by Jackie Sibblies Drury
directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh

Cast

Aime Kelly
Black Woman/Another Sarah
JaBen Early
Actor 2/Black Man
James Ijames
Actor 4/Another Black Man
Jamison Foreman
Actor 2/Another White Man
Kevin Meehan
Actor 1/White Man
Miriam White
Actor 5/Sarah

An ensemble of actors comes together to create a play about an obscure 20th century genocide--but from the mire of creativity, hidden hatred and dormant violence bubble to the surface, forcing these “post-race” millennials to confront their true natures.

by Johnna Adams
directed by Seth Rozin

Cast

Alice M. Gatling
Corryn
Karen Peakes
Heather

Production Team

Colin McIlvaine
Set Design
Susan Smythe
Costume Design
Maria Shaplin
Lighting Design
Daniel Kontz
Sound Design

A grieving mother looking for answers for her son's death, and a bewildered teacher on the brink of losing what she holds dear, collide in a parent/teacher conference that becomes an intense battle to understand the vivid, tortured inner life of one extraordinary ten year-old boy.

Winner: 2014 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Alice Gatling)

A World Premiere

by A. Zell Williams
directed by Matt Pfeiffer

Cast

Brian Cowden
Stanley Drago
Alex Keiper
Sophia Grillo
Kittson O’Neill
Tambrey Walker
Bobby Plasencia
Ignacio Guerrero
William Rahill
Vince Turati
Alice Yorke
Emma/Cameraperson
William Zielinski
Nicky Grillo

Production Team

Drew Billiau
Lighting Design
Ian Guzzone
Set Design
Alison Roberts
Costume Design
Christopher Colucci
Sound Design

Ever since he told a customer to "speak English," Nicky Grillo, the third-generation owner of Grillo's Steaks in South Philly--pits himself against his spirited daughter, his oldest friend, and his own rapidly diversifying community. In the City of Brotherly Love, how far will one man go to keep his neighborhood All-American?

Winner: 2014 Independence Foundation Barrymore Award for Outstanding New Play
Winner: 2014 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Overall Production of a Play

An InterAct World Premiere

by Peter Gil-Sheridan
directed by Seth Rozin

Cast

David Bardeen 
Jason
Annie Henk
Yesenia
Becca Khalil
Ritu
Jered McLenigan
Brendan
Amar Srivastava
Akash

Production Team

Rosemarie McKelvey
Costume Design
Roman Tatarowicz
Set Design
Mark Valenzuela 
Sound Design
Peter Whinnery
Lighting Design

Brendan and Jason proudly pay 80 cents a day to support their “adopted” Bangladeshi daughter--until the child-turned-teenager magically appears in their living room, turning everyone’s life upside down in this irreverent romp exploring the meaning of family in an increasingly globalized world.

Commissioned by InterAct in 2009