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Developing Fresh Voices and PRODUCING THEATRE for the 21st Century
CINDY'S COMPLEX
Written by Tijuana Karma
Directed by Dee Hammonds
May 16, 2025
7:00 p.m. CST
Two college friends reunite over a weekend to reconnect. They discover they lead very different lives and tempers flare when life altering secrets are revealed.
Cast: Janelle Brooks, Jack E. Chambers, Ellie Hammonds, Leslie Hammonds, Shanté King, and Patricyonna Rodgers
Panelists: Lori Fischer, Amina McIntyre, Shawn Whitsell
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SUICIDE PACT
Written by Melissa McKnight
Directed by Sabrine Birdine-Moore
May 17, 2025
7:00 p.m. CST
In this dark comedy two millennial college friends pledge to end their lives together when they’re 67 if things on Earth keep getting worse. 40 years later, terrifying predictions realized, they reunite during a hurricane with new ideas on what makes life worth living.
Cast: Ken Bernstein, Addy Biggers, Kale Buckman, Lindsey Carroll, Edith Costanza, Christan Riley
Panelists: Briana N. Cox, Kate McGunagle
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THE CURSED TRUTH
Written by MJ (Myah Jackson)
Directed by Jon Royal
May 29, 2025
7:00 p.m. CST
This is a story that explores the complex truths about sanity in our modern world. At a secret government black site facility, Patience, is stuck in heartbreak hotel and working overtime with high level criminals when her ex, Kaleb, suddenly reappears in her life. Kaleb and his sister, Destiny, take the psych ward (and everyone in it) hostage to steal back sanity that has been stolen from them. They convince Patience to work with them to discover the truth about the facility and the patients inside. They build and rebuild unlikely connections in a hopeless place, shifting their perspectives as they gain clarity about the stolen sanity. Then organize a plan and join forces to get it back. Ultimately, they find that the truth is more complicated than any amount of sanity could cure.
Cast: Briana Celeste, Jaylan Downes, Reischa Harrell, Ana Maria Harvey, Tony Insignares, Josh Kiev, Jin Kohanski, Sabrina Lynne Sawyer, Nikkita Staggs, Gillion Welsh
Panelists: Lori Fischer, Emmalee Manes, Shawn Whitsell
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ROBERTA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL
Written by Allison Page
Directed by Josh Inocalla
May 30, 2025
7:00 p.m. CST
Roberta died at the bottom of the pool 20 years ago. Now, her three children are reuniting for Christmas after many strained years apart. One believes their father is a murderer, one believes he's innocent, and one refuses to choose a side. Holiday festivities quickly come unglued when one of the siblings changes into their mother's clothes and insists the three of them reenact the night of her death: wigs, costumes, and all, to finally determine what really happened to Roberta — and who's responsible.
Cast: Jarvis Bynum, Jack E. Chambers, Marissa Hoisington, Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva
Panelists: Amina McIntyre, Kate McGunagle, Preston Crowder
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GENDERFUCK BATHROOM STUFF
Written by Natalie P. Wright
Directed by Jessika Malone
May 31, 2025
7:00 p.m. CST
Best friends Ricky and Lucy (not ~that~ Ricky and Lucy) protest outside a courthouse restroom to oppose discriminatory bathroom bans. Their small protest grows in size but struggles to stay afloat amid conflicting opinions and personalities. In this political dramedy, the group must work together to protect their rights, their relationships, and, perhaps most importantly, their hope for the future.
Cast: Wren Adaro, Dee Benn, Angela Gimlin, JJ Lee, Emmett Rector, Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva
Panelists: Briana N. Cox, Emmalee Manes, Preston Crowder
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The TPS 2025 Virtual Reading Festival is supported by a Thrive grant from Metro Arts
