The Case of Dr. A: A Modern Tragedy reveals the heights that hubris can take us and the depths to which we can fall when the gods bring us down. In this parody of a Greek tragedy, the hero, Dr. A, performs abortions in Middle America, much to the dismay of his pro-life wife, Andrea, and the fetal chorus that protests abortion outside Dr. A’s clinic. When Dr. and Mrs. A’s babysitter, Julia, wants to terminate her unplanned pregnancy, the gods decide it is time to punish the great doctor for mucking around in life-and-death issues. The result is both horrifying and hysterical. Three females, one male and a chorus. Under two hours.

Perhaps best known as the Weeping Woman, Dora Maar was Picasso’s muse and lover in the 1930s and ‘40s. Adoration of Dora reveals the conflict that Maar felt as both an artist in her own right as well as a muse to one of the most revered creative geniuses of the 20th century. Six females. Approx. 90 min.

Heartland (with Anita Simons) is set on a small, family-run dairy farm in Wisconsin where, in March 1945, a German-born widow and her children are struggling to make ends meet after the family patriarch has died. When they receive notice from the War Manpower Commission offering two Prisoners of War to work their farm, they eagerly accept the offer. But the German-American family and the German POWs bond too well for the townspeople to accept, and the widow is arrested, interned and eventually suffers a breakdown which tears her family apart. Based on true stories of many such arrests of German-American families during World War II, Heartland tells the story of what can happen when fear and prejudice pit neighbor against neighbor in times of war. Four females, six males. Under two hours.

Read the reviews and see photos of the 2008 production here.

Ladies First (with Anita Simons) chronicles the efforts of a peace activist who is visited by the spirits of four former first ladies, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Edith Wilson and Pat Nixon. Together, they devise a madcap scheme to kidnap the first lady in an effort to convince the president to end the war. "It's a clever, entertaining, thought-provoking idea, and it surely will be seen on the stage before too long," said OMNI Director James Bennett, a noted peace activist and author. Six females.

Set in post-Katrina New Orleans amidst a clash of cultures, Small Change is the story of a Vietnamese-American woman trying to reconstruct her life in the aftermath of a personal trauma. Two females, three males plus extras. Under two hours.

Teenager Gabriella is dying of a congenital heart defect and is on the waiting list for a transplant when her best friend, Skye, has a premonition that she will die so that Gabriella can have her heart. A play for young audiences in middle and high school, Mi Corazon explores how it feels to lose the people we love and the things we do to try to save them. Written to tour, with minimal set. Four females, one male. Approx. 40 min.

Melampous and the Snake is a touring show for elementary school audiences that is loosely based on the Greek myth of Melampous and teaches children about the perils of excess consumerism and its impact on the environment. Large cast, but can be performed with two males and two females. Minimal set. Approx. 30 min.

Beez and Bets are in the middle of nowhere, where all they have to talk about is sex and how to get cross-country, in this short comedy that explores navigating relationships without a roadmap. Beyond Tucumcari features one male and one female.

The Last Two Jews in Kabul examines the Jewish perspective on justice, law and compassion in post-Taliban Afghanistan. What is one’s obligation to community when the community has only two people left? Two males.

Sis is a humorous but poignant story that mixes Jewish cuisine and Jewish values. A modern tale about Passover, tradition and family. Two females, one male.

Red Suspenders is a holiday play set in a fire station. Four females, four girls. One act.

Jen invites her mother to Moscow (Idaho, not Russia) for a very special ritual in this brief comedy about mothers, daughters and community. Two females, minimal set. 10-min.

The Care and Feeding of Wild Birds is the tender story of an elderly grandmother and her adult grandson who, through an experience with the natural world, learn a heart-warming lesson about love, death and aging. One male, one female. Minimal set. 10-min.

Read the play here.
Read a review and see photos of the 2009 production here.

Girlfriends tells the story of two friends in a retirement home who reminisce about love and romance for women in their 80s. Perfect for senior theatres and audiences with a short attention span. Two females. No set required. Under 10 min.

Read the play here.