Arts & Entertainment
Wave II Lives Up to Performance Expectations
The 7th Annual One Act Play Festival was broken into two sets of nine acts. The second wave of plays will be performed every Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm from August 19th through the 28th.
Every seat was filled in the Black Box Theatre as the curtain was drawn and the pre-show music faded. Rich Morra, Artistic Director, gave the pre-show announcement making sure to start off the night right by adding his own dose of comedic relief.
Wave II of the 7th Annual One Act Play Festival began with “Their Eyes Meet” by John C. Davenport. This sweet comedic piece was performed by four of the young actors. The performance lightened the audience's mood and thoroughly entertained. With the success of the most recent Wave I, the Artists’ Exchange is hoping to see much of the same reaction in Wave II.
“It is a very different set of plays,” said Christina Mealey, Director of Development. “We hope to maintain the same momentum.”
While this wave of one acts still offers an assortment of plays, they are very different from those in the first wave. Wave I took you on a roller coaster ride from sad to happy and around again. This series seems to blend more together, although lacking the gut wrenching laughter of the first wave. Despite the differences it is nonetheless an enjoyable production.
“Every story is different. Whatever the story requires it’s all fun for me,” Morra said. “It’s just a joy to produce that many stories.”
The hopes to keep the tradition of the One Act Play Festival alive for years to come. With more and more submissions each year, audiences might be able to resist coming back for more.
“[If we] continue getting a large amount of submissions, a better line up of plays,” Mealey said, “the buzz for these types of things grows every year.”
Make sure to make your way to Wave II of the 7th Annual One Act Play Festival at the Artists’ Exchange. Add variety to your night, embrace the arts, and support your local theatre companies. A character in the one act “My Name is Art” played by Alex Rotella stated it perfectly.
“Public support helps to guarantee artistic freedom,” said Rotella. “The arts enrich our lives.”
WAVE II: August 19th - 28th
Break, J. Stephen Brantley
A Couple of Metal Gods, Trace Crawford
Context, John C. Davenport
Their Eyes Meet, John C. Davenport
Man Woman Man, L. H. Grant
Missing, Robin Pond
My Name Is Art, Peter Snoad
Surprise, Mark Harvey LevineThe Hatchet Job, Jim Sullivan
