A Festival of New Works
Fridays 7 pm, Jan 31 - Apr 4, 2025
Membership Tickets can be used at any of these performances.
Thanksgiver
Presented by Autumn Mist Jefferson
January 31 at 7 pm
Join us for an eerie and suspenseful experience as we bring Thanksgiver to life in a live, visual stage reading. In this chilling horror, a seemingly innocent reunion with an old college friend takes a terrifying turn, leading to a series of unsettling events that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Don’t miss this delicious performance that will make you rethink visiting friends during the holidays.
This play is intended for mature audiences.
This play includes content warnings that contain spoilers. To see content warnings, click here
https://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com/content-warning
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Eyes of Brass, Skies of Gold
Presented by Ryan Leverone
February 7 at 7 pm
Eyes of Brass, Sky of Gold is a one act historical fiction play recounting the life story of Maria Mitchell, the 19th century astronomer. As Maria grows in notoriety, accomplishment, and knowledge she falls further and further in love with the cosmos. This infatuation leads to conversations and closeness with an avatar of the universe itself. This manifestation becomes a full time companion for Maria as she continues her journey for discovery and justice.
Where We Want to Be
Presented by Jared Nobrega
February 14 at 7 pm
Where We Want to Be is a drama that follows the Cardoso family as they navigate through their own individual struggles to find who they are and where they want to be. This staged reading will be the first time the play is heard by a live audience!
This play is intended for a mature audience.
This play does include the following: racism, implied alcohol abuse, and implied suicide.
Thrast: Heist of the Livre De Bertrand
Presented by Madeline England & Reed Reed
March 7 at 7 pm
The tale of eight unlikely passengers and their messy involvement in the heist of a lifetime.
The plan: Steal one of the most powerful magical artifacts off the train before it reaches its station. The players: A thief, a musician, a reporter, a diplomat, an inspector, a war hero, an archeologist, and a delivery boy.
The Place That Made You
Presented by Carson Pavao
Written by Darcy Parker Bruce
March 28 at 7 pm
In the aftermath of a tragedy Jonah attempts to reunite with his best friend, Ben returns to her childhood home, and a giant white whale haunts the coastline of a sleepy Connecticut town. A modern day re-imagining of Jonah and the Whale, a tale of love, loss, and glory in small town America.
Dracula 'Record of a Nightmare'
Presented By Dean Hernandez
April 4 at 7 pm
This classic horror novel comes to life through its use of puppetry and special effects. Adapting the journalistic framing device of the novel into a visual retelling for the stage, Dracula: Record of a Nightmare utilizes the puppetry artform to try and create a sense of desperation, dread, and discomfort that original readers of Bram Stoker's novel might have felt in 1897.