TRUMBULL –The Temple Players opens its 18th season with a staged reading of “Tribal Humor 9: To Life,” a festival of four original one-act comedies. Performances will be held Thursday, August 13 and Sunday, August 16 at Congregation B’nai Torah, 5700 Main St. in Trumbull, at 7:30 p.m. To mark its 18th anniversary, each festival play celebrates a “chai” – or life – milestone.

This year’s line-up of plays includes: “Father-Son Campout” by Henry Kimmel of Atlanta, Ga.; “My Mazel” by Les Abromovitz of Boca Raton, Fla.; “Oy Vey Maria” by Mark Harvey Levine of Pasadena, Calif.; and “The Change” by local playwright Orna Rawls of Stratford, Conn.

The plays cover a gamut of milestones from the birth of a first grandchild, to a woman celebrating her mid-life change, to a father-son bonding experience as they prepare to celebrate their mutual birthday, to a couple facing the physical and emotional challenges of growing old together.

The Trumbull-based Temple Players, formerly of Stratford, is Connecticut’s first theater dedicated to staging works with Jewish themes and characters.

Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for students, seniors, and synagogue members. Presented in a cabaret-style setting, light refreshments are available for purchase.

For more information and reservations, call (203) 268-6940, email office@bnaitorahct.org, or visit: www.bnaitorahct.org/templeplayers.