adaptations

Produced around the country over 100 times, Oded Gross’ adaptations capture the essence of the originals but have his signature voice and wit. 

The Servant of Two Masters 

By Carlo Goldoni
Co-Adapted by Oded Gross and Tracy Young
Music by Paul Prendergast
Lyrics by Oded Gross, Tracy Young and Paul Prendergast

The Imaginary Invalid 

By Molière
Co-Adapted by Oded Gross and Tracy Young
Music by Paul Prendergast
Lyrics by Oded Gross, Tracy Young and Paul Prendergast

The Government Inspector 

By Nikolai Gogol
Adapted by Oded Gross
Original Songs by Oded Gross

Photo: Jenny Graham

Cast: 12 - 8 men, 4 women

Commedia classic gets a modern make-over! 

Photo: Jenny Graham

Cast: 13 - 7 men, 4 women, 2 gender neutral

Molière comedy with a 1960s twist!

Cast: 10 - 6 men, 4 women 

Government corruption at its funniest! 

Madwoman

By Oded Gross
Based on The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux

Cast: 10 - 6 men, 4 women

OR

7 men, 6 women, 14 any gender 

"We’re going to make the world right again. What a delightful way to spend an afternoon!" 

originals

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.  

shorts

All the awesome, less the pages! 

GhostWriter
Written by Oded Gross


Cast: 4 - 2 man, 2 woman

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


Cast: 4 - 2 man, 2 Any Gender

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


Cast: 2 - 1 man, 1 woman

Just because you're destined for something, doesn't mean you don't have to act.

Stain
Written by Oded Gross


Cast: 2 - 1 man, 1 woman

What happens when white pride meets a red sock?

It’s Panetti 
Written by Oded Gross


Cast: 4 - 2 men, 2 women

A desperate priest, a brilliant cop, a losing baseball team.  

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