Players Theatre Announces Winners of Short Play Festival ONLY IN NEW YORK
By: Courtnie Mele Jun. 27, 2014
Downtown New York City audiences were treated to a slice of New York life for the past three weeks as 12 playwrights crafted 15 minute plays that told a story unique to the lives and culture of New Yorkers. The Short Play Festival (SPF) is hosted by the Players Theatre three times a year, each festival feature a different theme. The June festival - Only in New York - celebrated its fourth season and honored three playwrights as the best of the week selection chosen by audience vote and three judges. Each of these three writers was awarded a $100 prize.
THE PLAYERS THEATRE SHORT PLAY AND MUSICAL FESTIVAL - 2014 ONLY IN NEW YORK WINNERS:
Week One:
Pigeon by Francesca Mondelli Pazniokas
Directed by Victoria Glock-Molloy
Cast:
Jess - Emilia Pazniokas
Annie - Claire Mongeau
Kelsey - Francesca Pazniokas
Hemingway at the Larchmont by Anne V. Grob
Directed by Sharifa Williams CAST:
Stage Manager- Sunita Mukhi
The Poet - Everett O'Neil
Hotel Guest - Shannon Eagen
Famous Dead Writer - Joan D. Saunders Hemingway at the Larchmont is a story that is a mix of the real and the surreal - a conversation about philosophy, writing and Greenwich Village. Celebrating the rich literary history of the Village and to imagine a metaphorical place where the minds of writers, past and present, might meet.
Making Some Noise by Claudia I. Haas
Directed by: Catherine Lamm Cast:
Juliana: Lyndsey Chance
Emma: Maggie Cummings
Nell: Katrina Klein Making Some Noise, which is dedicated in memory to Arlene Eva Fried, is an attempt to try to sort the nerve endings that still remain raw years after 9/11. The next short play and musical festival will be Boo!, presented in October with a horror theme. Submissions will open on July 5. More information and applications will be available at: www.shortplaynyc.com
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