Production History

TTF is happy to develop plays through many stages of production, from our Monthly MUSE program, where playwrights can hear scenes from their larger works, through to full workshops and world premieres.

While all our plays are in heightened text or in conversation with legends, several of our plays are in blank verse or rhyming couplets. Verse dramas are noted in red.

2023

2022

Manny and Diego: Back to You by Chris Rivera

Diego and Manny, two Mexican-American teens, have been lifelong friends in their small Texas Valley town. As they grow into young men, their bond deepens into something more than just friendship.

Orpheus Was An AHole!* by Joe Montoya

Coming to YouTube! Eurydice thought she hit the jackpot when she married King Orpheus. But, maybe...he's a little bit of an a*hole? Dir. Chris Rivera

City Without Altar: A Play in Verse by Jasminne Mendez

Proteus Project 2022: A multilingual meditation on Haiti through the eyes of a young girl. Org. Chris Rivera

2021

Orpheus Was An AHole!* by Joe Montoya

Proteus Project 2021: Eurydice thought she hit the jackpot when she married King Orpheus. But, maybe...he's a little bit of an a*hole? Dir. Chris Rivera

In the Keeping of Paulina by Mim Granahan

Proteus Project 2021: The true story of The Winter's Tale as told by Paulina.

Lifted Instances Before the Fall by Caeden Musser

Proteus Project 2021: The story of Cassandra is retold through the eyes of her prophetess lover.

Greek Myths (Abridged) by James Alt

Proteus Project 2021: How wacky can the gods get?

2020

Juliet and Her Romeo by Emily C. A. Snyder

Workshop Production: Jumping off of 2019's Romeo and Juliet Combative, this version looks more into the lives of those around the star crossed lovers. Dir. Elizabeth Ruelas

The Witch of the Black Forest by Chris Rivera

Workshop Reading 2020: Chris Rivera's feminist fairy tale lets the witches take center stage. Dir. Chris Rivera

A Midsummer Night's Zoom by Emily C. A. Snyder

Workshop Reading 2020: The Rude Mechanicals are attempting to put on a Zoom show, while Ariel and Puck are both involved. It...does not go well.

A Thousand Dreadful Things by Joe Raik

Proteus Project 2020: A look at Titus Andronicus from the point of view of Aaron and Tamora.

Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama

Podcast: The 2020 Pandemic did have one silver lining--TTF turned digital. We started our educational podcast, Hamlet to Hamilton, helping people to write like Shakespeare. Or, even better, to write like themselves. Host: Emily C. A. Snyder. Editor: Colin Kovarik

2019

The Table Round & The Siege Perilous by Emily C. A. Snyder

Workshop Production: All the greatest legends of the Arthur myth combine in this epic duology about the worthiness - and unworthiness - of men. Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder

Malvolio's Revenge by Duncan Pflaster

Staged Reading Series 2019: What happens after Twelfth Night? And could it be very, very gay? Dir. Chris Rivera

The Young Ladies of the Class of 1902 of Wesleyan University Present, "As You Like It" by Natalie Sacks

Staged Reading Series 2019: Based on a true story, some of the first co-ed ladies attempt to put on a Shakespeare play...only to find resistance among the men. Dir. Emily Rose Parman (Partial verse)

Beyond the Ingenue: Bespoke Short Plays

Staged Reading Series 2018: New short plays written for and by women and allies. Featuring work from: Charlotte Varlet, Emily Rose Parman, Nathan Louis Oesterle, Alexandra Cremer, Starr Kirkland, Laura Hill, Deborah Bjornsti, Duncan Pflaster, Aliza Shane, Heaven Stephens, Jenna Zhu, Kelsie Jepsen, Natalie Sacks, Cassie West, Tessa Flannery, Erin Keskeny, Juliann Lavallee, Margaret Lee, Susan Ly, Nicole Marie Martinez, Margaret Lee, Heather Sawyer, LisaLaGrande, Laurel Andersen, Regina Renee Russell, Jennifer Carter, Maura Lefevre, Abby Wilde, Jianzi Colon-Soto

Romeo and Juliet Combative by Shakespeare & Snyder

Proteus Project 2019: Shakespeare's immortal love story...cut down to eight actors, with extra love stories, extra love scenes, and a whole lot of blood. Dir. Lisa LaGrande

2018

The Other, Other Woman by Emily C. A. Snyder

Workshop Production: In this French-farce style rhyming play, the Princess Genevieve tries to bring monogamy to the town of Voulez-vous, only to realize affairs of the heart are more nuanced than that. Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder

The Love and Death Trilogy by Emily C. A. Snyder

Staged Readings 2018 (Performed in rep with The Other, Other Woman): Three plays following the Greek gods of love and death from the beginning of the world to its end. Including Persephone Rises, The Seduction of Adonis, and Cupid and Psyche. Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder

Lady Capulet by Melissa Bell

Staged Reading Series 2018: What happened before Juliet met Romeo? Dir. Emily Gallagher

The Fall of Lady M by Michael Perlmutter

Staged Reading Series 2018: The tale of a certain Scottish couple...told only by the women surrounding the story. Dir. Laura Pittenger

The Merry Widows of Windsor by Emily C. A. Snyder

Staged Reading Series 2018/Sheen Center Festival: Shakespeare's Merry Wives have become Snyder's Merrier Widows in this exploration of learning to live after grief. Dir. Aliza Shane

Cocktails & Classics: New Short Plays

Staged Reading Series 2018: New short plays with parodies and homages of classical work, from Jeanne Beckwith, Anne Flanagan, William Ivor Fowkes, Shari Garretson, Charlotte Lang-Bush, Vivian Lermond, Madeline Puccioni, and Alexi Sargeant. Dir. Laurel Andersen

Proteus Projects

March 2018: As of 2018, TTF added another step of development with private, undirected music stand readings of full length plays from our MUSE playwrights.

