About the show
Edward Hopper's artwork always seems to be telling a story in a single image.
So we put out a nation-wide call for playwrights to select one of Hopper's 182 works and craft a short play based on it.
The ten selected works are just as haunting and mesmerizing as the art itself.
The works
Chop Suey
based on "Chop Suey"
by Sarah Congress
directed by Jessica Going
Two women sit to eat after a shopping spree and see another couple at a nearby table whose relationship dramatically comes to a shocking end.
Usherette
based on "New York Movie"
by Aren Haus
directed by Jake Lewis
A woman has returned to her hometown and gets a job in a movie theatre, where, despite her best intentions, she struggles to find the work meaningful.
Nighthawks
based on "Nighthawks"
by J Deschene
directed by J.D. McElligott
It's late at night, and three strangers sit at a bar, contemplating mysterious faces that they have lately been seeing. Before long, they come to a surreal understanding about the nature of their existence.
Summer Evening
based on "Summer Evening"
by Jake Lewis
directed by Kate Schnetzer
Bianca is thrilled that her high school sweetheart, Artie, has returned home from the war, but as she hopes their conversation on her front porch will be about their future, he can't help but be stuck on his past.
The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually
based on "People in the Sun"
by Steven Doloff
directed by James Andrew Tot
Emily and Tom sit on an urban rooftop, waiting to watch a solar eclipse. As they casually begin to review their new live-in partnership, unexpected light is shed upon their relationship.
Of Night Shadows
based on "Night Shadows"
by John Mabey
directed by David Lipschutz
Horror is often the manifestation of guilt and regret, nothing more. But what comes to us at night in the shadows might be far worse.
Medians
based on "Four Lane Road"
by Bill Kessler
directed by Andy Marchant
A husband and wife's conversation about a new highway being constructed unearths past grievances one puts upon the other, and reminds the viewer how we sometimes hurt those we love the most.
Bed Hopper
based on "Hotel Room"
by Brianna Barrett
directed by Stephanie Wolfe
Liz is taking every pregnancy test she's ever taken in her life, but her memories blur from one moment to the next.
Asters in July
based on "Office at Night"
by Rich Espy
directed by J Deschene & Jake Lewis
Grace and Mr. Martin prepare for tomorrow’s audit. John arrives unexpectedly, and Grace discovers a powerful secret about her employer. Grace then reveals her own secret.
An Invocation to His Muse
based on "Automat"
by Aly Kantor
directed by Ronni Marshak
Two strangers chat in a New York City automat. But maybe they aren’t strangers.
Tickets on sale
7-25-2022