Season 12

Merry, Queer, and Bright is a humorous, queer, Hallmark-inspired Christmas play that follows four lifelong friends—each from different parts of the U.S.—as they embark on a journey to reunite in their hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan, for the holidays. Through a series of hilarious and heartfelt road trip mishaps, the play captures the joy, chaos, and deep bonds of chosen family. Merry, Queer, and Bright blends witty dialogue, campy humor, and heartfelt moments in the spirit of classic holiday comedies. Think Planes, Trains & Automobiles meets Christmas on Holly Lane with a big dose of queer humor that leaves audiences laughing and feeling warm inside.

Manic Pixie, Gold Star, Pick-A-Side, and Easy A are four college roommates facing their hardest test yet. In response to men being just the WORST, they have sworn off sex for good, or at least until the local frat boys can get their act together. However, Manic Pixie is already set to go on a date, Gold Star and Pick-A-Side are still honeymooning, and Easy A is certainly no expert at keeping it in her pants. I guess you could say it’s like Lysistrata, with a lot less… swords.

Doctor Rue Voynich, a transgender woman, and her apprentice Fade travel the American Heartland dispensing herbal medications. Covertly, they perform abortions, which have been illegal since the days of the first woman president, Ivanka Trump. Fade tries to help local youth Hannah complete her abortion, using knowledge from an ancient manuscript, before her mother and the sheriff can nail them for the “attempted murder of an unborn person.”

12 Hour Playfest is a fun theatre day for all involved. At 8am the playwrights arrive and are given a prompt, prop, and the number of actors in their scene and start writing. At 12p the actors and directors arrive, meet with the playwright, and run off to reserved space to rehearse. At some point in the day, they will be given one hour in the performance space to test tech. At 8p the curtain comes up and we present to our audience the plays that 12 hours ago didn’t exist.