Solas Nua: Trad
January 24 – February 17, 2008
    Written by Mark Doherty
    Directed by Linda Murray
A one-armed 100 year-old man sets off on an epic journey across the Irish wilderness with his feisty one-legged father in search of the son he has never met. From this absurd opening premise, Trad takes the audience on a hilarious voyage into the importance of roots and identity with a particularly wry look at what it means to be Irish. Trad proves that in the end, history is only what we want it to be.

DreamCity Theatre Group: SouthSide
Works Workshop Reading: February 21 – 24, 2008
    Written & compiled by John Muller
    Directed by Michael Baron
SouthSide examines the community and citywide response to youth violence in light of the aftermath of the 2004 fatal shooting of James "J-Rock" Richardson at Ballou Senior High School in Southeast DC and the 1994 killing of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer in Chicago. Inspired by real events and interviews, SouthSide is a solemn call and fervent prayer for non-violence and non-retaliation.

Untitled
Workshop Reading: May 2008
    Written by Gwydion Suilebhan and ensemble
    Directed by Merry Alderman
Over seven months, Merry Alderman and Gwydion Suilebhan will lead an ensemble of actors in a collaborative, improv-based play development process exploring grief, fear, and mental health in a post-September 11th American landscape. The ideas and stories, all stemming from a local current event, will dissect the complex idea of how American identity is formed in a time of heightened cultural sensitivity.

Doorway Arts Ensemble: Anima
April 24 – May 11, 2008
    Written by Christiaan Greer
    Directed by Patrick Torres
Anima shows the devastating consequences of living one's life for someone else. Ella struggles to free herself from an abusive relationship with Vlad, a parasite reliant on her for his emotional survival. When James, a shaken Iraq war veteran, arrives at Ella and Vlad's apartment needing a place to stay, a bloody power struggle explodes on stage.

The Bridge of Bodies
May 29 – June 25, 2008
    Written and performed by Kathleen Gonzales
    Directed by Patrick Crowley
Marie-Therese immigrated to the United States carrying little recollection of whom she was and why she left. With her silent mother as the only link to her past, Marie-Therese realizes that she must return to her native Haiti to understand her true identity. The sights and sounds of Haiti’s troubled past are intimately captured in this play of culture and identity.