BLOCK 5
TICKETS
SCANXIETY
Written by JONATHAN WILLIAMSON
Directed by
Featuring
An abnormal newborn screening sends two first-time parents spiraling into a purgatory of doomscrolling and sleepless nights as they spend two excruciating weeks awaiting test results.
BURIED IN BUTTERCREAM
Written by MARY SANTARELLI
Directed by JEFFREY BARWICK
Featuring
In the visiting lounge of a nursing home, the Gallagher family gathers for one last birthday—complete with mismatched decorations, a box of questionable artisan cupcakes, and a lifetime of unspoken truths. As old resentments surface and carefully managed roles begin to crack, their sharp-tongued matriarch, Mavis, cuts through the chaos with biting humor and unexpected tenderness. With time running short, she urges her family to stop saving what matters for later and say the things they’ve left unsaid.
BLACK KAT IN BROOKLYN
Written by RICHARD R. BARBOUR & JOSEPH R. BARBOUR
Directed by RICHARD R. BARBOUR
Featuring
When Joe, a regular Brooklyn guy, dates Kat, a mystical, tattooed woman who claims to be a witch, love gets messy, magical, and hilariously unpredictable. Over one chaotic evening of quirky dates, eccentric friends, and unexpected curses, Joe discovers that romance can be as unpredictable as magic itself.