CP 2002. 

WILD CHERRY: YEAR OF THE JACK POT

Original plays and works of art inspired by “lucky” icons, ideas, and artifacts in a post-9/11 city.

Arts International, NYC

CHARLES TANNER

By Ed Schmidt

GRANDMA’S HOUSE

By Jiffy Iuen

LUCKY

By Ericka Kreutz

THE WALLY PIPP SYNDROME

By Steven Cole Hughes

A DAY IN THE LIFE

By John Loonam

CHANCE BOOKSHELF POEM

By Michael Morse

BINION’S HORSHOE

By Jiffy Iuen

LUCKY, LUCKY ME

By David Koteles

CP 2003.

THE YEAR OF THE 4 LETTER WORD

 New works based on those words your mother warned you about.

Photography by Mark Stehle.

Liquids, NYC.

 

ANAGRAM NATION

By Michael Morse

HELLS’ THE MATTER

By Noreen McAllister

SHAKEMIFUGOTEM

By Jiffy Iuen

DICK

By David Koteles

LAME

By John Loonam

FOR PETE’S SAKE

A film by Fern Glazer, Directed by Brian Glazer

GRACIOUS HOME

By Andrew Bergman

BIG PAIR

By Wanda Caine

TASTEFULLY UNTITLED OR THE STINGER, THE TEAR JERKER, AND THE SCUD MISSILE

By Steven Cole Hughes

TWAT

By Ed Schmidt

CP 2004.

CODE: CHERRY. ONE NATION UNDER EXAMINATION.

 

Original plays inspired by zip codes around the USA in a panic-stricken-GW-loathin’-hoping-and-praying-city.

Original artwork by the audience.

Brite Bar, NYC.

 

I LOST MY HEAD IN MEXICAN HAT

By David Koteles

SEVEN DAYS

By Aaron Zimmerman

SNOWSTORM

By Julia Schaffer

BIG EASY BAKE

By Greg Owens

IT’S RAINING PINEAPPLES

By Suzanne Levinson

THE HOHENWALD WALTZ

By John Loonam

AWESOME DEAL

By Joan Minieri

TAG SALE AT 310 BUCKAROO STREET

By Christopher Gladysz

NIAGARA FELL

By Jiffy Iuen

OHMYGOSHTHISONETIMEINBOSTON

By Steven Cole Hughes

MIZZ GINNY TATE OR AMARILLO COPS ARE INVADING MY NEIGHBORHOOD

By Katherine Clak Gray

04662

By Robert Moulthrop

CHA-NEWS

By Fern Glazer

59520

By Fern Glazer

EMBARRASS, WI

By Antonio Gueudinot

AMISH COUNTRY

By Jacon Paul

BURY OR BUST

By Noreen McAllister

CP 2005.

SPEAKEASY: LOOSE LIPS MAKE SCRIPTS

Original plays inspired by anonymous phone calls made to our hotline inviting callers to share their secrets.

Artwork, BOOK, by Mac Premo.

Brite Bar, NYC.

 

NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD JUST GOTTEN THE CLAP

By Naomi Major

NAKED TRUTH

By Noreen McAllister

THE THINGS THEY LONGED FOR

By Fern Glazer

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

By John Loonam

I WAS WORKING AT A RESTAURANT

By Pat Adler

THE SOUND OF THE BARKING DOG

By Bixby Elliot

MISS MINI CLASSIC AMERICA

By Jiffy Iuen

I HAVE NO SECRETS

By David Koteles

TINMAN

By Ericka Kreutz

THE SAD TAIL OF VICTORIA DEAL

By Katherine Clark Gray

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE COSTUME PARTY STAYS AT THE COSTUME PARTY

By Suzanne Levinson

THE THREAD OF CONJUNCTION

By Robert Moulthroup

SECRETS & LICE

By Antonio Gueudinot

WHEN SOMEONE TRUSTS YOU

By Joan Minieri

WHERE IS THE NEXT PROPHET

By Gena Grochowski

OPEN

By Dana Rossi

CAPTAIN PROOFREADER

By Steven Cole Hughes

NOBODY KNOWS

By Julie Pintak

MY TWO JAKES

By Michael Morse

THE STORY OF RACHEL

By Richard Cavan

CP 2006.

