iTheatre Collaborative

Mia Culpa. IDEATION was written by AARON Loeb not Andrew. Hey we all make mistakes. We're getting it changed in our art. Big Thank You to Ron May over at Stray Cat for bringing it to my attention.👍

VENUS IN FUR by David Ives
Directed by Rosemary Close
March 24-April 8, 2023
Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus in Fur. Into his empty audition room walks a vulgar and equally desperate actress—oddly enough, named Vanda. Though utterly wrong for the sophisticated part, Vanda exhibits a strange command of the material, piquing Thomas’ interest with her seductive talents and secretive manner. As the two work through the script, they blur the line between play and reality, entering into an increasingly serious game of submission and domination that only one of them can win. A mysterious, funny, erotic drama that represents yet another departure for the multifaceted David Ives.

KILL MOVE PARADISE by James Ijames
Directed by Charles St. Clair
Jan 20-Feb 4, 2023
Four black men find themselves stuck in a waiting room for the afterlife. As they attempt to make sense of their new paradise, Isa, Daz, Grif and Tiny are forced to confront the reality of their past, and how they arrived in this unearthly place. Inspired by recent events, 2022 Pulitzer-winning playwright James Ijames describes his play as "an expressionistic buzz saw through the contemporary myth that 'all lives matter' and a portrait of the slain, not as degenerates who deserved death but as heroes who demand that we see them for who they are." Audacious, often hilarious, Kill Move Paradise depicts these young men as symbols of hope and illustrates the possibilities of collective transformation and radical acts of joy.

LELA & C0. by Cordelia Lynn
Directed by Pamela Sterling
Oct 21-Nov 5, 2022
Lela is thirteen when her father accuses her of stealing a piece of cake hidden in the kitchen. She is fifteen when her husband steals her passport and hides it in his kitchen, hundreds of miles away. Separated from her childhood by the soldiers at the border of her country and the soldiers in the bedroom of her new home, Lela gains strength and wisdom that are hard-won and far beyond her years. Based on true stories from conflict zones all over the world, Lela & Co traces a precarious path from girlhood to womanhood and celebrates the resilience of those who make the journey.

Our 20th Season. Details to follow.