The makeup of New Voices 23

was announced Friday, Feb. 11 in Alden Hall at 5pm. The list of plays, playwrights, and synopses are as follows.

POSTER

Break Free by Cecilia Servatius

Dramaturg: AJ Nowack

PLAYS

Red Line by Michael Ciaraldi

Dramaturg: AJ Nowack

This one has everything: Danger, romance, sex, shopping, religion, alcohol, and a baby. Everything except dialogue.

Bunker by Aaron Rowe

Dramaturg: Jamo Hanlon

The story of five friends in a fallout shelter after a nuclear war. Eventually they come to ignore the state of the world outside, focusing instead on their petty jealousies, which come to consume and destroy them.

Passing by Cat Darensbourg

Dramaturg: Chris Dupree

A mentally ill person passing for normal fails to pass an on the job drug test because she has not revealed her problem or told her boss she is on medication.

Daddy’s Girl by Cat Darensbourg

Dramaturg: Jamo Hanlon

A widower's adult children experience family crisis when confronted with their father's 18-year-old significant other.

Unauthorized Transactions by Ryan Carley

Dramaturg: Paul F. Messier

The comedic tale of a thief, a bank teller, a security guard, and what happens when organized crime gets complicated.

Transaction Completed by Hilary Lohnes Hayes

Dramaturg: Jacob Given

You know it’s love when you split the check. And when it’s not love, sex is nothing more than a simple transaction.

Heaven is Filled with Toasters by Hilary Lohnes Hayes

Dramaturg: Paul F. Messier

When you’re looking for a sign, you might just find it in the most unlikely place. Like the straw that broke the camel’s back, one toaster is making quite the sensation in New York. A comedy about life and the ripple effect.

Break a Sweat by Hilary Lohnes Hayes

Dramaturg: Chris Dupree

When it’s in your blood there’s nothing you can do but move one foot at a time. Journey through the mind of a runner and discover what it’s like to race.

Mr. Black by Eric Mill

Dramaturg: Johnny Parretti

The touching struggle of a new father and his trials with raising an adopted son.

Rocinante and his Two Donkeys by Sarah Pavis

Dramaturg: AJ Nowack

Although he defends their elusive nature, a young man still struggles with the independence of his two closest friends: his testicles.

Five Minutes of my Life (For Ng)by Ben Sandofsky

Dramaturg: Jacob Given

Ben's everyday routine is interrupted by a mysterious letter.

Intent by Dan Gilbreath

Dramaturg: Johnny Parretti

After losing everything, a man battles with an inner demon which takes the form of a single manipulative delusion.

Convolution by Ben Sandofsky

Dramaturg: Jacob Given

Meet radio host Jason Glazer, knee deep in the longest show of his life.

Empty Bed Frame by Jacob Given

Dramaturg: Johnny Parretti

Sometimes, love screws you up, and all you can do is hurl insults, obscenities, and projectiles.

Poetic License by Dean O’Donnell

Dramaturg: Jamo Hanlon

Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy pulls outrageous stunt to win girl's heart and get her back. At least those are the rules in romantic comedies. How would it work in the real world?