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I Was A Really Great Kisser: The Circle of Laughter New Comedy Play Festival

May 28 - Jun 12, 2026

Three lifelong friends stumble and sass their way through the chaos of aging through jokes, wine, and the occasional edible. In the face of changing bodies and looming mortality, their friendship is the glue that holds everything together and proves that getting older just means the punchlines get sharper.

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Washing Garbage: The Circle of Laughter New Comedy Play Festival

May 29 - Jun 13, 2026

When eccentric (and ancient) producer Maurice Zane meets young Scott Kenton at a party and finds out he is a fledgling and hungry writer, he invites him to his cramped office in the Sardi Building to discuss "polishing" his unproduced masterpiece "The Death of Lila Hunter". Scott finds the five acts (with four intermissions) play impossible but tries to fix it. He learns the old theatrical adage "when you wash garbage, it only comes out as clean garbage." In the course of their relationship, Scott starts to suspect that perhaps Maurices career wasn't the only thing that he murdered.

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The Hater: The Circle of Laughter New Comedy Play Festival

May 30 - Jun 13, 2026

A modern (postmodern?) adaptation (bastardization?) of Molière’s THE MISANTHROPE set on a current-day liberal arts college campus. Contemporary foibles and trigger warnings abound as Al, a professor of history, takes dead aim at the right, the left, and every irrational and annoying thing in between (except himself, of course!). It’s a timely, cathartic, and hilarious retelling of the Molière classic.

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Neil Simon's Last Hit: The Circle of Laughter New Comedy Play Festival

May 30 - Jun 14, 2026

Neil Simon (yes THE Neil Simon) takes a young comic under his wing. Art imitates life (or perhaps life imitates art) in this hilarious and heartwarming nod to one of America’s greatest playwrights.