CockeyeD by Duncan Pflaster

Proteus Project 2018: A modern take on the Bacchae in the light of #MeToo

Our Own Odyssey by Chris Rivera

Proteus Project 2018: A queer Latine youth makes their way through New York City after being cast out by their parents, only to find sirens and cyclopses in the Big Apple, too. (Partial verse)

Writing Stories for Children, or, How to Give Birth to Gods by Alexi Sargeant

Proteus Project 2018: A college student agrees to become a surrogate mother for the goddess of death.

Invasive Species by Natalie Sacks

Proteus Project 2018: It's the end of the world as we know it...and the plants feel fine.

2017

The Curse of Cassandra by Chris Rivera

Staged Reading Series 2017: A feminist spin on the ancient tale. Dir. Chrissy Sheehan

A Comedy of Heirors by Emily C. A. Snyder

Staged Reading Series 2017: A new take on A Comedy of Errors, with twice the women, twice the twins, and Malvolio running after everyone. Dir. Aliza Shane

Cocktails & Classics: New Short Plays

Staged Reading Series 2017: New short plays with parodies and homages of classical work, from Jenny Lyn Bader, Fengar Gael, Meron Langsner, Duncan Pflaster, Laura Pittenger, Natalie Sacks, and Haley Sielinski. Dir. Emily Rose Parman

2016

May Violets Spring by James Parenti

Revival Mainstage Show: A new story for a new Ophelia, TTF was delighted to put on James Parenti's alternate take on Hamlet again. Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder

Dear Little Butterface by Duncan Pflaster

Staged Reading Series 2016: This French-farce inspired play in rhyming couplets asks whether true beauty is on the outside. Dir. Chris Rivera

Birds of a Feather: A Comedy About De-Extinction by June Guralnick

Staged Reading Series 2016: A screwball comedy about suffragettes and carrier pigeons. Dir. Aliza Shane

The Near Far by Leland Frankel

Staged Reading Series 2016: A sci-fi adventure that's ultimately about home. Dir. Christine Zagrobelny

The Monthly MUSE Program

January 2016: Beginning at the start of our 2016 and continuing to the present, TTF founded the Monthly MUSE Program to give development space, one scene at a time, to our playwrights and actors.

2015

In Flight by Jenny Lyn Bader

World Premiere: Jenny Lyn Bader's delightful rhyming comedy about rivals at a travel magazine delighted audiences in this fully staged productions. Dir. Jessica Bauman

Beggar at the Feast by Fengar Gael

Staged Reading Series 2015: Dreams and dramaturgs and vultures, oh my! Dir. Michael Barakiva

Don't Look by Gina Doherty

Staged Reading Series 2015: A modern retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice as a memory play. Dir. Cassie West

Our Hanging-Ropes by James Parenti

Staged Reading Series 2015: Anthony and Cleopatra...and Anthony's wife, Fulvia, all caught in each other's lives. Dir. Katherine Harte DeCoux

2014

Cupid and Psyche by Emily C. A. Snyder

NYC Premiere: the third play of the Love and Death Trilogy about the God of Love pursuit of the mortal, Psyche. Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder

Staged Reading Series

May 2014: For our first full season, TTF inaugurated our Staged Reading series in order to give playwrights a chance to see their shows before a real audience

Peter by Kelly Feustel

Staged Reading Series 2014: A prequel to the events of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder

In Flight by Jenny Lyn Bader

Staged Reading Series 2014: This rhyming couplet play pits fact against fiction in the world of travel journals. Dr. Rob Urbinati

Tornado Dreams by Anne Dimock

Staged Reading Series 2014: A whirlwind of sound and dreamscapes at the intersection of life and art. Dir. Aimee Todoroff

Minotaurs. Toreros. by Kato McNickle

Staged Reading Series 2014: Inspired by Lorca and the labyrinth, this play looks at generational traumas. Dir. Alex Randrup

The Devil's Own Game by Meron Lansgner

Staged Reading Series 2014: This modern twist on the Faust myth reminds us that no knowledge is truly evil. Dir. Laura Pittenger

King Arthur in Contemporary Connecticut by James C. Ferguson

Staged Reading Series 2014: This jaunty radio play transports Arthur and Lancelot to the modern age. Dir. Patrick Marran

2013

Turn to Flesh by Emily C. A. Snyder

Workshop Production: Perseus and Medusa meet on the day of her death (short play). Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder

Vengeance Becomes Electra by Emily C. A. Snyder

Staged Reading: Cassandra and Electra share a moment before Agamemnon's daughter takes her revenge. Dir. Emily C. A. Snyder