Cone Man Running Productions debuted in Houston with a night of one acts to give the audience a sampling of diverse works and incredible talent. The shows are:

Book of Love by Michael Weems
Tara is a love machine who is going to have that baby whether her hubby, Will, wants it or not. Tara is a love machine that's gone a little haywire and with only one route back to reality - Will.
Directed by Sam Schnuer

Starring: Trish Needom and Eddie Rodriguez



The Truth of a Lie at the Heart of a Deception by Carl L. Williams

Monty’s ‘grueling’ rehab includes two therapists (one for morning, one for afternoon) and a rather knowing wife.
Directed by Eddie Rodriguez

Starring: Louis Crespo, Melissa McEver, Trish Needom and Ruth Shauberger McCleskey

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​Guayaba Tree by Peter Wittenberg
As hungry neighborhood kids pick from Mom's guayaba tree, she smiles. When her son accuses them of stealing, she displays a similar generosity in sharing an unspoken part of her history.
Directed by Christine Weems

Starring: Dolly Fischer and Sam Martinez



​Anniversary Special by Nora Vetter

A pair of burnt out waiters enjoy a game of cat and mouse with an unsuspecting couple.
Directed by Christine Weems

Starring: Louis Crespo, Loren Jackson, Erin Elizabeth Reed and Laura Schlecht



​Speaking to Spirits with James Goodwin by Nicholas Garelick

A ghost whisperer with a national TV show gets much more than he bargained for when the voices start talking back.
Directed by Laura Schlecht

Starring: Scott Holmes, Sudeane Holmes, Christy Jimmerson, Sam Martinez and Melissa McEver



​Untitled (Self Portrait) by Eric James

A chance meeting in front of a masterpiece provides solace and hope to a pair of kindred spirits.
Directed by L. Robert Westeen

​Starring Robert Lowe and Zona Jane Meyer

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​Martin by L. Robert Westeen

Wedding: The most heinous act imaginable… especially to a guy who’s losing his hag.
Directed by Lonnie Westeen

Starring: Amanda Brock, Nicholas Garelick and Sam Schnuer