CLASSIC SIX
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL LUGGIO
May 29- June 1st
Thurs-Sat 8pm. Sun 3pm.
Theater for the New City
155 First Ave, NY, NY 10003
Classic six
A Student Actor Showcase
May 29- June 1 2025
Join us for a showcase of 6 short plays featuring one New York apartment through the decades. Beginning in the 1950’s, we will follow a variety of New York tenants through their time in a single apartment in 6 short comedies and dramas.
Featuring:
1. BOLERO by David Ives
1952. A woman's world threatens to come apart in the middle of the night, when she and her husband hear strange sounds and voices coming through their bedroom wall.
2. LUNCHTIME by Leonard Melfi
1966. Avis, a lonely young housewife, has hired Rex, a local handyman, to refinish the furniture in the bedroom of her 1960s New York apartment. Will an afternoon scotch or two lead them into temptation?
3.COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY by Cary Pepper
1987. Ivan Foley returns to his New York City apartment after yet another frustrating day of job-hunting to find a hired killer waiting in his living room.
4.LIGHT by Jeni Mahoney
1999. Helena is undergoing a spiritual rebirth under the guidance of a mysterious, self-proclaimed guru. Her childhood friend, Abby, wants to share in Helena's happiness, but Helena's new path requires her to forget her past -- and that includes Abby.
Light is an Equity Showcase Production, produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
5. YOU’RE INVITED! by Darren Canady
2016. Tempers flare when a boy pees on a very expensive cake at Logan’s 4th birthday party. Keeping up with the Joneses is a costly affair.
6.CLOSING COSTS by Arlene Hutton
2025. After viewing four hundred apartments, has Harris finally found the right co-op, or simply the right real estate agent—Alice?
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* Actors appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association