Evan Peterson

(100 minutes, no intermission)

Five astronauts are trapped inside a spaceship en route to terraform a distant planet, unable to let go of the memories they're leaving behind. When a technical misstep results in death in one of their own, the remaining astronauts start to reconsider the nature of the mission and what it means to exist in the throws of loss.

(120 minutes, one intermission)

A medical facility practicing a type of surgery that corrects personality traits in order to create a more "perfect" human. This is the nightmare that seventeen-year-old Miriam has entered. She was enjoying a rebellious teenage life until she was placed into the clinic as a form of behavioural correction. Her ethics challenged, she tries to fight against the procedure, but the doctors aren't understanding. She confides in Blank, a patient for very different reasons. Together, they devise a way to escape the clinic and dismantle the system—if they can make it through the night.

At the same time, detective Sarah Monroe has been tasked with locating two missing persons: Miriam Fuller and Brooker "Blank" Moreau. She stays awake researching their whereabouts, coming to a dead end at every turn she takes. There is something more sinister going on: it draws upon bad 1980s science fiction movies but extends into a larger conversation of how communities are working to dismantle oppressive structures.

A play about cosmetic surgery, identity, and whatever the hell perfection is.

(60 minutes)

Leslie has spent her entire working life at the same Montana diner. It’s a typical roadside stop: Coney Island hot dogs and cheap wall-to-wall memorabilia. Over the years, she's been filled with growing regrets of never moving away from the same town, but when her estranged daughter arrives unexpectedly, she has an opportunity to make amends to her mistakes.

A play about roadside America, disappearing nostalgia, inescapability of small towns, unrealised ambitions, and lots and lots of cheese curds.

(120 minutes with one intermission)

Against the arid backdrop of the Dust Bowl, Abital digs in the farmland soil for a hidden lake prophesied to her in a dream—her last-ditch effort to reclaim water after growing concerns that the nearby river basin is soon to run dry. Meanwhile, her brother Gabriel charts weather patterns in hopes to predict the next rainfall. Inside their generations-old house, the children’s sheltered and skeptical mother—a frontierswoman and a barkeep—washes away the myths spun to her at the saloon as she searches for her missing acquaintance. Over one long night, at the arrival of a Western outlaw, the children are forced to reckon with the deadly potential of the dust that their mother has kept hidden from them, as they decide whether to leave their land or if they’re too indebted, owing too much to ever leave.

A play about the American frontier myth and what it means to be forgotten by history.

(75 minutes, no intermission)

It snowed so much that the city shut down. It snowed so much that nightmares crept out of their respective crawlspaces on the coldest of December nights. On two nights separated three years apart, Genevieve and Matthew have to come to terms with their hesitations, regrets and fears for the security of their daughter. That word "security" has shifted so much that neither of them really know what it means anymore. But soon they will, as their fears become manifest in impossible ways. Is it nothing but a fever dream? Maybe. But it will all be over by morning.

(30 minutes)

For a group of queer young adults, throwing illegal raves in abandoned warehouses is a form of rebellion and acceptance. When their safety is thrown into jeopardy, they need to figure out how much they're willing to risk. A play about gay rights, inspired by the Donetsk rave scene and Australian lockout laws

(30 minutes)

In 1897 in a small Kansas town, Alexander Hamilton (no, not THAT Alexander Hamilton) witnessed one of his cows being abducted by aliens. Because Hamilton is a member of the local Liars Club, no one is inclined to believe him. But he knows what he saw and can feel it in the air what whatever took his cow is coming back. A short musical minimally influenced by historical events.

(30 minutes)

Tess tries to hold onto childhood memories while her sister Lila works as a crisis negotiator but struggles to help herself. Their brother Alex used to work on the train that ran by their summer house. Now the house has been sold and they need to pack up their memories. When Tess finds a music box, she unleashes a centuries-old ballerina who ties together familial wounds.

(15 minutes)

A scientist attempts to archive memories. A woman finds herself in a cyclical loop with her mother on a beach. There are sparrows in the distance, as the two worlds quickly collide.