"Burkie"
Written By: Bruce Graham
Drama
Cast: 3 men, 1 woman: 4 total

THE STORY: The place is South Philadelphia, where Ed Burke ("Burkie" to his late wife) has lived for more than thirty years. A plumber by trade, Burkie is now dying of cancer and has become progressively more dependent on his unmarried son, Jon, who still lives at home and whose concern for his father's deteriorating health has led him to drinking more than he should. Summoning his sister, Jess, who is married and living in Arizona, Jon makes it clear that his principal concern is to make Burkie's final days as dignified and pleasant as possible and that Jess' last minute involvement cannot atone for the years of neglect that followed her departure. Jon rejects her offer to take Burkie to a clinic near her home in Arizona, but as the two siblings come to recognize their mutual love and concern for their father, old enmities are finally put to rest. And, in a final, deeply affecting scene, when Burkie at last escapes from pain into the solace of delusion, brother and sister are united by the knowledge of what they have lost and by their renewed awareness of the ties that still bind them together—and which will be their legacy for the future.

An eloquent, affecting drama of family love and loyalty, first produced by the renowned Cincinnati Playhouse. "…beautifully written play about family love…an American classic." —Cincinnati Post "…warm, occasionally hilarious and emotionallywracking, evoking tears from the audience more than a few times." —Cincinnati Enquirer. "Bruce Graham's play is engaging, sensitive and touching. It's a play about people we know…" —WGUC-FM.

"First Baptist of Ivy Gap"
Written by: Ron Osborne
Comedy
Cast: 6 Females

THE STORY: During WWII, six women gather at the church to roll bandages and plan the church's 75th anniversary. Overseeing things is Edith, the pastor's wise-cracking wife who dispenses Red Cross smocks and witty repartee to Luby, whose son is fighting in the Pacific; Mae Ellen, the church's rebellious organist who wants to quit but hasn't the courage; Olene, who dreams of a career in Hollywood; Sammy, a shy newcomer with a secret; and Vera, an influential Baptist with a secret of her own. When Luby learns her son has been wounded, she confounds the others by blaming the vulnerable Sammy.

Twenty-five years later, our "First Baptist Six" reunite. Back to reconcile with Luby - whose son died of his wounds - is Sammy, whose own son is now in Vietnam; and Olene, whose flashy show business career will set the town on its ear. There to welcome them are Vera, her secret still safe; Mae Ellen, still rebellious and still looking for an escape; and Edith, whose biggest challenge isn't the church's upcoming centennial but revelations that shake relationships formed over a quarter of a century. With humor and pathos, these six very different women find comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each other. Winner of multiple playwriting awards. "A wonderful new play from the pen of Ron Osborne" a warm and respectable story about six strong and resourceful characters "very, very funny, all the more because it relies on deep human emotions to bring forth the humor".

"...will be compared to Steel Magnolias, but forget steel; these mountain magnolias are pure gold" humor, drama, warmth and six of the most wonderful characters you'll see - tasty comfort for the playgoer's soul." - Bristol Herald-Courier.

"...has drama, tragedy, love, loss and redemption with plenty of comedy too." - Whatshappeningdayton.com

"A beautiful Southern comedy" will keep you in stitches beginning to end." - Elizabethton Star

"Relatively Speaking"
Written By; Alan Ayckbourn
Comedy
Cast: 2 men, 2 women: 4 total

Greg and Ginny find themselves most compatible but she is determined to be off today, against his wishes. She insists she is going to see her parents. Well, Greg just bets he beats her to that address, and he does so. The "parents" do not at first understand him correctly; for Ginny's parents are really in Australia, and she has come not to visit parents but to tell her former employer and lover that all is over between them: she is going to marry Greg. The "father" finds himself trapped between the two women, and has to play the role of father. But he does not give up easily. He makes a deal with Greg to take his daughter on a tour of the continent as a wedding present. It is at this point that "mother" is given the old pair of slippers left under Ginny's bed by her "father," and begins to put two and two together. After the lovers leave and the "parents" are again alone, "father" discovers the slippers, staunchly declares they are not his, and begins to inquire what his wife is doing with the slippers of another man. But this is one secret "mother" will not divulge. A British hit, with reviews describing it as "deliciously heady," "a near miracle," and provoking "the proverbial gales of laughter."

"Always...Patsy Cline"
Written By: Ted Swindley
Musical
Cast: 2 women