May 14-19, 2024
From Cradle to Stage
Festival Coordinator: Louise Mallory
Introducing the 2024 Plays and Playwrights:
| Conversations With Cows by Blaine Newton, directed by Richard Wiens | When the spouse’s company barbeque goes to hell, sometimes there’s nothing an artist can do but grab a can of paint and go talk with the cows. |
| Bed Bath & The Great Beyond by Logan Sundquist, directed by Liam McKinnon | Exhausted, existential, and in search of fitted sheets and overpriced guilty pleasure oven mitts, Amelia enters the checkout line of a Bed Bath & Beyond that isn’t quite what it appears to be. |
| Hags by Donna Call, directed by Liam McKinnon | Three unemployed witches struggle with themes of aging, stardom, and being green. |
| Modern Day Saints by Kristen M. Finlay, directed by Erin Vandermolen-Pater | Sometimes the saints in our midst are those who carry themselves with grace while dealing with the invisible stresses of our modern world. |
| Onward to Never by Grace Li, directed by Sarah Spicer | To follow the road least taken, it’s easier to travel with a friend–also a car with a full tank! |
| The Chart by Shawn Marshall, directed by Sarah Spicer | How much could you lose because of a chart? |
| The Chinese Room Problem by Michael Tay, directed by Leland Stelck | Is the A.I. sentient, or just programmed to seem like it? |
| The Warning Monuments by Madi May, directed by Shawn Marshall | In a post-apocalyptic society, Napoleon searches for the truth about the world, while her grandmother, Caesar, tries to hide it. |
| Up & Down in an Elevator by Bridgette Boyko, directed by Richard Wiens | Life is full of ups & downs; this elevator ride is no different. |
Specific Show information and dates of presentation will be coming soon! Congratulations to our selected playwrights!