ColLab Staged Reading Series: Stupid Boring Straight People by Seth Barnes

What do you think your friends think you think of them? ColLab’s Staged Reading Series is so back at Off The Lane in 2026 with “Stupid Boring Straight People” by Seth Barnes! Join us as four couples in varying degrees of love and anguish navigate one disastrous Halloween party.

The ColLab staged reading series reimagines what a “reading” can be. Instead of a static presentation, we transform the room into an immersive environment that surrounds audiences with the world of the piece while honoring the development of a new script (audience members won’t be required to participate unless they want to.) The result? Developmental presentations that feel alive, communal, and exciting, because we believe interactive storytelling is the next generation of creative connection.

Our crazy talented cast of couples includes Jared Palmer Kirsch, Bryanna Marie Felipe, Caleb Schantz, Elena Cramer, Alec Ludacka, D.B. Milliken, and Malia Munley.

Directed by Rachel Sabo-Hedges

(Note: Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Beverages will be available to purchase – all proceeds will go to future OTL artists and projects)