Creating and maintaining relationships today is harder and more complicated than ever. Social media connects people, but it also separates them. Navigating a global pandemic can strain a relationship. John Murphy’s two one-act plays explore things that can bring us closer or tear us apart. Each play chronicles a relationship; one that goes south and one that heads west. 

Logic & Hope follows the downfall of the marriage of Tom and Luanne during the early days of  COVID. What was supposed to be a two-week lockdown turns into a life changing moment for both of them. After all, when millions of dollars are on the line, a fever suddenly doesn’t seem so bad, does it?

West of New York tells the story of two 18-year old surfers on a life-changing bus ride. When Frank and Danny are returning from their California surfing safari, they make a mistake. This leads to an impulsive decision that will change their lives forever. When we meet them 40 years later, we see how much they’ve changed. 

Ryan Repertory Company seeks to collaborate with singular artists as well as companies to partner on projects that celebrate diversity in age, gender identity, ethnicity, and ideology. Our goal is to embark on artistic journeys to interrogate the familiar and to discover new approaches and emerging genres of theater performance. Ryan Rep provides a safe, inclusive space for a myriad of artists who are examining poignant issues for both marginalized social groups as well as mainstream artists who are reinventing themselves.

From 1972-1981, Ryan Repertory Company toured throughout Brooklyn and the NYC area performing in various venues from street fairs, parks, festivals, senior citizen and nursing homes, churches, synagogues, public schools, universities, restaurants, dinner theatre's and clubs from BCBC and BAM to Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Since our inception and our 1980 conversion of a storefront, the Harry Warren Theatre (HWT), RRC has provided quality theater to our community.