15th Annual PLAYERS THEATRE NYC SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL to Feature 15 Original Works
The festival returns to the Steve and Marie Sgouros Black Box at 115 MacDougal Street.
Be Bold! Productions is back in the New York groove with the 15th annual Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival June 4 - 21 upstairs at The Players Theatre.
For three weeks in June, fifteen original short plays will debut upstairs at The Players Theatre. Each week, five new short plays will appear onstage Thurs - Sun, and a "Best of the Week" production will be selected by audience vote.
"NYC is home to so many interesting people and cultural elements," says Artistic Director Brenda Bell, "and I think this lineup of plays really explores that in fun, vibrant ways."
The NYC festival runs from June 4 - 21, 2026, Thurs, Fri, & Sat 7pm, Sun 3pm in the 3rd floor Steve and Marie Sgouros Black Box located at 115 MacDougal Street in the West Village at The Players Theatre.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online now or at the box office. A complete listing of the plays is below.
The Short Play and Musical Festival (SPF) is presented three times a year and welcomes all to submit. The next theme is Boo! in October, with submissions opening in July. Follow SPF on Instagram @beboldproductions and on the Be Bold Productions Facebook page.
Week 1 June 4 - 7, 2026
Failing, by Erin Moughon
Atlantic/Pacific 2006, by Christina Kyllo Powers
Times Square, by Virgo
Uptown Express, by Kevin Cheng
Proud Mary, by Kathryn Loggins
Week 2 June 11 - 14, 2026
The Committee, by Matthew Moore
The Three Little Pigs, by Edward Gibbons-Brown
New York Crazy, by Andrea Woodbridge
Two Cops on the Platform, by Taylor Gonzalez
Washed Up, by Riley Fee
Week 3 June 18 - 21, 2026
New york, new York, by Alan Cordoba-Diaz
Stacks, by Andrea Cárdenas
The Housewarming, by Andrew Boszhardt
Trash-Hole, by Bram Hartman
Love, Lysol and Other Delusions, by Brian Brijbag
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Broadway Magic Hour Broadway Comedy Club (1/01-6/30) |
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Cock East Village Basement (6/17-7/02) |
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Fireflies & Fault Lines The Chain Theatre (6/30-7/01) |
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Let Freedom Sing: America 250 Vocal Extravaganza LaGuardia Community College Greenway (7/02-7/02) |
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Oil & Whiskey The Bitter End, Laurie Beechman, Prohibition, The Rat NYC (7/15-8/12) |
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Rock Never Dies Hard Rock Cafe (5/29-8/30) |
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Shangri-La-La, a comedy musical about Siegfried & Roy American Theatre of Actors (ATA) (7/25-7/26) |
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Shrek, the Musical! Emelin Theater (7/09-7/12) |
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SpinQueen™ Brooklyn Art Haus (7/07-7/08) |
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That Math Show Theater555 (6/11-8/16) |