Mary (Tiffany Longworth) makes sure that her zombie father (JJ Hawkins) and zombie classmate (Peter Ash) don't need anything before leaving for her lunch date in "Night Mary," one of six one-acts performed during the show. Sadly, this is the only photograph from the show, which was full of moments of both high and low comedy and pathos.

PARENTS AND CHILDREN:
AN EVENING OF ONE-ACTS

For its second original production, in the spring of 2009, TRT invited some of its members and other local playwrights to write short plays (10-20 minutes supposedly), all with the same theme, the relationships between parents and children. We chose that theme because it was, and is, the one theme in the theatre with which almost every audience member can identify. We were very pleased to find ourselves going into rehearsal with six strong scripts and a cast of seventeen actors, often playing multiple parts. The plays varied in tone from the sense of tragic loss in Gretchen Icenogle's "Two Suits" to the Freaky Friday style sexual farce of "Bottle Youth." There is no way to summarize the stories or the effect that these plays had on the audience. One simply had to be there.

Kill the Rabbit
Written by J.J. Hawkins
A young couple contemplate having children and all that that might imply.
Matt-- David Gallic
Sam -- Gretchen Icenogle
Directed by  -- Tiffany Longworth
Two Suits
Written by Gretchen Icenogle
A husband and wife must find a way to come to grips with loss.
Franklin -- Ken Dembo
Celia -- Tamara Sorelli
Directed by -- David Gallic
Tough Love
Written by Brian Adrian Koch
An examination of a household run along strict, very strict disciplinary lines
The Sergeant -- Peter Ash
Col. Hunt  -- Max Blonde
Nellie Hunt -- Rosie Ybarra
Franklin -- Max Meyers
Directed by --   John Duncan
Night, Mary
Written by John Duncan
A father with a slight disability tries to have “the talk” with his teenage daughter.
Joe -- J.J. Hawkins
Mary -- Tiffany Longworth
Richard -- Peter Ash
Directed by -- David Gallic
Consider the Ant
Written by Karin Magaldi
A mother’s influence over her daughter’s choice of cleaning products is explored
Olivia -- Aimé Kelly
Directed by -- Beth Thompson
Bottled Youth
Written by David Gallic
A father and son learn what it’s like to walk around in one another’s, uh, shoes…and other things.
Anna -- Elizabeth Neil
Ryan --  -- David Gallic
Jen --  -- Amanda Modrell
Jacob -- John Duncan
Pauline -- Lauren Modica
Directed by --   J.J. Hawkins

CREW
Light Design -- Tiffany Longworth
Sound Design -- J.J. Hawkins, Brian Koch
Technical Assistants -- David Erickson
Light / Sound Board Operator -- Tiffany Longworth, Max Blonde
Poster Design -- Aimé Kelly
Program Design -- David Gallic