Tonight's shows are listed in performance order.

Between Midnight and McMurdo, by Marsha Kendall. Film and performance by Marsha Kendall. Original music by Steve Marsh.

How Michelangelo Saved My Life, by Stephanie Storey. A solo show written and performed by Stephanie Storey, a bestselling historical novelist and producer of award-winning Hollywood television and film, whose work has been hailed as "tremendously entertaining" by The New York Times. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, this show explores how a 500-year-old dead artist inspired Storey to rebuild her "botched block of a life" after trauma almost destroyed her. *Trigger warning: this show addresses rape.

A Family Dinner, by Carlos Lopez, Jr. Tonight, you're guests to A Family Dinner, a stage play written by C.L.J. The hosts are the women of the Swanson family. The main course is a delicate conversation between the women. What follows are the voices of suffering individuals.

Yer Gonna Die (Just Like Me), by Zac Carr. This piece is a one-man showcase of work inspired by one of the greatest and most controversial minds of Western Theatre, Dennis Lobsky. A "tour de farce," this master class in the School of Dead Acting will transform the empty mind of the actor into a mausoleum of talent. Written, cried, and performed by Zac Carr.

Tonight's shows are listed in performance order.

Waiting, by Monroe Oxley. Directed by Julia Chereson. How does a playwright come up with an idea for a play? How does a playwright finalize an idea before moving on to the next one? How does a playwright stay on schedule? All these questions and more could possibly be answered in <i>Waiting.</i> Let's go on a journey through the playwright's mind as they try to organize their thoughts as they write their latest play.

Mom Dad and the Glass Ceiling, by Stuart Harry Hersh. Stuart Harry Hersh presents his 14th play at Hyde Park Theatre telling how his mom with his dad's support helped break the glass ceiling at the Post Office.

Unremarkable/Unreliable, by Gloria C. Adams and Teresa Johnson. A diagnosis is the Rosetta Stone to your body's language. In 2015, Teresa was chronically ill and Gloria was mentally ill. By 2020, they were both . . . both. And someday you may be too. Personal stories, politics, and poetry bring together the divergent experiences of two artists who go from empathizing with each other to feeling each other's pain--all too literally

In The Space of ________, by Jonathan Castillo. Tracks the space that the audience is inhabiting and brings them to the spaces in between the reality that we live in and its past, present, and future. The intent is to safely visit the space we are in, experiencing nostalgia, grief, excitement, and to have the actors facilitate that journey as we share ourselves in memory and story.

Goin' to Jackson, by Tristan Young Mercado. (ScriptWorks Commission). Back from the dead, our celestial Lord and Savior returns to Jackson, Missouri where he/she runs into a couple of non-believers and questions his/her life choices.

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Tonight's shows are listed in performance order.

Motherhood: A Tap Dance, by Tricia Mitchell. An original work created and performed by dancer, actor, songwriter, writer, and amateur mother, Tricia Mitchell.

My Guardian Angel, Noelle, by Michael Harlan. I met my guardian angel when being brought out of an induced coma to treat pneumonia.

The Hot One, by Rosanna Turner. A show about one woman's journey to hotness after a lifetime of feeling fugly. This funny, light-hearted one-woman show will touch on beauty, body image, Minnesota's only America's Next Top Model contestant, playing the side character in the movie of your own life, and having big tit energy. Come for the jokes and stay for a striptease that promises to be more laughable than sexy.

The Sweat Lodge, by Neil Dorsey. Brace yourselves, comedy-music lovers. Join Neil Dorsey for a night of sweaty comedy music and detox from life's anxieties. These thicc stanky beats and dumb absurdist rhymes are guaranteed to make you laugh so hard you'll never do drugs again.

Today In Sixth Period, by Sandy Maranto. As with every generation, Gen Z has its own language . . . and attitude. Based on one teacher's experiences with this wacky and wonderful generation.

Tonight's shows are listed in performance order.

Twilight Doubleheader, by Todd Clark. In life, as in baseball, no clock determines exactly when things will end. Sometimes, there are giants of the game in whose shadow we must search for our own swing. We endure losses along the way, but the season is long--and lovely.

The Gun Show Vol 3, by Christopher Michael. This is the 3rd installment of Christopher Michael's spoken word poetry showcase.

A Show Like You Have Never Seen, by Robert Tarry. After years of performing, Magician Robert Tarry has culled some of his favorite performances pieces and put together a show of stunning magic, great comedy, and a lot of audience participation.

The Outer Slice, by The Slice. We are an improv troupe that tries out experimental formats. In this format, inspired by The Twilight Zone, one player as The Narrator brainstorms with the audience on what strangeness is affecting the world. The other players, who did not get to hear any of this, come in and have to portray scenes with limited guidance from the Narrator.

Learning to Human, by Sims Holland, directed by David McCusker. A dark comedy solo show about resurfacing from a 16-year haze of addiction and not knowing how to be a human in the world. Sims will be performing a 25-minute teaser; you can see the full show at Hyde Park Theatre in May 2024.

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