2023-2024 Season
Play Reading Series
Monster Girls at Sunshine Doughnuts
Preformed live at The Black Hart of Saint Paul June 3, 2024
Playwright: Dani Herd -- Director: David Schlosser
Cast: Charlotte Craig, Caiti Fallon, Heather Higinbotham, Ellie Palashewski, Austyn Stone, and Rae Winegardner
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
Monster Girls at Sunshine Doughnuts
Preformed live at The Black Hart of Saint Paul June 3, 2024
Playwright: Dani Herd -- Director: David Schlosser
Cast: Charlotte Craig, Caiti Fallon, Heather Higinbotham, Ellie Palashewski, Austyn Stone, and Rae Winegardner
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
Stage Production
4Play with Threshold Theater
Preformed live at Bryant Lake Bowl April 26& 27 & May 3 & 4, 2024
Directed by Kate Cosgrove and Ezra Jackson-Smith
“The Weird Ellen Prom Queen Trendsetters” by Elizabeth Shannon
On the afternoon of their Senior Prom, Wendy and Francesca's trip to the hairdresser spurs a conversation about the difficulties of coming out.
Featuring Jody Bee, Hannah May, and Anna Sullivan
“Amsterdam” by Colette Cullen
A married lesbian recounts the joy of her unexpected "coming out moment" as a teenager on a summer trip to Amsterdam.
Featuring Jody Bee
“Hurry Up and Wail” by Anna Ralls-Ulrich
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, two impatient non-binary friends banter as they wait for a testosterone prescription at the drive-through pharmacy.
Featuring Ana Mendoza Packham and Ember Rasmussen
“Bluetooth” by Liz Dooley
Finn gets a phone call from his ex-husband, who’s on his way to the hospital with their daughter.
Featuring David Schlosser
“Just for Context” by Bethany Dickens Assaf
Elena is struggling to write a new play, but advice from long-dead writers, belligerent readers, and competing expectations from herself and her parents (i.e.: context) are stifling her creativity. When her best efforts fail, she is forced to confront why she became a writer in the first place.
Featuring Jody Bee, Hannah May, Ana Mendoza Packham, Ember Rasmussen, and Anna Sullivan
4Play with Threshold Theater
Preformed live at Bryant Lake Bowl April 26& 27 & May 3 & 4, 2024
Directed by Kate Cosgrove and Ezra Jackson-Smith
“The Weird Ellen Prom Queen Trendsetters” by Elizabeth Shannon
On the afternoon of their Senior Prom, Wendy and Francesca's trip to the hairdresser spurs a conversation about the difficulties of coming out.
Featuring Jody Bee, Hannah May, and Anna Sullivan
“Amsterdam” by Colette Cullen
A married lesbian recounts the joy of her unexpected "coming out moment" as a teenager on a summer trip to Amsterdam.
Featuring Jody Bee
“Hurry Up and Wail” by Anna Ralls-Ulrich
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, two impatient non-binary friends banter as they wait for a testosterone prescription at the drive-through pharmacy.
Featuring Ana Mendoza Packham and Ember Rasmussen
“Bluetooth” by Liz Dooley
Finn gets a phone call from his ex-husband, who’s on his way to the hospital with their daughter.
Featuring David Schlosser
“Just for Context” by Bethany Dickens Assaf
Elena is struggling to write a new play, but advice from long-dead writers, belligerent readers, and competing expectations from herself and her parents (i.e.: context) are stifling her creativity. When her best efforts fail, she is forced to confront why she became a writer in the first place.
