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MadLab will present THEATRE ROULETTE 2012, the thirteenth edition of Columbus’ longest running shorts festival, this year presents12 short plays over 3 nights, rotating over 4 weekends, culminating in the final day when all 12 plays are performed starting at 2pm, 4pm, & 8pm.

May 3rd-26th, 2012

Thursdays-Saturdays

all shows at 8pm with the exception of 5/26 when all 12 plays will be presented starting at 2pm, 4pm, & 8pm

$12 regular admission

$10 students/seniors

$8 MadLab Members

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THE WAITING ROOM by Steven Shapiro

The Waiting Room explores those of us, who at times, reach out for the help of psychiatrists to help soothe our bruised and battered psyches. We accept a certain decorum and convention from such clinicians, but when confronted by a highly unconventional form of practice, our expectations take a rather odd trip down a circuitous path from the real, to the surreal, and back again.

CAST AND CREW

Wray Withers as Wesley

David Thonnings as Peter

directed by Jim Azelvandre

TEN MINUTES IN THE ORCHARD WITH UNCLE VANYA’S SISTER AND HER SEAGULL by Gary Dooley

Whoever said that nothing much happens in Russian plays? In Madame Arkadina's orchard in pre-revolutionary Russia, fortunes change hands, there are tragic deaths, and great love affairs - all in the space of 10 minutes.

CAST AND CREW

Michelle Batt as Actress

Jeff Potts as Actor 1 (Fluckas)

Jason Sudy as Actor 2 (Dr. & Count)

directed by Jennifer Feather Youngblood

THE PEACH by Alex Dremann

Jake is a simple man who likes to kill things for his boss, but today his boss wants him dead.

CAST AND CREW

David Thonnings as Jake

Chris Lane as Karwacki

directed by Andy Batt

DATENAV by Gary Dooley

Graham resorts to new technology to increase his chances with his date, Wendy – but things don't exactly go according to plan and Wendy has a secret of her own.

CAST AND CREW

Josh Kessler as Graham

Audrey Rush as Wendy

Jennifer Feather Youngblood as the voice of DATENAV

Travis Horseman as the voice of SHAGTHWART

directed by Aran Carr

SLIPPING INTO ANARCHY by Jeffrey Wolf

Slipping into Anarchy introduces the audience to a couple in the middle of their morning routine. As the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina intrudes into their lives, he tells her he poisoned her cup of coffee.

CAST AND CREW

Jim Azelvandre as Kip

Jennifer Feather Youngblood as Victoria

directed by Chris Lane

DEAD ZONE by Spenser Davis

On the surface, the McClarrins are an All-American family: a twenty-year marriage, a beautiful home, two handsome sons - one in high school and one home from college for the summer. But when the four of them sit down for dinner, the older son has a devastating confession ... when he was at work, his cell-phone lost reception.

CAST AND CREW

Michael Schirtzinger as Dad

Paul Moon as Derrick

Austin Wiezbiski as Blake

Mony Carpenter as Mom

directed by Josh Kessler

UNNAMED LANDS by Nicholas Sawin

A married gay couple debates whether or not to name their surrogate’s baby. Jerome uses humor to deflect his husband’s (Harbin’s) argument that every baby deserves to be named, and instead questions why we name our children, and what those names suggest about the children and about us. When a startling revelation shifts the context of the debate, the fate of Jerome and Harbin’s marriage is called into question.

CAST AND CREW

Andy Batt as Jerome

Travis Horseman as Harbin

directed by Mony Carpenter

BASED ON REAL EVENTS by David Vardeman

With the aid of surrogate witnesses and the municipal psychic, an ambitious Inspector grills his hand-picked prime suspect in a series of crimes. The Inspector's goal is to keep his city safe by solving every reported crime, at the same time saving his constituents money by suspending such costly and time-consuming impediments to public welfare as due process.

CAST AND CREW

Josh Kessler as Inspector

Stephen Woosley as Sergeant

Jason Sudy as Rudy

Michelle Batt as Psychic

directed by Vicki Andronis

ENDLESS SEA by Elena Hartwell

Two characters find themselves embroiled in the long term effects of a tragic event for very different reasons. The barrage of images from the Tsunami in Japan prompted the writing of this play. That event illuminated the now cinematic nature of disaster in our tech-heavy culture. A reminder that behind each headline or soundbyte are individuals, with their own stories, sometimes of loss, sometimes of redemption, sometimes buried in the sand.

CAST AND CREW

Jim Azelvandre as Man

Jennifer Feather Youngblood as Woman

directed by Tay Lane

MISFORTUNE by Mark Harvey Levine

Barry receives some disturbing news from a fortune cookie. His days could be numbered.

CAST AND CREW

Audrey Rush as Stephanie

Jeff Potts as Barry

Linda O’Donnell as Cindy

directed by Mary Sink

SHADOWS by Greg Freier

A kindly gentleman in a nursing home attempts to convince his son that he speaks with his late wife on a daily basis, only to have his wife convince him otherwise. A fictional story based on true fiction.

CAST AND CREW

Michael Schirtzinger as Ray

Austin Wiezbiski as Walt

Melissa Bair as Irene

directed by Linda O’Donnell

BUT WAS IT AN APPROVED DEATH? by Greg Freier

Elderly British Couple...Brand New Family Portrait...Children Being Mysteriously Murdered...How Will They Save The Family Portrait Without Having To Commission A New One.

CAST AND CREW

Jim Azelvandre as Harold

Vicki Andronis as Emma

directed by Michelle Batt

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