- A man, intrigued by the beauty of his own lawn, clings desperately to the predictability of his life as his wife attempts to seduce him. 

- Three gay men play Go Fish with their American War Hero playing cards, discussing what they'll get their lover returning from the Middle East. 

- A game of "Deficit Tag" takes place in which the children must call out a way to cut the US deficit before they are tagged (ala TV tag). 

- A group of college students try to build the courage to hold a "real" conversation with the lunchlady . . . and fail.

     All of these situations took place during Responsive Readings, the ensemble's debut performance.  The show was an in-depth look at a collection of written texts -- newspaper and magazine articles, poems, editorials, parking tickets, etc -- from the 8 months between March and October 2003, an extremely active and controversial period in our nation's media.  It explored the pace and priorities reflected in our own undeniable records, the written word.

Responsive Readings, was produced as part of the Footlight Club's (Jamaica Plain) 7-A series and later at the Devanaughn Theatre (Boston).  Following this second performance, the ensemble was invited to perform a 12-minute version of the show as a special guest to Devanaughn's Dragonfly Festival of short plays, in May 2004.  Rose Carlson, Producing Artistic Director of Devanaughn Theatre, guest directed this abbreviated guest appearance.