Developmental Series

Born poor. Born black. Born female.
Four rebellious spirits journey far beyond their pre-ordained lives. Breaking barriers of slavery, class, gender and race, each overcame tremendous obstacles to attain her dream of entering the heralded world of science. They led amazing lives…yet they remain footnotes of history.

Schedule: Sep 30th, 4:30 pm, Sep 30th, 8:00 pm, Oct 2nd, 4:30 pm, Oct 3rd, 1:00 pm at 45th Street Theater

"Fairy Tales just got fabulous! This super-fierce Sleeping Beauty Redux follows the banishment of the evil queen – drag queen, that is! – and her revenge: to put the sweet-faced young prince to an enchanted sleep from which he can only be awakened by his one true love...his squire. A sly poke at the politics of gay marriage by way of Fairyland."

Schedule: Sep 19th, 1:00 pm, Sep 19th, 4:30 pm at 45th Street Theater

  Judith Carlin is the first female President of the United States.  Her husband Dan is the first First Gentleman.  Will the first Firsts persevere through thick and thin, sickness and health, Oval Office romance and garbage-slinging goobernatorials?  See how the votes add up in this new musical comedy that takes a good hard look at the ins and outs of politics -- in and out of the bedroom.

Schedule: Sep 26th, 1:00 pm, Sep 26th, 4:30 pm at 45th Street Theater

Straight lines, curved lines, body lines, blood lines. Lines of fire, lines of communication. Lines we sometimes shouldn’t cross and lines we always should. Composer/lyricist Timothy Huang (The View From Here) examines the word itself; its meanings, its uses and its power in a brand new song cycle that travels from rock, to Americana, to contemporary theater, to R&B and back again. Five versatile actors lead us through twelve stories; some thrilling, some sweet, some wickedly absurd, all of which question what happens when the line that separates black from white becomes irreversibly blurred revealing only shades of gray.

Schedule: Sep 30th, 4:30 pm, Sep 30th, 8:00 pm, Oct 2nd, 10:30 pm, Oct 3rd, 1:00 pm at TBG Theater

ZOUNDS! Tyranny abounds! Can Robin Hood save the day with a handful of daredevil orphans and a swashbuckling Marian? Find out in this rowdy rock musical comedy adventure.

Schedule: Oct 2nd, 2:00 pm, Oct 2nd, 5:00 pm at 37 Arts - Theatre C

Ubu: A 'Patamusical adapts all three of Alfred Jarry's infamously absurd Ubu Plays (Ubu King, Ubu Cuckolded, and Ubu Bound) into one new absurdist musical. Watch Pa Ubu kill the king, raid the treasury, go to war …and buy Ma Ubu a good, stout umbrella. Merde!

Schedule: Sep 16th, 4:30 pm, Sep 16th, 8:00 pm at 37 Arts - Theatre C

Wrapped is a hip-hop musical that carries you into the soul of a struggling man, one part artist, three parts husband and father. Broken by the cold-hearted music industry and left hopeless to satisfy any of his wishes for his family, Benny crafts an unthinkably noble plan that unfortunately has nowhere to lead but the dumps. When all inevitably goes awry, he's left fighting twice as hard to try to put things back together for himself and his family.

Schedule: Oct 3rd, 1:00 pm, Oct 3rd, 5:00 pm at 37 Arts - Theatre C