On a dark, quiet night, an unnamed security guard, working the graveyard shift at a former police station, encounters something strange. On the security cameras he is watching, he sees a mysterious Figure. When he goes to investigate, he finds no one. Then, just as he is starting to relax, he hears five loud gunshots echo through the building.

In addition to working in a possibly haunted building, the guard is navigating tensions in his relationship with his fiancé. They've just moved to a new city, and they rarely see each other because they are working opposite hours. Plus, she is doing exactly what she wants to do while he is still unsure of himself and his future.
The distance between them grows as more strange things happen in the building. There is definitely a presence, but it's unclear what the presence wants from them.

Finally, he has to make a decision that will affect the rest of his life. But will he be able to handle the results of his choice? Will he be able to protect the love of his life? Or will he be consumed by the darkness living in the walls of the police station?

Tales from the Decade of Wandering is a play cycle of five stories. They are modern folktales for the odyssey generation--the relatively newly emerged phase of life in between adolescence and adulthood, usually taking place in a person’s 20’s, starting towards the end of or after graduating from college, if he/she attended. In this phase of life, people travel, live in many places, hold jobs briefly, change careers often, and falter at the enormous intersection of overwhelming indecision and unending ambition. Like the phase of life itself, this play cycle is a collection of different experiences. Each experience is essentialized into the style of the folktale--a story of and for the people who create it, with unidentifiable origins, which is as far from the truth as it is close to the truth.

The first story is a cautionary tale. It examines an odyssey generational who seeks a solution to her questions about her identity in a very dangerous place, and as a result of her actions becomes even more lost.

The second story is a trickster tale, in which an older brother, who is living in his mom’s basement, attempts to hold onto his sister’s respect with a tall tale about outsmarting the devil.

In the third story--a tale of magical treasure--two friends compete for an unknown prize, judged by an unseen and mysterious force.

Before bringing the cycle to a close, it returns to the very beginning, with an origin tale. While many stories about the origins of the universe fall into the genre of mythology, folktales can also offer a take on how things came to be. This one examines the origin of loneliness, particularly that loneliness that comes from questioning whether your hopes are actually attainable.

Finally, the cycle comes to a close with a love story. In which the two young lovers escape a dark castle--or rather, a soul-crushing service job.

The cycle is tied together by interludes--little snippets of spoken word which can be spoken, performed, or otherwise used. Likewise, the stage directions of some of the stories are written in the voice of a storyteller, and could be spoken aloud by the actors or the ensemble. While there isn’t a distinct plot throughline, the play should feel like a singular experience.

Nothing of any consequence has ever happened in the small, quiet town of Paris, Idaho. The kids in this town escape the monotony through the internet--their window to the exciting world they are so far away from. However, the temptation of internet stardom drives some to take extreme measures. The young people of Paris soon find themselves dealing with hackers and cyber-bullies which threaten their internet-dependent way of life.

Two teenagers are facing an unexpected obstacle to the lives they hoped to lead. They are trying to strike a balance between the yearnings and fantasies of youth, and the desire to be responsible in their sudden transition to adulthood. They want this baby, and they understand the sacrifice it requires, but they just thought it would be easier. If only Sarah's parents would let her and Abe live at their house, they might be able to finish school. What will their desperation drive them to do?

In this forum on some of the most pressing, controversial issues facing our society today, your questions will be answered--more or less--by an unlikely group of "expert" panelists: four middle-school boys playing videogames. Questions about race, gun violence, immigration, and sexuality will be illuminated in ways you never thought possible, if the panel can manage to maintain anything close to a focused, rational discussion.

In a country recovering from a revolution, there is still a great deal of instability. Now, a new threat to this country's hard-won freedoms has forced many people to flee from the southern part of the country. But the government, fearing this sudden influx of people into the states surrounding the capital, has put a stop to the migration. Numerous hastily-assembled camps have been established, where the "transitionals" wait to have their cases reviewed before they are either allowed into the north, or put on a bus and sent back to the south.

In one of these camps, Asya pleads her case to Marko, a former revolutionary whose experiences under the old regime have left an indelible mark on him. They both believe they are doing what is right--but what is "right"? This play, inspired by numerous contemporary issues--such as the Syrian refugee crisis and the North Carolina HB2 law--examines how people can become so sure they are doing the right thing, even when it seems obviously wrong to others.

Ted and Chrissie have been married for a year, and it's been... ok. But Chrissie has a secret. She is in love with someone else. Someone more exciting than Ted. Someone who leads a life full of adventure, so much better than the boring life Chrissie leads. This man is the one and only... Captain America. Sure, he's a fictional character, but Chrissie thinks she's found a way to get around that little obstacle, with the help of a certain Sorcerer Supreme.