Archive of Previous HRC Showcase Theatre Plays

Staged Play Readings 2010 -2022

2022 Season
May 7, 2022
FOR THE PEOPLEby Carol Mullen
Directed by Barbara Waldinger

JUNE 18, 2022
HOW WE SURVIVEDby Pauline David-Sax
Directed by Barbara Waldinger

JULY 30, 2022
TOUCH THE MOONby Arianna Rose
Directed by Barbara Waldinger

SEPT.  10, 2022
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestTHE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLOby Donald Loftus
Directed by Barbara Waldinger


2021 Season
September 26, 2021
LIES
by Jerry Slaff
Directed by Barbara Waldinger

2019 Season (2020 Season Cancelled)October 19, 2019LIFE STILL ISby Tony PasqualiniDirected by Barbara Waldinger

NOVEMBER 23, 2019THE LIBERATIONby  Cate WileyDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2018-2019 SeasonOctober 13, 2018THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOKby Angela J. DavisDirected by Barbara Waldinger
November 17, 2018THE GOLDILOCKS ZONEby Ian AugustDirected by Barbara Waldinger
March 23, 2019THE SHOWMAN AND THE SPIRITby Elisabeth KarlinDirected by Barbara Waldinger
April 27, 2019LA FONDAby Suzanne TrauthDirected by Barbara Waldinger
June 1, 2019 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestTHE ENGLISH BRIDEby Lucile LichtblauDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2017-2018 Season
October 14, 2017CHILD OF LIONSby Jared DelaneyDirected by Barbara Waldinger

November 18, 2017THEMby Dean TaylorDirected by Barbara Waldinger

March 17, 2018PLASTIC CITYby Matthew KellyDirected by Barbara Waldinger

April 28, 2018TRUST MEby Paula FellDirected by Barbara Waldinger

May 19, 2018 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestSO YOU CAN LOOK AHEADby Edward MorganDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2016-2017 Season
October 15, 2016DOUBLE PLAYby Dennis DanzigerDirected by Barbara Waldinger

November 19, 2016THE KITCHEN TABLE PLAYSby Erin Breznitsky Directed by Barbara Waldinger

March 18, 2017GARDEN OF MEMORIESby Jessica BashlineDirected by Barbara Waldinger

April 22, 2017UP FROM STARDOMby Lawrence DukoreDirected by Barbara Waldinger
Composer Douglas J. Cohen

May 20, 2017 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestFRANZI IN LOVEby  James RosenfieldDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2015-2016 Season
October 03, 2015BRILLIANT WORKS OF ARTby Donna HokeDirected by Barbara Waldinger

November 14, 2015THE DING DONGSby Brenda Withers Directed by Barbara Waldinger

March 2, 2016CHOICESby Donald DrakeDirected by Barbara Waldinger

April 16, 2016COMMANDERby Mario CorreaDirected by Barbara Waldinger

May 21, 2016 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestFOR SALEby  Matt FowlerDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2014-2015 Season
October 18, 2014A POSITION OF RELATIVE IMPORTANCEby Hal BordenDirected by Barbara Waldinger

November 22, 2014DEAD AND BURIEDby James McLindon Directed by Barbara Waldinger

March 14, 2015SLEEPING DOGSby Robert John FordDirected by Barbara Waldinger

April 18, 2015OBLIVIONby Paul LewisDirected by Barbara Waldinger

May 16, 2015 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestHOW TO SAVE A LIFEby  Elizabeth AndersonDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2013-2014 Season
October 5, 2013GOODby James McLindonDirected by Barbara Waldinger

November 23, 2013SUMMER ON FIREby Mike Bencivenga Directed by Barbara Waldinger

March 5, 2014WILL OF BOND STREETby Walter ThinnesDirected by Barbara Waldinger

April 15, 2014BRINK OF DEVOTIONby Sybil RosenDirected by Barbara Waldinger

May 16, 2014 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestHELLMAN v. McCARTHYby  Brian Richard MoriDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2012-2013 Season
October 13, 2012MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONSby Carolyn MosesDirected by Barbara Waldinger

November 17, 2012BASTARDSby Ned Goldreyer Directed by Barbara Waldinger

March 9, 2013THE LAVENDER RAILROADby  Lawrence AronovitchDirected by Barbara Waldinger

April 13, 2013MARRIED NORTHby Hal CorleyDirected by Barbara Waldinger

May 18, 2013 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestBILLY & RAYby Mike BencivengaDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2011-2012 Season
September 17, 2011THE JUDAS SYNDROMEby  Jeffrey HaddowDirected by Barbara Waldinger

February 4, 2012AN IGNORANT MANby Richard ManleyDirected by Barbara Waldinger

March 31, 2012GRAVEN IMAGEby  Stephen KilduffDirected by Barbara Waldinger

May 19, 2012MANGO DREAMSby Laura EdmondsonDirected by Barbara Waldinger

June 9, 2012 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestSEEKING FLIGHTby Joan BroadmanDirected by Barbara Waldinger

2010-2011 Season
October 16, 2010 UNCONVENTIONAL WAREFAREby  Emmanuel GomesDirected by Barbara Waldinger

November 27, 2010VACUUMby Arlene HuttonDirected by Barbara Waldinger

February 26, 2011 IDENTITY CRISISby  Peter SnoadDirected by Barbara Waldinger

April 2, 2011THE MOURNERS’ BENCHby George BrandtDirected by Barbara Waldinger

May 7, 2011 
Winner of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting ContestABSINTHEby Joe MussoDirected by Barbara Waldinger

PREVIOUS WINNERS of the W Keith Hedrick Playwriting Contest 
5 June, 2010DANCING BACKWARDSby John Fiorillo
16 May, 2009SUGAR BRITCHESby Peter Lars Sandberg
17 May, 2008PROPER PROTOCOLby Donald C. Drake
12 May, 2007MARLOWEby Donald Beldock
20 May, 2006LOVE AND A WIDE MOONby Aoise Stratford
28 May, 2005THE GARDEN OF DROMOREby James McLindon

June, 2004THE FRANKENSTEIN SUMMERby Catherine Bush
Subsequently produced in 2005 by The Red Light District Theatre, NYC