READING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
The wine hits the fan as some real housewives of the Westchester’s Book Club gather to discuss their current required reading, The Homeless Dogs of Egypt. During their chardonnay fueled discussion, they find out that the rights to their book club have been sold to a reality TV production company. It’s “Oprah” meets the “Jersey Shore.” Don't judge a book club by its cover, you never know how the pages will turn.
*Reading Under The Influence had its world premiere on April 16th, 2011 in NYC at the DR2.
THE SUBSTANCE OF BLISS
The Substance of Bliss (winner of the 2009 L. Arnold Weissberger Award) is the sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking story of two parents, Paul and Donna, who sit in the backyard of their home, late at night, waiting for their troubled fifteen-year-old son to return so that they can take him to a drug rehabilitation center. As they wait, they find themselves questioning their home renovation choices, the political and religious persuasions of some of their neighbors, the feral cats in their yard and, ultimately, their decisions to marry and have the child that is causing them so much trouble. Both insightful and cautionary, the play explores the realities of our consumer driven culture and the essence of happiness.
AMERICAN STARE
Set in a trailer park in South Florida, this new dark comedy, American Stare, mines the anger of the disenfranchised white lower class. Following the spiraling lives of three sets of people; a widowed woman and her dog, a disabled and accused child-predator, and a couple and their teenage daughter, we are challenged to see the world through their eyes -- a world led by a broken moral compass and tainted with the pervasiveness of special interests. In the end, we learn the true meaning of community.
Selected to perform in Samuel French's 34th Annual Off-off Broadway Short Play Festival, Doll Play (writtten and directed by Glazer) is about three childhood friends who face the ultimate test when one of them gives the other lessons in sex through the use of a large stuffed animal.
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IN THE DAYLIGHT is a darkly comedic thriller (5 characters / one set) about a famous writer and his homecoming to a family he has been avoiding for six years. Tension flares as we learn the reasons behind his inability to forgive the past, and the shocking betrayal that is the root cause of his extended absence. |
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STAIN (Published by Samuel French) is an edgy, dark comedy that centers on the quickly-crumbling life of 15-year-old Thomas and the complicated relationships he has with his father, mother, grandmother, best friend George, and his much-older girlfriend, Carmen. When dark family secrets are revealed, Thomas is confronted with a choice that will either save or mark him forever. |
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SAFE (Published by Samuel French) is a thriller about five people who are coerced into a bank vault during a violent robbery. Camaraderie gives way to conflict as the will to survive spawns paranoia and deception. One by one, the captives turn on each other, create alliances, reveal their true selves and even resort to murder. This dark comic thriller, part survival story and part cautionary tale, enthralls and surprises from the opening scene to a final haunting discovery. Written by Tony Glazer and Anthony Ruivivar, SAFE premiered at The Jose Quintero Theatre on 42nd street in June of 2003. Due to its immense popularity, SAFE extended its run for additional weeks in July. Directed by Anthony Ruivivar, SAFE co-starred Tony Award Winner Carlin Glynn, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Henry Afro-Bradley and Yvonne Jung. Presented by the Imua Theatre Company. Click HERE to purchase SAFE |