Two Black soldiers Clifford and Ernest have been assigned to dig graves for the fallen soldiers in a field in occupied France during World War II. In the field by themselves they converse about many topics: life, music, love and their reason for being in a war.

It’s June, and the surviving members of the wealthy and eccentric Burgess family are gathering at their homestead in the Catskill Mountains—for the first time since the loss of their powerful patriarch. Buried secrets, witty repartee, and passionate political debate are all on the menu—along with the potential for a summer romance or two. In… Continue reading READING – The Weekend People by Tom Rowan

It’s June, and the surviving members of the wealthy and eccentric Burgess family are gathering at their homestead in the Catskill Mountains—for the first time since the loss of their powerful patriarch. Buried secrets, witty repartee, and passionate political debate are all on the menu—along with the potential for a summer romance or two. In… Continue reading READING – The Weekend People by Tom Rowan

Janie is an older woman living alone in her New York City apartment. When Lizbeth, an old friend’s granddaughter, arrives for what’s supposed to be a short stay, it soon becomes apparent that Lizbeth has other, unexpected plans.

Janie is an older woman living alone in her New York City apartment. When Lizbeth, an old friend’s granddaughter, arrives for what’s supposed to be a short stay, it soon becomes apparent that Lizbeth has other, unexpected plans.

Allie grapples with the decision to move in with her freewheeling girlfriend, Gina. Richard, her ex-husband has apparently moved on with his much younger girlfriend. When he has a Near Death Experience, things get complicated. A funny and engaging exploration of love, choice, and enduring connections.

Allie grapples with the decision to move in with her freewheeling girlfriend, Gina. Richard, her ex-husband has apparently moved on with his much younger girlfriend. When he has a Near Death Experience, things get complicated. A funny and engaging exploration of love, choice, and enduring connections.

When an autistic woman, after a strange encounter with a county fair clown, wakes up the next morning without autism, she and her parents have to come to grips with this new reality. As both father and mother get to know their non-autistic daughter and her excitement, they must come to grips with redefining everyone’s… Continue reading READING: Breathe by Brian C. Petti

When an autistic woman, after a strange encounter with a county fair clown, wakes up the next morning without autism, she and her parents have to come to grips with this new reality. As both father and mother get to know their non-autistic daughter and her excitement, they must come to grips with redefining everyone’s… Continue reading READING: Breathe by Brian C. Petti

On the Confidence, a majestic riverboat steaming down the Mississippi, full of scammers and scalawags, a scrappy orphan boy makes his way by wit, wisdom and a natural flair for charade. Based on Herman Melville’s The Confidence Man, this play follows the young boy’s travails as he navigates a treacherous and deeply theatrical world where nothing… Continue reading READING – Captain Odyssey’s Piebald Parliament by Jonathan Kalb

On the Confidence, a majestic riverboat steaming down the Mississippi, full of scammers and scalawags, a scrappy orphan boy makes his way by wit, wisdom and a natural flair for charade. Based on Herman Melville’s The Confidence Man, this play follows the young boy’s travails as he navigates a treacherous and deeply theatrical world where nothing… Continue reading READING – Captain Odyssey’s Piebald Parliament by Jonathan Kalb

Joe Goldsmith awakens from a dream by a song he recalls from his youthful summers. It compels him to revisit the hamlet of Kenoza Lake, and the Whippoorwill Tavern. Joe last saw the lake, and the ‘Whip,’ 60 years ago. The Whip may look the same but change is afoot.