Casting for San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival Announced!

Playwrights Foundation (PF) and the New York-based company The One-Minute Play Festival are thrilled to announce the final casting for the 5th Annual SF One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF), December 15th and 16th, 2014 - an evening of 86 brand- new one-minute plays by a highly vaunted group of 50 Bay Area playwrights, all written within the past month specially for the event.

Headlining the festival are popular, local artists such as Marilet Martinez, Tina D'Elia, Andre Abrahamians, Anne Hallinan, Ariel Leasure, Scott Ragle, Monica Ho, Aejay Mitchell, as well as featured playwright Ignacio Zulueta - double-dipping as an actor. They are paired with talented Bay Area directors to perform 86 different 60-second works by such Bay Area luminaries as Peter Nachtrieb, Chris Chen, and Aaron Loeb, with distinguished emerging artists including Erin Bregman, Megan Cohen, Nathan Yungerberg, and Elizabeth Spreen. To celebrate its 5th anniversary, the festival is being upgraded to the beautifulBrava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, in the heart of the Mission District. This venue, dedicated to the spirited Bay Area cultural scene with an emphasis on diverse voiced, is located along the city's most vibrant arts and cultural corridor and provides the perfect ambiance for the celebratory nature of the #1MPF.

The SF #1MPF is a partnership with the New York-based company The One-Minute Play Festival, which now is a national movement. Through this annual event, each community where the festival takes place celebrates the singular voices of local playwrights who have their fingers firmly planted on the pulse of the region's cultural zeitgeist.

Mr. D'Andrea, founder of the #1MPF, attests to the strength of the Bay Area's theater community: "Having had the opportunity to work with the Bay Area artistic community over the past six years, I've observed a strong and present sense of community and a dedication to the craft and practice of theatre-making that's truly unique and wonderful." PF's artistic director Amy Mueller reflects that, "These 50+ playwrights represent a new and undeniable force of creativity that is changing the landscape of our community life, and taps the rich diversity of voices and history that exists in our city."

5th Annual SF #1MPF Actors:
Andre Abrahamians, Anthony Agresti, Tasi Alabastro, Monica Ammerman, Nick Anderson, Erin Ashe, Alexaendrai Bond, Cameron Breslin, Trish Buttrill, Caleb Cabrera, Delicia Childress, Ella Cooley, Tina D'Elia, Jenna Davi, LeeAnn Dowd, Leticia Duarte, Caitlin Evenson, Allison Fenner, Justin Foster, Elizabeth Frederick, Justin Gillman, Felicia Gold, Samantha Granberg, Anne Hallinan, Monica Ho, Mary Cait Hogan, Hilary Hyatt, Diane Jackson, Carlos Joaquin, Nina Jordan, Zach Kopciak, Matthew Lai, Kaitlyn Laird, Ariel Leasure, Daniel Martinez, Marilet Martinez, Brandon Mears, Aejay Mitchell, Grace Ng, Amy Nowak, Kate Ociepka, Adam Odsess-Ruben, Tony Ortega, Brian J. Patterson, Earl Alfred Paus, Carlye Pollock, Scott Ragle, Drew Reitz, Sara Renauer-Reid, Jessica Risco, Hana Robleh, Annette Roman, Wily Roman-Pough, Carina Salazar, Michael Sally, Alana Samuels, Kim Saunders, Jeunee Simon, Nate Smith, Amber Sommerfield, Elissa Beth Stebbins, Sango Tajima, Pamela Tatz, Veronica Tjoe, Victoria Vann, Mark Vashro, Frank Wang, Drew Watkins, Stephanie Whigham, Liana Winternitz, Susannah Wood, and Ignacio Zulueta.

Playwrights:
Trevor Allen, Jake Arky, Tim Bauer, E.H. Benedict, Jon Bernson, Erin Bregman, Rachel Bublitz, Gamal Chasten, Chris Chen, Victoria Chong Der, Anthony Clarvoe, Megan Cohen, Roberta D'Alois, Bennett Fisher, Brit Frazier, Elizabeth Gjelten, Michaela Goldhaber, Garret Groenveld, Daniel Heath, Robert Johnson, Barbara Jwanouskos, Lynn Kaufman, Carol Lashoff, Jeffrey Lo, Aaron Loeb, John Wai-keung Lowe, Jonathan Luskin, Alison Luterman, Karen Macklin, Madeline Mahrer, Braden Marks, Patricia Milton, Nick Mwaluko, Peter Nachtrieb, Naomi Newman, Marisela Orta, Evy Pine, Tracy Potter, Andrew Saito, Steven Salzman, Josh Senyak, Dara Silverman, Jonathan Spector, Elizabeth Spreen, Paul Stojsavljevic-Flores, Marissa Skudlarek, Michael Gene Sullivan, Aimee Suzara, Tom Swift, Arisa White, Nathan Yungerberg, and Ignacio Zulueta.

Directors:
Rotimi Agbabiaka, Hugo Carbajal, Logan Ellis, Jessica Greenstreet, Christian Haines, Brian Katz, Rem Myers, Karen Piemme, Rory Strahan-Mauk, and Adam Sussman.

Now in its fifth consecutive year in San Francisco, the #1MPF brings the Bay Area 's new play community together to create a whirlwind of theater, a celebratory and inspirational evening during the holidays for the community to stamp the season with the Bay Area's unique cultural thumbprint. With over 100 local artists participating, audiences will get a full meal of delicious little bites.

The 5th Annual San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival will take place for two performances only, on Monday, December 15th & Tuesday, December 16th at 8pm at Brava Theater Center, 2781- 24th Street in San Francisco. Parking available in a paid lot on 24th Street/Potrero, behind the SF General Hospital, and metered on the street.

General Admission is $18 online, or in advance at the Brava Theater Box Office, 12p- 6p M-F; and $25 at the Door. VIP Tickets for $36 include reserved, best seats and drinks of your choice. Tickets are currently on sale at www.brava.org. For more information please visit www.playwrightsfoundation.org

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