Episode One
Guiding Theme: Love & Communication

Executive Producers: TTD Board of Directors
Associate Producers:
Dave's Lawn Care
Riggs Pippin & Bullock, PSC

First Segment:
"Words"
Written by Ashley Raymer-Brown
Directed by Olivia Plath
Featuring Amy Jeannette Jamison & Mandy Glauber

"Words" is a poem exploring the concept of how what we say is just as important as how we say it.

Second Segment:
"Til Death Do We Part"
Written by Ashley Raymer-Brown
Directed by Bree Heightchew
Featuring John Grant, Nancy Ruwet, Rebekah Murphy

An elderly couple visits a law firm under false pretenses, and end up falling in love...after 71 years of marriage.

Third segment:
"It Had to Be You"
Performed by Rachel May

This classic song recently entered the public domain, and Rachel May's beautiful voice is the perfect cap to our first episode.

Episode Two 

Guiding Theme: The Supernatural...or A Bad Night That Turned into A Good Day

Executive Producers: TTD Board of Directors
Associate Producers:
Old Man River

First Segment:
"Just Past Curfew"
Written by Jillian Stein
Directed by Bree Heightchew
Featuring Lizzie Sorrell

In "Just Past Curfew," a teenage girl comes home to find herself locked out for missing curfew. She calls her mother to apologize and explain her "otherworldly" reason for being late.

Second Segment:
"The Collier Curse"
Written and Directed by Ashley Raymer-Brown
Featuring Matt C. Adams, Frank Taylor, Bree Heightchew, and Greg Collier.

The morning after Gene Wilder's death, Greg Collier visits a sleepy police station desperate to find a way to rid himself of a "curse" that has him convinced he's a serial killer of celebrities that he's never actually met.

Third segment:
"It's Such a Good Day to Have a Good Day"
Written & Performed by Josh Martin

This feel-good song celebrates the beauty of a day when everything goes your way.

Episode Three 

Guiding Theme: The Pandemic

Executive Producers: TTD Board of Directors
Associate Producer:
Anonymous: In Loving Memory of Tony Davis

First Segment:
"As Seen On"
Written by Jillian Stein
Directed by Olivia Plath
Featuring Mandy Glauber, Brandon Rose, Reagan Feigel, Quinn Feigel, Chance Ott, and Brian Douglas Barker

"As Seen On" is a commercial advertising the MOST essential workers during the quarantine.

Second Segment:
"Life is Great"
Written and Performed by Tori Stein
Directed by Olivia Plath

"Life is Great" is a sci-fi monologue about what a post-covid world could possibly be like.

Third segment:
"The Twelve Weeks of Quarantine"
Written by Jillian Stein, with additional dialogue by Ashleigh McCandless
Directed by Ashleigh McCandless
Featuring Ashleigh McCandless, Brian Douglas Barker, Jennifer Rieth, Liza Welch, Bree Heightchew, Brandon Rose, Jillian Stein, Rebekah Murphy, Steph Sorrell, Emma Faul, Amy C. Jones, Sharla Whitt, and Amy Jeannette Jamison

The TTD Choir holds (or attempts to hold) a virtual rehearsal.

Episode Four 

Guiding Theme: Quirky Comedy

Executive Producers: TTD Board of Directors
Associate Producer:
Greg Collier

First Segment:
"Embarrassment 101"
Written & Performed by Elijah Montgomery
Directed by Matt C. Adams

"Embarrassment 101" is a monologue explaining why a son's habit of embarrassing his mother is really a symptom of her good fortune.

Second Segment:
"Sweet Betsy From Pike"
A public domain folk song with additional dialogue written by Ashleigh McCandless
Directed by Ashleigh McCandless

"Sweet Betsy From Pike"- a mysterious rash with an unpronounceable name is spreading to all the campers, and their counselors try to distract the children with a song about a woman who had it WAY worse.

