Cone Man Running Productions
*winner of Houston Press' 2017 Mastermind award*
A SMATTERING OF THEATRE
Cone Man Running's Inaugural Production - A Night of Original One Act Plays
October 28 & 29, 2011
Trish Needom, Eddie Rodriguez
Ruth McCleskey, Louis Crespo, Trish Needom
Sam Schnuer
Trish Needom, Eddie Rodriguez
Cone Man Running Productions debuted in Houston with a night of one acts to give the audience a sampling of diverse works and incredible talent. The shows are:
Book of Love by Michael Weems
Tara is a love machine who is going to have that baby whether her hubby, Will, wants it or not. Tara is a love machine that's gone a little haywire and with only one route back to reality - Will.
Directed by Sam Schnuer
Starring: Trish Needom and Eddie Rodriguez
The Truth of a Lie at the Heart of a Deception by Carl L. Williams
Monty’s ‘grueling’ rehab includes two therapists (one for morning, one for afternoon) and a rather knowing wife.
Directed by Eddie Rodriguez
Starring: Louis Crespo, Melissa McEver, Trish Needom and Ruth Shauberger McCleskey
Guayaba Tree by Peter Wittenberg
As hungry neighborhood kids pick from Mom's guayaba tree, she smiles. When her son accuses them of stealing, she displays a similar generosity in sharing an unspoken part of her history.
Directed by Christine Weems
Starring: Dolly Fischer and Sam Martinez
Anniversary Special by Nora Vetter
A pair of burnt out waiters enjoy a game of cat and mouse with an unsuspecting couple.
Directed by Christine Weems
Starring: Louis Crespo, Loren Jackson, Erin Elizabeth Reed and Laura Schlecht
Speaking to Spirits with James Goodwin by Nicholas Garelick
A ghost whisperer with a national TV show gets much more than he bargained for when the voices start talking back.
Directed by Laura Schlecht
Starring: Scott Holmes, Sudeane Holmes, Christy Jimmerson, Sam Martinez and Melissa McEver
Untitled (Self Portrait) by Eric James
A chance meeting in front of a masterpiece provides solace and hope to a pair of kindred spirits.
Directed by L. Robert Westeen
Starring Robert Lowe and Zona Jane Meyer
Martin by L. Robert Westeen
Wedding: The most heinous act imaginable… especially to a guy who’s losing his hag.
Directed by Lonnie Westeen
Starring: Amanda Brock, Nicholas Garelick and Sam Schnuer