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Bouncing between past and present, Paul is forced to negotiate the many layers of his relationship with his mom…or he can just bury her in the back yard. Paul’s journey to put his mother to rest takes him across time and space, where he meets a bevy of unique women who exemplify various aspects of his mother’s personality. Whether it be advice from his old high school guidance counselor turned cheap therapist, criticism gladly handed down from his annoyingly perfect sister, philosophy from a waitress with a passion for Rocky, or life lessons from his wake-obsessed grandmother one thing is certain – Paul’s life won’t ever be the same.
"Brilliant!" - Nuvo
"The writing is funny...and insightful." - nytheatre.com
"Fotis's script is hilarious throughout, it's ultimate poignancy unforced." - Nuvo
"Fascinating...The stand out of the evening." - StageBuzz.com

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Rather than follow the trials and tribulations of a main character, this off-beat one-act comedy tracks the life of a chess table in Central Park through fourteen interconnected vignettes about life, death, sex, and jogging. Come meet the bevy of unique, colorful, and rather strange characters that inhabit this play’s world and you just might leave the theater with a new understanding of life...maybe.  Okay, you probably won't but you'll laugh your ass off.

"Fotis's script enlivens both mundane and bizarre human interactions...[A] tightly acted composition that evokes the gamut of emotions." - City Pages
"Everyone in the room was tearing with laughter." - Augsburg Echo
"Banter...as fresh as if it were improvisation." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"No one ever plays chess." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The most fully realized production of the Fringe." - Nuvo

Greg's life is finally starting to come together. He and his new wife have just moved into their first house, but when talk of a baby arises it turns out that the most sane person in Greg's life might just be a kid who likes sandwiches. A surreal comedy about love, life and plungers.
"Fotis's wit is evident." - TimeOut Chicago
"Promising young playwright Matt Fotis delivers smart, funny dialogue and honest observation of diverse characters." - Chicago Reader

Dad's off his rocker. Mom's completely stressed out. Grandpa just wants someone to pay attention to him. And Susie's caught in the middle of it all. A fast paced, surreal look at what it means to be a part of a family.

Nobody likes going to the office Christmas party. Rather than face his co-workers and join the merriment, Simon Levene spends the night braving the bitter cold perched on the rooftop of his office building. But an unexpected visitor gives Simon more than he bargained for and leaves him questioning the meaning of love.

A burnt out screen writer traces the root of his failures to one fine day when Yankees DH Ron Blomberg, the first to ever play DH, hit a towering home run to defeat the Boston Red Sox.