Featuring Jody Bee, Hannah May, Ana Mendoza Packham, Ember Rasmussen, and Anna Sullivan
Play Reading Series
Mediocre Heterosexual Sex
Preformed live at The Black Hart of Saint Paul November 20, 2023
Playwright: Madison Wetzell -- Director: Kate Cosgrove
Cast: Amber Frederick, Grace Hillmyer, Chris Alvarez, Matt St. Martin, Rosemary Vega
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
Mediocre Heterosexual Sex
Preformed live at The Black Hart of Saint Paul November 20, 2023
Playwright: Madison Wetzell -- Director: Kate Cosgrove
Cast: Amber Frederick, Grace Hillmyer, Chris Alvarez, Matt St. Martin, Rosemary Vega
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
3rd Annual Coming Out Cabaret & Fundraiser
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul - October 9, 2023
Featuring:
Apollo Fox & Maggie Faris
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul - October 9, 2023
Featuring:
Apollo Fox & Maggie Faris
2022-2023 Season
Service Industry
Preformed live at The Black Hart of Saint Paul - June 5, 2023
Playwrights: Ezra Brain & J. Andrew Norris -- Director: David Schlosser
Cast: Heather Burmeister, Kaz Fawkes, Annie Hoffman, Kate Cosgrove, MJ Leffler
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
Preformed live at The Black Hart of Saint Paul - June 5, 2023
Playwrights: Ezra Brain & J. Andrew Norris -- Director: David Schlosser
Cast: Heather Burmeister, Kaz Fawkes, Annie Hoffman, Kate Cosgrove, MJ Leffler
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
ZERO STATE
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul - March 13, 2023
Playwright: Allison Moon -- Director: Kim Hines
Cast: Denzel Belin, David Schlosser, Renee Werbowksi, Lana Aylesworth,
Melinda Kordich, Maureen Bourgeois
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
Leviathan
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul -November 19, 2022
Playwright: Bethany Dickens Assaf -- Director: Maggie Mae Sulentic
Cast: Maureen Bourgeois, Bailey Murphy, Braden Joseph, Duck Washington
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
2nd Annual Coming Out Cabaret & Fundraiser
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul - October 8, 2022
Featuring:
The B69’s; Miz Diagnosis & Blair Kitsch
Shyloh Blake
Reading 'TV Boyfriend' by Matthew A. Everett featuring David Schlosser & Nathan Porras
2022
The Visible
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul - September 24, 2022
Playwright: Sam Walsh -- Director: David Schlosser
Cast: Raquelle Paulsen and Shelby Fenn
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
Torrid + Reckless
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul- June 18, 2022
Playwright: André M. Zucker -- Director: Miriam Monasch
Cast: MJ Leffler, Rachel Postle, Eric Lee, Linda Sue Anderson, David Schlosser
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
LEMURIA
Performed live at Black Hart of Saint Paul - March 26, 2022
Playwright: Bonnie Antosh -- Director: Denzel Belin
Cast: Maureen Bourgeois, Brandon Cayetano, Johanna Keller Flores, Hope Nordquist,
Maggie Mae Sulentic, Holly Windle,
Stage Directions: Matthew A. Everett
The Dragonflies
Virtual Reading - January 2022
Playwright: Kayla Hambek -- Director: David Schlosser
Cast: David Coral, Philip Matthews, Mia Debbins, Suzanne Victoria Cross, Jon Taylor, Tara Lucchino
2021
Virtual Play Reading Series
Sword Art Real Life
Virtual Reading - November 2021
Playwright: Bethany Dickens -- Director: Laura Leffler
Cast: Maggie Mae Sulentic, Michelle de Joya, Amber Davis, Nick Wolf, Duck Washington, David Schlosser
The Place That Made You
Virtual Reading - September 2021
Playwright: Darcy Parker Bruce -- Director: Denzel Belin
Cast: Kyle Dekker, Ashley Hovell, Jamila Joiner, C. Michael Menge, Adán Varela
Twisted Deaths
Virtual Reading - July 2021
Playwright: Shannon TL Kearns -- Director: Anthony Sisler-Neuman
Cast: Parker Haines, Haley Sisler-Neuman, Linda Sue Anderson, Victoria Pyan, Valencia Proctor, Nathan Searls
Spellbound
Virtual reading - May 2021
Playwright: Matthew A. Everett -- Director: James Zappa
Cast: Avi Aharoni, Denzel Belin, Christy Johnson, Kaz Loren, David Schlosser
2019
The Real Christmas Carol (2019)
Our first scripted stage production was performed on November 30, 2019 at The Phoenix Theater.
-Written & Performed by David Schlosser
-Directed by James Zappa
-Lighting & Sound by Nick Mrozek
-Stage Manager/Light & Sound Board Op was Shannon Tufford and Jane Steiner
-Front of House was Beth Erickson
-Written & Performed by David Schlosser
-Directed by James Zappa
-Lighting & Sound by Nick Mrozek
-Stage Manager/Light & Sound Board Op was Shannon Tufford and Jane Steiner
-Front of House was Beth Erickson
Threshold Theater’s Coming Out Cabaret (2019)
First company production
October 11, 2019 on National Coming Out Day we did a cabaret fundraiser at the former Herkimer Pub and Bar.
Featuring David Schlosser (MC), Joe Charley, Serenity Brodie & Annika Sabe, Alex Cavegn, James Zappa, Pege Miller, State Senator Scott Dibble, Great Big Rainbow World featuring: Marissa Janelle Warda, Maggie Mae Sulentic, Sarah Julius, Nick Mrozek (House Manager), and Michael Markwald (Sound).
Featuring David Schlosser (MC), Joe Charley, Serenity Brodie & Annika Sabe, Alex Cavegn, James Zappa, Pege Miller, State Senator Scott Dibble, Great Big Rainbow World featuring: Marissa Janelle Warda, Maggie Mae Sulentic, Sarah Julius, Nick Mrozek (House Manager), and Michael Markwald (Sound).