VINELAND PLACE
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Mark Perlberg

For young writer Henry Sanders, it seemed like the perfect job: finishing the long-awaited final book of the novelist who was his hero. Hired by the novelist’s widow, Henry finds himself instead in the midst of a rapidly developing mystery. Vineland Place is an intimate thriller, filled with dangerous surprises to the final page. 

Playwright
For the 2024-25 season, Steven Dietz was once again named one of the “20 Most Produced Playwrights in America” by American Theatre Magazine. His 40-plus plays and adaptations have been seen at over 100 regional theatres, as well as Off-Broadway and in 25 countries. Recent premieres include new adaptations of Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton and Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie. His widely-produced play, Shooting Star, was adapted by Dietz, Kirk Lynn, and Meg Ryan into the movie What Happens Later, starring Ms. Ryan. Awards include the Steinberg New Play Citation for Bloomsday, the Kennedy Center New American Plays Award for Fiction, and the Edgar Award® for Best Mystery Play for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.

CLASS C
by Chaz T. Martin
Directed by Jessica Holt

In a future where American citizens have government-assigned classifications, identity politics and old party lines are set to ensnare a Homeland Security agent on the run. Set off the grid in the northern woods, Class C reimagines who can (or should) be trusted in a world built on blind loyalty.

Playwright
Chaz T. Martin is a Philadelphia-based, first-generation, mixed-race, nonbinary playwright. A graduate of NYU-Tisch, they’re a proud member of The Foundry, recent writer-in-residence at the audio app Dipsea, and literary manager at Philadelphia’s InterAct Theatre Company. Their short film, Chemistry, has won myriad writing awards at film festivals across the country. Their short screenplay, Melissa, was a finalist in Tribeca Film Institute's Through Her Lens program in 2019, and is currently in development as the full-length play I’ll Eat You Whole.

THE MALLARD
by Vincent Delaney
Directed by J. Barry Lewis

Freya and Gillian are teachers who have offended their school board and lost their jobs. Davis and Reagan are yard sale fanatics in search of a priceless antique duck decoy. What follows is a fierce, funny, and escalating battle over a symbol that has wildly different meanings – intersecting the couples in a journey that far surpasses the quest for treasure.

Playwright
Vincent Delaney is a Seattle-based playwright and screenwriter. His plays have been produced, commissioned, and developed at the Guthrie Theater, Florida Studio Theatre, Humana Festival, Premiere Stages, LAByrinth Theater Company, New Harmony Project, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, NNPN, InterAct, Children’s Theatre Company, ACT Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Magic Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Shakespeare & Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater, B Street Theatre, PlayLabs, Capital Repertory Theatre, and Orlando Shakes, among many others. Two of his features are currently in pre-production. Awards include McKnight and Bush Foundation Fellowships, the Reva Shiner Comedy Award from the Bloomington Playwrights Project, a Steinberg/ATCA nomination, and a Jerome Commission. 

IN TWO
by Chelsea Marcantel
Directed by Hannah Wolf

Old and new magic converge in a decrepit vaudeville theatre, in this sharp exploration of stagecraft, second chances, and the art of cutting a woman in half.

Playwright
Chelsea Marcantel is an LA-based writer, director, and collaborator. Reared by Cajuns in Louisiana, Chelsea has also lived and worked among the people of the Midwest, Appalachia, and the Mid-Atlantic. She completed an American Playwrights Fellowship at Juilliard, and is the recipient of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre. Her plays, which have been produced worldwide, include Airness, The Upstairs Department, Everything is Wonderful, Tiny Houses, and Citizen Detective. Chelsea is an enthusiastic member of the Writer’s Guild of America and The Dramatists Guild, and runs with the activist collective The Kilroys.  chelseamarcantel.com

ALBA
by Alejandro Rodriguez
Directed by KJ Sanchez

Inspired by Federico García Lorca’s La Casa de Bernarda Alba, Alba follows a strong-willed Cuban matriarch trying to hold onto control of her house in the face of myriad encroaching forces, including newfangled technology, impatient debtors, and a young suitor with suspicious motives. Narrated by her grandchild and set in working-class Miami, the play seeks to make sense of the unspoken secrets that led to a tragic family event.

Playwright
Alejandro Rodriguez is a Miami-based Cuban-American theatre artist and graduate of Juilliard. His dance-theatre work, Sorry, enjoyed two sold-out runs at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in New York. In My Body, a collaboration with the Canadian street dance company, Bboyizm, recently toured North and South America and won four Dora Awards, including Outstanding Production. He’s an O’Neill Center finalist and a Core Writer at the Playwrights Center. Residencies include Mesa Refuge, Artist in Residence in the Everglades (AIRIE), Miami Light Project, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Makehouse, and the Center for Innovation in the Arts at Juilliard. Formerly, Alejandro served as the associate artistic director for PlayMakers Repertory Company and as deputy executive director for Arts Ignite, a global nonprofit that delivers arts education to over 3000 children annually on four continents.