For 2020-21, we are offering a modified “Season” of One From the Shelf! $25 will get you access to all of the shows - you can watch them as many times as you’d like as they become available (one ticket can be good for the whole family!).
How are these being performed in current times?
We will be producing the OFTS titles the same way we have done in the past; with the cast meeting to do a read through, and then a rehearsal to block it, and finally a performance. These will be staged readings with scripts in hand and minimal props/costumes/set. The actors and crew will be masked up during the rehearsal process. For the “performance”, they will unmask and continue social distancing. The performance will be recorded live (whatever happens, happens!) and will be released to our OFTS Subscribers the next day.
How do I get tickets?
You can simply click here to get your subscription. $25 will cover your access to all 5 shows. There will be an opportunity during the check out process to add a donation; consider putting a couple more bucks our way to help off-set the cost of these shows (they all still have royalties and script purchases). You will get an email confirmation of your order, and when each show is released, you will get another email with the link to that show plus the link to the private playlist of past productions. So, even if you get a Subscription to OFTS 2020 in February, you will still be able to access all of the shows in the series!
Who is performing?
We have casts ranging in age from pre-teen through adult. Our titles are serious, funny, poignant, and relevant - there’s something for everyone!
What are the shows?
Reunited Shorts by Len Cuthbert An evening of theatre comprising unique short plays about reunions. They are about the awkward, humorous and emotional experience of humans coming together … again. Released October 26, 2020.
The Controversial Rescue of Fatty the Pig by Catherine Bush Cherry Blevins' house has burned down—her second house in five years. As four people tell the judge their version of what happened that night and why, they begin to reveal not only the events leading up to the fire, but also all the lost hopes and dreams that make them what they are today. Also why in the world was Cherry keeping a pig for a pet?! Released November 23, 2020.
It's What's for Dinner and Other Short Comedies by Jonathan Graham A collection of four short comedies about the modern world. The Politics of food, the aftermath of Talk Like a Pirate Day, a Yuletide Smackdown, and a very odd job interview makes for an entertaining night of comedy. Released February 1, 2021
All Rights Reserved by Michael Ragozzino The marketing directors of PharmaHope Inc. are mere hours from the start of a massive production run, but they’re still scrambling to come up with a name for their product! To make matters worse, the CEO sends in a naïve, newly graduated go-getter with fresh ideas but an annoying case of morality. Fast-paced and funny, All Rights Reserved holds up a mirror to one of the most absurd practices of modern society, the marketing of prescription drugs. Released February 2021.
Writers' Runaround by Thomas Hischak The literary world is turned upside down in this funny and clever program of six comic playlets. Jane Austen, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker and Oscar Wilde argue about Star Wars and Harry Potter in a sports bar; Homer confronts his agent about his new epic poem; Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Dickinson meet through a computer dating service; a contemporary couple encounters literary. Released March 2021.
Are there any other perks to becoming OFTS Subscribers?
Yes! When we re-open for live productions, we will be contacting our OFTS Subscribers for first dibs on seats as well as discounts on tickets. Also, as we progress through this “season”, we may be able to have a limited number in attendance at our performances of these shows; our subscribers will be notified first and invited to the show for a live preview.