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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Time Travel
The
Do’s And Don’ts Of Time Travel
by Nicholas Wardigo (Philadelphia,
2008)
When her girlfriend Claire is
diagnosed with cancer, Zoey’s past becomes her future. Hooked
on time travel for decades Zoey wills herself to relive the two most
painful years of her life. Rachel thinks Time Travel Movies
“suck” and she’s writing a thesis to
prove it. She wants Zoey to stop perpetually nursing her ailing lover
long enough to change the course of their friendship. In a universe of
endless possibilities they learn that no moment in time can ever be
recaptured. A tale of love, hate and sacrifice that spins with velocity.
Straw Flower presented the world premier of The Do’s And Don’ts Of Time Travel at The Playground at the Adrienne in October 2008. The production was directed by John V. Bellomo and featured Kate Brennan, Jen Jaynes, Sarah Milici, and Amanda Schoonover.
The
Domestication of Women: A Housewares Party in Two Acts
by Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson (Philadelphia,
2007)
Elaine's husband is gone and so
are her window treatments. She set fire to them before arriving at her
"friend" Julie's house for a night of home shopping, insults and award
winning cheese cake. It's a party destined for destruction, but
seething rage will have to wait. Lisa is introducing the hostess
specials, and the midnight blue candle set is guaranteed to reignite
long lost passion. Hope surfaces in suburbia, as five frazzled,
desperate and sexually repressed women will stop at nothing to get
their hands on the item of the week destined to change the course of
their unrealized lives. A comedy of unusual heights that celebrates the
fighting spirit of women trapped in consumer hell!
Straw Flower presented the world premier of The Domestication of Women: A Housewares Party in Two Acts at Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5 in March/April 2007. The production was directed by Jose Aviles and featured Vivian Appler, Gabrielle Corsaro, Sharon Geller, Krissy Johnson, and Hannah Tsapatoris.
Natural
Flavors by Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson
(Philadelphia, 2006)
Ted
eats grass and wild mushrooms, with an occasional crushed berry, and
swears he won't touch the can of Campbell's soup he took with him on
his flight into the wilderness following the break-up of his marriage.
Its list of ingredients is a powerful reminder of how artificial
civilization is. He'll eat anything he can kill with his crude tools
and below basic hunting skills and so far, he's starving. Meanwhile
celebrity chef Chrissy is whipping up a smorgasbord inspired by
mangoes, exotic mushrooms and her desire to change the world one taste
bud at a time. Are the aromas from her kitchen strong enough to reach a
man gone wild and tempt him to take another bite of civilization?Straw Flower presented a workshop production of Natural Flavors as part of the 2006 Philly Fringe Festival at Gallery Siano. The production featured Mark Jacobson and Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson.
Ice Breakers by
Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson
(Philadelphia, 2005)
Susan
is a closed book. She wishes her blind date, Leonard, wasn’t
quite so open. At the very least he could have the decency to turn to a
more discreet page. Their story begins at ten seconds before the New
Year, that magical, oppressive moment when everything is possible, but
nothing’s really changed. Sometimes the only thing worse than being alone is
being exposed. Straw Flower presented a workshop production of Ice Breakers as part of the 2005 Philly Fringe Festival at Gallery Siano. The production featured Mark Jacobson and Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson and was directed by
Who Turned Off
the Lights? by Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson
(New York, 2005 ?
Philadelphia,2004)
Who Turned Off the
Lights? is a comedic treatment of characters riding down the
road to enlightenment blindfolded. It began as a spoof on the self-help movement, a
comment on the steady stream of enlightened philosophies of living for
sale. “As I explored Marsha Farley, a self-help guru and best
selling author just inches away from her own nervous
breakdown”, says Ruggiero, “I felt compelled to
shift the focus to her audience.” The result is a montage of characters paying for
relief from loneliness and indecision. It explores the phenomena of
intelligent people shutting off instinct and giving themselves over to
someone else’s proclaimed truth.
Who Turned Off the Lights? was first presented in the 2004 Philly Fringe Festival. It featured Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson, Alana Gerlach, and Nicole DeRosa and was directed by Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson and Mark Jacobson. Straw Flower was later invited to present it at The Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York. The New York production featured Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson, Alana Gerlach, and Paige Rien and was directed by Mark Jacobson.