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4 Star Solo Show Festival
O'Keeffe!
By Lucinda McDermott
June 5-7 at 7pm
In her acclaimed solo play O’Keeffe!, Lucinda McDermott (she/her) brings the iconic artist to life with fresh insight and newly uncovered research. First premiering Off-Broadway in 1992, McDermott revitalized the piece in 2021, sharpening its language and deepening its portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe. Having toured across the U.S., Bermuda, and Mexico—from state-of-the-art theaters to festivals, universities, and even a barn—O’Keeffe! showcases McDermott’s dynamic talents as an actor and playwright. A prolific artist with over thirty plays to her name, McDermott is also an intimacy director, teaching artist, and musician, calling Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains home.
TRANScripts
By Josh Gershick
June 12-14 at 7 pm
Joshua Irving Gershick is a playwright, author, journalist and filmmaker whose work illuminates the lives of Queer Americans who’ve been hidden from history. His plays include Dear ONE: Love & Longing in Mid-Century Queer America – based on letters written in the 1950s & 60s, to L.A.’s ONE Magazine, the first openly LGBTQ periodical in the United States – and Bluebonnet Court, winner of the GLAAD Award. His short film Door Prize has screened at more than 125 film festivals worldwide and was winner of the Alfred C. Kinsey Award, honoring film that furthers understanding of gender or sexuality. His books include Gay Old Girls, a Lambda Literary Award finalist and winner of the ForeWord Book of the Year Award for Best LGBT Nonfiction; Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military, also winner of the ForeWord Award; and the forthcoming, Admitting Privileges.
Photo courtesy: Richie Arpino
Spiritus
By Dael Orlandersmith
June 19-21 at 7 pm
Pulitzer Prize finalist and Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner Dael Orlandersmith returns with Spiritus, a powerful new work commissioned by Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Known for her searing, poetic voice in plays like Yellowman, Forever, and Until the Flood, Orlandersmith continues to explore the human spirit with fierce honesty and lyrical beauty. Spiritus debuted at the Contemporary American Theater Festival in 2023, as well as at Rattlestick and Merrimack Theatres in 2024. A celebrated playwright, performer, and Guggenheim Fellow, Orlandersmith’s work has captivated audiences across the U.S. and abroad.
It Goes Without Saying
By Bill Bowers
June 27-29 at 7 pm
In It Goes Without Saying, celebrated Broadway actor and master mime Bill Bowers shares a deeply personal, hilarious, and poignant journey through his life on and off stage. Trained by the legendary Marcel Marceau, Bowers has performed worldwide and is acclaimed as one of the great mimes of his generation. Known for roles in The Lion King, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and numerous film and TV appearances, Bowers crafts a solo performance that blends storytelling and movement into a mesmerizing theatrical experience that speaks volumes—without saying a word.
