David Takes a Stand
Ernst Indenbaum, Writer-Director

David, a Ukrainian-Russian Jew, studying jazz in New York, suddenly runs into his strict father, whom he hadn’t talked to in years. The father appears right in time to give advice. Last night Gunther, the college’s beloved athlete, made anti-semitic statements, hurting and humiliating David. At noon, with father’s advice, David will have to take a stand for himself.

This is My Covenant Which You Shall Keep
Written by Yechezkel Zach Greenberger
Directed by Jack Feldstein

Michael Bernstein has been estranged from his Orthodox Jewish parents for over a decade. But when his sister invites him to her son's bris, requesting both his expertise as a doctor and his presence as her brother, decades-long resentments are brought to the fore. Set in a NJ Orthodox Jewish community.

The Trunk
by Jon Seresi
Jonny Devine - a charming curmudgeon recently diagnosed with dementia - enlists his best friend's son, Asher, to sort through the contents of his New York apartment while he can still recall their significance. With wit and wisdom, The Trunk explores the choices we make in living and in dying.

Ramen Symphony
written and directed by Haruko Fujimoto

On one winter evening in New York, two strangers from different paths meet at a busy restaurant and form a brief unexpected bond while other customers and staff are at their crossroads. This is a story with an ensemble cast and jumps from one storyline to another throughout.

Railroad Christmas Story
by Toby Amour

The play is a charming story of riding the boxcar rails headed to California in 1941. A down-and-out hobo on a freight train finds hope among a strange variety of equally desperate people trapped together on a Christmas eve like no other. Directed by Ralph Lewis.

Ashes to Ashes

Author of a new one act, as part of The Workshop Theater's Ninth Annual "Out of the Hat" One Act Festival

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Lapsed
written and directed by Theo Braun

A prolific and successful writer who has to confront aging and an inevitable terminal illness, that challenges his autonomy, and drives him to seek renewed intimacy and connection with his estranged son, Vincent.

On a String
Written and Directed by Isabel Hagen

On location with hilarious Isabel Hagen, Ling Ling Huang and me ("a Richard Kind type") in a funny New York encounter in Isabel's charming Indie screenplay, "On a String."

the lonely isles
written and directed by Max Yakim

Andrew, an awkward 16-year-old, spends his free time writing poetry on a Central Park bench. Stuck in his own head, Andrew is blind to the world around him including Gene, an 85-year-old man who sits next to him on the same bench every day. Unapologetically honest, shameless, and effortlessly clever, Gene forms an unlikely friendship with Andrew that helps him open his eyes to the poetic inspiration found in a simple day at the park.

Rhinegold Cabaret

Jim Steinman and Barry Keating's "Rhinegold Cabaret" - songs from the 1973 production which starred (and stars again) Andre De Shields. Musical Direction, Drew Wutke. With Andre De Shields.

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Lyrics by Barry Keating and Music by Jim Steinman.