almost insurmountable task—while she herself struggles to keep it together. Is it futile to fight fate? To hope for the return of the person who used to be? Is it possible to have hope, happiness and dementia at the same time? Or is it better to accept that all the good stuff has already happened and just make the best of it?

Olivia Blackwell was a high-powered attorney until about a year ago, when she was fired. At about the same time, she also lost all her financial assets in a Madoff-type scam. Now she’s living in a tenement building in San Francisco's high crime Tenderloin district and secretly working as a housekeeper while she tries to find another job as an attorney. She leads a double life; nobody in her family or professional circle knows about her living conditions. All the while, she despises the people and circumstances associated with life among the bottom 1%.

“Talking Tenderloin” is about a few days that force her to change the way she looks at people, her current circumstances and at her purpose in life.

A convicted murderer awaits execution. Protesters and supporters have gathered, each group solid in their conviction that they are in the right regarding their view of the death penalty. But how strong are their beliefs, really, when put to the test?

Maggie has come to take her mother, who has mid-stage dementia, to the grocery store. Her mother resists Maggie’s various efforts to try to help her and creates a scene at the store. The two ultimately connect over stolen chocolates and shared hopes for finding love.

A career counseling session takes an unexpected turn.

A particularly destructive virus is attacking large portions of the US. The virus does not affect people physically, but it does seem to alter its victims’ ability to reason and think clearly. The CDC interviews three victims of the disease and its analysis pins down the source to two specific markers.

It’s “a few” years from now and all us humans are connected to “the system” via apps that tell us what to say and do. We’ve forgotten what it’s like to feel emotions; our conversations consist of exchanging facts. That is, until the “system” crashes.

It’s the great pandemic of 2020 and everything is being done virtually, including routine physicals. Luckily, technology has come up with some creative, albeit somewhat unusual, medical devices to collect basic medical information on patients.

This play is a Zoom (or other multi-screen video-conferencing app) version of "Doctor Visit." Post pandemic everything is happening virtually, including annual physicals. You can see your doctor and their nurse via Zoom and Skype. Luckily, technology has come up with some creative, albeit somewhat unusual, medical devices to collect basic medical information on patients.

Fiona is a woman of the world: brash, professional, and presents a good image. She’s on the hunt for a mate with the same characteristics. Her 57th date through the online app she’s been using is Malcolm. He’s sweet, genuine and not concerned about status or image. He also seems to have a sixth sense of understanding and compassion. He’s exactly the opposite of what Fiona wants. Or is he?

At the county fair, Charlene’s boyfriend, Dwayne, gives her very unusual ring. It turns out to foreshadow what the fortune teller sees in the cards about their relationship.

When does a helicopter Mom's job end? Maybe not for a long, long time. It’s finally time for Mom to send Logan out on his own. After all he’s 50 now. But getting him a job at that age isn’t so easy, unless another helicopter Mom owes you.

The shoe is on the other foot in this comedy about sexual discrimination in corporate America. A male and female candidate sit across from a female interviewer, interviewing for the same job at the same time. Even though the male is clearly more qualified than the female, the interviewer dismisses his credentials and instead focuses on his appearance and jumps to conclusions about his work history and work ethic based on his gender. The male candidate becomes increasingly frustrated by the interviewer’s obvious bias, only to be labeled as “strident” and “sharp elbowed.”

A kindly, spry, older woman sits next to a nervous and troubled younger woman on a plane flight. As the play unfolds, it becomes clear that the older woman knows quite a bit about the her seatmate’s life and her current plight. Through a lens of magical realism, the older woman shares insights with her seatmate that set the younger woman’s mind at ease and give her a new perspective on her life.

Lucille lives in an assisted living facility. Sadly, her days of excitement and adventure are behind her. Only one of her two daughters bothers to visit her regularly. But it seems there’s a wonder drug being tried out on the residents of the North Wing that sends them back to the dance floor and makes them frisky in the bedroom again. Will it work on Lucille?

Martin and Jenny are first-time parents. Jenny has had it with being a stay-at-home Mom and wants to go back to work full time. She wants Martin to stay home with the baby, but that's the last thing Martin wants to do. It would ruin his career prospects and squelch the hot affairs he has going at the office. Jenny corners Martin into switching roles with her, and then proceeds to show him exactly what's involved in being a stay-at-home parent.

Mrs. McCandy lives in the Memory Care Unit of an assisted living facility. Compared with her exciting, glamorous past, she considers the Christmas caroling sing-along at the facility to be boring and refuses to participate. As her caregiver, Gregory’s job depends on convincing her to engage in the social activity. Through his creativity and compassion, not to mention hip hop talent, he finally hits upon the solution.

Stereotypes are turned on their heads in this comedy, featuring a spry 70-something-year old woman who goes shopping for sexy lingerie; her young, black, hip-hop-artist-looking, billionaire investment banker fiancée; and the two saleswomen who, after waiting on the couple, decide their own somewhat stale relationship could use a dose of romance.

Three females (one with four legs) find themselves harassed by three males (also one with four legs). The females are rescued by none other than Gloria Steinem, who comes out of retirement to help them. Gloria is accompanied by her trusty poodle, Hillary, who sets the four-legged male straight.

Can a guy from another planet find love here on earth? A poetic, obese young man feels cast out of “normal” society because of his size. He feels like a visitor from another planet, and sees life through an unusual, poetic lens— believing he has a direct line of communication to God and the stars, among other things. His crush rejects and ridicules him, but through his poetry he finds a girl who falls for his true self.

Caroline has a high-level, well paying job; but she hates it. She wants to quit, but the company’s got her in golden handcuffs: if she stays for two more years, she’ll get a huge bonus. She doesn’t know what to do. At her colleague’s recommendation, she visits Vera, a psychic. Vera turns out to be quite different than Caroline imagined—not your grandmother’s psychic. Vera consults the cards and sees that Caroline will indeed get her bonus even if she quits now. Caroline is skeptical, but Vera assures her that she’s always right. And it turns out there’s a very good reason for that.

Kevin’s boss, C.J., has put him in charge of the Christmas, I mean “holiday fluid,” party — since, you know, men are such good party planners. C.J. has some very specific, over-the-top requirements for the party. Kevin gets her back by planning some over-the-top party features himself.

In the midst of the time of COVID, a temporary mortarium on rents is about to be extended—or not. One family’s future depends on the moratorium being lifted while another’s depends on it being extended.

“Sin of Omission” (specifically written for Zoom) – A bank teller insists that her unmasked customer be more ethical and respectful while robbing the bank.