All performances at:
The City Playhouse
888 Morro St., SLO
Box Office:
(805) 786-2440
SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
The San Luis Obispo Little Theatre would like to thank the City of San Luis Obispo for it's generous support of our festival through the PCC grant program.
Celebrate original works AND San Luis Obispo County during our festival. Browse through the links below for more information on our beautiful area.
SLO VISITORS AND CONFERENCE BUREAU
Thank you to all the playwrights who submitted to our 1st Annual SLOLT Short Play Festival! We received 170 entries from over 70 talented playwrights.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
OUR 2008 FESTIVAL WINNERS!
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Opening weekend will include all festival plays PLUS our young playwright piece, A Play, by Danielle Ames
Closing Weekend will include all festival plays except Shared Disorder & The Unlucky and Dead PLUS our young playwright pieces, Almost Painful, by Danielle Ames and A Generation of Blind Dates by Annakarina De La Torre-Fennell
Please note: Encore! will not be performed on Saturday, October 25 at 2 pm.
The 1st Annual Short Play Festival runs from October 17 - 26, 2008. Friday / Saturday at 8 pm and Saturday/Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are $15.
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FESTIVAL PLAYS
A Toxic Fairytale
by Elena Naskova
A Toxic Fairytale features a Sleeping Beauty doll and a Wonder Woman doll who had been tossed into a trash can since they were made in China and therefore, toxic.
Action and Reaction
by Joel Doty
This drama explores the dynamics of a long-term marriage in the face of conflict which leads a wife to question if the only thing she had in common with her husband was their children.
Boomer
by
This black comedy which takes the audience along during a chat between a man picking up his date her his date's father.
Encore!
by Mollie Ramos
This touching drama explores the relationship between two women as they face the uncertainties of life and death.
Shared Disorders
by Steve Jay
Fresh our of rehab, Champ comes home and decides to leave his dysfunctional relationship with Darryl. Unflinched by the pronouncement, Darryl results to extreme measures to keep Champ in his life.
Subject
by Aoise Stratford
A comedy drama about a painter, obsessed with nudes, and his muse.
The Answer
by Carry Pepper
A philosophical comedy about four Monk's searching for the meaning of life.
The Greatest Story Ever Edited
by Greg Abbott
Could God get the Bible published in today’s publishing world? Chris is a talented writer with the Old Testament in revision and a New Testament just written. But will it pass the “feel good” test of the shareholders at Good News Printing? When the editor says the Disciples are too gay and the ending needs to be lighter, just how far will Chris have to compromise her work to see it in print?
The Unlucky and the Dead
by David Kravitz
This political drama explores the difficult relationship between a father and son during a time of war.
Who is Ruth?
by Matthew J Hanson
Welcome to Marie Peterson's first job interview since taking a break from the working world to raise her children. The interview process can be daunting enough without the twists and turns this drama presents.
A Generation of Blind Dates
by Annakarina De La Torre-Fennell
This delightful play follows a chain of blind dates over a 20 year time-span.
Always Painful
by Sara Powers
A very funny musical about the painful AP testing process.
A Play
by Danielle Ames
Join us for the backstage antics of a high school production of Romeo and Juliet.
