1 – “Clean Love”
Written by Alissa Jessup
Directed by Rusty Tennant
Performed by Jesse Groat
Dramatic Action: a misunderstanding
Shakespeare Text: “Are you sadder than you were before?” (Two Gents)
2 – “Disconnected”
Written by Susan Faust
Directed by Dallas Myers
Performed by Peter Schuyler
Dramatic Action: a betrayal
Shakespeare Text: “Give me the map.” (King Lear)
3 – “Mouth Talk”
Written by Brianna Barrett
Directed by Lawrence Siulagi
Performed by Arianne Jacques
Dramatic Action: a declaration of love
Shakespeare Text: “What was the second noise for?” (Julius Caesar)
4 – “First Time Buyer”
Written by Holly Yurth Richards
Directed by Cambria Herrera
Performed by Elliot Lorenc
Dramatic Action: a rite of passage
Shakespeare Text: “If you will follow me, I will show you enough.” (Much Ado)
5 – “Confluence”
Written by Rachael Carnes
Directed by Joey Copsey
Performed by Mandana Khoshnevisan
Dramatic Action: an intervention
Shakespeare Text: “What did the Russian whisper in your ear?” (Love’s Labours)
6 – “IS → WAS”
Written by Sara Jean Accuardi
Directed by TS McCormick
Performed by Aaron Cooper Swor
Dramatic Action: a death
Shakespeare Text: “I felt appalled, as if in the presence of some god” (Coriolanus)
7 – “Bumerang”
Written by Audrey Block
Directed by Mandana Khoshnevisan
Performed by Cassie Greer
Dramatic Action: a reversal of fortune
Shakespeare Text: “Be patient. They are friends.” (Richard III)
8 – “Consider the Evidence”
Written by Josie Seid
Directed by Matt Pavik
Performed by Shelley B. Shelley
Dramatic Action: a secret revealed
Shakespeare Text: “True, I talk of dreams” (Romeo & Juliet)
9 – “Dolly Friggin’ Parton”
Written by Chris Nguyen & Matthew Miller
Directed by Kymberli Colbourne
Performed by Justin Charles
Dramatic Action: a lesson learned
Shakespeare Text: “The hour is fixed, the match is made” (Merry Wives)
10 – “Blue Skies”
Written by Heath Hyun Houghton
Directed by Elizabeth Huffman
Performed by Eric Island
Dramatic Action: a birth
Shakespeare Text: “The worst fault you have is to be in love” (As You Like It)