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Depressed! Depressed!
Neal, a neurotic stand-up comic, has been dumped by the woman of his dreams and realizes that his career is going nowhere. Besieged by family and friends who all believe they know what’s best for him, Neal sinks into depression. Neal vacillates between begrudgingly taking advice and resisting it. Finally, he attempts to stand up to all who would tell him what to do and live life on his own terms.
Book and Lyrics by Carl Kissin
Music by D.D. Jackson
Directed by John Znidarsic
Date of a Lifetime
Two singles on a speed date project what they think their lives would be like if they stayed together long beyond the “switch partners” bell. Competing comical and fraught visions of the future leave them wondering if the person they have just met is the Date from Hell or the Date of a Lifetime.
Book and Lyrics by Carl Kissin
Music by Robert Baumgartner, Jr.
NYMF production directed by Jeremy Dobrish
NJ Rep production directed by Marlo Hunter
Alone World
In spite of their thousands of Facebook friends, Jack and Edie live alone, unaware of each other’s presence next door. They spend all of their time engaging with a computer screen rather than a person. When a short-circuit kills the power, they must venture forth into unknown territory and interact face-to-face with another human being.
Book and Lyrics by Carl Kissin
Music by Robert Baumgartner, Jr.
Directed by Gillian Riley
Angry Birds
Three birds, deprived of their eggs by a Green Pig, tackle that most primal of psychological issues: “Fight or flight?” In their case, the answer may be both.
Book and Lyrics by Carl Kissin
Music by Robert Baumgartner, Jr.
Directed by Gillian Riley