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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Reading begins promptly at 1:00 pm
An Afternoon of One-Acts (Via ZOOM)
  • A NATURAL DEATH, by Belle DuCharme

    Bernie and Cora, an elderly married couple, decide to ride out a massive hurricane barreling down on their home on the Florida coast.

  • SQUATTERS, by Belle DuCharme

    Nancy Barnes, suffering from “hoarding disease,” is about to be evicted from her land until she finds an unlikely ally in Jeremiah, a struggling alcoholic living on the sofa in her cluttered yard.

  • BIG MOUTH BASS, by Heath Houseman

    While on a fishing trip in the mountains, Jim insists he can handle his unpredictable friend Lilly and her seductive antics, but his skeptical buddy Rob warns him that ignoring reality might land Jim in murky waters—both on the lake and in Lilly’s chaotic apartment.

  • Moderator:
    Susan Benninghoff
    About the Authors...

    • Belle DuCharme
       is a retired consultant/writer for the dental industry. She has been an actor and dancer since childhood, appearing in shows in Hawaii at the Kaiser Dome, Riverside Community Playhouse, Scripps Ranch Theatre and the Mission Playhouse. She wishes to share her passion for playwriting with like-minded artists.

    • Heath Houseman is a Canadian-American screenwriter, produced and published playwright, author, actor and freelancer. He’s worked on stage and in the television and film industry. Freelance work includes critiques for the Los Angeles Theatre Center, Bifrost Pictures and a motley crew of screenwriters, playwrights, authors and dreamers.

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