Drama Playwrights Selected As Semi-Finalists In Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
A selection of 40 short plays, chosen from over 700 submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies from the United States and abroad will be presented at the 34th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival on July 14 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. Of the 40 plays selected as semi-finalists, seven of the entries selected were submitted by Drama students and alumni: American Royal by Gabe McKinley (’09); Barron, CA by Jessica Hinds (’10); the bus that got cut over its eye by Matthew Paul Olmos (’04); Generation Graffiti by Janine Nabers (’08); Metro Psalm by J. Julian Christopher (’05); realer than that by Kitt Lavoie (’01); and This is Jeopardy by Killian Beldy (’06).
The week-long festival features a full program of plays. Each night, one or more will be selected to move on to the finals by a panel of judges made up of a New York theatrical agent, a Samuel French playwright, and a prominent artistic director. The finals will be held July 19, the final day of the festival. From the finalists, six will be selected for publication and licensing by Samuel French, Inc. The final judging panel will be comprised of Samuel French editorial staff.
All tickets are $18. For more information and to purchase tickets call Ticket Central 212.279.4200 or log onto
www.ticketcentral.com. The 34th Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival will run July 14-July 19, at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 416 West 42nd Street.