Love ~ The Human Comedy: A Festival of Six 10-Minute Plays
August 7 - 10 2008
“Recuerdo” by Judith Estrine
Director: Anne Dillon, Waitsfield
Cast: Nina Brennan
Zebulon Towne
“Sweet Potato Pie(s)” by Nancy Gall-Clayton
Director: Henry Erickson
Cast: Krista Cheney, St George
Francis Moran, Moretown
She calls it "a smell," he considers it "an aroma," but ultimately, their blind date isn't a total bust. Breaking bread with a blind date can be dicey.
“The Joy of Sex” by Kitty Dubin
Director: Linda Iannuzzi of Waitsfield
Cast: Andra Kisler, Northfield
Carly Boyle, Waitsfield
Aidan Nevin, Moretown
Married less than a year, a young couple seeks help from an upbeat marriage counselor who's in way over her head.
“The Kindling Effect” by Linda Holland Rathkopf..
Director: Vickie Trihy
Cast: Linda Iannuzzi, Waitsfield
Josh Krushenick, Warren
A young wife’s surprising agitation over the disappearance of a patio umbrella puzzles her husband and tries his patience. But as he and the audience soon discover, her distress has a more serious source.
“First Tier” by Linda Holland Rathkopf
Director: Mitchell Kontoff, Fayston
Cast: Mike McHugh, Waitsfield
Diana Nordahl, Waitsfield
A married couple test the limits of friendship.
“Blockbuster” by Kitty Dubin
Director: Martin Pincus, Montpelier
Cast: Nina Brennan
Josh Krushenick, Warren
Sparks fly when a man and woman, with very different taste in films, meet at a video store.