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Stay Awake! Theatre Prism Festival

A ten minute play festival of new works. Running time, 1:40.

Gray
by Clinnesha D. Sibley
A slave master's wife, desperate for love, convinces an alluring slave to help put the spark back into a loveless union.

Tango Mike
by Aleks Merilo
Together, Kent and Jack, two retired servicemen, negotiate a series of personal crises, joys, and bad jokes in a life-long journey that ultimately captures the depth and value of true friendship.

Exit Caesar Chavez
by Steven Young
A near fatal car crash with a homeless pedestrian causes a collision of race, economics, fear and power, driving Joey and Leonard to blows when confronted with the truth.

When Lydia Hinkley Give A Bird the Bird
by James Still
A women's literary club in 1859 confronts the sexual and gender politics of their day: marriage, love, independence, longing, betrayal, anatomy, and a certain nightingale which seems to dominate their lives.

Nothing to Say
by Gina Femia
In the aftermath of a national tragedy Em and Audrey struggle to reconnect, face their inadequacy, and find selfless love.

Lily
by Caity Shea Violette
Divorcees David and Susan, search for peace at their daughter Lily's gravestone until David confesses his girlfriend is pregnant crushing all hopes of reconciliation.

Wandering Poles
by Brent Englar
Piho finds Thala and Ursu in a zoo enclosure and sparks a tumultuous journey that catapults the captive bears into a serious recognition of their lives, redefining of relationship, and a painful parting.

No Good Deed
by Thomas C. Dunn
Agent Marta deftly interrogates criminal Carl Danbury, an ethical man trapped in a twisted society and struggling to sustain his humanity in a world that no longer values kindness, compassion, and charity.

Untitled Army Story
by Eljon Wardally
Lil and Benji, lifelong friends, magically meet under their favorite Weeping Willow to tackle haunting memories, explore unanswered dreams, and realize how lives are forever altered by war.