Silver Spring Stage Presents 2010 One Act Festival 8/19-29

Silver Spring Stage presents 2010 One-Act Festival, produced by Laurie Freed and Carol Leahy. The Stage's festival features local playwrights in premiere works of comedies and dramas. Each weekend will feature different plays that prove in their own ways that humor and passions are what make us human. The 2010 One-Act Festival will perform weekends August 19 to August 29.

Silver Spring Stage is located in the Woodmoor Shopping Center, lower level (next to the CVS) at Colesville Road and University Boulevard. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors/students. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday matinees on July 25 and August 8 at 2:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.ssstage.org. Information is also available by calling (301) 593-6036.

Weekend 1 August 19 - 22
Here We Are by Dorothy Parker, directed by Lennie Magida. It's the 1930s, and a newlywed couple is on a train to New York City for their honeymoon. But instead of being giddily romantic, they're squabbling about hats, bridesmaids -- almost any subject that comes up. Dorothy Parker creates a wry but sweet picture of just-married jitters in this little jewel of a play.
Daylight Saving Time by Steve LaRocque (NEW), directed by David Dieudonné. In a coffee shop where The Common denominator is loneliness, two strangers meet with an opportunity to change each other's lives. There's only one thing standing in their way - themselves.
Prophets and Madmen by Jacy d'Aiutolo (NEW), directed by Sam Nystrom. Three art historians attempt to identify the creator of a recently discovered female statue. Who is she? Why was she sculpted? As the mystery unravels, they discover there is more to this statue that meets the eye.
The Gulf by Audrey Cefaly (NEW), directed by Chris Curtis. Somewhere down in the Tensaw Delta, on a quiet summer evening, Kendra has already ended it. Betty just doesn't know it yet. Kendra casts her line into the shallows, fishing for drum and avoiding the inevitable... the elusive catch, the fight, the release.
Weekend 2 August 26 - 29

A Blooming of Ivy by Garry Willimas, directed by Nancy Eynon. Lark Midwestern farmer, George Thomas, lost his wife a year ago. When he is awakened one morning by the sound of his neighbor, Ivy Taylor, on her tractor he realizes that life does go on. Will romance bloom this spring?
The Ugly Duckling by A. A. Milne, directed by Scott Courlander. A King and Queen scheme to find a suitor for their hideous daughter. Their plan works, but not in the way they anticipated.
Little People by Brian Doyle (NEW, directed by Brian Doyle. Lindsey finds out her husband Randy has an unusual fetish and the resulting marital tailspin causes them both to wonder if their relationship is worth saving.
Replay by Mark Scharf (NEW), directed by Nello DeBlasio. A young couple struggles with the tragic consequences of their failed communication. Feelings of guilt and anger over poor decisions and accountability bubble over as they desperately seek a sense of closure that they may never have. Will either soul ever be at peace?
The Stage's 2010-2011 season continues with the sophisticated Private Lives (Sept. 24-Oct. 10), suspenseful Wait Until Dark (Oct. 29-Nov. 20), family special A Christmas Carol (Dec. 10-Dec. 19), engrossing Blackbird (Jan. 7-Jan. 29), passionate Romeo and Juliet (Feb. 18-Mar. 12), hilarious The Farndale Macbeth (Feb. 1-Feb. 23), elegant Three Days of Rain (May 13-Jun. 4), and exciting One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Jun. 24-July 23).

About Silver Spring Stage
Silver Spring Stage has provided quality, affordable theatre for over 40 years. We are an all-volunteer, non- profit organization and appreciate any contribution to enable us to offer excellent and entertaining productions. Thank you for your interest and support of Silver Spring Stage. All programs at Silver Spring Stage are made possible in part by grants from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland State Arts Council.

Website: http://www.ssstage.org

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