Sam Walsh

FULL LENGTH: In small town America, Roy, the local repairman lives alone in his childhood home. One morning, his estranged niece Maxine shows up on his doorstep, forcing them both to navigate the ghosts of their past in order to truly live in the present. 'the stranger' is a quiet meditation on the trappings of grief, regret, and learning when repairing something actually means starting anew.

FULL LENGTH: Sarah and Carly, well into adulthood, have returned to their childhood home to pack up their belongings after their parents divorce. Their mother, Susan, has a new boyfriend named Jeff that she neglected to tell them about. Their father, while absent, is an elephant in the room — hovering over everything. Carly just wants to get through the weekend unscathed, Sarah can’t let go of the past, Susan can’t face her life- not really, and Jeff is a good guy. An exploration of all the things we say to ourselves to get by and the ways in which they frame our understanding of the world.

FULL LENGTH: Rachel is a 29 year old mortician who happily lives with her dad, John, above their small town family funeral home. When Kyle arrives to make funeral arrangements for his dying mother, Rachel is pushed out of her comfort zone by having to provide emotional support — usually John's expertise. A year-long courtship ensues between the grieving Kyle, and the complacently happy Rachel. As the seasons change, Rachel struggles to keep pace with the growth that John and her best friend Cody experience — ultimately, forcing her to grapple with her own unexamined grief. A play about love, death, and choosing life, Should You Find Yourself Prepared asks if the potential for a happy ending is worth risking it all.

FULL LENGTH: Set between January and September 1692 in a barn on the Marlboro family farm in Salem Village, Massachusetts, sixteen year old Tryphena longs for something more in life than housework and chores. Her sensitive older brother Cuddy is disgusted by the growing religious extremism within Salem Town and makes plans to escape to Harvard Divinity School in the fall. Dorcas, a young girl who is living with the Marlboros, is so happy to be here - but trauma from her past threatens to catch up to her at any moment. As the temperature in town rises, these three young people must grapple with the dangerous realities of being themselves in a world of unforgiving social structure.

When is a potato more than a potato? In this time and reality bending epic, we live where Idaho, Oregon, and Washington meet. A land rich in potatoes since they were introduced by Christian missionaries in the 1830's. Marcus Whitman is intent on saving the souls of the Cayuse people; Ethan wonders why he has to do a report on Whitman's bloody end; Brylie, Candace, Savannah, and Jackson wonder if this potato that's grown on their radioactive land is a miracle; and at a certain point we'll have to decide which potato wins at the fair. By considering the past, present, and post-environmental collapse future, Manifest Destiny asks us to consider not only our place on this planet, but the white supremacy at the very root of our country.

FULL LENGTH: Someone reported the incident to Corporate so now we've all gotta come in on a Saturday to meet with Melanie from HR. But what happened? Who is to blame? Does it matter? Inspired by The Bacchae, The Incident invites us to consider the subjectivity of truth, and the manipulation of a shared reality to benefit capitalism over community.

FULL LENGTH: Ryan, an addict, didn't come home. Now all his mother, Terri and sister, Stephanie can do is stand at their kitchen window in Appalachia. Swinging wildly through blame, shame, rage, and mourning, they stand waiting for the return of a man who is already gone.

FULL LENGTH: Diana is alone. Diana suspects Lucas isn't telling her everything. Diana feels Lucas is pulling away. Diana loves Lucas, even though he's got a lot of red flags. Diana loves Lucas even though he doesn't respect her boundaries. Diana is falling in love with Lucas against her better judgement. Diana thinks she might be falling for Lucas. Lucas wants Diana. Diana is alone. A deep dive into emotional abuse, this two-hander takes its audience on a journey from tragedy to possibility.

Kendra has the perfect all-American family. She’s made sure of it. But when her brother Ben proves uncontrollable, she’s forced to confront her concept of family and how we choose to show up for one another.

Joe knows that Jen knows how he should move forward with his life. Joe knows that Jen knows he needed to leave his job, his wife, his kids. Joe knows that Jen has a good reason for taking Kay’s credit cards and moving all of her stuff into storage - that she needs to sleep in her car for a while. Joe knows he can’t let her into the office. A fractal fantasia examining the many iterations of self, Jen Knows dares to question the base need for certainty in our lives.