LOVE FESTIVAL 2026
“LOVE ON LOCATION”
LOVE FESTIVAL 2026 will be presented on Friday February 13 @7PM and Saturday February 14 @2PM Polaris North Studio 245 West 29th Street, 4th Floor. Celebrating Valentine Day ,will include several plays based on “Love On Location”.
Dinner Theater by Alex Goldberg
Directed by Valerie Adami-Juhlin
Eliza – Susan Richard*
David – Dan DeCarlo*
Nick – Andreas Casso
Eliza – Susan Richard*
David – Dan DeCarlo*
Nick – Andreas Casso
SYNOPSIS: To add some spark into their marriage, David and Eliza have made an agreement where they can sleep with other people. The problem is that while David was the instigator of this agreement it becomes clear that Eliza is benefiting from it much more. Over the course of dinner at their favorite restaurant David and Eliza attempt to find their way back to their relationship without disturbing the other patrons in the restaurant (a.k.a. the audience).
BIO: Alex Goldberg is a playwright, screenwriter and film director, who has written and/or directed four feature films, three shorts, and twenty produced plays across a dozen states and three continents. A SoCal resident (and former New Yorker, like so many), he is also The Writers Lab Coordinator at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California, and is a Dubbing Adapter of foreign content for Netflix.
Time Went By by Tom Misuraca
Directed by Peter Burford
Waitress – Rachel Vasquez*
Harod – Michael Edmond*
Young-Harold – Kyle Brennan
Martha – Beatriz Silva
Lori – Rebecca Hoodwin*
Waitress – Rachel Vasquez*
Harod – Michael Edmond*
Young-Harold – Kyle Brennan
Martha – Beatriz Silva
Lori – Rebecca Hoodwin*
SYNOPSIS: At the same diner, but in different centuries, Harold is on two awkward first dates.
BIO: Over 170 of Tom Misuraca’s short plays have been performed globally, often winning audience favorite awards. Fifteen of his full-lengths have been produced throughout the country. His musical, GEEKS!, was produced Off Broadway in 2019. His sixteenth full-length play, THE RED HERRING, will be produced in NYC in 2026.
Mind the Gap by Jack West
Directed by Peter Burford
Mary – Kelly Jean Clair*
Katherine – Kimberly Barth
Jimmy/Tube Worker – Alexander Zuccaro*
Mr. Dankworth – Mark Peters*
Mrs. Brimble – Barbara Miluski*
Mary – Kelly Jean Clair*
Katherine – Kimberly Barth
Jimmy/Tube Worker – Alexander Zuccaro*
Mr. Dankworth – Mark Peters*
Mrs. Brimble – Barbara Miluski*
SYNOPSIS: Inspired by a true story. A grieving widow finds comfort in the voice of her late husband, whose iconic “Mind the Gap” announcement plays throughout the day at her London Underground station. When Transport for London upgrades the system and deletes it, she takes on the bureaucratic authorities to restore it.
BIO: JACK WEST (Actor/Writer) has performed at AMERICAN THEATER OF ACTORS (Off-Broadway), THE CUTTING ROOM, and DON’T TELL MAMA. He writes and acts for THE PROFOUND IDIOTS. “I perform as if for an audience of one,” he says, “but hope to one day perform as if for a larger crowd.”
Imaginary Friends by Fernando Dovalina
Directed by Valerie Adami-Juhlin
Gloriana – Barbara Miluski*
Bobby – Perryn Pomato*
Barret/Harry – Timothy Paul Jobe*
Bobby – Perryn Pomato*
Barret/Harry – Timothy Paul Jobe*
SYNOPSIS: A man with a recurring dream about his childhood imaginary friend seeks help from a psychic. The psychic may deal in fantasy, but she thinks her client should come to grips with reality. There’s a surprise awaiting both in the struggle between the fantasy and reality of life—and love.
BIO: Fernando Dovalina, a retired newspaper editor, has written more than 70 plays. Most have been produced or been professionally read by theaters from California to New York. His plays tend to be about aging (he’s 83), Latino life (he’s Mexican-American), LGBTQ issues (he’s gay) and the supernatural (he’s not a ghost). He and husband Barry have been together 56 years.