Based on a true story, Rubicon tracks the early career of one of history’s most effective spies. Set in the years leading up to World War II, the story follows Elizabeth “Betty” Thorpe as she transitions from a Society wife and mother to a steely, seductive agent for British and American intelligence. Filled to the brim with intrigue and wit, the work is an engaging portrait of an unsung heroine and the sacrifices she makes to change the course of the war.

Kirsten Potter (she/her) is an award-winning actress, playwright, narrator and voice over artist. As an actor, she has developed and premiered work with the Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Repertory, Arena Stage, Seattle Repertory, ACT and Milwaukee Rep. She has been recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the American Academy of Achievement, and has received LADCC, Garland, Gregory, Audie and Earphones Awards. As a performer and playwright, Kirsten’s focus is on finding the comedy in crisis, the humanity beneath the humor. Characters are never so interesting as when they are thwarting our expectations.

Tilly has come home to take Ora fishing. Drifting in a boat on a mountain lake, the women laugh and argue their way across currents of time and memory that carry them backward and forward as they push against theoretical questions of love and try to touch the human truth under everything.

Kimber Lee’s (she/her) plays include the water palace (2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Special Commendation), to the yellow house (La Jolla Playhouse), untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play (2019 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference), tokyo fish story (South Coast Rep, TheatreWorks/SV, Old Globe), brownsville song (b-side for tray) (Humana Festival, LCT3, Long Wharf Theatre), and different words for the same thing directed by Neel Keller (CTG). She has been awarded the Ruby Prize, PoNY Fellowship, 2019 Bruntwood Prize International Award, 2020-2021 Hodder Fellowship, 2020 Helen Merrill Award, 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalist, 2021 Edgerton New Play Award, and 2021 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. She holds an MFA from the University of Texas as Austin.

Meet the Berrys, a multi-generational Black family living under one roof in the 1970s. Their lives orbit around Rose, a strong-willed matriarch whose superstitions and secrets drive her relatives nuts. Fed up, the aunties, in-laws and granddaughters of the household make their own plans to break away so they can finally live in peace. But by standing their ground, they may lose what has held them together all along.

Loyalty, spirituality and colorism are all at play in this dramatic dark comedy, based on the real family history of playwright and novelist Beaufield Berry.

Beaufield Berry is a midwest-based playwright, novelist and arts education professional. Her work specifically takes on the drama, history and joy of the Black diaspora and often includes magical surrealism and musical or mixed media components. Beaufield’s adventurous work has been performed across the country and in multiple conferences, including the Great Plains Theater Conference, Philadelphia Sparkfest, Manhattan Rep and Colorado New Play Summit. She has served as a guest artist with Inge Fest in Independence, Kansas, on several panels and boards. Beaufield’s next work is the regional premiere of Buffalo Women; A Black Cowgirl Musical.