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PREVIOUSLY, FROM THE PULP STAGE...

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JILL'S EAR CANDY
Directed by Matt Haynes
Sip D'Vine February 13, 2020

FEATURING
THEY'RE MADE OUT OF MEAT by Terry Bisson
DEAR MS. MOON by Liz Argal
CLOSE ENCOUNTER by Robin Pond
...NEXT TOOTH FAIRY... by Joanna Castle Miller
THAT DAMNED HOTEL, EPISODE IX by John Marks

STARRING
Molly Gregerson
Pat Lach
John Marks
Amanda Mehl

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  A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE 2019 TOUR
  Directed by Jeff Kuenle and Matt Haynes

  ENCORE SENIOR PLAYERS: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  November 9-14

  PULP STAGE PRODUCTION: HAPPY VALLEY LIBRARY
  November 20

  PULP STAGE PRODUCTION: SIP D'VINE WINE BAR
  November 21

  PULP STAGE PRODUCTION: ROSE VILLA
  December 3
FEATURING
Jack Wirz, Jim Anderson, Verna Russell, Pete Cooper, Julie Cooper, Sandy Baker, Judy Montague, Paul Bright, Pat Lach, Bonnie Littleton, Michéle Tredger, Liz Bellows, Maria Mogavero, Katie Mortemore and Dalene Young,



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   FALL FREAK OUTS
   Directed by Jeff Kuenle
   Sip D'Vine, October 17, 2019

   FEATURING
   PLENTY OF FISH by Evan Baughfman
   SKIN by Tanuja Jagernauth 

   THAT DAMNED HOTEL, EPISODES  6-7 by John Marks

   STARRING
   Molly Gregerson
   John Marks
   Danielle Pecoff
    Katy Philp


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THAT DAMNED HOTEL IV & V PLUS BUS STOP SECRETS
Directed by Jeff Kuenle
Sip D'Vine, May 30, 2019

FEATURING
WAITING FOR ROGER by David MacGregor
MEETING GLORIA by Adam Seidel
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS by Claire-Frances Sullivan
THAT DAMNED HOTEL IV & V by John Marks

STARRING
Jacquelle Davis
Pat Lach
Kaia Maarja Hillier
and John Marks

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   INNER PROBLEM CHILD NIGHT
   Directed by Jeff Kuenle
   Sip D'Vine, April 26, 2019

   FEATURING
   DOUGHBOY by Sam Higgs
   HOTEL FANTASY by Tom Slot
   STEP SISTER by Matt Haynes
   GET UP by Matt Haynes
   THAT DAMNED HOTEL:
   BABY PLINTH'S FIRST DAY
   by John Marks
   GUT-DROPPING DUEL
   by Sam Higgs
   WORLD'S NEXT TOOTH FAIRY...
   by Joanna Castle Miller

  STARRING
  Paul Bright
  Pat Lach
  John Marks
  Danielle Pecoff


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 THAT DAMNED HOTEL
 EPISODES I-III
 by John Marks
 Directed by Jeff Kuenle
 Sip D'Vine, March 28, 2019

 STARRING
 Allison Anderson
 Kaia Maarja Hillier
 John Marks
 Cynthia Shur Petts


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  CATCH THE BUTCHER
  by Adam Seidel
  Directed by Jeff Kuenle
  Sip D'Vine, Feb 14, 2019

  STARRING
  Amber Bogdewiecz
  Brian Burger
  with
  Kathleen Barnebey


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  THE CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR!

  We has a great time taking our dialogue-only
  A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Matt Haynes from the Dickens novella
  to
  Sip D'Vine, Nov 29
  The Ledding Library of Milwaukie, Dec 6
  Bag N Baggage Productions, Dec 17

  OUR FINE PERFORMERS INCLUDED
  Allison Anderson
  Phillip Berns
  Jacquelle Davis
  David D. Levine
  Bonnie Littleton
  Jurnee Neeko
  Darwin Alexander Pringle
  Chris Shields

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    FALL FREAK OUTS
    Sip D'Vine, October 25, 2018

    FEATURING
    PEEPING by Stephen Peirick
    THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT by Sydney Somerfield
    THE MANY-SPLENDORED THING by Piper Rasmussen
    BEST FRIENDS FOREVER by Sydney Somerfield

    STARRING
    Paul Bright
    Amanda Mehl
    Maria Mogavero
    Leslie Renee



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FALL FUNNIES
Sip D'Vine, September 27, 2018

