When they finish the story.
10.18.2025 @ 7 PM
Mister John's Music (Italian Market)
904 S. 9th St. Philadelphia, PA 19147
"When they finish the story": a staged reading coming to Mister John's Music (904 S 9th St)! Oct. 18th @ 7 PM
When they finish the story.
10.18.2025 @ 7 PM
Mister John's Music (Italian Market)
904 S. 9th St. Philadelphia, PA 19147
Mercer (he/him) and X (they/them) are exes: ex-co-writers and ex-lovers.
Except they have an up-and-coming queer horror novel that needs to be written this weekend.
That's how they find themselves isolated in a most-definitely-not-haunted house in the middle of a thunderstorm, trying to write. At the onset of bizarre happenings, they realize the scary stories and demons in their heads might be more than mere ideas.
Written by Doriane Feinstein
Directed by Finley Poskarbiewicz
Starring Shea Sonsky and Kevin McCann
Content Notice: description and depiction of gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, alcoholism, and eating disorders
Kevin J McCann is a Philly based actor. Recently Kevin has appeared on stage with Philly Young Playwrights, Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival, New Light Theatre, the Lemonade Stand, and EgoPo Classical Theatre. Previously Kevin appeared with CurlyFish under the direction of Finley Poskarbiewicz in Untold Playfest. Kevin is also the Game Master and producer of Wing Women, an award winning podcast about the real life WW2 squadron, the Night Witches. It’s quite gay and nazis die by the dozens. Next up, Kevin will be in the ensemble of EgoPo’s production of Waiting for Lefty, running October 23-25th.
Shea Sonsky is a Philadelphia-based actor and educator. They graduated from Skidmore college in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Theater with a concentration in acting, where they discovered their love of improv as a member of the Ad-Liberal Artists. Post graduation, she performed in improvised shows, taught classes, and helped facilitate corporate training workshops as a member of the Bright Invention ensemble. They have also worked with other organizations such as Yes And Collaborative Arts, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, and Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence. (JCHAI). During the Fall, you can find her scaring (and singing!) as a member of the cast at Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary. Shea performed with Curlyfish Productions in 2023 in /red room/ at Laurel Hill, and is thrilled to be back for this staged reading!
Finley Poskarbiewicz (they/them) is so excited to be back with Curlyfish Productions as Director of WTFTS. Finley received their B.A. in Theatre Arts from Arcadia University in 2019, with focuses in directing and dramaturgy, and their professional credits include Director & Performing Artist of Hidden, A Musical, Assistant Director of Such Things as Vampires (People’s Light, 2019) and Director of the Untold Playfest (Curlyfish, 2020). They have also been seen on-stage in Addams Family, The Wolves, and The Prom at Steel River Playhouse and will be playing Grace Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at DCP Theatre this holiday season. Finley would like to thank Aimee and Dori for not only being incredible believers in their talent and vision no matter the project, but for also being loyal friends through it all.
Doriane (they/she) is a playwright, photographer, and performer. Original plays include: Zachary Hates Everything... (staged reading, Philadelphia Women's Theatre Fest), Intimate Life (audio production, Untold Playfest), History Theatre Virtual Time Travel: Frederick Douglass (Beacon Theatre Productions), /red room/ (Curlyfish Productions' inaugural work).
Producing credits include: Untold Playfest (2020), Found (Philly Fringe, 2021), /red room/ (Philly Fringe 2023), Bluebird: A Cabaret (Philly Fringe 2024, Fringie Award for Theatre). Outside of the arts, she is a Security+ certified IT professional who enjoys playing Tetris and writing fanfiction.
Aimee Yaffa Goldstein (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based performer/co-founder/producer of Curlyfish Productions as well as a Project Manager at a design consultancy. Last year, her one-woman cabaret, Bluebird, won the Philadelphia Fringe Festival “Fringie Award” for Theatre. Aimee is also the founder of 2 Jewish a cappella groups. Most recently, Aimee performed as Renee in Hidden the Musical and as an understudy in Etiquette a play by David Lee White. When she isn't project managing during the day, producing with Curlyfish, or singing, Aimee can be found in a coffee shop near her apartment in South Philly.