Great theatre - Past and Present
A STAGED READING
By Mike Ackerman
Directed by Harolyn Sharpe
Hank and Daisy have just made it to the afterlife and meet the administrator tasked with orienting them to their new existence. When Daisy is rejected from entry, the three work to determine what she must accomplish on Earth in order to join Hank.
October 16, 2026
Presented at The Center for Spiritual Living
1795 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comedy about three middle-aged siblings in a dysfunctional family, living in their childhood home in Pennsylvania, whose quiet, resentful lives are upended when their glamorous movie-star sister, Masha, arrives with her young, handsome boyfriend, Spike, stirring up old rivalries, unfulfilled dreams, and a potential plan to sell the family estate, all while paying homage to Chekhov's themes of longing and regret.
Winner 2013 – Tony Award Best Play, Outer Critics Circle Best Play, Drama Desk Best Play
“Breathtakingly funny and quietly poignant…
pure joy from start to finish.”
– Backstage
By Christoher Durang
Directed by Grace Reed
Nov. 6,7,8,13,14,15, 2026
Presented at The Waterworks
184 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine
Join us for a fun event for the whole family to get you ready for the festive season. Featuring favorite holiday songs, readings and even a sing-along. And of course there will be refreshments and some surprises!
This special 2-Day event will celebrate all the things that Make The Season Bright!
Directed by Clifford Parrish
December 5,6, 2026
Presented at The Waterworks
184 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine
A STAGED READING
By Duncan Pflaster
Directed by Matt Whaley
An older woman has had a stroke and has gone to live with her son and his wife in Boca Raton. She's forgotten most of the last 30 years, including that she's now a lesbian and in a committed relationship with a woman, who is desperately trying to find and rescue her.
January 15, 2027
Presented at The Center for Spiritual Living
1795 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine
A STAGED READING
By James Kelsey Nelson
Directed by Jessica Racaniello
Brooke and Troy intend to host a board game night, but Troy has something bigger planned for the evening in the form of an unexpected proposal. When Troy’s sister Alicia shows up with two dates, things become a lot more difficult for everyone.
February 19, 2027
Presented at The Center for Spiritual Living
1795 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Dawn Knipe
Gordon is dead, but his cell phone lives on. When Jean, an empathetic museum worker, answers his ringing phone beside her in a café, she becomes comforter and confessor to the man’s grieving friends and family. Before she knows it, Jean is ensnarled in the dead man’s bizarre life. A wildly imaginative comedy, Dead Man’s Cell Phone is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.
Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Plays
"Ruhl's zany probe of the razor-thin line between life and death delivers a fresh and humorous look at the times we live in."
- Variety
Mar 5,6,7,12,13,14, 2027
Presented at The Waterworks
184 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine
A STAGED READING
By Robin Baron
Directed by Ian Stigliani
Jessica and Gabe are best friends. She is an out of work actress who has been sleeping on Gabe's couch for several (too long) months.
Things get a bit messy when Jessica tries to sabotage Gabe's budding romance with “Brandon”.
April 16, 2027
Presented at The Center for Spiritual Living
1795 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine
By Steven Dietz
Directed by Cindy Alexander
Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle management and in a middling marriage – with no prospects for change on the horizon. Then one night a socially inept and grief-struck millionaire stumbles into the car dealership where Becky works. Becky is offered nothing short of a new life and the audience is offered a chance to ride shotgun in a way that most plays wouldn’t dare. Becky’s New Car is a thoroughly original comedy with serious overtones – a devious and delightful romp down the road not taken.
Steven Dietz, has received prestigious accolades such as the PEN USA West Award in Drama and the Steinberg New Play Award Citation for his body of work.
“Breathtakingly funny and quietly poignant…
pure joy from start to finish.”
– Backstage
April 30, May 1,2,7,8,9, 2027
Presented at The Waterworks
184 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine
By Bess Wohl
Directed by David Buchman
After fifty years of marriage, Bill and Nancy calmly announce their divorce at the Grand Horizons retirement community—stunning their adult sons, Brian and Ben. As the family descends into chaos, Ben’s pregnant wife Jess and Brian’s hookup Tommy are swept into the fray. With secrets unearthed and emotions unleashed, this sharp comedy turns a quiet retirement into a full-blown family reckoning.
Nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play.
“A clever truth bomb of a play... a terrific comedy.”
– The New York Times