“Concrete Cowboy” (2021) Review: An Endangered and Unknown Subculture
Ricky Staub’s Concrete Cowboy, based on Greg Neri’s novel "Ghetto Cowboy", tells the story of a young teenager forced to adapt to a new lifestyle.
Break Room (2026)
BREAK ROOM is a single-location ensemble comedy set entirely within the break room of SMA, Inc., a generic American corporation. The piece unfolds in real time across one frenetic morning, as a rotating cast of coworkers cycles through the room — grabbing coffee, heating lunches, arguing, commiserating, philosophizing, and repeatedly losing money to a broken vending machine.
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BREAK ROOM is a single-location ensemble comedy set entirely within the break room of SMA, Inc., a generic American corporation. The piece unfolds in real time across one frenetic morning, as a rotating cast of coworkers cycles through the room — grabbing coffee, heating lunches, arguing, commiserating, philosophizing, and repeatedly losing money to a broken vending machine.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Andrew Herzman
In Theaters:5/22/2026
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Runtime:32 minutes
Studio:Qopel Films
Cast
Andrew Herzman
Director
Laura Hetzel
Maxine Carter
Debra Kaufman
Linda Patel
Julie Anderson Slattery
Nina Spritz
Adam Weinstock
Jack Davis
Frank Orlik
Frank Johnson
Michael H. Fenster
Lee Thurman
Dawn Ringhiser
Patricia Reynolds
Jobbi Eagle
Becky Tootlethorpe
Paul DeMasi
Howe Jalikeakik
Brian Tomek
Male Protester
Kerry Manfredi
Female Protester
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