Charlotte's Off-Broadway presents

MEET & GREET

A riotous collection of one-act plays, MEET & GREET explores the absurdities of performance, identity, and ambition in the world of casting calls and callbacks.

The lineup includes:
Hamilton Audition by Susan Lambert Hatem – A white director tries to cast an all-female Hamilton but doesn’t know enough Black women to fill the roles. Enter a gospel singer unfamiliar with the show and full of questions. This timely, biting two-hander examines race, representation, and the theatre world’s well-meaning missteps.

The Job Interview by Don Zolidis – Two hopefuls. One soul-crushing job. And a corporate mascot with dead eyes. This dark comedy skewers the desperation of retail work and the fragile egos that fuel it.

Meet & Greet by Stan Zimmerman (Emmy-nominated writer of The Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls, Roseanne) and Christian McLaughlin (Married... With Children, Desperate Housewives) – Four aging actresses clash at a sitcom audition, igniting old rivalries and comic meltdowns. It’s a backstage free-for-all full of zingers, shade, and laugh-out-loud moments.

The cast of MEET & GREET features Charlotte favorites Marla Brown, Stephanie DiPaolo, Joanna Gerdy, Anne Lambert, Lane Morris, Tommy Prudenti, Chloe Shade, Nasha Shandri, and Rahman Williams.

TALK BACK Thurs Sept 4 - Charlotte audiences will have a rare opportunity to meet two of the playwrights—Stan Zimmerman and Susan Lambert Hatem—in person at the Opening Night performance on Thursday, September 4 at 7:30 PM, followed by a live talk-back with the artists.

Performances will run Sept 4 - 21, 2025 in the Charlotte's Off Broadway black box theatre space in The VAPA Center in uptown Charlotte.

Free Parking!

Google Address for entrance to VAPA parking lot:
731 N College St., Charlotte, NC.