Shows are presented cabaret-style, on these Thursdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. in the Kava Cafe
 

June  19 & 22 – Tribal Humor 2  a festival of original one act comedies written by members of the Stratford-based SquareWrights Playwright group.  

Starring:  Maggie Barkin, Vickie Blake, Matt Brand, Nancy Elyze Brier, Deborah Burke, Percy DiBlasi, Andrea Garmun, Christopher Hamilton, Randye Kaye, Virginia Lity, Damian Long, Luke Lynch, John Pyron, David Victor, and Alisson Wood.

The evening is comprised of:

"The Genesis Corporation Marketing Plan" written and directed by Jack Rushen
Miracles can happen with the right marketing strategy.  In this heavenly comedy, the almighty boss enlists his team to help him bring people back to organized religion.

"What If Van Gogh Had Listened" by Jim Gordon, directed by Rob Watts
A savvy agent tries to convince the artist Van Gogh to branch out in choosing subjects to paint if he wants to make some real cash from his work.

"Such a Wedding" written and directed by Mary Jane Schaefer
Sparks fly in this family comedy when three middle-aged sisters come together for the Jewish wedding of one of their sons and slip into old dynamics.

"The Conversion of Rivka Goldberg" by Orna Rawls, directed by Marlana Rugg
Guilt takes a back seat for an aging Jewish mother as she researches mothers of other religions in an attempt to learn how to improve her relationship with her middle-aged son.

"You Won't Like My Mother" by Mark Lambeck, directed by Pat Souney
When an insurance rep finds the perfect Jewish woman, he struggles to introduce her to his corporate executive mother because the new girlfriend is unlike anyone he's ever dated. 

Coming Up:
August  21 & 24 – Brooklyn Boy by Donald Margulies – a struggling novelist finally hits it big with a best-seller just as his marriage is falling apart, his elderly father is dying, and his childhood friend re-enters his life encouraging him to re-explore the Jewish roots he abandoned.