| Summer Shorts July 17, 18, 24 & 25 -- 8PM July 19 & 26 -- 3PM |
| Mama's Almost Birthday by Lily Rusek Director: Greg Dickinson Winner of BLT's Annual New Play Competition (One-Act Category) Two adult daughters, Isabelle and Rochelle, are preparing a small house party for their mother, Vera, recently injured while angrily chasing the paperboy. Isabelle invites her boyfriend, Lenny, to the party and he changes the dynamics of the family relationships. The Cast Martha Hogenboom -- Isabelle Barber June Stacy -- Rochelle Fiore Kathleen Moore -- Vera Barber Joe Narsavage -- Lenny Weintraub |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Graceland by Ellen Byron Directed by Sonia Arnold Two Elvis Presley fans gently compete with each other to be the first to enter their fallen idol's lavish estate. "Very funny and ultimately touching." -- Philadelphia Courier-Post The Cast Brittany Curtis Sonia Arnold |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hot Flat Cola by Sonia Arnold Directed by June Stacy A young woman arrives -- much to her surprise -- in the netherworld, and before proceeding further must contend with a celestial bureaucrat. A witty tale that examines some possible shortcomings of an afterlife. The Cast Joe Narsavage -- #2 Danielle Myers -- Meredith McKay |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Park Bench by Robert Mauro A gray-haired Don Juan intrudes upon the solitude of a spinster peacefully knitting in a park. Their awkward interaction leads to more than either could have expected. An amusing and poignant romance that will place a "feel-good" cap on the evening's entertainment. The Cast Donna Lovejoy Joel Munch |