FEATURING
THEY'RE MADE OUT OF MEAT by Terry Bission
DEAD GUY WALKING by Brian K. Lowe
EXPLAINING CTHULHU TO GRANDMA by Alex Shvartsman
JUST BUSINESS by Jeff Carter
THE ANTICHRIST COMETH by David MacGregor

STARRING
John Marks, Judson Williams, Bonnie Littleton,
Taryn Juda and Maria Mogavero


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           SWEET AND SASSY STORIES

           FEATURING
           MOON IN A BARREL by Rand Higbee
           THE MARVELOUS ADVENTURES OF MARK MANNING
           by Matt Kerstetter
           THEY'RE MADE OUT OF MEAT by Terry Bisson
           JUST DESSERTS by David MacGregor

          
           STARRING
           Paul Bright, Racheal Joy Erickson, Cynthia Shur Petts and Judson Williams


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STORYTELLING AT TWILIGHT I V 
Ledding Library of Milwaukie, August 2, 2018


FEATURING
PLENTY OF FISH by Evan Baughfman
TWO HEADS ON A FIRST DATE by Ron Burch
MOON IN A BARREL by Rand Higbee
SKIN by Tanuja Jagernauth

STARRING
Jake Heelan, Taryn Juda, Bonnie Littleton and John Marks


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    CHRISTMAS MAY-HEM
     A SEASONALLY INAPPROPRIATE PREVIEW OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

     Sip D'Vine, May 17, 2018

     The first performance of the script for our second Ebook!

      STARRING
      Danielle Pecoff
      Bibi Walton
      Paul Bright



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    NEW SHORTS: III

    ALL NEW COLLECTION OF SHORT COMEDIES FROM THE
    REALMS OF HORROR, FANTASY AND FOLKLORE


    Sip D'Vine, April 19, 2018

    PLENTY OF FISH by Evan Baughfman
    CLOSE SHAVE by Brad Bolchunos
    MOON IN A BARREL by Rand Higbee
    SKIN by Tanuja Jagernauth
   
    STARRING
    Paul Bright, Taryn Juda, John Marks and Maria Mogavero



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       THOSE PULP COLLEGE MONOLOGUES
       Written and Directed by Matt Haynes
       Stories by Matt Haynes and John Marks
 
        Sip D'Vine, March 15, 2018

         THAT DRUGS ONE
          THAT SEDUCTION ONE
          THAT ROBBERY ONE
          THAT MURDER ONE


        STARRING 
        Jacquelle Davis,  Kaia Maarja Hillier and John Marks


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  SENSATIONAL STORIES
  Directed by Matt Haynes    
   
  Rose Villa
, February 23,  2018 

  PRINCESS TALIA'S DOWRY by Greg Lam
  DEAR MS. MOON by Liz Argall
  MY HEART IS A QUADRATIC EQUATION by Shane Halbach
  THE ANTICHRIST COMETH by David MacGregor


  STARRING
  Curtis Hanson, Bonnie Littleton, John Marks, Danielle Pecoff and Kim Bogus




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   PULP LOVE STORIES II sponsored by D. Stephen Raymond
   Directed by Jeff Kuenle
   Sip D'Vine   February 14, 2018
   Our 2018 Valentine's showcase of some more favorite heart pulpitations
 
   TWO HEADS ON A FIRST DATE     Ron Burch
   PSYCHO BLVD                                Johnny Drago        
   MARK MANNING                             Matt Kerstetter
   PRINCESS TALIA'S DOWRY           Greg Lam

   STARRING
   Robert Bell, John Marks, Amanda Mehl and Katy Philp


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STORYTELLING AT TWILIGHT III
Directed by Jeff Kuenle
Milwaukie Ledding Library. July 20, 2017

PRINCESS TALIA'S DOWRY   by Greg Lam
DEAR MS. MOON   by Liz Argall
MARK MANNING    by Matt Kerstetter
JUST DESSERTS by David MacGregor


STARRING
Nicolette Coiner-Winn, Alec Lugo, John Marks and Danielle Pecoff

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   TALES FROM THE VAULT: NEW SHORTS II
   Directed by Jeff Kuenle
   O'Connor's, May 25, 2017
   Concluding our new-material series with a little something funny, a little something eerie

   TWO HEADS ON A FIRST DATE by Ron Burch
   THE MARVELOUS ADVENTURES OF MARK MANNING by Matt Kerstetter
   THE MANY SPLENDORED THING by Piper Rasmussen
   JUST DESSERTS by David MacGregor

    STARRING
    Phillip Berns, John Marks, Amanda Mehl and Nicolette Coiner-Winn


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TALES FROM THE VAULT: GALAXY BLINK
(full prime) 
by Francesca Piantadosi
O'Connor's April 20, 2017

An all new edition of the touching tale of a husband lost in space,a  desperate housewife and the divine intervention of an axe murderer.

