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The Valley Repertory Company's 3rd LabWorks 15-Minute New Play Contest Directors, Actors, and Synopses Directed by Michael May Beauty by Allan Baker What is the worth of art? A dealer, a buyer, and a collector value a near-priceless painting for very different reasons in this thought-provoking character study. The Dealer........Christopher Duzak The Collector...Don Thomas The Buyer........Keith Giard In the Fort by Michael Bettencourt When her young son learns a cruel slur, a Mexican-American woman realizes that she can only protect him from the cruel realities of the world for so long. Paco...Kayden Behan Luz....Elizabeth Reynolds Thank Emily by Richard Manley When Elizabeth, an English professor and Dickinson expert, is forced to sit alongside homespun Mary Gerard on a train from Boston to New York, she finds herself ill-prepared for their ensuing battle of wit and lit. Elizabeth...Amy Rucci Mary..........Virginia Wolf Directed by Josh Guenter Ring Them Bells by Stephen Cedars In this sharp satire, a priest believes he has made a genuine connection with his new parish’s godless citizens (despite his simple assistant’s doubts); but when they ring the church bells to summon the people, his illusions are put to the test. Priest..........Christopher Duzak Simpleton...Will Matus Boy.............Andy Neild Dead Zone by Spenser Davis In this parody of family conflict and our modern addiction to instant communication, a family tears itself apart…over dropped cell-phone coverage. Blake...Will Matus Dad......Keith Giard Mom....Tara Kennedy Derek...Zach Gray Saintlike In Repose by St John Karp George and Penny and their teenage son Terrence drove across two states to attend great-aunt Isabel’s funeral. So why is Sarah Belaker in the coffin? Or is she? George...Mark Vogel Penny.....Tara Kennedy Terry......Andy Neild Priest.....Christopher Duzak Directed by Peter Scibak The Nightcap by Betsy Maguire A decorated World War II veteran, Christopher just wants a normal adult life, but his famous past can’t seem to let him go. Chris...........Logan Lopez Katherine...Amanda Leigh Man............Wesley Olds Warm Bodies by Amanda Pepper A young couple checks into a hotel room that is said to be haunted and become unwitting pawns in supernatural debate about morals—and the need for them—in the afterlife. Him..........Logan Lopez Her...........Stephanie Maloney Ryan........Eric Michaelian Lindsay...Amanda Leigh The App of Paradise by August Schulenberg Jodi and Paco are grieving the loss of their dear friend Peter, when Jodi discovers her work in artificial intelligence might bring Peter, or something like him, back. Paco...Eric Michaelian Jodi....Stephanie Maloney Directed by June Lyons Santa, the Half-Birthday Fairy, and the Breast Fairy by Matt Hanf Santa just wants to bring a little girl a teddy bear, but two upstart young fairies think they have a better idea. And what’s the girl’s mother’s ulterior motive? Santa.........................Waldo Goodermote Half-Birthday Fairy...Zach Gray Breast Fairy...............Stephanie Maloney Mom..........................Virginia Wolf Smitten by Mark Harvey Levine A young woman needs her best friend’s support when she discovers how “almighty” hard it is to break up with her boyfriend. Barb...Virginia Wolf Amy....Lisa Eaton You Damn Well Can Take It With You by Tom Moran The mighty Pharaoh Thutmose, ruler of truth, who pacifies the land and pleases the gods, wants his former spouse to help him prepare for his glorious afterlife. Unfortunately, his spouse is not on the same page. Tutmose...Mark Vogel Wife.........Lisa Eaton   Copyright  2010-2011 by The Valley Repertory Company, Inc.