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A daring, debauched, and (at times) otherworldly comedy written by Joe Thristino, and a 2022 Finalist for the Ambassador Theatre Group’s Playwright’s Prize, there are evenings that get out of hand... and then there's Bringer of Doom. With a surprise visit from her estranged, despised mother and her mother's young lover on tap, Lotte enlists an alcoholic ex-stand-up comedian, Demetrius, to brutally "roast" the maligned pair at dinner. As the night ensues, however, even darker ulterior motives come to light and events take a madcap, morbid turn that nobody saw coming. Mark Koenig directs a cast of four, including Peter Kendall, Jed Peterson, Bridget Ann White, and Bimini Wright.

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Life Boat - The Tina Xenos Show (comedy) Seconds - A Short Play by Stephen Lemay (drama) October 8th, 2007 TBG Arts Center TBG Mainstage Theatre 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor @7:30 PM Life Boat- The Tina Xenos Show Life Boat is a comedic, short, one-woman show "directed by a homosexual director/writer" where Tina Xenos searches for true love and takes the audience on a journey to visit some of the crazy, opinionated characters in her life such as: Aunt Sophia- a lovely,older Greek woman- who loves to tell children the Greek myths of divine punishment;Chuck – a redneck- who thinks the Trojan War was a fight over condoms; and Aunt Stella – a not-so lovely Greek older woman- who loves to give advice and bitch about life. (Approximate running time: 25minutes) Seconds: A Short Play by Stephen Lemay Seconds is a fast-paced dramatic play about relationships and the damage

Following the death of Steve Epstein’s beloved Naimah Hassan last October and written together by the comedy duo in her final days, When Your Soulmate Dies brings a poignant yet comedic new chapter to the legendary wisdom, compassion, and humor of ‘The Black and the Jew,’ and a culmination of their ‘BlackJewLove’ themes on race, class, and sexuality. Now with a touch of grieving, Epstein (with Hassan by video) gets personal in a heartfelt and funny hour of their classic comedy and socio-political commentary.

“Epstein had a front row seat to the kind of racism his wife experienced for 40 years, with the final year worst of all. His testimony is as funny and as biting as the comedy of Lenny Bruce, and as sorrowful as the blues. Everybody needs to hear it.