T. Reid Kirtley

Will Arbery's 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' presents the idea that "the Left will eat itself," and just as quickly as it does so, it shows us the truth: that the Right will eat itself too. A haunting and deeply classical new American play that, with minimal physical action or spectacle, takes us to the complex core of the void that is American Conservatism in the deep Wyoming night.

A meaningful and deeply textual journey through the life of Woman and the Man she loves. Alayna Jacqueline's play 'It's Too Cold For You Here' abstracts time and space while using lighting, shadow, and memory to bring us through the depths of a series of life-altering events. This play is as tough as it is tender, with a vicious cyclical twist. From a staging standpoint, this play feels incredibly accessible, and I would love to see the many possibilities of where this play could go on stage!

A deeply chilling and disturbing piece of Historical Magical-Realism, and a testament to the idea that evil knows no gender or sexuality. The characters are as cruel as they are lifelike, and the ensemble is utilized horrifyingly yet effectively well. This play ruminates on some of the most atrocious circumstances in global history and makes us acutely aware of our own voyeurism as bystanders to these kinds of evildoings.

I enthusiastically recommend this fever dream of a truly original American musical theatre piece (and that's coming from someone who is a major hard-sell on a lot of things musical theatre)! This immersive musical had me constantly putting my guard down only to surprise me, so simply and lovingly, with every twist, turn, jingle, or song. Surrender yourself to the small revolutions and massive realizations of this play today, for a theatrical treat!

Part bar play, part memory play, 'Tall Tales' by River Timms explores the religious undertones of the unexplainable horrors and happenings of a small Southern town. Talks of revivals and conservative political campaigns haunt this text as much as the ghosts do, sending its characters into a moral tailspin of faith vs. future. What happened then? Where are we now? Where do we go from here? ...and what is that terrible THING everyone keeps seeing? 'Tall Tales' spins one hell of a Queer ghost story.