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Created by Alex Spieth
Directed by Benjamin Viertel
BRIC TV Original Series
To be released in 2020
When a hapless staff of a family-owned bar needs to make quick cash, they reluctantly band together to stage a robbery to gain sympathy from the community.
BETWEEN THE BARS
By Lynn Clay Byrne
Directed by Benjamin Viertel
Off-Broadway, March 2020
In the Visit Room of the county jail, five stories emerge between inmates and their visitors. In these moments, human connections are cherished, and fragile. Every sense is heightened, yet every wound festers, every fear looms, and every possible threat feels menacing. Still, love endures and hope curves towards faith despite all indicators. And we bear witness to the high price paid for criminal justice in our prison system.
More information: https://betweenthebarsplay.com/
POPCORN FALLS
By James Hindman
Directed by Benjamin Viertel
Bristol Valley Theater, July 2020
Sands Constellation Theater, Fall 2020
Popcorn Falls is in crisis! The county’s diverting the water from the Falls to turn it into a sewage treatment plant. But the good citizens of Popcorn are not going down without a fight. If they can put on a play in one week, they’ll get a grant that will save the town. Two actors play all the zany townsfolk in this hilarious and warm-hearted comedy.