Featuring: Ashleigh McCandless, Julianna Daughterty, Chloe Stivers, Haley Feigel, Regan Feigel, Quinn Feigel, Chance Ott, Julianna Winters, Naomi Winters, Olivia Bates, Isabella Bates, and Raegann Wilson

Third segment:
"Boxes, Boxes, and More Boxes"
Written by Jillian Stein and Tori Stein
Directed by Olivia Plath
Featuring Amy Jeannette Jamison, Joy Willoughby, Ashton Montgomery, Elijah Montgomery, Jennifer Rieth, and Matt C. Adams

A mother and her two children visit a store with an unusual travel plan...to the bewilderment of the store employee, manager, and even her husband.

Episode Four 

Guiding Theme: Family

Executive Producers: TTD Board of Directors
Associate Producer:
Raytech Services

First Segment:
"April Showers"
Directed by Ashleigh McCandless

"April Showers" is a public domain song performed by sisters/fraternal twins Julianna Winters and Naomi Winters.

Second Segment:
"Found Family"

Directed by Bree Heightchew
Written by Ashley Raymer-Brown
Featuring: Jennifer Rieth

"Found Family" is a poem about how family isn’t always related by birth, or blood, but by action and choice.

Third segment:
"Jump"
Written by Rebekah Raymer
Directed by Jill Barnes Moore
Featuring Candy Thomas & Liza Welch

A woman who is contemplating her life choices is talked off the metaphorical ledge by her life-long best friend.

Episode Six 

Guiding Theme:
Positivity in the Face of Adversity

Executive Producers: TTD Board of Directors
Associate Producer: Liza Welch, Rodan + Fields Independent Consultant

First Segment:
"When I Die"
Written by Jillian Stein
Directed by Bree Heightchew
Featuring: Jaden Noel

"When I Die" is a poem about the beauty of nature, the afterlife, and a dash of revenge.

Second Segment:
"Keep on the Sunny Side"
Directed by Ashleigh McCandless
Featuring: Julianna Daugherty, Chloe Stivers, Abbie Shaw, Ashleigh McCandless, and Josh Martin

"Keep on the Sunny Side" is a public domain song that encourages the listener to maintain a positive outlook on life, no matter what the circumstances.

Third Segment: "The Vegetable Stand"
Written by Ashley Raymer-Brown and Liza Welch
Directed by Ashley Raymer-Brown
Featuring: Mary Clark, Liza Welch, Jack Aubrey, Keith Amiott, Reagan Morgan, Emma Faul, Matt C. Adams, John Grant, Josiah Amiott, Joseph Daugherty, and Nancy Ruwet

In "The Vegetable Stand," a woman reminisces about the summer of 1993, when she had the worst summer job possible...manning a vegetable stand...and met some crazy characters during her 12 hour/six day a week shifts.

The Theatre Downstream is an award-winning* community theatre based in New Castle, KY. Founded in 2014, TTD quickly established itself as an innovative, family-friendly theatre where art happened while life-long friendships were being formed. With the pandemic and the temporary cessation of stage performance, TTD shifted their focus to filmmaking, and once again, proved themselves not only top-notch in entertainment but also nominated for several awards in an international film festival circuit. 

Theatre Awards: 

*2015 Louisville Broadway World Best Musical (Local) "Beauty and the Beast"

*2015 Louisville Broadway World Best Actress in a Musical (Local) Elizabeth Irvin, "Beauty and the Beast"

*2015 Louisville Broadway World Best Actor in a Musical (Local) James Russell Cooper, "Beauty and the Beast"

* 2017 Louisville Broadway World Award Best Play (Regional) The Miracle Worker 

Film Nominations (Thus far)
"Til Death Do We Part" (Episode 1) Nominee for "Best Inspirational Short Film" - Nieves International Christian Film Festival 
"Jump!" (Episode 5) Official Selection - Toronto Women's International Film Festival
"The Vegetable Stand" (Episode 6) Official Selection - Toronto Women's International Film Festival