Luna Theater Announces IDENTITY CRISIS Play Festival, 5/29-6/3

Luna Theater Company will present their inaugural world premiere 10-Minute "Identity Crisis Play Festival" from May 29 - June 3, 2012 at the PlayGround at the Adrienne Theatre 2030 Sansom Street. Tickets are $18.00-$28.00 and are available at www.LunaTheater.org.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Luna Theater concludes its 10th season with its first ever world premiere Play Festival. With over 125 submissions considered, the Luna staff narrowed down the list to 10 pieces all dealing with our season theme of "Identity Crisis." All the playwrights chosen ended up being American, with four of them (Kate Brennan, Joy Cutler, Quinn D. Eli and Alex Dremann) from Philadelphia. The Festival is a collaboration between Luna Theater Company and the Idiopathic Riduculothopy Consortium, Bright Light Theatre Company and The Renegade Company.

ABOUT THE PLAYS

Cycles of the Moon (Jae Kramisen) - Two girls cannot break free from their past and struggle to move on. By recalling traumas they uncover the horrifying relationships with their family.

Inbox:Empty or AirPort:Scanning (Kate Brennan) - Two awkward lonely souls meet in a local gym but someone or something is there to help them connect, even if its against their will.

Little World (Joy Cutler) - Renowned empress of Russia, Catherine the Great, after her death waits in limbo at a restaurant. How can she reclaim her notoriety and escape “this little world”?

Militant (Eoin Carney) Sage and Noble find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, which place this is, is in the the eyes of the beholder.

My Robs (Ron Burch) - Catherine just can't seem to get enough attention from her husband Rob until three more versions of him show up and demand to much of her.

Shelly (Alex Dremann) - While waiting for a train, Ben is accosted by a stranger who claims knowledge of a gruesome crime. A stranger who looks exactly like Ben.

Telltale Signs (Quinn D. Eli) - An absurdly grim tale of a relationship’s lost spark and the political consequences that ensue: Halloween meets War of the Roses.

The Cosmonaut in Human Resources (Jeremy Sony) - Dreyev drifts into the HR department of a major corporation seeking a job after 4 years of being lost in space, and faces a challenge to his identity that will determine the course of the rest of his life.

The Homeschooling of JoNathan Anderson (Sean Christopher Lewis) - Johnny's parents are determined to teach him a lesson about the true value of freedom--even if he has to kill them both to learn it.

Their Master’s Voice (Larry Pontius) - Barry and Sally struggle to follow ominous orders as they crackle out of an over-head speaker. As the commands take a dark turn for the worse, they are forced to make a decision: will they continue to submit to authority or disobey the Master's Voice?