The Seven Deadlies

Original plays inspired by a modern interpretation of the seven deadly sins.

Original artwork by Mac Premo.

Brite Bar, NYC.

THY NEIGHBOR’S SHOULDER

By Jiffy Iuen

STALLING FOR TIME

By Deb Margolin

CASH TAXI

By William J. Norman

YOUR SIN IS YOUR PICK-UP LINE

By Steven Cole Hughes

HUM JOB

By Ericka Kreutz

GOSPEL OF JUDAS

By Richard Cavan

THE GIFT

By Dana Rossi

CARRY THAT WEIGHT

By John Loonam

MADNESS AND FOLLY

Joan Minieri

FREE NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS

By Marget Detweiler

SAY WHAT

By Kevin Jones

THE ART OF LISTENING

By Antonio Gueudinot

POLITICAL SIN OR YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS?

By David Koteles

CP 2007.

TRASHBALLS: Cleaning up Your Act

Original plays inspired by Christopher Godwin’s found works of art, TRASHBALLS in a environmentally concerned city.

Bar Nine, NYC.

THE FILTH AMENDMENT

By Jiffy Iuen

DINNER OR WHAT ADULTS DO WHEN THEY’RE ALONE

By John James Loonam

MR. ROGERS WITH AN EDGE

By John Loonam

I FOUND THIS

By David Koteles

YOU SEE YOUR GYPSY

By Brian Bartels

A LITTLE ENGLISH

By Kevin Jones

SAVE THE CHILDREN

By Joan Minieri

20 FEET ABOVE THE CROSS BAR

By Bixby Elliot

BLOCKED

By Noreen McAllister

ASTOR & AVEDON

By William Norman

GOING IT ALONE

By Fern Glazer

SHOULDER GIRLS

By Dana Rossi

THE CLEANEST CLEAN

By Adrianna Dufay

PHOTOSYNTHESIZING ST. FRANCIS

By Eileen Stevens

TALKING TRASH

By Antonio Gueudinot

THE NINJAS OF FAIRBORN

By Steven Cole Hughes

CP 2008.

Nine Lives

Original plays inspired by photographs.

Original photography by Paul Bastin, Kendra Mastin, Mark Stehle, Maura Maciel, Mac Premo, Mark Stracke, and Hannah Wilke.

R Bar, NYC.

DOUG IS THE WALRUS

By Richard Cavan

FIGMENTS

By Robert Weinstein

SAMANTHA’S PURSE

By Ericka Kreutz

CYANIDE

By Cameron Page

WHERE HAVE YOU GONE JOE STRUMMER?

By Steven Coles Hughes

THE JOYCE

By Katherine Clark Gray

DISASTER DIVISION

By Rebecca Bossen

BREATHE & HOLD

By David Koteles

CAN O’CRY

By Eileen Stevens

IN A GALLERY

By Kevin Jones

GIN

By John Loonam

SAMMY SALOME AND THE DANCE OF THE 7 VEILS

By Bixby Elliot

I AM…DELFINO

By Tom Kiesche

SHOOTING STANDS

By Todd Rosenberg

CP 2009.

our ten year anniversary

Pickers Pick: Our favorite plays from cherries past.

R Bar, NYC.

THE GIFT

By Dana Rossi

DICK

By David Koteles

NIAGRA FELL

THE FILTH AMMENDMANT

By Jiffy Iuen

GIN

By John P. Loonam

THE CLEANEST CLEAN

By Adrianna Dufay

SAMMY SALOME AND THE DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS

By Bixby Elliot

GRACIOUS HOME

By Andrew Bergman

TINMAN

By Ericka Kreutz

THE NINJAS OF FAIRBORN

By Steven Cole Hughes

SHOOTING STANDS

By Todd Rosenberg