Dead Of Night is an evening of two suspense dramas by acclaimed playwright Frederick Stroppel, whose works have been favorites with Bare Bones audiences for over a decade. The first, “The Family Crypt” – with a cast of four women and one man – is set in a mausoleum where recently deceased members of the same family demonstrate that they are every bit as petty and mean-spirited after death as they were in life. The second, “The Hunter’s Moon” – with a cast of four men and one woman – takes place in a neighborhood bar, where a typical assortment of locals gather  for a night of fun and games on Halloween eve.  Typical, that is, until the night takes a horrific spin into the netherworld on the appearance of a darkly brooding and suspicious STRANGER.

Dead Of Night is an evening of two suspense dramas by acclaimed playwright Frederick Stroppel, whose works have been favorites with Bare Bones audiences for over a decade. The first, “The Family Crypt” – with a cast of four women and one man – is set in a mausoleum where recently deceased members of the same family demonstrate that they are every bit as petty and mean-spirited after death as they were in life. The second, “The Hunter’s Moon” – with a cast of four men and one woman – takes place in a neighborhood bar, where a typical assortment of locals gather  for a night of fun and games on Halloween eve.  Typical, that is, until the night takes a horrific spin into the netherworld on the appearance of a darkly brooding and suspicious STRANGER.

Remember in high school when we thought Ms. [name withheld] was really OLD? Well, she was just 35 our senior year. So now our 20th reunion is coming up on October 11 — and guess what? We’re 38!

We should go.

I hear Kari and Peter are going to be there. Now that will be something to see — a 38-year-old Kari! Wonder if she’s changed much … And Peter – well, what can you say? If he’s grown a beard maybe he’ll look a bit older!

We should go.

Besides, we voted Peter and Kari our class’s “Cutest Couple” – won’t it be cute to see them together again? They haven’t seen each other all these years. You heard what happened between them, right?

The fireworks should be amazing.

And guess what? They’re holding the dinner and dance at The Pavilion. The old place is still standing! Maybe it’ll inspire one last fling. And they’re tearing it down soon after the reunion. Really, we should go. It’ll be like seeing a great Pulitzer Prize-nominated play!

I hear we should get tickets ahead of time.

They’ve set up a website to make it easy.

And check this out: It only costs $20! That’s a deal – especially since Kari and Peter will be reunited. Best of all, somehow they’ve figured out how to bring the whole thing back to life SIX TIMES: October 11, 12, 13; 18, 19, 20.

But I hear there’s lots of interest in this one.

We should get our tickets now.

This is a play written by American playwright Sam Shepard. Like most of his works it is inspired by myths of American life and popular culture. The play is a more traditional narrative than most of the plays that Shepard has written.

Don Nigro’s “Animal Tales” is whimsical and philosophical and is by no means children’s theater. A collection of vignettes and monologues exploring the relationship of animals to humans and to nature, the play has some dark and disturbing moments along with the humor and fantasy.

What do a flirty former actress, a pouty 16-year-old, a hippie husband and a divorced carpenter have in common? Very little, or at least that’s what they think until they take a six week community acting class. In this hilarious and touching play we catch glimpses of the poignant drama that animates ordinary lives. Circle Mirror Transformation celebrates the subtle and surprising power of creativity.

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon.” His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden. The London production opened in 1949 with Bonar Colleano, Vivien Leigh, and Renee Asherson and was directed by Laurence Olivier.

The play Good Boys and True is about a scandal at a prep school, a sex tape circulating among the jocks at an elite boys’ school near Washington, this is a standard-issue show written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and acted competently by a likable cast. It stakes a claim to significance by spicing its story line with discussions of social class, hints of sexual abuse and homosexuality, too.