One-Act Play Festival

Silver Spring Stage

10145 Colesville Road

Silver Spring, MD 20901

2014 One-Act Play Festival

Aug 7-10, 14-17, 21-24

http://ssstage.org/

Weekend 1, August 7-10:

Act 1

Why Do We Fall?, by John Krizel (DC), Comedy, directed by Jennifer Harvey

A young woman’s blind date turns out to be…Bruce Wayne. This leads to some interesting situations.

Monkey Play, by Rand Higbee (WI), Comedy-drama, directed by Deryl Davis

A chimpanzee has been raised much like a human child, but a cut in funding is forcing changes.

Act 2

Father’s Weekend, by John Byrne (OR). Comedy-drama, directed by David Gross

While visiting his son at college, a man sees a statue of his own father. Then the statue talks, and more surprises follow.

Drop It, by Mike Rubino (PA). Comedy, directed by Rob Gorman

Guy hangs out in a coffee shop, desperate to meet women. His friend offers to “help.”

Weekend 2, August 14-17:

Act 1

20 Questions, by Rob Gorman (MD). Comedy, directed by Eric Henry

A man discovers that passage to the afterlife is a matter of asking the right questions.

Matched, by Kat Meads (CA). Drama, directed by Star Johnson

The dead and the living cross paths after the mental hospital fire that killed Zelda Fitzgerald and eight others.

Act 2

Between Brother and Sister, by Briandaniel Oglesby (TX). Drama, directed by David Dieudonne

Siblings vividly recall some difficult family moments—and the brother they used to have.

The Resurrectionists, by Ben Jolivet (MA). Comedy directed by Alexander Gheesling

Two slackers, a scheme to break into a crypt, and a stroke of potential genius.

Weekend 3, August 21-24:

Act 1

Today’s Special, by Lennie Magida (MD). Comedy, directed by Lennie Magida

Seeking refuge from a storm, a young woman runs into a deli and encounters a family dispute.

Rewrite, by Tom Moran (AK). Comedy, directed by Bruce Hirsch

A writer of Westerns has to deal with some of his characters. They’re as feisty as they are opinionated.

Act 2

Beatrix Potter Must Die!, by Patrick Gabridge (MA). Comedy, directed by Pauline Griller-Mitchell

At his wit’s end, Farmer McGregor goes back in time to change the course of children’s literature.

Ethel, by Seth Freeman (CA). Comedy-drama, directed by Bob Scott

One very busy night at a motel on the fringes of Baltimore, with proprietor Ethel overseeing it all.