Players Theatre Short Play & Musical Festival Sets Fifth Season

There is no place like New York! With a city this rich in culture, scandal and diversity, the possibilities for theatrical reenactment are endless. The Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival encourage playwrights to mine this precious resource by offering an annual NYC - themed festival each June. Celebrating its 5th year, "Only in New York" opens Thursday, June 4 and runs for three weeks. Each week five original short plays, by five separate playwrights will be presented and a "Best of the Week" production will be selected by audience vote.

Playwrights from all over the country submitted their plays earlier this year. The festival panel selected 15 plays for presentation. The playwrights are responsible for their own production and act as producer for their piece. Many of the playwrights have participated in other festivals at the Players Theatre and several were award winners in past years. Artistic Director, Brenda Bell, commented "This year has an incredible array of NYC-themed subject. Everything is explored from the underbelly of the crime world to auditioning to the diversity of a NYC park bench. We are pleased to welcome back quite a few playwrights from previous festivals".

The NYC Festival runs June 4th - 21st at the Players Theatre in the 3rd floor Steve and Marie Sgouros Black Box located at 115 MacDougal Street in the West Village. Performances are Thursday Saturday at 7p and Sunday at 3p. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at: www.shortplaynyc.com or at the box office. A complete listing of the plays is below. The Short Play and Musical Festival (SPF) is presented three times a year. The October theme is horror and the February theme is SEX!

WEEK ONE: June 4 - 7

Aubergine by Thomas Block

Over Heard by Lilly Bolton

Snitch by Patrick Blake

The Accident by Phil Way

Once Upon A Sofa by Anne V Grob

WEEK TWO: June 11-14

Talks of the Town by Patrick McEvoy

Paper Wedding Ring by Matt Andrade

Measuring Up by Constance George

The Poor Door by Leonard Goodisman

Cattle Call by Michael Long

WEEK THREE: June 18 - 21

Benjamin Framelin's Frame Shop by Sharifa Williams

TED Talks NYC by Sarah Fearon

Petting Zoo Story by Anna Nicholas

Scoot Over by Eli Newman

Which Doctor by Michael Smith