WonderLand One Act Fest Announces 20 Semi-Finalists

The WonderLand One-Act Festival completed its Roller Coaster round on June 4, featuring the first 60 plays selected for inclusion in the festival.  The following 20 have made it through to the Ferris Wheel round, June 5 and 6:

Alone Together by Ted Brengle
Asylum by Dennis Bush
The Carpenter by Lydia Bruce & Sandy Burns
Contemporary Music by Shirl Hendryx
Eulogy by Alexis DeLaRosa
Farewell Evenbrook by Terence Hughes
The Gringo of the Deli Acapulco by Eric Bland
The Illusion by Kassandra Vaughn
Indigenous Peoples by Andrew Biss
Labor Pains by Mike Murray
Like Batman by Bennett Windheim
Mayhem '89 by Michael Rougas
M/21 Bellevue by George Holets
Michael and the Wee Man by William Holland
Motherless Child by Peggy Aultman
Sandwich by Jessamyn Fiore
Some Just Do It Naturally by Ryan Sprague
Trailer Park Tundra by Nick Mwaluko
Vacuum by Eve Armstrong
Your Title Goes Here by Heather Arnson

The WonderLand One-Act Festival kicked off May 24 and runs through June 8 at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).  The elimination rounds are determined by a committee of theatre industry professionals (producers, agents, managers).  Only ten plays will be selected to move on to the next level, the Merry Go Round, on June 7 and the final three will be featured in the Free Fall round on June 8.  There will be a special awards ceremony this Saturday evening, June 9, where one play will win the top honor of Best Production and that playwright will receive a $1,000 grand prize. 

In addition to the play competition rounds, the WonderLand One-Act Festival features a lineup of industry guest speakers comprising the Seminar Sideshow series.  Topics to be covered range from "How to Get Your Play Published" to "How to Have a Winning Headshot."  Questions will be taken from the audience.  All seminars are at noon and are free of charge.  The remaining speakers are:

June 6 – Literary Manager Peter Miller
June 7 – Headshot/Theatrical Photographer Mickey Pantano
June 8 – Production Photographer Trevor Oswalt

The Studio Theatre and its lobby have been transformed into a festive carnival atmosphere for the WonderLand One-Act Festival, featuring games, raffles and other surprises.  Tickets are $18 for all of the play presentations, each featuring two or three one-acts.   Tickets are available through TicketCentral.com 212-279-4200.  For a complete list of showtimes or to RSVP for the Seminar Sideshow series, visit www.youarehereproductions.com.