24 Bond Arts Center and Lucky's Lighting
Proudly Present
Winner of 15 Minutes of Frame 2025 (Battle of the Playwrights)
THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST
by Coni Koepfinger
directed by Aviva Katz
Join us at the Gene Frankel Theatre for a mind-bending journey with THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST - a play that defies expectations!
March 19-29, 2026
Performance Schedule and Tickets
THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST performs Thursday through Sunday, with a preview on March 18 at 8:00 pm, ahead of its official opening on March 19. The production runs March 19 through March 29. All evening performances begin at 8:00 pm, with Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm. There are no performances on Mondays or Tuesdays.
Wednesday- March 18th PREVIEW at 8pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday- March 19, 20 & 21st at 8pm
Sunday, March 22nd at 2pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday-March 26, 27 & 28th at 8pm
Sunday-March 29th at 2pm
THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST performs Thursday through Sunday, with a preview on March 18 at 8:00 pm, ahead of its official opening on March 19. The production runs March 19 through March 29. All evening performances begin at 8:00 pm, with Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm. There are no performances on Mondays or Tuesdays.
Wednesday- March 18th PREVIEW at 8pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday- March 19, 20 & 21st at 8pm
Sunday, March 22nd at 2pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday-March 26, 27 & 28th at 8pm
Sunday-March 29th at 2pm
Following a sold-out engagement last August as part of the playwrights’ competition 15 Minutes of Frame, THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST by New York indie theatre playwright Coni Koepfinger was selected from more than 100 plays and went on to win the final competition by popular vote, earning first place. The original 15-minute one-act was awarded the opportunity to be developed into a full-length work. Now, by popular demand, THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST returns to the Gene Frankel Theatre stage.
Set in the present, THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST centers on Chauncey Faust, an actor who senses that time is slipping away. From the beginning of his career, Chauncey has felt driven by a purpose beyond ambition or recognition. His relationship to his work — and to his own life — carries a dreamlike quality, shaped by a persistent sense of calling that sets him apart.
Playwright
Coni Koepfinger is the winner of the 2021 Olwen Wymark Award from the Writers Guild of Great Britain, and her work has been published by Next Stage Press and Leicester Bay Theatricals. She has also been recognized within the Letters division of the National League of American Pen Women. Her plays have been presented throughout New York City, including recent productions with Rogue Theatre (2022–2025), the 2024 Open Eye Theatre Summer Shorts, and the 2025 15 Minutes of Frame festival at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Her work is now being produced by Lucky Pearto and Gail Thacker at the Gene Frankel Theatre in March 2026.
Director
Aviva Katz leads a cast featuring Will Lippman, Sean Ricciardi, and Emerick King, with support from Kendra MacDevitt and Hilal Koyuncu, on a journey that blurs the boundaries between performance and identity. Expectations shift, logic bends, and events unfold as if within a dream. This full-length play blends the humor of absurdity with the weight of meta-theatre, inviting reflection on purpose, creation, and the nature of performance itself.
Cast
Sean Ricciardi as Chauncey Faust
Kenny Harmon as the Alternate Chauncey Faust
Will Lippman as Dr. Stanley Morgan
Emerick King as Ms. Candice Appleby
Kendra MacDevitt as Avery Mello
Hilal Koyuncu as Dr. Maria Olon
Set in the present, THE UNUSUAL CHAUNCEY FAUST centers on Chauncey Faust, an actor who senses that time is slipping away. From the beginning of his career, Chauncey has felt driven by a purpose beyond ambition or recognition. His relationship to his work — and to his own life — carries a dreamlike quality, shaped by a persistent sense of calling that sets him apart.
Playwright
Coni Koepfinger is the winner of the 2021 Olwen Wymark Award from the Writers Guild of Great Britain, and her work has been published by Next Stage Press and Leicester Bay Theatricals. She has also been recognized within the Letters division of the National League of American Pen Women. Her plays have been presented throughout New York City, including recent productions with Rogue Theatre (2022–2025), the 2024 Open Eye Theatre Summer Shorts, and the 2025 15 Minutes of Frame festival at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Her work is now being produced by Lucky Pearto and Gail Thacker at the Gene Frankel Theatre in March 2026.
Director
Aviva Katz leads a cast featuring Will Lippman, Sean Ricciardi, and Emerick King, with support from Kendra MacDevitt and Hilal Koyuncu, on a journey that blurs the boundaries between performance and identity. Expectations shift, logic bends, and events unfold as if within a dream. This full-length play blends the humor of absurdity with the weight of meta-theatre, inviting reflection on purpose, creation, and the nature of performance itself.
Cast
Sean Ricciardi as Chauncey Faust
Kenny Harmon as the Alternate Chauncey Faust
Will Lippman as Dr. Stanley Morgan
Emerick King as Ms. Candice Appleby
Kendra MacDevitt as Avery Mello
Hilal Koyuncu as Dr. Maria Olon