Welcome, friend!
The From-Home Fest is an annual, cozy, now 2-week-long (!) festival of online, telephone and by-mail theatre -- in other words, theatre meant to be experienced FROM HOME!
The Fest celebrates the theatrics that blossomed at the start of the pandemic...shows that bravely and playfully expand the definition of "theatre;" welcome artists and audiences who may be unable to physically go to a theater; and surprise us with an experience of real human connection.
WE PROUDLY HOST ARTISTS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, BODIES, BRAINS, IDENTITIES AND LOVES.
Thank you for your playful bravery as you engage with these innovative shows.
boston globe coverage!
We are thrilled to have The Fest featured in a No Proscenium "Coming Soon" interview, as well as in a Boston Globe article in honor of our 3rd year! Read about the Fest's beginnings as well as some of the aims, questions and hopes of our artists and artistry...between your Fest shows!
Fest #3 has ended, alas! here's what played:
Remote Retrocheiromancy
Remote Retrocheiromancy
Remote Retrocheiromancy
A one-on-one show over the phone about friendships, not futures. For all the former summer camp kids who wondered why everyone stopped writing them back.
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by Parker Sela, for ages 13+.
Parker is an official Partner Artist.
You Have Already Won
Remote Retrocheiromancy
Remote Retrocheiromancy
It's the end of the world and you feel fine because you are one of the world's last surviving billionaires! Sure, there are rules to this game, but they don't apply to you because you have already won!
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A live online show by cirqueSaw,
for ages 13+.
cirqueSaw is an official Partner Artist.
Craft Circle With Ricky
Remote Retrocheiromancy
Craft Circle With Ricky
Grab two good sticks, scissors, and a bunch of plastic bags and join Ricky as she shows you a way to spin your own yarn with ancient technology! Join Ricky as we create an old timey yarn spinning party for a new age!
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A Work Of Love Project (Ricky Young-Howze), for all ages.
The Kingdom of Cade
The Kingdom of Cade
The Kingdom of Cade
"If you can read this – YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN!" So begins this mission meant for the whole family (or imaginative grownup couples/groups!). Make choices together, perform feats, and venture around your home or neighborhood in search of The Kingdom of Cade.
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A script-by-mail by Tia of Flapjack Theatrics, for all ages. Available throughout The Fest.
From-Home Quest
The Kingdom of Cade
The Kingdom of Cade
4 Unique Remote Table Top Roleplaying Games--Sessions by 4 different DMs of 4 different table-top RPGs. 4-6 player places available for each game, games open to observers!
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Presented by Phoenix Tears Productions; ages vary by game.
Phoenix Tears is an official Partner Artist.
labRats - encore!
The Kingdom of Cade
labRats - encore!
Despite all your rage, you are still just a rat in a cage. Luckily, you're also a rat who's been outfitted with a neural implant that allows you to communicate telepathically with the other rats in your cage. Maybe that'll help.
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An encore performance of a Fest #2 live online show by cirqueSaw, for ages 13+.
Witch Online
Glitter Vikings - encore!
Witch Online
Award-winning storyteller Megan Markham brings stories from her solo show Witch with Her Skirt on Fire online for the very first time. In Witch Online, audience members can expect feminist queer pagan stories as well as interactive tarot readings and other magical surprises.
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A live Zoom show by Megan Markham, for ages 13+.
Megan is an official Partner Artist.
Miah in Love
Glitter Vikings - encore!
Witch Online
Singing their original music about what love means to them, Miah opens up their heart and pours out their soul. This is of course very brave and Miah is very humble to admit this. It's hard to miss just how in love they are because they're blushing right across the bridge of their nose, tee hee! For, as we all know, love is queer. Winner
Singing their original music about what love means to them, Miah opens up their heart and pours out their soul. This is of course very brave and Miah is very humble to admit this. It's hard to miss just how in love they are because they're blushing right across the bridge of their nose, tee hee! For, as we all know, love is queer. Winner of the George Wallace Producer Award at 2024 Orlando Fringe, Producer's Award Q Fest 2025
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A live Zoom cabaret by JG Productions, for all ages.
Glitter Vikings - encore!
Glitter Vikings - encore!
Glitter Vikings - encore!
Join performer and very-silly-human Tia Shearer Bassett for an experimental adventure based on her cancer treatment year (but...fun). Featuring communal interaction, analog effects, and the kind of glittery hope that we can maybe only get from each other.
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An encore of a Fest #2 live Zoom show by Flapjack Theatrics, for ages 18+.
Performed on World Cancer Day.
"King of the Neuro Verse" - interactive author event
"King of the Neuro Verse" - interactive author event
"King of the Neuro Verse" - interactive author event
Idris Goodwin is a multi award-winning writer and storyteller. His Neuro Verse is "a powerful, joyful novel in verse about a Black teen with ADHD who finds self-expression and first love during one epic summer school season." Join us as we partner with Baltimore's beloved Charm City Books for a virtual author event, Idris and Fest style!
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Idris Goodwin is a multi award-winning writer and storyteller. His Neuro Verse is "a powerful, joyful novel in verse about a Black teen with ADHD who finds self-expression and first love during one epic summer school season." Join us as we partner with Baltimore's beloved Charm City Books for a virtual author event, Idris and Fest style!
