Festival Lineup 2007

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PLAYWRIGHTS' PLATFORM 35TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS 2007
Where: The Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.
When: Two Programs in Six Nights, 8:00 PM curtain
Series A: June 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2007
Series B: June 14th, 15th, and 16th, 2007
Single night: $15
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SERIES A, JUNE 7,8,9

IN LIKE FLYNN, by Lydia Bruce
The cool hippy, Ralph, and his square sidekick, Wally, are hitchhiking their way to Woodstock. They are picked up by flower child, Denise, and her preppy sister, Judy. When all the smoke clears, who will be In Like Flynn?

THE DRESS REHEARSAL, Hortense Gerardo
Mamma gets dressed up and Meena gets dressed down as this mother and daughter team prepare for a spectacular event.

WAITING FOR MAX, by Michael Gracia
Two stoners discover the futility of existence beyond their couch and a novel way to make Pop Tarts.

THINK WHAT YOU WANT, by Ludmilla Anselm (Transl. by Jim Clinton)
A chance encounter with a philandering husband's "dream girl" gives his wife a chance to get even.

CUBIC ROOT OF TWO, by George Masselam
A young man comes to a restaurant to meet an Internet date with another man, but he meets a very opinionated waitress who solves his sexual identity conundrum.

INTERMISSION

CHECKOV & PINTER TAKE A [PAUSE], by Marika Barnett
Anton Chekhov and Harold Pinter sit on a park bench needling each other about their plays, their characters and the Nobel Prize.

BREEDING SEASON, by Phyllis Rittner
When one woman's dark secret is revealed, two college friends struggle to face their fears and possibly change their world.

CURRENT EVENTS, by Richard Pacheco
When a stressed out yuppie is forced to ride a bus, a moment of electricity shared with a "flower child" changes both their lives.

THE WISH, by Peter M. Floyd
You know the drill: Rub the magic lamp, and the genie will appear to grant you a wish. Just don't get your hopes up.

SERIES B, JUNE 14, 15, 16

THE ESKIMO RULE, by Judith Plummer
When Peter, a civilian contractor on furlough from Iraq, visits his pacifist friends, Jen and Noah, he discovers that sometimes even peace and love need a little engineering.

BIRD'S EGG, BLUE, by Kelly DuMar
A pregnant mother inspired by a dream surprises her husband with a dramatic last minute change in their Birth Plan.

THE BOOK, by Ken Gottlieb
A young deviant is caught stealing from a ruthless criminal and gets more than he bargained for.

CHOICES, by Dan Bancroft
A Jewish family in Nazi Germany is shattered by their teenage daughter's choice - to leave in order to survive.

THE PERFECT STRANGER, by R. Eliot Ramsay
Sarah has closed herself off from life but a meeting with a perfect stranger opens her heart again.

INTERMISSION

BLISS, By Andrew S. Burns
After a bumbled wedding day, the happy couple prepares for their first night of marital Bliss. When meddlesome ghosts from their past come between them, how can Denise and Walter confirm their commitment?

THE BESTPOWERS, by Bruno Alterescu
An absudist journey with high crime, petty crime, and, of course... lots of guns!

A MOTHER IN MY HEAD, by Christopher L. King
Manny and Mary meet at work and manage their first date, coached every step of the way by the mothers in their heads.