THINK FAST at The Theater Project
Dates: 2/27/2026 - 3/1/2026
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THINK FAST is a virtual short play competition hosted by The Theater Project from February 27 to March 1, 2026. This thirteenth annual event features eight finalists, allowing audiences from around the world to vote for their favorite one-act play. The competition will also recognize outstanding performances with awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and a $500 prize for Best Play, decided by a panel of judges. The finalists include works by playwrights such as Alex Bernstein and Brian S. Brijbag, offering a glimpse into a diverse array of contemporary storytelling.
Cast and Creative Team for THINK FAST at The Theater Project
Cast
Patrick Kearney
Ensemble
Justin Ledesma
Ensemble
Creative Team
The Theater Project
Company Manager
Joel Allegretti
Press Representative
Mark Spina
Artistic Director
News About THINK FAST at The Theater Project
The Theater Project to Present Online Short Play Competition for 2026
February 04, 2026 Theater aficionados will be able to enjoy eight one-act plays from the comfort of their homes and pick the one they liked best, thanks to The Theater Project's thirteenth annual Think Fast, a virtual competition.
The Theater Project is Accepting Submissions For Online Festival Of Short Plays, Think Fast 2026
September 23, 2025 The Theater Project, an incubator for new work and rising artists, has opened for submissions to its thirteenth annual THINK FAST festival of short plays, which will take place online next year.
Audience Votes As Seven Playwrights Compete For A $500 Prize
February 01, 2025 Theatergoers from all over North America will have the chance to enjoy and be a part of live theater from the comfort of their own homes as voters in THINK FAST, a virtual short-play competition, Feb. 28 – March 1 online.
Audio-Described Performance of MISS ABIGAIL'S GUIDE TO DATING, MATING, AND MARRIAGE! Comes to The Theater Project
August 11, 2023 The Theater Project, a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists, will be offering an audio-described performance of the comedy, Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage! at the Burdorff Center in Maplewood on Thursday, Aug. 24.
MISS ABIGAIL'S GUIDE TO DATING, MATING, AND MARRIAGE Comes to The Theater Project
August 02, 2023 With help from her assistant Paco and a few cooperative audience volunteers, Miss Abigail demonstrates flirtation techniques from 1940s and 50s how-to-find-romance handbooks to prove that 'love can't be bought -- but it can be taught!”
SUNSET PARK Kicks Off The Theater Project's 29th Season
June 08, 2023 “No matter how old you get, love, longing, jealousy, and hope remain constant” -- Sunset Park by award-winning writer Joseph Vitale kicks off the Summer Season at The Theater Project (TheTheaterProject.org), a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists. The company is returning to Maplewood's Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Road, with a packed schedule of new and lesser-known work.
Summer Theater Project Returns To Burgdorff Center In Maplewood For 2023
May 30, 2023 The Theater Project (TheTheaterProject.org), a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists, is returning to Maplewood's Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Road, for the second straight year for its highly anticipated Summer Season, July 6.
Audience Votes In THINK FAST One Act Play Competition At The Theater Project
February 06, 2023 Theatergoers from throughout North America will get to experience and participate in live theater—from home— as voters in The Theater Project's prestigious THINK FAST short play competition, March 2-4.
The Theater Project Seeks Submissions for THINK FAST Short Play Competition
October 04, 2021 The Theater Project, an award-winning professional theater in Union, NJ and a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists, is soliciting short plays for Think Fast, its ninth annual short-play competition.
DRAGONS IN THE CREASE Returns to The Theater Project
April 12, 2021 Dragons in the Crease, a play which premiered in New York Theater Festival’s Summerfest, is returning to The Theater Project for three live streaming presentations, April 29-May 1. Each of the streaming performances by The Theater Project—a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists—begins at 7:30 p.m.
The Theater Project Presents THINK FAST SHORT PLAY COMPETITION
February 03, 2021 Playwrights Vie for $500 Prize in Theater Project Short Play Fest on Zoom Part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Stages Festival (February 21-23, 2021, Virtual) Theater buildings may be closed, but theater companies can still Zoom.
Playwrights Vie for $500 Prize in THINK FAST SHORT PLAY COMPETITION at The Theater Project
February 10, 2020 Which play will be voted Audience Favorite - the romance, the thriller, or the comedy? And which author will take the $500 Judge's Award?About the Theatre
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