If The Earth Were Flat

Written by Eliza Huang
Directed by Felix Gaddie
Produced by Seidy Pichardo

Fall Mainstage
Shanley Pavilion

If the Earth Were Flat follows Ashley and Tony, a couple who once lived on the move but have now chosen to settle down. While Tony adjusts with ease, Ashley begins to unravel, struggling to find control in unfamiliar surroundings. In an attempt to reconnect, she initiates a roleplaying game where they imagine a world perched on the edge of a flat Earth, playing explorers navigating its borders. Through their game, Eliza Huang's new play delves into themes of displacement, identity, and the ache of letting go; exploring what it means to belong, to choose, and to move forward when everything familiar slips away.

The Ballad of Ricky Jo

Written by Sophia Casa
Directed by Jeffrey Rohr
Produced by Creighton Smith-Allaire

Spring Mainstage
Shanley Pavillion

Rory Collins is your picture perfect Wild West Cowboy. Stories like this are usually about him, but there's one problem: Rory Collins is dead. The Ballad of Ricky Jo instead follows the titular slacker wannabe cowboy who, after discovering that he has been destined to die, makes a deal with the enigmatic Balladeer to prove that his life is worth living by becoming the best cowboy in the Wild West. What follows is a comedic, bloody, existential journey through the Wild West and Ricky Jo’s own past, as he attempts to kill his way to the top and discover... what makes a life worth living, and what makes us keep living it?

Birdie

Written by Pamela Gloger
Directed by Tomi Fawehinmi
Produced by Jorje Lara

Winter Reading Series
Shanley Pavillion

In the wake of a devastating fire, a families home is the only left standing, as if by miracle. What was once a vibrant community, marked by pride of ownership and racial solidarity, is now a landscape of ash and debris. Beset by survivor guilt, but also a sense of obligation to honor the memory and legacy of those who came before, a family faces the wrenching decision of whether to stay and help the neighborhood rebuild, or to make a new start somewhere else.

Al Regresar

Written by Alexa Núñez Magaña Directed by Iris Hernández
Produced by Jorje Lara

Winter Reading Series
Shanley Pavillion

Maritza and her father, two Mexican immigrants from Michoacan, have to grapple with feelings of nostalgia, alienation, and regret, as well as the frustrating expectation to be “grateful” to be in the US, as they remember their last Christmas in Mexico and experience their first Christmas in Portland, Maine. Highlighting the contrasting, conflicted emotions between the beautiful home you love, and the safe place you currently reside, Alexa Nunez Magana's new drama, Al Regresar, directly addresses an age-old question asked by immigrants; "is it truly so bad to feel regret?"

Two Restrooms

Written by Sarah Villamil Hurtado
Directed by Louise Sims
Produced by Jorje Lara

Winter Reading Series
Shanley Pavillion

Even powerful politicians have to pee. When the lines between life and work blur, no topic is off limits in these Two Restrooms. Sarah Villamil's new farce follows Prim and Saul, the restrooms' attendants, as they interact with attendees of the gubernatorial election watch party. Using the ridicule of a farce to cast a reflection on our society, Two Restrooms addresses the classism present in politics, and who truly has the power and control in our country.