Gwyneth Strope

Go on, child. You may break, consumed, but you will come out transformed.

Faced with an unwanted pregnancy, Mirage enters an illusive mind space to confront her own memories of childhood head-on. Along the way she comes face to face with the past versions of herself that she had fragmented many years before. As Mirage revisits and reimagines her childhood trauma, Chrysalis illuminates the process of healing from the past, and breaking from the cycle of abuse to start anew.

How does a family grow to love someone new?
Dorothy is raising four teenage girls all on her own, but when she meets someone at her
mother's wedding, she begins the year-long journey towards her own. Through banter,
brawls, and journal entries, In Bloom examines a pivotal year for this family and how
they must stretch their deep love for one another in order to welcome someone new.

I knew a girl so lonely, she never left her room.

In this electric, one-act musical we follow Grace, a reclusive a young pianist, who befriends the shadow on her wall. During a complete blackout, this "shadow" takes physical form and the two are forced to face their own stagnation and the consequences of physical touch. Who should hold ownership over the body that exists between them - the troubled, living person who wishes they could disappear, or the discontented spirit desperate for a second chance? Through it all, Grace and the Ghost illuminates the process of healing through our darkest moments and taking a brave step back into the light.

What is required of a feminine artist?

In this one-act reincarnation play, women throughout history grapple with what has been
expected of them and what it has meant for them to paint. Through the act of telling each
woman's story, and leaving her own mark on the physical canvas on stage, Painting
Femme, illuminates some of the process of creating art for women.

Features live painting on stage.

This is a love story.

In this dark-comedy memoir, Gwyneth is determined to drown herself in her dirty bathtub, dressed as the image of Ophelia. When Linda, her aunt with intellectual disabilities, knocks on the door, Gwyneth begins a journey towards realizing that she is loved. Through banter, storytelling, and the de-construction of Ophelia, To Bathe or Not to Bathe, examines this painful, yet pivotal moment for the two women as they discover what they truly mean to one another.

Cycling through the phases of you.

In this romantic dramady, Jo and Vin are caught cycling through phases of affection and communication, unsure of how to get to something new. Through banter, distance, and over-sharing, To You and Back, examines this couple as they discover someone more interesting than their fears.

Family, duty, or honor — you can only pick one.

Susan is the mother of a prisoner who has been found guilty of murder. After nearly six months of separation, she finally decides to visit her son. When she arrives, he asks for her help in obtaining a writ of habeus corpus. Unsure if he’s guilty of this heinous crime, Susan must decide whether or not to disclose a tainted memory of an alibi in order to help her son.

All's fair in storage love and war.

In this full-length, romantic comedy Alvera, a podcast host, and Ada, a wig-maker, meet
at a run-down storage unit. With Ada in a relationship, Alvera on the move, and a duel
over buying an auctioned-off unit, it seems like it's impossible for these two women to get together.
Over the course of 24 hours, The Heart Locker, looks at why some people store away
their love, instead of showing it.

How do we find justice in a world of magic?

In this silly, fantasy, crime play, an assassin is being interrogated over the murder of a
cleric. Can the lead detective find the truth before the killer's fate is sealed?