Upcoming Productions of Plays by staci b
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Shelter/Veneer May 10, 2025 - 4 PM The Ohringer Gallery
Shelter/Veneer May 10, 2025 - 4 PM The Ohringer Gallery
Shelter/Veneer May 10, 2025 - 4 PM The Ohringer Gallery
Shelter – run time 15 minutes
When Carol Lee, fresh from the convent after more than thirty years, decides she needs more than Guiness to keep her company, she decides to adopt a cat. At the Monongahela Animal Shelter, she meets Jennifer, a former paralegal who looks like she stepped off a movie set. What begins as a discussion about the
Shelter – run time 15 minutes
When Carol Lee, fresh from the convent after more than thirty years, decides she needs more than Guiness to keep her company, she decides to adopt a cat. At the Monongahela Animal Shelter, she meets Jennifer, a former paralegal who looks like she stepped off a movie set. What begins as a discussion about the best type of cat to adopt morphs into a conversation where the women share their lives and the choices that brought them to their encounter, then make a pact that could change both of their futures.
Veneer – run time 25 minutes
Jennifer rushes home from work to prepare for the arrival of her mother-in-law only to find her husband of three years neurotically cleaning the house for the second time. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t soothe his nerves which feeds into her fear that he’s cheating on her. When the doorbell rings, they both put on a happy face to greet John's mother, who Jennifer is meeting for the first time. Regal and a bit overbearing, Beverly’s presence escalates the tension until secrets explode leaving all of them questioning their choices and where to go from here.
The second two plays from the full-length work CHOICES will be performed as a staged reading. Directed by Pete Fernbaugh and starring Sarah Rose, Natalie Spanner, Chris Cattell and Yvonne Hudson, the run time is approximately 40 minutes plus a talk back and Q & A with the playwright and director.
Tickets for the live performance are $12 Purchase Here
Tickets for the video replay are $10
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Endgame/Freedom August 16, 2025 - 4 PM The Ohringer Gallery
Shelter/Veneer May 10, 2025 - 4 PM The Ohringer Gallery
Shelter/Veneer May 10, 2025 - 4 PM The Ohringer Gallery
Endgame – runtime 15 minutes
During a visit with her son and daughter-in-law, Beverly accidentally learns her dead husband’s mistress has been double dipping. For years, unbeknownst to Beverly, Lily received child support payments from Gordon at the same time she sent monthly checks to ensure Lily didn’t tell him she knew about the affair.
Endgame – runtime 15 minutes
During a visit with her son and daughter-in-law, Beverly accidentally learns her dead husband’s mistress has been double dipping. For years, unbeknownst to Beverly, Lily received child support payments from Gordon at the same time she sent monthly checks to ensure Lily didn’t tell him she knew about the affair. Determined to put an end to the gravy train, Beverly shows up at Lily’s house to confront her but didn’t plan on the consequences of Gordon’s love child overhearing their argument.
Freedom – runtime 25 minutes
In the final play of the full-length CHOICES, we return to the patio of the coffee shop from Confinement where various characters from the previous plays gather after an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Together they attempt an honest, and often humorous, discussion about their choices, regrets and hopes for the future. As they disperse, a long-kept secret begins to unfold, leaving some of them to navigate what is still unspoken.
The final two plays from the full-length work CHOICES will be performed as a staged reading with a run time of approximately 40 minutes plus a talk back and Q & A with the playwright and director.
Directed by Pete Fernbaugh, the cast will be announced in June 2025 and tickets will be available by July 1, 2025
Confinement September 19-20, 2025 Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival Time & Location TBA
Confinement September 19-20, 2025 Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival Time & Location TBA
Confinement September 19-20, 2025 Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival Time & Location TBA
Confinement is one of 15 plays to be presented at the inaugural Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival produced by The Becoming Arts Collective and Broken Arts Entertainment.
Confinement – run time 10 minutes
What happens when two people in a relationship deal with their fears and insecurities in completely different ways? Set on the p
Confinement is one of 15 plays to be presented at the inaugural Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival produced by The Becoming Arts Collective and Broken Arts Entertainment.
