Samuel French Launches OFF-OFF BROADWAY FESTIVAL PLAYS 33RD SERIES Collection 1/27
The world’s oldest and largest publisher and licensor of plays, Samuel French Inc., is proud to celebrate its newest release “Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series” --A collection of winning plays from its acclaimed “2008 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival” on Tuesday, January 27th (5:30- 7PM) at the Drama Book Shop (250 W. 40th Street).
The launch celebration will include play readings and appearances by many of the winning authors who will be on hand to sign collection copies. The event is free and open to the public.
“Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series” includes the following winning plays: Juniper; Jubilee by Janine Nabers; Aryavana Flies, Or A Pretty Dish by Sheila Callaghan; The Thread Men by Thomas Dunn; The Dying Breed by Thomas Higgins; The Grave by Gabe McKinley and F*cking Art by Bekah BrunstetterApplications for the 2009 festival will also be available and Samuel French editorial staff will be on hand to answer questions about the 2009 festival.Please visit http://www.samuelfrench.com/oobfestival/index.html for an application and festival information.
The Off-Off Broadway Festival started in 1975 and is Manhattan’s oldest continuous short play festival. Over 390 theatre companies and schools have participated in the Festival’s first thirty years, including companies from coast to coast as well as abroad from Canada and England. This festival has served as a doorway to future success for many aspiring writers. Over the years, 175 submitted plays have been published, and many of the participants have become established, award-winning playwrights. For more information about the festival, plays, playwrights and participating companies, please visit the official festival website at www.samuelfrench.com/oobfestival. By requiring authors to collaborate with a producing organization and present their work in performance, Samuel French seeks to encourage the collaborative and creative process of playwriting.
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