4th Annual Pandora Festival

at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale, AZ

Friday, April 23, 2010 7:30pm

Set Point

Mara Tunicliff, Playwright
Myrissa Jeppson, Director

Passion comes in many forms.

Frozen Heart

Dawn C. Sellers, Playwright
Jo Pierce, Director

A blizzard.  A butcher.  Neither comfort Ana, a A strong-willed but haunted woman who seeks to put the fragmented pieces of her life together.

Saturday, April 24, 2010 2:00pm

Family Recipes

Bernadette LaMazza, Playwright
Kandyce Hughes
, Director

Three elderly Italian women share the spice of life with their granddaughter.  A comical look at the ingredients that matter most. 

Parent Teacher Conference

Mary Rogers, Playwright
Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Director

Two people meet to A school classroom.  Middle of the workday. Two frustrated people meet to discuss a student.  But the true conversation boils blood-red as their demons emerge amid the threat of violence.

It's All About Charlie

Charissa Menefee, Playwright
Susan Assadi , Director

What happens when a beloved family member goes missing?

Precipice

Myrissa Jeppson, Playwright
Kandyce Hughes
, Director

A woman finds herself and the threads of her identity perched on a precipice.

How Long is 15 Minutes?

Charissa Menefee, Playwright
Diane Nieman Seffner, Director

Fame can be fleeting--or it can last much longer than you'd like.

 

Penelope Fortesque

Myrissa Jeppson, Playwright
Diedre Kaye
, Director

Reality is often stranger than fiction but in Penelope's case fiction is reality and it couldn't be stranger.

 

Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:30pm

The Joshua Plant

Ann Bucci and Amy Berlin, Playwrights
Sydney Morrison
, Director

Josh, an autistic teenager and his only friend Sid, the family plant, try to keep Josh’s mother from making a terrible mistake.  

 

Sunday, April 25, 2010 2:00pm

Baby for a Week

Harmony DeLeon, Playwright
Kim Porter
, Director

Trinity Roundtree has always gotten by on her good lucks and her charming ditzy act but when she decides to adopt a baby she may have to remove her mask if she wants to convince the hard-nosed Barbara that she's worth the risk.

Freeport Freaks

Madolyn Whitmer, Playwright
Carolyn Allport
, Director

When four lifelong friends get together, sometimes things can get a little freaky.

When Aunt Naomi Speaks

Larissa Brewington, Playwright
Joy Strimple
, Director

The best advice comes from the heart...sugared with sarcasm!

 

Hotline

Kerri Quinn, Playwright
Joy Strimple, Director

A wrong number brings unexpected help.

Colors Left Unsaid

Mary Rogers, Playwright
Susan Assadi
, Director

Three characters come together at an art opening. What colors evoke emotion? Can silence communicate more deeply than sound itself?

Late

Zari Panosian, Playwright
Myrissa Jeppson, Director

Who will be at your funeral? 

Sunday, April 25, 2010 7:30pm

What You Don't Know

Larissa Brewington, Playwright
Pam Sterling
, Director

Some secrets are better left unsaid.

 

Partial funding provided by the Scottsdale Cultural Council and the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.