The New School for Drama continues its six-weekend Random Acts One-Act Play Festival, giving audiences the opportunity to experience some of the best work of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Beginning with week five of the festival, April 10-12, original plays by Drama’s graduating playwrights will be presented. Performances are free and open to the public.

Week five runs April 10 through April 12 and includes the following plays:

Charity Begins at Home NEW work!
by Charlotte Rahn-Lee, directed by Daniel Fischer; with Estelle Collins, Brad W. Kirton, Federico Trigo, and Heather Wahl
Thirteen-year-old Charity’s life is thrown into disarray when her father becomes the center of a media scandal. Stifled by her family’s well-meaning but futile attempts to protect her from her father’s celebrity, she makes a last-ditch cry for help to her English tutor. Can this outsider help Charity come to terms with what it means to be born into money and fame?

Buonanotte Fiorellino NEW work!
by Apoorva Kale, directed by Alexandra Hastings; with Vaishnavi Sharma
Late one night at the seaside, Vinnie decides to get rid of the ghost of his ex-girlfriend, Mandee, with the help of his fiancé, Diya. But when the exorcism goes awry, Vinnie realizes that he will have to truly let go of the past to move into the future.

Old Head NEW work!
by Margaret McCloskey, directed by Moira Boag; with Robert Patrick Allen, Rachel Cornish, and Mike Keller
In the provincial Irish town of Old Head, Annie, an American traveler, meets Ned, a charming librarian. What begins as an innocent flirtation has serious consequences for Annie, who is hiding a troubled marriage to a sick husband. An evening with Ned offers Annie the escape she craves but also means abandoning the person who needs her most. An exploration of the complicated relationship between the ill and their caretakers, Old Head is a new take on one of life’s oldest battles: pleasure versus duty.

A Young Lady of Property
by Horton Foote, directed by David T. Little; with Sarah Bisman, Faust Checho, Laura Gourdine, Anna Irby, Gina Leon,
Betsy Saunders, and Jane M. Tarica

The complete festival will run through April 26, with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday matinees at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free; seating is first come, first served. Reservations are recommended; call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com. Performances will take place at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor, New York City.

Visit www.drama.newschool.edu for the complete schedule and more information