(Hint: there will be optional, joyful interaction. And beats.)
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A live Zoom event presented by The Fest, for ages 12+.
Cloud Nine Caretaker
"King of the Neuro Verse" - interactive author event
"King of the Neuro Verse" - interactive author event
Cloud Nine Caretaker is a solo, journaling game where you play a groundskeeper of Cloud Nine, tasked with caring for a place that elicits elation and well-being in its people and visitors. By answering questions and imagining scenes, you will build the routine of your Cloud Nine caretaker and learn more about them and their home along the
Cloud Nine Caretaker is a solo, journaling game where you play a groundskeeper of Cloud Nine, tasked with caring for a place that elicits elation and well-being in its people and visitors. By answering questions and imagining scenes, you will build the routine of your Cloud Nine caretaker and learn more about them and their home along the way.
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By Tristan B Willis; best for ages 13+. Available throughout The Fest.
Tristan is an official Partner Artist.
Riot: The Beat of Freddie Gray
"King of the Neuro Verse" - interactive author event
Riot: The Beat of Freddie Gray
A powerful and engaging solo performance taking the audience on a journey through the life and memories of Freddie Gray, told from the perspective of two characters: Freddie Gray and Ty, a middle school student who witnessed Freddie’s murder. This recorded performance from 2024 precedes a new live performance on Feb. 9, 2026 with an updat
A powerful and engaging solo performance taking the audience on a journey through the life and memories of Freddie Gray, told from the perspective of two characters: Freddie Gray and Ty, a middle school student who witnessed Freddie’s murder. This recorded performance from 2024 precedes a new live performance on Feb. 9, 2026 with an updated script.
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Presented by Young Playwrights' Theater, for ages 13+. Recording available throughout The Fest; tickets to the Feb. 9th live-stream also available!
Equity
Actually Well: A podcast for living well, actually
Actually Well: A podcast for living well, actually
Here in end stage capitalism, it can sometimes feel like we’re going in circles. The people with all the money are ruining everything, and they’re all starting to look like the same two people. A virtual play written for Skype that has to be presented, coincidentally, on Zoom. Here in end stage capitalism it can sometimes feel like we’re
Here in end stage capitalism, it can sometimes feel like we’re going in circles. The people with all the money are ruining everything, and they’re all starting to look like the same two people. A virtual play written for Skype that has to be presented, coincidentally, on Zoom. Here in end stage capitalism it can sometimes feel like we’re going in circles...
A Private Equity take on the La Ronde formula
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By Stephen Fruchtman / Ongoing Pandemic Theater, for ages 16+.
Actually Well: A podcast for living well, actually
Actually Well: A podcast for living well, actually
Actually Well: A podcast for living well, actually
*THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED.*
We will leave this here so we can all get excited for its release beyond this Fest, whenever these awesome artists are ready!
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Advice! 🤗 Insight! 🤔 Well metaphors! 🪣 Join us for the anniversary ✨live✨ ✨interactive✨ episode of Actually Well, our three-time award-submitted advice podcast, where you’ll have
*THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED.*
We will leave this here so we can all get excited for its release beyond this Fest, whenever these awesome artists are ready!
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Advice! 🤗 Insight! 🤔 Well metaphors! 🪣 Join us for the anniversary ✨live✨ ✨interactive✨ episode of Actually Well, our three-time award-submitted advice podcast, where you’ll have the chance to help us tackle the big problems!
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By V. Brancazio, Arshan Gailus, and Joe Juknievich.
Arshan is an official Partner Artist.
The Homes We Build
Actually Well: A podcast for living well, actually
The Homes We Build
The Homes We Build is an interactive, participatory experience where you and a partner roleplay a series of short vignettes that make up the fabric of a 60-year relationship. Over the course of 4 hours, you and your partner will co-create characters (or play yourselves) while experiencing relationship milestones large and small that ev
The Homes We Build is an interactive, participatory experience where you and a partner roleplay a series of short vignettes that make up the fabric of a 60-year relationship. Over the course of 4 hours, you and your partner will co-create characters (or play yourselves) while experiencing relationship milestones large and small that evoke joy, laughter, pain, mortality, insecurity, and love, all from the comfort of your own home.
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By Twin Alchemy Collective, for ages 18+. Available throughout The Fest.
thanks to ALL for a great eight days of boundary pushing theatre I could enjoy from home.
Fest audience member
We are proud to share that this festival is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org)!
The From-Home Fest is organized by Tia Shearer Bassett of Flapjack Theatrics.
The Fest was created after Tia went through a cancer battle during the early Covid pandemic, and theatre-from-home (often by the artists listed above!) helped get her creative heart through.
variety show!
On Nov. 21st, 2025, we hosted a Variety Show on Zoom to fund artist stipends for the next From-Home Fest. These lovely artists donated their time and talents to the evening, and a hilariously engaged audience purchased tickets to hang out with us. There was live drawing, a PowerPoint presentation, joyful singing, a watch trick, an experiment in tangents, group movement and gentle explorations, and cat ennui. It was fantastic, and we hope to make it an annual happening.