Silver Spring Stage Presents 2011 One Act Festival 8/18-9/4

Silver Spring Stage presents the 2011 One Act Festival with three weekends of short plays featuring new works by local playwrights, Irish plays and a memorial for 9/11. The 2011 One Act Festival will perform weekends August 18 to September 4.

Silver Spring Stage is located in the Woodmoor Shopping Center, lower level (next to the CVS) at Colesville Road and University Boulevard. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors/students. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.ssstage.org. Information is also available by calling (301) 593-6036.

Silver Spring Stage is proud to present its annual showcase of short plays that cover the gamut in human emotions and relationships. For the first time, the Stage has three different types of weekends. The first offers a rarely performed play by Brian Friel, one of Ireland's finest playwrights. The second showcases new plays by playwrights from the Maryland, DC and Virginia area. The third is a tribute to the victims and their families and friends of the worst terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. One play reflects on the World Trade Center attack and the other on the Pentagon by a local playwright. The following is the list of plays by weekend:

Weekend One August 18-21: Irish Plays
Lovers: Winners by Brian Friel
Lovers: Losers by Brian Friel
Weekend Two August 25-28: New Works by Local Playwrights
Orange by Joe Dennison
Paradise Lost by Larry Berenson
Memory Garden by Mark Scharf
Vultures by Jacy D'Aiutolo
Stuck by Audrey Cefaly
Among Shrubs and Ivy by Jerry Casagrande
Weekend Three September 1-4: 9/11 Memorial for 9/11
The Guys by Anne Nelson
September 11th Was a Tuesday by Steve LaRocque
The production team for the festival producers are Richard Ley and Seth Ghitelman. The directors are Donna Shute, Tony Strowd, Joshua Goode, Larry Berenson, David Dieudonne, James Raby, Audrey Cefaly, and Amy Sullivan. The stage managers are Gigi Felix, Pam Burks and Brenda Ryan.

Silver Spring Stage is excited to present its 2011-2012 season: hilarious romance Based on a Totally True Story (Sept. 16-Oct. 8), funny crazy The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Oct. 28-Nov. 19), family holiday favorite A Christmas Carol (Dec. 9-Dec. 18), imaginative comedy Dead Man's Cellphone (Jan. 13-Feb. 4), thrilling mystery Hapgood (Feb. 24-Mar. 16), frothy delight Enchanted April (Apr. 13-May 5), shocking tragedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane (May 18-June 9), and compelling drama Stop Kiss (June 29-July 21).
Silver Spring Stage has provided quality, affordable theatre for over 40 years. We are an all-volunteer, non- profit organization and appreciate any contribution to enable us to offer excellent and entertaining productions. Thank you for your interest and support of Silver Spring Stage. All programs at Silver Spring Stage are made possible in part by grants from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland State Arts Council.

 

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