October 2024

Plays and Character Breakdowns:

Honest Jake

By John D. Poling

Directed by Cristen Monson

Synopsis: When it comes to political candidates, Jake is in the category ​of "well, bless his heart." He's genuine in his desire to serve and he really ​is honest, but beyond that he's a novice to politics, he's ignorant of the ​process, and he's a procrastinator. He even has to doublecheck what ​district he’s running in. As he canvases outside the Polling Place on ​election day, two random voters give Jake a civics lesson he won't soon ​forget.

Malort and the Siblings Wojciechoski

By Brian Cern

Directed by Ethan Rickard

Synopsis: When dealing with a choice between two undesirable options, ​three siblings and their friend

discuss their family’s unorthodox method for choosing the right ​candidate.

Vote Here

By Jeff Carter

Directed by Cristen Monson

Synopsis: When John Crabbly, an African American teacher, goes to his ​new polling station to vote in the

presidential election, he finds that nearly everything about the voting ​process has been oddly

compromised. When John’s patience with an increasingly insane ​situation runs out, he attempts to

cast his vote anyway, only to discover that he’s jumped from the frying ​pan into the fire.

Autograph

By Kelli Lynn Woodend

Directed by Natasha Warloe

Synopsis:

When Loretta notices a famous actress in line at a polling center, she ​attempts to rope in a nun to help attract the celebrity's attention.

Poll Cats

By Cristen Monson

Directed by Natasha Warloe

Synopsis: Amid off handed remarks from a political candidate about the ​plight of “childless cat ladies,” women in a small community take ​matters into their own hands. This meeting of like-minded individuals ​brings joy to the polling place and maybe even beyond.

A Slice of Democracy

By Izolda Trakhtenberg

Directed by Pamela Morgan

Synopsis:

On Election Day, Madison and her grandma Natalia bring pizza to a local ​polling station, sparking a discussion about the significance of voting. ​Madison expresses her disillusionment with the electoral process, but ​Natalia, a new citizen from the former Soviet Union, shares her ​appreciation for the right to vote, having never experienced it before.

Ballot Box Bardo

By Kathleen Kirk

Directed by Pamela Morgan

Synopsis: A voter and a poll worker encounter each other in an eerily ​desolate polling place. Or do they? Maybe it's the bardo, between death ​and life. At any rate the future of American democracy is at stake.

Moving Forward

By Michael P. Adams

Directed By Ethan Rickard

Synopsis: Two people with opposing political viewpoints wait in line to ​vote on Election Day in 2008.

Just the Two

By Sophie Goldstein

Directed by Cristen Monson

Synopsis: Does your vote count? Is it your business if someone wants to ​cast their vote for a third party? Don’t let their species fool you, these ​characters know what they are doing.

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