Thursday, April 19, 7:30pm

Alexandros
by Melinda Lopez (Huntington Playwriting Fellow)
Directed by Justin Waldman

Maritza and her daughter Marty have returned to Miami to celebrate Abuela's birthday. But something isn't right; Abuela thinks the party is for her own funeral, Maritza's brother Tio seems awfully close to the gardener, and Alexandros the dog has gone missing. Set against the backdrop of Nixon's resignation, Alexandros is a zany roller coaster ride through the chaos of family obligations, language barriers, and love. From the author of the Huntington's 2004 hit, Sonia Flew, Alexandros is the product of a commission from the Laguna Playhouse.

Friday, April 20, 8pm

Geometry of Fire
by Stephen Belber
Directed by Lucie Tiberghien

Lives intersect in a D.C.-area bar, bringing together the lost and "un-homed." Mel, a vet recently returned from the front, is haunted by the ghost of his last victim; his father Bob, suspicious of the military, strives to understand his son; and Tariq, a Saudi-American, discovers the toxicity of his personal life just might be tied to the contamination of the land around him. The personal becomes political in this story of fathers, sons, and the quest for a path back home, from Huntington veteran Stephen Belber.

Saturday, April 21, 2pm

Parallelogram
by Kate Snodgrass (Huntington Playwriting Fellow)
Directed by Susan Fenichell

In the realm of quantum physics, the act of observation decides the fate of the observed, and two universes — containing separate outcomes of the same events — can exist side by side. Eleanor and Michael, scientists working in very different worlds, find themselves nonetheless connected by a common thread. Can the movement of the stars and planets illuminate the darkness between them? From Kate Snodgrass, the artistic director of Boston Playwrights' Theatre.

Saturday, April 21, 8pm

The Cry of the Reed
by Sinan Ünel (Huntington Playwriting Fellow)
Directed by Justin Waldman

It's 2004, and matters of life and death are unfolding at a harrowing pace. A pair of journalists find themselves unexpectedly detained by a band of insurgents, as bombs rain down on an Iraqi landscape. Meanwhile, in Turkey, on the eve of a festival celebrating the great Sufi poet Rumi, an unexpected allegiance is forged in the struggle to secure the journalists' release. History, religion, and the beauty of whirling dervishes collide in this heart-breakingly immediate portrait of a world at war — from the author of the Breaking Ground hit Pathétique, and the award-winning Pera Palas.

Sunday, April 22, 2pm

Searching for God in Suburbia
by Matt Hoverman
Directed by Matt August

In these seven short plays, the standard suburban universe is turned topsy-turvy. As interconnected characters go about their daily lives — tucking in their kids at bedtime, dealing with infidelity, making time for the gym — the unexpected is always just around the corner. Sometimes it's the boogeyman, or an alien invasion, or just the surprise of a true human connection. From the author of In Transit, winner of the FringeNYC Best Playwriting Award.

Sunday, April 22, 7pm

Claire Silva
by John Shea (Huntington Playwriting Fellow)
Directed by Daniel Goldstein

In the Monaghan family, the sins of the past are emerging once again. On the eve of the release of a convicted child molester, the media descends on a tight-knit, blue collar Boston neighborhood in turmoil, where truths, long-buried, may finally be revealed. A lively, wrenching, and frank portrayal of a family and a community searching for hope, from John Shea, a native son with a true Boston voice.