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- For this production, all four writers were given vintage postcards to inspire their short plays
THE POSTCARD PLAYS
A Subway Tale by Gracey Lyerla
Have you ever encountered someone on the subway that left you wishing you had done something other than stare at your phone and ignore the world? What if you had acted on that impulse? Three strangers meet on the subway, and hopefully impact each other's lives for the better, if only for a moment.
Best Wishes by Austin Vetter
Two people in their late twenties find themselves locked out of their truck after two years of working a children’s theater tour. It’s their last night together, who knows where they will end up.
Break for Tea by Kirsten Freimann
Rose and Opal are the RIU music department's Brad and Angelina... or at least according to Lila. When Lila discovers that there is trouble in paradise between the couple, the young freshman takes it upon herself to reunite the pair, whatever it takes. Clues will be solved, relationships will be tested, and tea will be spilled.
Catch and Release by Beck Ferris
Minnie wants to be a bride, but her girlfriend Cleo swore she'd never get married after her parents’ divorce. Wilson and Fred got married two summers ago, and they couldn't be happier. Cleo and Wilson are best friends. As Fred sleeps below deck, Minnie, Cleo, and Wilson try to catch a fish, smoke some weed, and navigate what it means to change for someone.
Royal Wedding by Issano Rogers
One sister is getting married, one sister is not. One sister *wants* to get married, one sister does not.
The Prompt:
Trans Stanley by Gabriel Villa
A pregnant Temu trad wife and her lesbian Bushwick bound sister meet for the first time in years at the wake of their abusive father. Naturally, their tumult forces them to reconcile with the origin of their dysfunction: the Trans Stanley incident.