ITHACA COLLEGE

The Apocalypse Comes to Mama Ruby's Restaurant by Trevor Hemmerling

The Four Horsemen gather at Mama Ruby’s Restaurant in Nowhere, North Carolina, for their annual Apocalypse conference, convinced that this is the year that the world will finally crash and burn. Unfortunately for them, humanity seems to have other plans.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

It's A Struggle Coming Out by Ben Berman

When Evangelical debutantes agree to convert citizens for their charity ball, Em falls for an outcast vampire, and even worse a girl. It’s a Struggle Coming out blends But I’m a Cheerleader and Twilight’s campiness into a one-act satire.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

A Pirate Play by Sarah Lina Sparks

One night, along the open sea, a pirate crew sees a shooting star soar across the sky, they make a wish to find the treasure that will change their lives forever. A stray with a map shows up and leads them through the journey to the most notorious treasure in Pirate History.

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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Despicable! A Parody Grusical by Max Outcalt

Despicable! Is a slightly more grown-up and infinitely more campy version of Despicable Me. Amidst the backdrop of showgirls and dancing unicorns is a story delving into the more mature aspects of adoption, villainy, and sisterhood while keeping that classic Minions charm. 

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LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

Guns In Dragonland by Eislinn Gracen

Navigating youth is a universal challenge, but with the threat of firearms, American students face their mortality before they stop wearing tutus to school. Fortunately, these kids don’t face this horror alone: meet the guardian angels of America’s youth – dragons. Guns in Dragonland, written, created and performed by Ithaca College students, is a series of vignettes exploring American school society and its overlap with gun culture. Witness as these children and their dragon guardians grapple with the dangers of gun violence with humour, bravery and compassion. 'Surprising and extraordinary' (David Henry Hwang).