The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One-Act Play Festival begins its six-weekend run on Thursday, February 19. Audiences are invited to experience work by some of the best of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Free and open to the public, the plays are presented every other week and include both classic and contemporary works, ranging from Thorton Wilder’s A Ringing of Doorbells to Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Den of Thieves. The festival will also feature six new works by Drama’s third-year playwrights, to be presented in the final two weeks.
 
The opening weekend runs February 19–21 and will feature these plays:
 
In the Shadow of the Glen by John M. Synge, directed by Kathy MacGowan; with David Bly, Connor Carew, Brynne Kraynak, and Aidan O’Shea

Gamesby James Saunders, directed by Web Begole; with Nate Faust, Marco Formosa, Tara Herweg, and Valerie Lonigro

Den of Thieves by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Ira Kip; with Brittany Bellizeare, David Marshall, Dana Mazzenga, Jason R. Stroud, Kirill Vaal, and Patrick Williams

The 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, and 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.