This year’s one-acts are tender and poignant, poetically capturing how difficult it can be to step into the spaces between. They externalize characters’ inner lives and illuminate opportunities to embrace understanding, love, and loss. The Other Room by Ariadne Blayde uses four distinct characters to embody the thoughts and anxieties of Austin, a brilliant teenager with autism, as he navigates a budding friendship with classmate Lily. Adam Szymkowicz’s Kodachrome (one-act version) channels an “Our Town” aesthetic, with a photographer-narrator guiding the audience through her neighbors’ inner lives. Her snapshots reveal characters frozen in transition, learning to take the next step toward living. Experience a night of powerful storytelling, where each production inspires reflection, compassion, and the beauty of connection.