Defining Form & Other Plays

the LADIES QUINTET

A quintet of short solo works for mature women,
includes:

THE GARDEN CLUB

The last surviving member of the Never-Blue
Garden Club conducts the group's annual
meeting.

THE STAR POLISHER

An elderly woman polishes Joanne Woodward's
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, reminiscing
about the films that shaped her life and Nation.

NOEL

Clearing out her deceased sister's attic, a woman
discovers Ghosts of Christmas Past.

AN AMERICAN SKETCH

A painter dazzles her granddaughter with her
paintbrush and wit teaching the compenents of a
well-lived life.

A REAL POSSIBLE

A widow, braces herself for the arrival of her
Prom date.

STRAIGHT LACED: A Cantata

An exploration of reparative therapy in an
attempt to heal a young man of his homosexuality.

BESSIE! The Life of Bessie Smith

Celebrating the life of the "World's Greatest
Blues Singer", Bessie Smith, who took no
prisoners as she graced stages across the country
forever changing the face of music as we know it.

THE FITTING ROOM

A peek inside a ladies dressing room in a
voyeuristic perspective on the search for
meaning, truth and the perfect pair of jeans.

DEFINING FORM

Siblings struggle over the care of their aging
mother, in the early stages of Alzheimer's.