Production History
Piñata
By Scott Mullen
Directed by Joy Donley
When an alpha-mom puts two other moms in the "penalty box" at a kid's party, rules get obliterated. Piñata, a comedy by playwright Scott Mullen, premieres at the 29th Annual Fringe Festival. The all-female cast mixes the snark of “Real Housewives” with the heart of “Modern Family” in this wild romp of competitive mom-ing. Greta Grosch (Carol) plays a pinched-tight mother ready to ban the under-achieving mothers from kindergarten birthday parties. She marches Katie Consamus (Jackie) and Stephanie Cousins (Teresa) into a penalty box made of pool noodles, and forces them to stand there quietly for the duration of the party. Cousins’s Teresa nail-bitingly abides by the rules, but Consamus’s Jackie feels her Xanax wearing off and is not gonna be ignored. When a clown played by Elizabeth Efteland appears, the party explodes like a piñata.
Pictured from left to right: Stephanie Cousins, Greta Grosh, Katie ConsamusTo see our official Fringe show page, click here.
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Matt & Ben
By Mindy Kaling & Brenda Withers
Directed by Jillian Robertson
Before Air…
Before J-Lo or Winona or Gwyneth…
Before Good Will Hunting…
Before Golden Globes and Oscars and red carpets, they were just…
MATT & BEN.
Take a trip back in time with us to Massachusetts 1995. Matt Damon & Ben Affleck are just two young actors struggling to make it in the ‘biz. Suddenly, the script for Good Will Hunting magically falls from the sky and lands at their feet. Is it a gift from God? Is this fate? …or is the appearance of the mysterious script an evil curse? These two best buds are forced to put their friendship to the test as they try to determine if this script is their one-way ticket to superstardom… or if it comes at too high a cost. What’s a bro to do??
Named in Cherry and Spoon’s 2023 #TCTheatre Favorites!
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Photo by Jared Fessler Photography
Pictured: Elizabeth Efteland as Matt Damon