Audrey Cefaly, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Greg Edwards, Andy Roninson, Simon Henriques, James Gordon King, Amy Staats
One of Manhattan's most established play festivals, the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival fosters the work of emerging writers, giving them the exposure of publication and representation.The festival resulting in this collection was held August 2nd - 9th, 2015 at the Classic Stage Company in New York City.From the initial pool of over 1400 submissions, the Final 30 plays were chosen to be performed over a period of one week. A panel of judges comprised of celebrity playwrights, theatrical agents and artistic directors nominated one or more of each evening's plays as finalists. The final round was then held on the last day of the festival. Out of these plays, six winners listed below were chosen by Samuel French, Inc. to receive publication and licensing contracts:
Evelyn Shaffer and the Chance of a Lifetime by Greg Edwards and Andy Roninson Narrators by Simon Henriques The Gulf by Audrey Cefaly Throws of Love by Amy Staats Seabird is in a Happy Place by James Gordon King Blind by Gloria Calderon Kellett
Audrey Cefaly's plays include The Gulf (Edgerton, Lammy, Charles MacArthur Nominee), Alabaster (NNPN Record-Breaking RWP, Kilroys, Calicchio Prize), Maytag Virgin, The Last Wide Open, The Story Of Walter, Fin & Euba, Tell Me Something Good, The Believers and Love Is A Blue Ti ...
Gloria Calderón Kellett is a successful TV writer who has worked on shows including How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, Devious Maids and iZombie. She began writing plays in college and received many awards for her first play, Plane Strangers. She has written such pla ...
Andy Roninson is the son of refugees. His parents’ stories inspired his new musical Soviet Rebel Girl and the award-winning screenplay of the same name. Awards, etc.: Jonathan Larson Grant, Dramatists Guild Fellow, Johnny Mercer Foundation Grove at Goodspeed, JMF Songwriters ...
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