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Hannah was a teacher before moving to the UK. Now she works in a pub. Jordan lost his mum six months ago. Six days ago, he lost his job too.Is it time to go home? And if so - where exactly is that? There’s No Place Like marks the US debut of award-winning international company Althea Theatre.

Award-winning playwright Tom Stanczyk explores the absurd, the romantic and the enigmatic through the lives of seven couples in THIS SIDE OF SWEETWATER. Through dreamscapes, celebrations and rough times, lovers fall for each other, argue, swear they can't go on, and then ... they go on.

Quantum Entanglement : The most romantic theory in physics. A love story on the smallest scale imaginable. Particles. Light. A portrait of a nuclear family awakened by a fractured past, and an experiment to connect them all. (Also there's a cat.) No science brain needed!

A 'road rage' confrontation stirs up painful memories for a woman in her late 30's.

It’s been said that there are three deaths: First when your body ceases to function. Second when your body is put in its grave. And third, that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time. This may be the last time. Written by Bill Berry. Directed by Kelly De Sarla.

A four year old with an abusive and possibly psychotic imaginary best friend, a five year old that’s the youngest suicide attempt in New Jersey history, and plenty of cocaine and dildos. MR. MARMALADE is a vicious, darkly funny commentary on how early, and in what strange ways, we’re shaped.

*WINNER HFF SCHOLARSHIP *WINNER SHORT + SWEET AWARD *WINNER ENCORE AWARD A dark comedy about a woman who goes toe-to-toe with her racial identity, religious guilt, crippling insecurity and destructive body shaming. Will the voices of self-doubt win? That's a question to ask yourself...

When Kate decides to leave Paris to care for her sick father, she also decides it's time to share her authentic self with the world. Enter Sophie. What follows is an identity adventure filled with philosophie de la vie, humor, and heartache. Will the world embrace Sophie? Can she embrace herself?

Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child, is the inappropriate over share of a co-dependent bastard child’s life with her acerbic English mother, and the deep bond they forged.

The hilarious Hollywood-by-way-of-the-Deep-South story of a daughter who became an actor to win her mother’s love only to discover the one thing she had to do to succeed was stop acting. And drugs. And expecting her mother to change. "Amazing insight and energy" - UK Health Triangle Magazine

Her post-mortem instructions were hidden in a very specific place - but in the time leading up to her mom’s death, a woman (Jennie Fahn) uncovered more about her than could be contained in any envelope. A comedy about life, loss, and being of sound mind and body.

Stringmates, a written word and movement piece, explores the many kinds of love and relationships we find ourselves waiting lifetimes to experience. Through dance and language, Stringmates encourages all to consider what the word "soulmate" really means. Written by Amanda Noriko Newman.

F*ck Tinder (a love story) is storytelling crack from The Moth champion David Rodwin. From a first date who wanted sex, but brought along her infant, to hitting up a sex club with a woman who’d just said “I love you,” David takes you on a journey you’re glad he took and you didn’t.

"A true gem." "I laughed like crazy!!" Amber, your A.I. therapist is here. Broken hearts, addicts in recovery, a polyamorous lesbian awaits the arrival of Superintelligence, someone needs a piece of somebody's liver? Wait. Amber, the A.I. therapist likes donuts?

EXTENDED - Recipient of the Encore Producer's Award Best friends: We love them, we'd do anything for them, but sometimes, they can be an actual pain in the ass. Three comedic shorts explore the ups, downs and all arounds of best friendships through mischief, love, and the perfect tattoo.