Ossining Residents in Axial Theatre’s ‘Glass Ceiling Breakers’

A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given demographic (typically applied to women) from rising beyond a certain level.

WESTCHESTER, N.Y. – Ossining residents Michael E. Boyle, Jr., Catherine Banks, Aisling Mulhern-Donoand Marilyn Collazo are appearing in a festival celebrating women playwrights and directors with seven original one-act plays March 31-April 2 — by Axial Theatre at its Pleasantville venue.

Glass Ceiling Breakers offers a compelling mix of comedy and drama written and directed by women. Coinciding with Women’s History Month, the plays range from farce to fantasy, and tackle themes as diverse as spiritual salvation and workplace brutality.

Aisling Mulhern-Dono appeared in The Late Gordon Kaplan by Robin Anne Joseph: At her husband’s funeral, a grieving widow makes an unusual demand about how to eulogize her husband.

Michael E. Boyle, Jr. is appearing in A Day of Wonderful by Alexandra Angeloch: George tries to order “a day of wonderful” at a surreal coffee shop but gets something entirely different. Mary Roberts will also perform.

Catherine Banks is appearing in Dear Crossing by Lisa Kimball: A vehicle collision brings a married couple onto the shoulder of the road, where they examine the damage from the inside of their truck.

Marilyn Collazo is appearing in Free Day Shipping Every Day by Jill Maynard: A new hire for the Christmas season at an Amazon warehouse gets schooled in the ways of workplace survival.

Performances take place Friday, March 31 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 1 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 2 at 4 p.m. at the Community House of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville, New York 10570. The plays ran the prior weekend as well.

Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 seniors and students; discounts of $15 are available for groups of 10 or more. They can be purchased online through brownpapertickets.com (search: Axial Theatre). For more information: (914) 286-7680.

Photos except for the head shot of Marilyn Collazo are by Kala Herh