STARRING
Brian Burger, John Marks and Nicolette Coiner-Winn


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                   TALES FROM THE VAULT: NEW SHORTS I
                   Directed by Jeff Kuenle
                   O'Connor's, March 23, 2017
                   We opened up our new-material series with wacko grab bag of  new funnies.

                   PSYCHO BLVD by Johnny Drago
                   PRINCESS TALIA'S DOWRY by Greg Lam
                   BUKI, BUKI, BUKI  by John Kelly

                   STARRING
                   Allison Anderson, Curtis Hanson, John Marks and Danielle Pecoff


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PULP LOVE STORIES
Directed by Kaia Maarja Hillier and Racheal Joy Erickson

We returned to Sip D'Vine to showcase some of our favorite silly, sexy, strange tales
of that many-splendored thing.

DEB & JOAN by Isaac Rathbone
CLOSE ENCOUNTER by Robin Pond
MY HEART IS A QUADRATIC EQUATION adapted by Matt Haynes from the story
by Shane Halbach
MONOLOGUES: Empathy, Obsessive by Matt Haynes
ABSTINENCE by Alex Dremann

STARRING
Jacquelle Davis, Kaia Maarja Hillier, Racheal Joy Erickson, Caleb Sohigian and Ryan Westwood

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    ORYCON BLISS
    Directed by Matt Haynes
    We had the privilege of doing not one but three showcases 
    at Orycon 2016

    MAXIMA VRUGLEPLEX ME TO THE END by Liz Argall
    DEB & JOAN by Isaac Rathbone
    THE ANTICHRIST COMETH by David MacGregor
    SILENCE by Tina Connolly
    THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT by Sydney Somerfield
    MONOLOGUES by Matt Haynes, including
    Ms. Madison, Geriatric, Water Sprite, The Deal, The Water,     
    Recruitment and Threshold

    STARRING
    Brian Burger, Matt Haynes, Allison Hopkins, Amanda Mehl  
    and Katy Philp



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THE BUGS ARE A CRAWLIN'!
Directed by Matt Haynes

Our audience participation reading of 
TK'TK'TK'
by David D. Levine
as part of LIT CRAWL... which is a part of WORDSTOCK 2016!

STARRING: Matt Haynes and the audience participants!


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   OUR CAMEO
   Steep and Thorny Way To Heaven. August 26, 2016

    Directed by Matt Haynes
   As part of the benefit performance for Steep and Thorny Way 
   To Heaven, we presented
   SHAKESPEARE PARODY MONOLOGUES
   by Matt Haynes
   Special Effects, Sea Sister, Family, Super Glove, Deep,     
   The Ten Second Monologue 
 
   STARRING
   Nicolette Coiner-Winn and Matt Haynes



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STORYTELLING AT TWILIGHT II
Directed by Matt Haynes
Milwaukie Ledding Library. July 21, 2016

DEAD GUY WALKING.... adapted by Matt Haynes
from the story by Brian K. Lowe
EXPLAINING CTHULHU TO GRANDMA
adapted by Matt Haynes
from the story by Alex Shvartsman
THE ANTICHRIST COMETH by David MacGregor
SILENCE by Tina Connolly

MONOLOGUES by Matt Haynes
Item Return, Weaponry, Water Sprite, The Walk


STARRING

Nicolette Coiner-Winn, Libby Cozza, Brian Cutler, Katie Mortemore, Katy Philp
and Jacob Lee Smith


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   MIND RIDE
   A Collaboration between The Pulp Stage and   
   The Rex Putnam Theatre Department
   Rex Putnam High School Black Box Theatre. June 6, 2016

   
DEAD GUY WALKING adapted by Matt Haynes from the story by Brian K. Lowe
    DEB & JOAN by Isaac Rathbone
    HUSH by Robin Pond
 
   THE ANTICHRIST COMETH by David MacGregor
    MONOLOGUES by Matt Haynes
    Quiet, Peggy, Hospital, Nap Time, Don't, Different


    STARRING
    C.J. Arnce, Hannah Benson, Riley Bova, Abbey Fletcher, Cella Flores, Spencer Fork,  
    Devin McGill, Ashley Perry, Hannah Schacht, Johanna Walde   


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 BITE SIZE  II: MACABRE SHORTS
 The Vault at O'Connor's Bar & Grill. May 19, 2016

 PEEPING by Stephen Peirick
 HUSH by Robin Pond
 THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT by Sydney Somerfield
 MACABRE MONOLOGUES by Matt Haynes

