Produced around the country over 100 times, Oded Gross’ adaptations capture the essence of the originals but have his signature voice and wit.
By Carlo Goldoni
Co-Adapted by Oded Gross and Tracy Young
Music by Paul Prendergast
Lyrics by Oded Gross, Tracy Young and Paul Prendergast
By Molière
Co-Adapted by Oded Gross and Tracy Young
Music by Paul Prendergast
Lyrics by Oded Gross, Tracy Young and Paul Prendergast
By Nikolai Gogol
Adapted by Oded Gross
Original Songs by Oded Gross
Oded's plays are “so beautiful and surprising and emotional and smart! I love the way his amazing brain works!”
The Return
Written by
Oded Gross
Cast:6 - 3 man, 3 women
After an 11 year absence, Martin returns home to keep his greedy uncle from inheriting his dying mother's fortune, but first he must prove that he is in fact Martin.
Annelies
Written by
Oded Gross
Cast: 3 - 1 man, 2 women
Mourning the loss of his father, a bereaved man in 2020 begins to keep a journal, only to find himself in correspondence with the famous and tragic diarist, Anne Frank.
Hermione
Written by
Oded Gross
Cast: 6 - 2 women, 4 man
A woman seeking revenge on her husband, the king of Sicilia, after he wrongly accuses her of adultery and sentences her to death, joins forces with a man named Iago, who has a revenge scheme of his own.
Good Diner
Written by Oded Gross
Original song by Oded Gross
Cast: 3 - 2 women, 1 man
A tragicomic, sci-fi mystery that will have you asking, "what's a tragicomic, sci-fi mystery?"
Heart Attack With A Knife
Written by Oded Gross
Original song by Oded Gross
Cast: 7 - 4 men, 3 women, 1 mannequin
“All of creation’s a farce. Man was born as a joke. In his head his reason is buffeted like wind-blown smoke. Life is a game. Everyone ridicules everyone else. But he who has the last laugh laughs longest.”
William Shakespeare (maybe)
Dantino’s
Written by Oded Gross
Original Songs by Oded Gross
Cast: 11 - 7 men, 4 women
This modern take on an age-old physical comedy style follows what happens when Commedia Dell’Arte characters find themselves embroiled in the hot-button issue of gay marriage.
Tragedy
Written by Oded Gross
Original Songs by Oded Gross
Cast: 4 - 11, 2-7 men, 2-4 women
A comedy about the inevitability of tragedy.
A Solution of Sorts
Written by Oded Gross
Cast: 6 - 3 men, 3 women
United we stand, divided we fall. Hate makes monsters of us all.
All the awesome, less the pages!
GhostWriter
Written by Oded Gross
In this 30-minute one act, Dr. Tellerman, a retiring psychologist with a secret, suddenly finds himself with two new clients: a woman named Jean and her ghost father.
Hearing: Brecht
Written by Oded Gross
Bertolt Brecht has his methods of Verfremdungseffekt put on display and on trial as he faces judgment at the House Un-American Activities Committee.
MacLear
Written by Oded Gross
Just because you're destined for something, doesn't mean you don't have to act.
Stain
Written by Oded Gross
What happens when white pride meets a red sock?
It’s Panetti
Written by Oded Gross
A desperate priest, a brilliant cop, a losing baseball team.