SOOP to Nuts Short Play Festival at SOOP Theatre Compan

SOOP to NUTS Short-Play Festival!

FESTIVAL DATES:  February 14th – 29th, 2020 at The 530 Studios, 530 Fifth Ave, Pelham, NY.

PRIZES: 1st place: $500, 2nd place: $250, 3rd place $100.

REVIEW / JUDGING PROCESS:

1. All plays will be reviewed by SOOP administrative staff and the 20 – 25 semifinalists will be chosen.

2. Each of those selections will receive two performances during the first weekend (Feb 14 – 16) OR the second weekend (Feb 21 – 23).

3. Each evening’s audience will vote anonymously and the cumulative vote from both performances of each piece will determine our *5 finalists. (*Highest amount of votes from each set of five will determine the first four finalists, then the next highest vote recipient from ALL the evenings will be the fifth finalist).

4. The five finalists will perform on the final night of the festival (February 29th) and will be judged by a panel of theatre professionals comprised of playwrights, actors, directors (TBD)

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Weekend 1, Section "A":
(performs Friday, 2/14 @ 8pm; Saturday, 2/15 @ 2pm)

THE WEDDING DANCE by Gloria Schramm
BIPOLAR (A WORKPLACE COMEDY) by Edward Precht
A DAY OF PROMISE by Paul K Smith
A FAMILY AFFAIR by Albi Gorn

Weekend 1, Section "B"
(performs Saturday, 2/15 @ 8pm; Sunday, 2/16 @ 2pm)

RICHARD NIXON'S NEIGHBORS by John Barrow
MOSES AND THE COMPLAINERS by Daniel McKamey
JEALOUSY by Leonard D. Goodisman

Weekend 2, Section "A"
(Performs Friday, 2/21 @ 8pm, Saturday, 2/22 @ 2pm)

LAST OF THE RED HOT CYBER LOVERS by Laura DeBar
THE KEYS TO LIFE? by Ed Friedman
CIAO FOR NOW by Laura Gaspari

Weekend 2, Section 'B"
(Performs Saturday, 2/22 @ 8pm; Sunday, 2/23 @ 2pm

BROKEN BIRDS by Sean O'Connor
THE LAST TRICK by Richard Brockman
MIKE, SAUL AND THE PIGEONS by William Duffy
TRIPLE SEC by Jack Rushton

FINAL ROUND:

Saturday, Feb 29th at 8pm.