* “The Pushcart Peddlers” by Murray Schisgal, 30 minutes, A very funny play about the immigrant experience of a man just arriving in America. A favorite.

* "The Brute" by Anton Chekhov, 30 minutes, unlike his tragedies, this is a classic comedy by Chekhov.

* "Old Flames" 20-30 minutes, A woman's fantasy: a woman's 3 ex-husbands live with her much to the consternation of her indignant children.

* "The Challenge of Bureaucracy" 10 minutes, Have you ever had the occasion to telephone a government office and switched from one office to another. This is such a sketch extending out of this world.

* "The Birthday" by Vicki Bartholomew, 10 minutes, A poignant and charming play about a woman awaiting a phone call.

* "Snap N' Beans" by Vicki Bartholomew,10 minutes, Sisters-in-law gossip about people in their small town as they snap beans to can. The men can't resist joining in to gossip about their friends, as well.

* "Anna's Brooklyn Promise" by D.K. Oklahoma, 80 minutes, 2 old friends meet for lunch and have an unusual encounter which calls for them to help a frightened woman.

Holiday Plays:

* "Just What They Wanted" by Mary Cunningham, 30 minutes, An absent-minded professor can't remember where he put his wife's present and all the complications that ensue.

* "There Really is a Santa Claus!" By local playwright Don Kludas, 30 minutes, A warm hearted play that takes place in a social room of a retirement center on Christmas Eve day with a surprise at the end.

*"Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy" by local playwright Arden Benson, 20 minutes.  A whimsical play about the meeting of two important childhood icons, with a surprise ending.

(All of these plays can be combined to make a longer program.)