Dara O'Brien

Tensions rise as Anna Conway and her family gather for Christmas. Her husband disappears into work, her son is consumed by his phone, her teenage daughter finds new ways to disapprove of her, and her mother holds court with demands for attention as sizable as her martinis. It’s business as usual — until Anna suddenly loses her ability to stand or speak. Although only in her late forties, Anna suffers a massive stroke.

This unflappable, elegant corporate wife now has no control over her body or her life, and her stunned family struggles to hold her and themselves together. When Mark is arrested for insider trading, Anna’s best hope for getting the help she needs rests on Helen’s willingness to rouse herself from her habitual cocktail of booze, anger, and arrogance. As Anna comes to terms with the challenges of her recovery, Helen wrestles with the chance to be the mother she never was.

After twenty years of creative and professional struggle, the American painter Edward Hopper reconnects with his old schoolmate, the artist Josephine Nivison. Merging their lives brings seismic change to both. In the summer of 1923, Edward and Jo, both unrecognized painters in their early forties, become reacquainted at Gloucester's Rocky Neck Art Colony. Jo, the more established of the two, inspires Edward to try watercolor, a medium he does not use. At summer's end, they return to New York's Greenwich Village, now courting as a couple. Jo arranges for Edward to participate in a watercolor show at the Brooklyn Museum, where he wins the show's purchase prize and sells his first painting in ten years. As their relationship continues, Edward seeks more from Jo, who resists, focusing on her career. He convinces her to marry him, and newfound intimacy escalates their conflict. Jo is caught between her interdependence with Edward and her need to maintain her identity as an artist. She becomes both his fiercest advocate and a deeply resentful competitor. Within a few months of their marriage, Edward attains long-awaited creative and commercial success. As his reputation skyrockets, Jo's declines. What is the price of genius, and who pays?

A comic take on Euripides’s ELECTRA, with Ivanka Trump as the avenging title character. She has been debased by actions of her stepmother Melania (Clytemnestra), who “killed” King Trump (Agamemnon) by releasing his tax returns, thus destroying him and his family business. As in the Greek tradition, the play uses a mix of meters and rhyme schemes; the Chorus is a member of the press.

Two young female inventors who are eager to find investors for their new product try their luck at "Investorfest"; think Shark Tank goes speed dating. Have they come to the right place?

SERENA is a courageous Editor of a weekly local newspaper. At rise, BRET, Serena's Managing Editor, finds her hastily clearing the clutter in her office before a meeting with her new reporter, ROSIE. As Bret knows, Serena is smitten with Rosie, but unwilling to tell her so. Rosie races in with news, but is cryptic in the telling. Serena thinks Rosie might be declaring her affection, but is soon disappointed to learn that that Rosie's news involves TOM DEGUICHE, who works for their State's Governor and is on his way. DeGuiche enters and offers Serena an interim appointment to the US Senate. When Serena insults him and disdainfully declines, DeGuiche exits. Rosie and Bret urge Serena to reconsider. Serena ardently expresses her desire for more out of life than a political career. Rosie is dazzled, and kisses Serena. Serena is stunned. Rosie exits, embarrassed. With a little fancy footwork from Bret, perhaps disaster can be averted.

Annie is a young actress running the gauntlet that is New York City. Her sister, Siobhan, is a successful lawyer and mother of two who lives in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Lifestyles collide when Annie and Siobhan come together at Annie’s newly leased, exceeding small studio apartment.

Tom is NeueVista Pointe's newest resident, and he's single. Let the dance begin. Marie is ready and willing to step in, but Tom has another partner in mind. Can he convince Ellie to follow his lead?

An elderly man and woman near the close of their lives find themselves together in the moment.

Has Frank added creative accounting to his short list of accomplishments? It's Debbie's job to find out.