POLARIS NORTH
a membership co-operative of theatre artists
Past Events
ELEEMOSYNARY
by Lee Blessing
directed by James Dean Palmer
Featuring:
Barbara Losoncy
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Thursday, April 243rd, at 7:30 PM
Friday, April 24th, at 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 25th, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 26th, at 3 pm
THE REVOLUTIONERY DEBORAH SAMPSON (April, 2026)
written and performed by Anne Pasquale*
as seen at the Federal-Street Theatre,
Boston, Mass. 1802
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Friday, April 3rd, at 7:30 PM
RSVP: loveholds26@gmail.com
SPRING GALA 2026
CELEBRATING OUR 50th ANNIVERSARY (March, 2026)
proceeds will be allocated for
New Theatre Lighting, Sound and Projection Equipment
* FESTIVE ATTIRE *
5:00 PM Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres
6:00 PM Welcome & Introduction
Host: Damien Bosco
6:10 PM Entertainment featuring:
Meliora Dockery*, Kathryn Fisher*
Brigid Moynahan*, John Sannuto*, D.B. Smith*
John Weigand*, Norman Zamcheck*
** Guest performers **
7:00 PM Buffet Dinner
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Saturday, March 28th, at 5 PM
TICKETS: $50
RSVP: PNGALA2026@gmail.com
IN THE ELVIS MIRROR
(March 2026)
written and performed by Stephen Dym*
An autobiographical phantasy about a queer kid growing up in a working-class neighborhood in the Bronx in the late 1950s and 1960s and sharing a room with his older teenage sister.
A play about gender, sexual identity, love, and rock-n-roll.
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Saturday, March 21th, at 8 PM
RSVP: Stephen.dym@gmail.com
LOVE HOLDS
(March 2026)
two short plays by Carol Carter*
directed by John Sannuto*
THAT SUMMER EVENING IN MILWAUKEE
featuring Ominira Camille & Jason Nkosi Watt
FANKY GOOD TIME
featuring Doug Bradford Smith* & Stefka Sorell*
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Thursday , March 12th, at 7:30 PM
Friday, March 13th, at 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 14th, at 7 PM
Sunday, March 15th, at 3 PM
RSVP: loveholds26@gmail.com
HACKS IN THE DARK
(March 2026)
a reading of a horror story
On a rooftop in Hell's Kitchen three hack writers meet to exchange stories. MANDY and GRAHAM pry their horror writer friend DARKO for information about his mysterious new girlfriend. DARKO begins the weird tale of how they met, but when JEZZIE takes over things go from wild to weird to insane… enter KINDRED.
written by Charles Scott Jones
directed by Bonnie Cole*
with
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Sunday , March 1st, at 2 PM
RSVP: csjonesii@yahoo.com
STILL
(December 2025)
by Lia Romeo
directed by Anne Pasquale*
with
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Friday, December 5th at 7 PM
Saturday, December 6th at 7 PM
Sunday , December 7th at 2 PM
RSVP: dkherron@aol.com
AT THE WATER'S EDGE
(November 2025)
EMBERS
by Samuel Beckett
directed by David Carlson*
with David Carlson* and Kathy DiBiasi
Embers is presented by special arrangement with The Samuel Beckett Estate
ATTACK OF THE GIANT TENT WORMS
by Elizabeth Egloff
based on the short story by Tennesse Williams
directed by Keithlyn B. Parkman
with Leslie Lynn Meeker* and Francis Parkman*
Attack Of The Giant Worms is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service Inc.
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Friday, November 21st at 7 PM
Saturday, November 22nd at 7 PM
Sunday , November 23rd at 3 PM
RSVP: LeslieLynnNow@gmail.com
BRUSHSTROKES & BACKSTORIES
(2025, November)
A showcase of works-in-progress inspired by artists who changed the world.
by Maximilian Kempf*, Nancy Finn* & Iyna Bort Caruso*
with:
David Blyde
Elizabeth Caruso*
Chima Chizkaunga
Camelia Iturregui Fuertes
Lucy McMichael*
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Saturday, November 1st at 3 PM
RSVP: mkempfnyc@gmail.com
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
(2025, October)
A stage reding of three short plays with audience feedback
Playwrights:
Barry Gillman*
Concept:
with
Iain Wilcox
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Thursday, October 23rd at 7 PM
RSVP: melissafg@aol.com
PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE (2025, October)
A comedy in two acts by Neil Simon
Directed by Eve Sorel*
Featuring:
Frank Minio*
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Thursday, October 16th at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 17th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 18th at 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 19st at 3 PM
AN EVENING WITH
ANNIE SULLIVAN
(2025, July)
created and performed by Anne Pasquale*
Spend time with Helen Keller's Teacher as
she shares her stories and entertains questions
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Thursday, July 10th at 7 PM
Friday, July 11th at 7 PM
RSVP: dkherron@aol.com
TWO BROTHERS (2025, June)
a staged reading of a solo play by Kevin Brofsky*
Based of the writings and stories of Edwin Booth, probably the most celebrated actor of the 19th century.
"No matter what kind of sibling you have, at least [your] sibling didn't kill Abraham Lincoln"
- Franz Lebowitz
Featuring:
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Thursday, June 17th at 7 PM
RSVP: kevinbrofsky@gmail.com
THE TORN HAT (2025, May)
a staged reading of a new play
Written by John Corins*
Directed by Jerry Ferris*
After twenty-five years in a loveless marriage, a recent widow vents her frustrations by withholding a painting of great sentimental value to her late husband's son.
But revenge is only a small part of what makes this woman tick, tic, tick...
Featuring:
Ange Berneau*
Jen Nolan*
Stage Directions: Jerry Ferris*
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Saturday, May 31st at 2 PM
THE CONSCIENTIOUS THIEF
(2025, April)
a staged reading of a new comedy
Written and Directed by Robert L. O’Neill*
See what happens when a career criminal
partners up with the wrong person to commit a robbery.
Featuring:
J.B. Alexander*
Jerry Ferris*
Sophia Hyde
Jen Nolan*
Stage Directions: Leslie Lynn Meeker*
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Thursday, April 10th at 7:30 PM
RSVP: pnthief25@gmail.com
INDEPENDENCE
(2025, April)
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by
Keith Herron* and Anne Pasquale*
with:
Ruthanne Geraghty*
Elizabeth York
Olivia Hodson
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Friday, April 25 at 7 PM
Saturday, April 26 at 7 PM
Sunday, April 27 at 2 PM
RSVP: dkherron@aol.com
MY OLD LADY (2025, March)
Written by Israel Horovitz
Directed by Doug B. Smith*
with:
Vivian Meisner*
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Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 PM
Friday, March 28 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 30 at 2 PM
RSVP: theaterange@gmail.com
LOOK FOR ME (2025, March)
Written by Gayther Myers
Directed by John Sannuto
Through a mother’s painful search for her now teenage son who was adopted by another family, we see the beauty of coming together, loyalty and love.
Featuring:
Sunjiata Busby
Barbie Seigle
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Friday, March 14 at 7:30PM
Saturday, March 15 at 7:30PM
Sunday, March 16 at 3PM
RSVP: lookforme245@gmail.com
