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HOT Festival 2026

A stage reading of strays

About This Show

Harlem Hanover, a retired Olympic volleyball player, adopts three kids to teach them her life’s philosophy: winning. A gritty maelstrom of betrayal and uncertainty, strays explores what one passes on to their children and the true cost of a champion mindset. ​

Anita Parrott is a born and raised (braised) Texan, playwright, and actor with an MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts. Recent acting credits include: “AMANDA” (Soho Playhouse); “strays” (American Mime Theatre); “Voyage to Lesbos” (A.R.T/New York); “Are You Listening?” (Recess Grove); “The She-Wolves” (14th Street Y); “jamie b.” (Sapphest NYC); and “Henry VIII”, “Fairview”, “Riceland”, “The Orangery”, “Big Love”, and “Passion Play” (Columbia SOA). Parrott’s plays have been produced in Pittsburgh, at the Vermont Theatre Company, and, in NYC, at The Tank, The American Mime Theatre, The Brick, and Columbia SOA

July 22 2026 at 7:30 PM

Tickets:

$30 in advance
$35 at the door
$10 tickets to help see the show! 5/ show, first come first served

Performed on the Mainstage

Estimated Runtime: 100 minutes
Credits

Featuring:

Anita Parrott – GRIS

India Shea – MARROW

Michela Murray – BONNIE

De’Ja McKnabb – CAV/HARLEM

Creative Team:

Playwright: Anita Parrott

Director: Tessa Bagby

Producer: Vick Liu

Production Stage Manager: Sarah Hasson

Lighting Designer: Amara Payton McNeil

Sound Designer: Ari Cleveland