 STARRING
 Nicolette Coiner-Winn, Sean Doran, Kaia Maarja Hiller, Jacob Lee Smith


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     BITE SIZE: A COLLECTION OF NEW SHORTS
     The Vault at O'Connor's Bar & Grill. April 21, 2016

       DEAD GUY WALKING adapted by Matt Haynes
       from the story by Brian K. Lowe
       EXPLAINING CTHULHU TO GRANDMA adapted by Matt Haynes
       from the story by Alex Shvartsman
       JUST BUSINESS by Jeff Carter
       MARGIN OF ERROR adapted by Francesca Piantadosi from the story by Nancy Kress
       SILENCE by Tina Connolly


       STARRING
       Allison Anderson, Brian Burger, Racheal Joy Erickson, Alastair Morley Jacques,
       Lexie Quandt, Tom Walton         


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CATCH THE BUTCHER
by Adam Seidel
The Vault at O'Connor's Bar & Grill.
March 24, 2016


STARRING
Tom Moorman
Danielle Pecoff
Racheal Joy Erickson



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    BOX : THE SINGLE NIGHT EDITION
    by Tina Connolly and Matt Haynes

     Downtown Portland, December 11 and 12,   2015,


    STARRING
    Kaia Maarja Hillier
    Tom Mounsey
    Jacquelle Davis
    Lexie Quandt
    Bryce Earhart
    Allison Anderson


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STORYTELLING AT TWILIGHT
Milwaukie Ledding Library. July 23, 2015

Box (preview).... by Tina Connolly and Matt Haynes
Dear Ms. Moon... by Liz Argall
Making My Entrance... by Ken Scholes, adapted by Matt Haynes
They're Made Out Of Meat... by Terry Bisson
Maxima Vrugleplex... by Liz Argall


STARRING
Erik James, Chelsie Kinney, Paige McKinney, Jonathan Owicki, Leslie Spitznagel



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      SASSY SCI FI
      Sip D'vine Wine Shop. May 8th, 2015

      Close Encounter... by Robin Pond
      Making My Entrance... by Ken Scholes,
      adapted by Matt Haynes
      Deb & Joan... by Isaac Rathbone
      They're Made Out of Meat... by Terry Bisson
      My Heart Is a Quadratic Equation... by Shane Halbach,  
      adapted by Matt
Haynes

      STARRING
      Brynn Baron, Kristen Fleming, Kaia Maarja Hillier,
      Jonathan Owicki and Jake Turner



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THE FANTASY VOYAGE
Sip D'vine Wine Shop. April 10th, 2015

Frederika... by Tina Connolly
Tk'Tk'Tk'... by David D. Levine, adapted by Matt Haynes
Devilbolical... by Sam Alper
Maxima Vrugleplex... by Liz Argall


STARRING
Mishelle Apalategui, David Bellis-Squires, Tricia Castañeda-Gonzales, Kristen Fleming, Kaia Maarja Hillier, Leslie Spitznagel

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    FUNNY STUFF
    Sip D'vine Wine Shop. March 13th, 2015

    Death Wears Fishnets... by Brad Bolchunos
    Hamlet In Hiding... by Rich Rubin
    Iced... by M. Thomas Cooper
    The Antichrist Cometh by David MacGregor
    Abstinence by Alex Dremann


    STARRING
    Brian Burger, Jacquelle Davis, Racheal Joy Erickson, Kristen    
    Fleming, Jacob Lee Smith and
Gary Strong



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      BOX : A LIVE SCIENCE FICTION TRILOGY
      by Tina Connolly and Matt Haynes

       Hipbone Studio. January 26-February 9, 2015,

     
STARRING
      Kaia Maarja Hillier
      Brian Burger
      Jacquelle Davis
      Leslie Spitznagel
      Bryce Earhart
      Racheal Joy Erickson



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     HORROR NIGHT
      The Jack London Bar. May 29th, 2014

     The Devil Made Me Do It... by Sydney Somerfield
     What Makes You Tick... by David Steffen

     Peeping... by Stephen Peirick
     Jack and the Bones... by Karin Magaldi
     Final Copy... by Sam Graber
     Abstinence... by Alex Dremann
     Hush... by Robin Pond


      STARRING
       Michael Biesanz,
       Kaia Maarja Hillier,
      James Luster
       Caitlin Nolan



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BRAVE NEW SCI FI
The Jack London Bar: April 24th, 2014

