WestFest 2019
The 2019 Festival of exciting new theatrical pieces
Revealing character studies; humanity in all forms of unusualness. Come see what new things we’ve been developing. 5 weekends. 2 months. Each week a wildly different program.
Week One | Week Two | Week Three | Week Four | Week Five
Week One — Aug 16 & 17 at 8pm | Aug 18 at 2pm
Miss Full Mon
Sometimes you have to make a sacrifice.
Written and Directed by Clara Rodriguez
With
Barbara Mallory ● Jill Jones ● Heidi Appe ● Donald Moore ● David Mingrino
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1973: Gerlach, Nevada
A small town café, a bottle of ketchup, and the President of the United States.
Written by Red Shuttleworth | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Steve Nevil ● Donald Moore
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To Meet A Man
It’s dot com-plicated.
Written and Directed by Clara Rodriguez
With
Clara Rodriguez ● Seemah Wilder
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Truth Be Told
When a headstrong wife confronts her keen witted husband in a Beverly Hills bathroom it leads to all kinds of truth.
Written by Tatum Shank | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Ashley Taylor ● Tatum Shank
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Dead Bang Certain
Even a fallen angel can use some green wisdom once in a while.
Written by Steve Nevil | Directed by Elayne Heilveil
With
Steve Nevil ● Abbott Alexander
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A musical interlude from BRING BACK ROMANCE
Week Two — Aug 23 & 24 at 8pm | Aug 25 at 2pm
Starbucks
Ain’t love grande!
Written and Directed by Clara Rodriguez
With
Tammy Taylor ● Richard Reich
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Can I Sit Down
Breaking up is hard to do.
Written and Directed by Clara Rodriguez
With
Jeanine Anderson ● Ernest McDaniel
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Linda's Thing
Justice is blind … and kinda deaf … and totally dumb.
Written by Clara Rodriguez | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Heidi Appe ● Riley Smith
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Truth Be Told
When a headstrong wife confronts her keen witted husband in a Beverly Hills bathroom it leads to all kinds of truth
Written by Tatum Shank | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Ashley Taylor ● Tatum Shank
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Inflight
Why does that annoying passenger next to Kate seem to know so much about her?
Written by Tom Walla | Directed by Michael Van Duzer
With
Ivy Miguel ● Tammy Taylor ● Joe Nassi
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A musical interlude from Bring Back Romance
Week Three — Oct 11 & 12 at 8pm | Oct 13 at 2pm
In The Out Door
The frustrations of Josh’s job boil over one morning at work causing him to take bizarre and frankly desperate action to keep his job.
Written by Tom Walla | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Kira Brannlund ● Kira Brannlund ● Mikal McEneny ● Bill Sehres
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Starbucks
Ain’t love grande!
Written and Directed by Clara Rodriguez
With
Tammy Taylor ● Richard Reich
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Slipped
While on a date with a younger man, Wanda crosses a line, and then recruits her sister to help figure out what to do next.
Written and Directed by Meghan Gambling
With
Saratoga Ballantine ● Tammy Taylor ● Jason Carmody
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Secrets In The Clouds
Death, love, and secrets over scotch and Scrabble can challenge even the oldest relationships.
Written by Judith Allen | Directed by Ernest McDaniel
With
Anne L. Gibbs ● Sara Shearer
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A musical interlude from Bring Back Romance
Week Four — Oct 18 & 19 at 8pm | Oct 20 at 2pm
What's In the Dip?
Keep your friends close … and your sister closer.
Written and Directed by Clara Rodriguez
With
Bill Sehres ● Heidi Appe ● Constance Mellors
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Loneliness Like Yours
Margie appears with an empty plate and a friendly ear. Patricia pours the wine. What could go wrong?
Written and Directed by Darryl Vinyard
With
Jeanine Anderson ● Sheila Shaw
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My Trans Wife
Mara is a transwoman. Mimi is a straight cisgender woman. They met, fell in love and got married. And everything changed.
(Check out the My Trans Wife Facebook Page)
Written by Mimi Kmet and Mara Wells | Directed by Arden Teresa Lewis
With
Mimi Kmet ● Mara Wells
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Nightie Night
A girl, a swamp and a secret.
Written and directed by Elayne Heilveil
With
June Schreiner
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A musical interlude from Bring Back Romance
Week Five — Oct 25 & 26 at 8-m | Oct 27 at 2pm
Bring Back Romance (A New Musical)
A new and spirited musical about romance lost and romance found, betrayal, retribution, and redemption through love.