RIVER'S EDGE PLAYERS

The Worker by Walter Wykes, directed by Elizabeth Havenor
Working is a Brazil-esque dark comedy. The story is of an overworked man who now has multiple positions at his company due to downsizing. The economy is so bad, he will do whatever it takes to remain in his position including not having a family. His wife is so consumed with the idea of having a family she pretends a doll is her baby. In the course of dialogue it is revealed that the people who have been laid off at his job were actually killed - but the company threw very nice parties for them first. A messenger comes to the door to announce that Monday morning the man will have a party thrown for him. When the man questions why the company doesn't think he's loyal anymore, it's revealed that his wife in her delusions told a co-worker that they had a child. He pleads with his wife to tell the company the truth, but she opts to keep her family delusion. At the end he is left standing knowing his wife will let him die on Monday morning.

The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang, directed by Ted Frumkin
The title says it all, and every actor and actress who has ever graced the stage knows it all too well. Bobby, Danni, and Christina are three high school students who share the same bad dreams of forgetting their lines, blanking on their monologues for a big audition, looking foolish in a death scene, or being in a really bad play where you don't even know what it is or any of the cast members in it! They stumble through the ridiculous scenarios by any means necessary, improvising and freaking out at the same time. Chaos and calamity reign supreme as they deal with their fears under some outrageous circumstances that just seem too weird to be true. In the end, we find out that all of the nightmares were just a figment of one actress' vivid imagination. But she quickly discovers that while some dreams do indeed come true, so do some nightmares!

Fog by Jim Gordon, directed by Mike Walling
The smile, once “so warm it wrinkled her nose,” is gone. Agnes, now in a nursing home, has been reduced to playing solitaire and reminiscing about a summer many years ago when she and her now-dead husband placed second in the Lake George dance contest (the Kellys placed first, but they were sober). Sharing a place at the card table is the unresponsive Fred – so near, and yet, so far.

Ferris Wheel by Mary Miller, directed by Barbara Worrest
The Ferris Wheel is the unlikely love story of two lonely people who are forced to ride together on an old country Ferris wheel. She's afraid of heights. He's afraid to quit smoking. They are both afraid of each other.

Original Works: Occupy Walmart by Emily C.A. Snyder
is a short fun performance which highlights the difficulties and delights of new motherhood.

Walk a Mile in My Stilettos by Jen Finn and the River’s Edge Players
is comedic look at a woman’s life from puberty to first date to heavier issues like cancer. Written with the input from the River’s Edge Players community members the goal is to be both funny and touching for the audience.

Nothing to See Here by Mark Durrenberger is a bit of nonsense and play with words. A shopper and a store clerk discuss “nothing.”