Why I Left Harry's...  by Lawrence Watt-Evans, adapted by Matt Haynes
My Heart Is A Quadratic Equation by Shane Halbach, adapted by Matt Haynes
Deb & Joan by Isaac Rathbone
Tk'Tk'Tk by David D. Levine, adapted by Matt Haynes


STARRING
Allison Anderson
David Bellis-Squires
Racheal Joy Erickson
Kristen Fleming
Michael Streeter



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FUNNY STUFF
The Jack London Bar: March 27th, 2014

Making My Entrance Again With My Usual Flair  by Ken Scholes, adapted by Matt Haynes
Death Wears Fishnets by Brad Bolchunos
Flight by Kyle Moore
Iced by M. Thomas Cooper
Hamlet In Hiding by Rich Rubin
The Antichrist Cometh by David MacGregor

STARRING
David Bellis-Squires, Steve Coker,  Racheal Joy Erickson,
Otniel Henig, Kaia Maarja Hillier
and Donna Kay Yarborough



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CHILLERS
The Jack London Bar: October 17th, 2013


Darkest Moment by Pete Malicki
Devilbolical by Sam Alper
Abstinence by Alex Dremann
Best Friends Forever by Sydney Somerfield
Hush by Robin Pond
The Devil Made Me Do It by Sydney Somerfield
Jack and the Bones by Karin Magaldi*
To Cape by Matthew B. Zrebski*


STARRING
Cody Epling, Paige Jones, Sam A. Mowry and Lily Warpinski

Selection from Shaking The Tree’s 2012 Drammy-winning production,
The Tripping Point: An exhibition of fairy tale installations, featuring
Playwrights West.


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CRIMEdy NIGHT
The Jack London Bar: September 19th, 2013

60 Years To Life by Nick Zagone with Heidi McIsaac
The Ninth Circus Of Hell by C.J. Ehrlich
Galaxy Blink by Francesca Sanders


STARRING
Racheal Joy Erickson, Eric Martin Reid, Zachary Rouse and Jessica Tidd







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SCI FI NIGHT
The Tardis Room: August 15th, 2013

Frederika by Tina Connolly
Dear Ms. Moon by Liz Argall
Close Encounter by Robin Pond
Key by Brian Allard
They're Made Out Of Meat by Terry Bisson
Final Copy by Sam Graber
Moon At the Starry Diner by Tina Connolly
Maxima Vrugleplex Me To the End  by Liz Argall



STARRING
Jason Glick, Otniel Henig, Kirsten Anya Kyllingstad, Donna Kay Yarborough
Guest appearances by Michelle Escobar, Kristen Martz and Lily Warpinski


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 THE LAW OF RETURN By Martin Blank
  Sip D'Vine: August 3rd, 2013



  STARRING
  Otniel Henig
  Erik James
  Darrell Salk




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CRIMEdy NIGHT
The Funhouse Lounge: July 25th, 2013

60 Years To Life by Nick Zagone with Heidi McIsaac
The Ninth Circus Of Hell by C.J. Ehrlich
Galaxy Blink by Francesca Sanders


STARRING
James Luster, Peter Schuyler, Jessica Tidd and Lily Warpinski


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  SCI FI NIGHT
  The Funhouse Lounge: July 11th, 2013

  Frederika by Tina Connolly
  Dear Ms. Moon by Liz Argall
  Close Encounter by Robin Pond
  Final Copy by Sam Graber
  They're Made Out Of Meat by Terry Bisson
  Key by Brian Allard
  Moon At the Starry Diner by Tina Connolly
  Maxima Vrugleplex Me To the End  by Liz Argall

  STARRING
  Tricia Castaneda-Gonzalez, Racheal Joy Erickson, Otniel Henig, Peter Schuyler
  Guest appearances by Kaia Hillier, Olivia Shimkus and Jessica Tidd


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CRIME NIGHT
The Waypost: June 27th, 2013

The Law Of Return by Martin Blank
Turnpike South by Sean Pomposello


STARRING
Racheal Joy Erickson, Joe Healy, Otniel Henig, Joseph Gibson, Garland Lyons,
Gerrin Mitchell and Darrell Salk



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  SCI FI NIGHT
  Jack London Bar: June 20, 2013

  To Know One But Myself  by Ralph Greco Jr.
  Dear Ms. Moon  by Liz Argall
  Key  by Brian Allard
  Moon at the Starry Diner  by Tina Connolly
  Close Encounter  by Robin Pond
  Final Copy  by Sam Graber
  They're Made Out Of Meat  by Terry Bisson
  Maxima Vrugleplex Me To the End  by Liz Argall

  STARRING
  Allison Anderson, Otniel Henig, Jonathan Owicki and Lily Warpinski


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