This festival begins with a gala which includes refreshments, raffle and musical standouts from "The Joy of Collaboration." Actress Bethany Thomas will perform, accompanied on the piano by Gerald H. Bailey. The $10-$15 dollar admission price includes food and entertainment. Schedule of plays follows. Tuesday, October 6 "Intelligent Design," by Jill Elaine Hughes, Wednesday, October 7 "Daniel Burnham and the White City," by June Finfer, Monday, October 12 "My Kind of Town," by John Conroy, Tuesday, October 13 "When the Bough Breaks," by Bev Rosen, Monday, October 19 "St. Peter’s Wife," by Kenan Heise, with Arnold Greenberg, Tuesday, October 20 "Whales," by Jan Johnson, Wednesday, October 21 "Revivals" by Tom Weber, Monday, October 26 "Another Menagerie," by Zan Skolnick, Tuesday October 27 "Eastland Secrets," by Chloe Bolan, Wednesday, November 11 and "Betwixt and Between," by Grace Fishman.