Stories of change. Stories of self. Stories of what’s next.
Performances
Sunday, May 16, 2027 · 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 20, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
The Screenhouse O'Fallon 900 Caledonia Pkwy O'Fallon, MO 63368
Tickets coming soon
Explore the plays
This Dance
By Rex McGregor
Synopsis
A student tries to persuade his aunt to let him hold a social dance in her barn.
Rex McGregor
Rex McGregor is a New Zealand playwright. His short comedies have been produced on four continents from New York and London to Sydney and Chennai. Website: https://www.rexmcgregor.com/
Slut
By Nayna Agrawal
Synopsis
After getting an abortion, a first-gen Asian daughter joins her oblivious immigrant parents on the family couch, watching Wheel of Fortune.
Nayna Agrawal
Nayna Agrawal is a former mediocre investment analyst, a tortured lobbyist associate, and ruthless international aid director. She got her start in Hollywood as a Grey's Anatomy PA where a writer made her keep track of her menstrual cycle. (Now that you feel sorry for her, you should hire her). A first gen South Asian gal, Nayna grew up in India and Virginia. Her plays have been workshopped, commissioned, awarded residencies and featured on stages across the U.S. She is a Sesame Street Writers Program alum (2018) Disney Writers Program alum (2019) a South Asian Salom alum (2021), and an Unlock Her Potential alum (2022). She has written on eleven shows and worked on Encanto and another Disney movie that will never see the light of day. Most recently, she was a writer on a secret Chris Columbus Netflix show and her play, Brad Pitt's My Bitch, won a commission with the Bechdel Project. She writes about the absurdities and outrageousness of life to help her find the will to get out of bed.
This Is Not About the Laundry
By TK Tansey
Synopsis
A wife handcuffs her husband to a chair in their apartment to force the conversation they’ve both been avoiding for years. What begins as a comic hostage‑situation quickly becomes a raw, vulnerable confrontation about communication, identity, and the fear of losing oneself inside a marriage.
TK Tansey
TK Tansey is an active actor/dramaturg/playwright based in Philadelphia. As an actor, he has performed throughout the tri-state area and co-founded Philadelphia’s Tiny Dynamite theater company. As a dramaturg specializing in new play development, he has been fortunate to work with several rising talents. These experiences, as actor and dramaturg, lead to playwriting.
Hope Springs a Turtle
By Bill Brohaugh & Lisa Holt
Synopsis
An unconventional caregiver spins a peculiar yarn to draw out a troubled young patient.
Bill Brohaugh
Bill Brohaugh is the author of scores of produced short-form radio comedy scripts. His play collaboration with Lisa Holt has been produced throughout the United States and internationally.
Lisa Holt
Lisa Holt’s focus has always been on musical theatre, where she performs as a pit musician. Her play collaboration with Bill Brohaugh has been produced throughout the United States and internationally.
It’s the End of the World and the Rats Are Winning
By D.L. Siegel
Synopsis
Attempting to find some joy and normalcy after a tough year, Evie and Mike are throwing a casual housewarming party in their new high-rise apartment. Unfortunately, the rats have other ideas. Which are worse, Mike's pretentious 'friends' or the creatures slowly taking over the apartment? 'It's the End of the World And the Rats Are Winning' lives in the intersection of Neil Simon and Ionesco and tells the story of a couple just doing their best to keep laughing no matter what the world throws at them.
D.L. Siegel
D.L. Siegel received her BA in English and Theater from Princeton University and her MFA in Playwriting from The New School for Drama. She was a member of The Amoralists' inaugural playwriting residency, 'Wright Club, and is currently the Playwright Mentor for Staten Island Shakespeare Theatre’s Women's Playwright Collective. Her plays have been produced nationally and internationally at Cherry Lane Theater, HERE Arts Center, New Ohio Theatre, Pier One Theatre, Silver Spring Stage, Ivoryton Playhouse, Magnetic Theatre, Live Arts, Artemisia, Wyoming Theater Festival, Flush Ink Productions, The Gallery Players, Eclectic Full Contact Theater, Fringe NYC and many others. A born and raised New Yorker and forever city mouse, D.L. lives in Brooklyn and is a proud #WomanInTech.
Cliff
By Teri Foltz
Synopsis
Alone in a doctor’s waiting room and facing a possible cancer diagnosis, Cliff takes a magazine quiz asking “Who Are You?” As other patients voice its possible answers, he revisits a lifetime of yielding to others—and considers what it might mean to finally live on his own terms.
