Sunday, November 1, 2026

Three New Short Plays
Armory Square Playwrights

YMCA Downtown
340 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Little Mary Cottontail, by John Brackett, depicts a tense encounter between two men (one inside a house and the other outside) involving mistaken identities and and themes of identity, power, and violence.
Cast features Michael Lipton and Daniel Bostick. Stage directions will be read by the playwright.

The Caboose Play, a work in progress by Donna Stuccio, spans decades following a family of police officers in rural Pennsylvania. In the scene "Bobby and Iris", the teenagers learn how quickly a quiet moment can suddenly spin into a choice of life or death.
Cast features Paulene Medina and Jackson Merante. Stage directions read by Annie Charlton.

Two Random Bystanders in a Roland Emmerich Film, by Michael Lipton, shows that even under extraordinary circumstances, drama prevails.
Ray Humann reads Alex and Leila Quinn will read Gabby. Daniel Bostick will read stage directions.

A talkback will follow each reading.