Sirens and Superheroes
Written by Jeff Newman Directed by J.W. Brewer
Performed at The Jubilee Directing Lab Theater (2009) and The Kansas City Fringe Festival (2010)
Owen has worked and trained to become an Emergency Medical Technician. He knows the job is something most can't stomach and he's proud to be the one people call for help on the worst day of their lives. But after responding to a particularly nasty train wreck, he begins to suffer from nightmares, anxiety and increased aggression. After being suspended from work and ordered to see a therapist, Owen must ask himself some very difficult questions to discover what brought him to this work in the first place and see if he can learn once and for all that you can't save everyone.
All The Smart Choices
Written by Jeff Newman Directed by J.W. Brewer
Performed at The Jubilee Directing Lab Theater (2009) and The Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins Festival (2012)
Mitch is stuck on an impossible layover on his way to his dream job at a prestigious accounting firm in Portland. Though he has spent his entire collegiate career pushing himself to attain this goal, he is having doubts. After the airport intercom system starts speaking to him directly and his baggage is stolen, Mitch is left to contemplate the choices that brought him to this crossroads and begins to wonder if the smart road always taken might in fact be the wrong road all together.
Pictured: Kelsey Shipley & Erin O'Brien
Punching In
Written by Jeff Newman Directed by Amber Gensterblum
Performed at The Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins Festival (2015)
The life of food service is by no means a simple living, nor is the business of being best friends. After Jill and Coco are hauled into the drunk tank for having a heated public brawl, they have no one but each other to battle and bargain with as they struggle to decide who in town has the money to bail them out. Their friendship is laid bare and they are forced to accept that in some feuds there is no such thing as the only person at fault.
Pictured: Victoria Johns & Scott Myers
The Chiraq Wall
Written and Directed by Jeff Newman
Performed at The McKaw Theater (2017)
It is 20 years after national leaders have erected giant walls around the city of Chicago. The people inside have no running water, gas, or electricity. The city is without commerce, infrastructure, or rule of law. There are armed guards killing the inhabitants indiscriminately as well as a wave of violent gangs roaming what's left of the city, recruiting some and killing most everyone else. It is in this grim setting that two travelers, Finn and Cutter decide to team up and find a way to break through the wall and escape Chiraq for good.