Teri Foltz
Teri Foltz is an award-winning playwright whose work blends humor, heart, and keen insight into everyday life. Winner of the 2017 Roots of the Bluegrass New Play Contest, Foltz continues to create compelling stories that celebrate ordinary people facing extraordinary moments with honesty, wit, and compassion. She lives in Northern Kentucky with her musician husband and adorable dog.
Clearing Out the Cobwebs
By Judy Klass
Synopsis
Lee is cleaning up and throwing out old things, getting ready to get back out there and pursue a new relationship. But as Lee works the ghosts/memories of previous lovers show up and offer commentary.
Judy Klass
Eight of my full-length plays and 44 of my short one-acts have been produced onstage. Many of my plays, long and short, have been produced as podcasts. Three of my full-lengths are published: by Concord Theatricals, Next Stage Press and by Lazy Bee Scripts in the UK. Many of my short plays have had multiple productions, all over the US. A few have been produced in the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia. My short plays have appeared in magazines like Seven Hills Review and Synkroniciti, and anthologies like The Art of the One-Act. Three are published, each as a stand-alone script, by Brooklyn Publishers, and one is in press there. There is more information at www.judyklass.com
A Different Kind of Strong
By Judy Klass
Synopsis
Fisher and Dad are sheltering in place together during 2020. They have never really talked, but now Dad says he wants to know more about his teenage son.
Judy Klass
Eight of my full-length plays and 44 of my short one-acts have been produced onstage. Many of my plays, long and short, have been produced as podcasts. Three of my full-lengths are published: by Concord Theatricals, Next Stage Press and by Lazy Bee Scripts in the UK. Many of my short plays have had multiple productions, all over the US. A few have been produced in the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia. My short plays have appeared in magazines like Seven Hills Review and Synkroniciti, and anthologies like The Art of the One-Act. Three are published, each as a stand-alone script, by Brooklyn Publishers, and one is in press there. There is more information at www.judyklass.com
Carol of the Reluctant Host
By Brian Brijbag
Synopsis
On a cold Christmas night, a bitter widower opens his door to find a lone caroler who seems strangely determined to keep singing. As holiday songs slowly unravel years of silence, father and daughter are forced to confront the grief, pride, and painful words that drove them apart after the death of their family matriarch. Blending humor, heartache, and hope, Carol of the Reluctant Host explores the courage it takes to sing the second verse—and to find your way home.
Brian Brijbag
Brian S. Brijbag is an award-winning playwright whose work blends absurdist comedy with profound emotional depth, exploring grief, identity, memory, and the beautifully illogical ways people survive. His plays have been produced Off-Broadway and featured in festivals and staged readings across the country. He is the recipient of the BroadwayWorld Award for Best New Play and the Verna Safran Prize, and is the author of the theatre blog Elegant Anarchy. His recent works include Funeral of god, On the Likelihood of Elephants, One Seat Over, Fireflies & Fault Lines, and The Case of the Missing Joe. When not writing for the stage, Brian is a Florida attorney, finding that law and theatre share an enduring fascination with truth, persuasion, and the stories people tell to make sense of their lives.
Over, Under, Around, and Through
By Lou Clyde
Synopsis
Two years after his wife’s death, Fred still can’t tie his own tie, because she always did it for him. When he calls his daughter Janie for help before attending a wedding that might actually be a date, a simple knot turns into a funny and tender moment about grief, loyalty, and the frightening possibility of starting again.
Lou Clyde
Lou Clyde is an award-winning playwright whose character-driven comedies blend sharp humor with genuine heart. Her play Pouf! was staged in New York City as part of the 2021 She NYC Arts New Play Festival and is published by Concord Theatricals. Stilt Girl represented South Carolina at the 2025 SETC Community Theatre Festiva land is published by Next Stage Press. Lou’s newest comedy, How to Supervise Women, was selected for both the Carolina Playwrights’ Lab and Missed the Boat Theatre development programs in 2025 before a successful 2026 production. Lou serves as Playwright in Residence at Chapin Theatre Company in South Carolina. Influenced by the wit of Erma Bombeck, David Sedaris, and Tina Fey, she strives to create comedies that entertain audiences in the moment while leaving them thinking about the characters, relationships, and choices long after the curtain falls.