Wendy Herlich

When fiercely independent Vivian, facing the early stages of dementia, meets Carla, a young hospice volunteer desperate to shine, they strike up an unlikely friendship, which is thrown into question when Vivian enlists Carla’s help in getting life-ending drugs from a hapless musician. Along the way, Val (Valium) and Di (Digoxin) appear in Lifetime interviews, a game show, and more to help explore life’s choices. This dark comedy follows the experience of two flawed women as they wrestle with the challenges of medically assisted dying.

In a sterile conference room, with clients watching through a one-way mirror, Danielle, reeling from a run-in with her ex, moderates a focus group of six small business owners to get feedback that will influence the launch of a new credit card. In this satire, marketing and technology have come together to rule society, and Danielle finds herself resorting to more and more desperate tactics to get insights. Over the course of the evening, the world turns upside down, until even a premium airport lounge isn't what it seems.

Territory 4 explores the lengths to which we'll go for convenience and comfort in the modern age.

Gwen, a stay-at-home mom concerned about her estranged, video-game obsessed son, dives into the massive multi-player role-playing game Progeny of the Revolution in the hopes of connecting with him anonymously. In the process, she hires Liu, a young Chinese woman who is working in the black market industry of “gold farming,” to level her up so she can play with him. When Gwen gets more information than she bargained for, and Liu sees an opportunity to raise her station in life, the women become entwined in a dance of hope, resentment, and something resembling friendship.

AN EVENING OF AWKWARD ROMANCE introduces a collection of oddball characters on their quest to find love. An office romance at an ad agency sours over excessive jargon; a woman with a movie-related “affliction” finds her Prince Charming; a couple of misfits find true love at a funeral home. These and other vignettes are interwoven to create a hilarious (and at times poignant) celebration of the search for the elusive “soul mate.”

The second in a series, ANOTHER EVENING OF AWKWARD ROMANCE features seven vignettes, including a chronic sinus infection sufferer who is infatuated with her pharmacist, a pair of lovelorn auctioneers, and a teenager who wants nothing more than for her boyfriend to notice her physical flaws. This two-person comedy offers an unvarnished take on the search for love, and celebrates human beings at our most odd, endearing, and vulnerable.

The third in a series featuring characters bungling their way through love, AWKWARD ROMANCE: THE THIRD EVENING centers on the story of two movie sidekicks yearning to change their fates. As they struggle to cross space and time, other misfits contend with their own challenges, including a babytalker trying to kick the habit, a hip-hop–loving phone solicitor who can’t stop dancing at a wedding, and a lonely, yet powerfully persuasive employee at a holiday store.

Louise shares the secrets to her success in getting the perfect SAT score. But she isn't in high school, she's 35 years old. And she's taken it nine other times. FAULTY:HITCH is the story of one woman's struggle to connect with her estranged son and find faith in herself.