Confinement – run time 10 minutes
What happens when two people in a relationship deal with their fears and insecurities in completely different ways? Set on the patio of a coffee shop, Rob says he wants to call it quits and blames his dream of being a rock star while Andrea insists they get married and move to Florida to start over. Their debate sparks issues like repeating family patterns, avoiding the truth, and compromising versus making adjustments. All of this is observed by Brandon, who listens intently in an attempt to learn how not to make the same mistakes in his relationship.
More information, including ticket links coming soon.
Choices October 18, 2025 - 4 PM The Ohringer Gallery
Confinement September 19-20, 2025 Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival Time & Location TBA
Confinement September 19-20, 2025 Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival Time & Location TBA
This full-length play weaves together the six plays from the previous three productions and provides deeper context to the lives of the characters who often appear more than once. By offering multiple perspectives on each story, clarity about motivation and expectations is brought to light to reveal how everything is a choice. Whether or
This full-length play weaves together the six plays from the previous three productions and provides deeper context to the lives of the characters who often appear more than once. By offering multiple perspectives on each story, clarity about motivation and expectations is brought to light to reveal how everything is a choice. Whether or not it's conscious is up to us.
Directed by Pete Fernbaugh, the cast will be announced in August 2025 and tickets will be available by September 15, 2025
Past Productions of Plays by staci b
Confinement/Normal
Confinement/Normal
Confinement/Normal
Confinement – run time 10 minutes
What happens when two people in a relationship deal with their fears and insecurities in completely different ways? Set on the patio of a coffee shop, Rob says he wants to call it quits and blames his dream of being a rock star while Andrea insists they get married and move to Florida to start over. Thei
Confinement – run time 10 minutes
What happens when two people in a relationship deal with their fears and insecurities in completely different ways? Set on the patio of a coffee shop, Rob says he wants to call it quits and blames his dream of being a rock star while Andrea insists they get married and move to Florida to start over. Their debate sparks issues like repeating family patterns, avoiding the truth, and compromising versus making adjustments. All of this is observed by Brandon, who listens intently in an attempt to learn how not to make the same mistakes in his relationship.
Normal – run time 20 minutes
When Katie Parker takes refuge in a dive bar in the South Side, all she wants is to forget her troubles with a few glasses of wine. Recently dumped and possibly pregnant, her desire to be “normal” sparks a lively conversation with bar owner, Lydia, and her friend Sister Hildegard, a renegade nun who loves Jesus just a little bit more than she loves Guinness. As the older women reveal pieces of their history, Katie becomes more attached to her idea of “normal” and makes a choice that could define the rest of her life.
The first two plays from the full-length work CHOICES were performed as staged readings on February 1st at the Ohringer Gallery in Braddock, PA. Directed by Pete Fernbaugh and starring EJ Davidson, Brandi Welle, Matt Henderson, Sarah Rose and Ellen Kotzin, the talk back and Q & A with the playwright and director following the performance inspired an honest conversation about what we each consider to be "normal" and why.
Sister Jo
Confinement/Normal
Confinement/Normal
Unable to get out of her own way, Gabby is stuck in loop after loop of great ideas, hard work, and no success. Challenged by a friend to remember a time she was happy, she gets lost in memories of playing guitar at Sunday morning folk masses with her teacher Sister Jo. After discovering she died three years ago, Gabby visits her grave, h
Unable to get out of her own way, Gabby is stuck in loop after loop of great ideas, hard work, and no success. Challenged by a friend to remember a time she was happy, she gets lost in memories of playing guitar at Sunday morning folk masses with her teacher Sister Jo. After discovering she died three years ago, Gabby visits her grave, hopeful her frustration can still be heard by someone who always listened.
Directed by Pete Fernbaugh and starring Brandi Welle, Kendra McLaughlin, and Lonnie Bowman, the lively conversation among the audience, playwright and director after the show shined a light on memories of those who've made us feel heard.
