The 21st Annual Festival of Originals (The FOO) at Theatre Southwest

The 21st Annual Festival of Originals
Produced by Mimi Holloway
 
The FOO consists of five, 20-minute original plays by five different playwrights, with five different directors and five different casts. It is an eclectic grouping of plays submitted from all over the U.S., as well as a number of foreign countries.

Civilized Affairs by Carl L. Williams
Directed by Rachel Watkins
An English professor, an affair, and a tray of donuts - What happens when old and new morality clashes in this hilarious play? Find out in the Hollis home on a "typical" Saturday afternoon!

Hollis – Dan Potter
Evelyn – Damonica Jenkins?Kristi – Carian Parker
Stay by Dagney Kerr
Directed by J. Eric Dunlap
Sammy and Maggie are just about the best of friends. They meet at the local park all the time. Sammy hasn’t been to park for a while now, and Maggie has been really anxious. When Sammy gets back, he’ll have some news for Maggie. Oh, also they’re dogs. Get ready to sit and stay.

Joseph Moore – Sammy
Sydney Dunlap – Maggie

The Bend in the Tree by Alex Dremann
Directed by Scott McWhirter
For six years Shana neglected her family and focused on her career. Now she returns home to a mother dying of lymphoma, a father who may have dementia, a brother whose life is crumbling from the stress, and a sister who’s jealous of her apparent successes. Isn’t family just the best?

Shana – Jenna Morris
Bill – John Mitsakis
Beatrice – Jada August
Peter – Willy Devlin
Jenny – Bailey Hampton
Charles – Scott McWhirter

Time Went By by Thomas J. Misuraca
Directed by Justin Holloway
In the diner he first met his deceased wife 50 years ago, Harold returns for a blind date. See how times have changed as Harold learns the ways of electronic dating, while just across from him on the other side of the stage, his sweet first date with his beloved wife is unfolding. 

Harold – John Stevens
Martha – Lauren Miller
Young Harold – Mitchell Jackson
Lori – Tausheli McClure  
Waitress – Brittany Garcia

Karma by Anne Flannigan
Directed by Matt Prideaux
Paul is having a bad day. It started at the DMV and unfortunately taken a much more morbid turn. Forced to confront his own mortality, he turns to his dear old friend Chaz to find solace, but finds that he is just another in a long line of people waiting for the opportunity to screw Paul over.

Paul – Sriram Vengalathur
Clerk – Sarah Spickard
Chaz – Brian Heaton
Wendy – Nora Hahn
Mrs. Hickenlooper – Beverly Hutchison

Dates and Times
July 20 – August 4, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm
Matinee, Sunday July 29 at 3 pm

Price and Tickets
$19 Regular/$17 Seniors
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