When a playwright starts working on their play, they might not think about the format first. But once inspiration strikes, the structure of their script is what brings their vision to life on stage.

It’s a summer theater tradition. City Theatre at the Adrienne Arsht Center has been putting on its short play fest for more than two decades. This year, it’s flipping the script. “This is the 27th ...

Six budding playwrights from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin had their one-act plays premiere during Spectrum 2024, a festival of short plays presented by First Run Theatre.

NEWBURYPORT — The Actors Studio of Newburyport’s third annual Short Play Festival will take place in two acts via YouTube. The festival began as usual with a call for short play scripts inJanuary. In ...

PORT ANGELES — Students in Peninsula College’s Intro to Theatre class will share their original 10-minute-or-less plays with the public when the “Very Short Play Festival” premiers on Friday. Show ...

This year’s 8 Tens @ 8 Short Play Festival, put on by the Santa Cruz Actors Theatre, was full of brilliant moments and this third installment was no exception,” writes theater critic ...

The Festival performs in two programs on an alternating schedule of 4:00pm and 8:00pm, with a combined program on August 10th at 2pm and 5pm. Performances are at NPTC Studio, 458 West 37th Street (at ...