NOW PLAYING:
ONE THOUSAND BLINKS, produced by theNEST
By: Nick Starr. Directed by: Malinda Sorci. With: Estelle Bajou, Mark Cajigao, Rachel Cornish and Drew Hirschfield.
Dates: January 12 - 29
Times: Tue, Wed & Thu 7:30, Fri & Sat 8:30, Sun 3:30
Tickets $18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)
 
Desperate to break a pattern of underachievement, Morgan leaves his girlfriend in America for a job teaching English in a far away country. Instead, he finds himself translating an obscure medical textbook written in a language he doesn't understand for a doctor who doesn't believe in sleep.
Working day and night, Morgan discovers the exhilarating, frightening and strangely hilarious truth of what it takes to feel productive in a 24-hour world.  But will Morgan’s desperate quest for productivity destroy his relationship – or perhaps even kill him?
 
THE FALL TO EARTH, produced by InProximity Theatre Company
By: Joel Drake Johnson. Directed by: Joe Brancato. With: Deborah Hedwall, Amelia Campbell and Jolie Curtsinger.
Dates: January 13 – February 5
Times: Tue, Wed & Thu 7:15, Fri 8:15, Sat 2:15 & 8:15, Sun 3:15
Tickets $35 (59E59 MEMBERS $24.50)
 
Kenny lived his life in secret.  His mother and sister travel to an unfamiliar town looking for answers.  With the help of a local policewoman they uncover tragic truths about him, their family and themselves in this sharp-witted new play by Chicago-based playwright Joel Drake Johnson.
 
COMING SOON:
 
LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN, produced by Project Y Theatre Company
Plays by: Lia Romeo. Songs by: Tony Biancosino. Conceived and Directed by: Michole Biancosino. With: Rian Alfiero, Joachim Boyle, Liz Elkins, Barrett Hall, Melissa Hammans, Pat McRoberts, Michael Nathanson, Andrew William Smith, Teresa Stephenson, Aidan Sullivan, Jeff Tuohy, Joe Varca, Jessica Varley and Lisa Velten Smith.
Dates: February 3 - 25
Times: Tue, Wed & Thu 7:30, Fri & Sat 8:30, Sun 3:30
Tickets $25 (59E59 MEMBERS $17.50)
 
Amy gets dumped by Chuck right before prom. Susie and Stacy are bridesmaids and think the groom is gay. Brad and Doug have a bro-mantic moment in the elevator. Brian and
Jessica wake up after a night only one of them remembers.  LoveSick or Things That Don’t Happen is an uproarious collection of modern love songs and stories set on the most dreaded day of the year: Valentine’s Day. These original love songs and hilarious plays are for anyone who ever has been, will be, or wants to be in love.
 
POETIC LICENSE, produced by The Directors Company in association with New Jersey Repertory Company
By: Jack Canfora. Directed by: Evan Bergman.
Dates: February 9 – March 4
Times: Tue, Wed & Thu 7:15, Fri 8:15, Sat 2:15 & 8:15, Sun 3:15
Tickets $35 (59E59 MEMBERS $24.50)
 
Poet Laureate-to-be, John Grier, comfortably ensconced as a professor of literature in a renowned university, owes much of his success to his wife, Diane, who has been aggressively shepherding his career. When their daughter and her new boyfriend return home for the weekend, hidden secrets are revealed that threaten to destroy his reputation. In this biting drama, an acclaimed poet grapples with the consequences of a repressed past coming back to haunt his family in an unexpected way.
 

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