Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors debate (then agree) to perform every Christmas story ever told — plus Christmas traditions from around the world — plus seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, AND every Christmas carol ever sung. This madcap romp through the holiday season accomplishes the small miracle of making all Christmas myths seem both utterly ridiculous and absolutely essential. Yes, Virginia, you can have your fruitcake and eat it, too.

Directed by: Bill Schnell

This uniquely structured, emotionally powerful musical is the story of two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Cathy tells her story backward, beginning at the end of their marriage. Jamie tells his story chronologically, starting just after the couple first met. Their stories and the two characters intersect only once — at their wedding.

Directed by: Denise Ruemping

A touching and hugely entertaining comedy revolving around the lives of three sisters reunited on the eve of their mother’s funeral. Through their quarrels over funeral arrangements, their well-worn family roles, their unsatisfactory men and their mixed memories of their highly feminine working class mother, Stephenson leads us into an examination of memory and family that captures perfectly the idea of ‘what normal people do in abnormal times…’

A feisty parolee follows her dreams to a small town in Wisconsin and a job working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill. The only eatery in the depressed little town is up for sale with no takers. Until the newcomer, Percy, suggests raffling it off for the price of $100 and an essay on “why you want the Grill,” hope is on the back burner. When the entries start arriving by the wheelbarrow-full, things are definitely cookin’ at the Spitfire Grill.

Directed by: Samantha Gibson