13th Annual Short Play Festival
Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette's
Short Play Festival
will take place June 27-29th, 2025!
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Curtain times are:
June 27th 7:30pm
June 28th 7:30pm
June 29th 2:30pm
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Lobby bar opens one hour prior to show.
Admission to the Festival is $13.00 or by a roll of the dice is what you pay!
Admission is first-come first-serve!
2024 Short Play Festival Lineup
Captain Murica & the Right-Wing Squad
Written by Alicia Ana Hernandez-Roulet
Director: Kyle Brown
Featuring: Daniel Condreay, Sarah Mishler, Kristina Stewart, Quentin McGlothlin
Glearm
Written by Mark Harvey Levine
Director: Liam Kelley
Featuring: Richie Stephan, Alli Chaney, Clem Kollman, Steve Martin
A Factually Inaccurate Conversation
Written by Zachary Mark
Director: Neil Radtke
Featuring: Trey Gorden, Mark Zwolanek
A Date with Death
Written by Laurie Russell
Director: Laurie Russell
Featuring: Hope Young, Richie Stephan, Daniel Condreay
This Cow and That Trombone
Written by Steve Martin
Director: Eric Margerum
Featuring: Alli Chaney, Rachel Wallace, Bruce Ward
The Sea of Tranquility
Written by Ted Fry
Director: Marisa Simmons
Featuring: Elisa Hostetler, Trey Gorden, Casey Moore
Love in the Time of Cockleburs
Written by Nancy Gall-Clayton
Director: Elizabeth Gresser
Featuring: Ethan Johnson, Kate Martin, Elisa Hostetler, Grace Bross, Casey Moore
The Audition
Written by Linda Kampe
Director: Duane Baldwin
Featuring: Ana Rakita, Martin Fernandez, Steve Martin
Carthago Delenda Est
Written by Scott Starkey
Director: Eric Margerum
Featuring: Lyle Janney, Ana Rakita, Kade Wereley-Bross, Duane Baldwin
A Biting Commentary
Written by Kyle Brown
Director: Mark Zwolanek
Featuring: Julia Tharp, Beth Sands, Martin Fernandez, Scott Starkey
What Do You Say, A True Story
Written by Mark Harvey Levine
Director: Kyle Brown
Featuring: Rachel Wallace, David Teter
Damn!
Written by Brandon Fulk
Director: Tesha Hardy
Featuring: Rivers R. Blue, KeShawn Hawkins
An Apéritif
Written by Steve Martin
Director: Trey Gorden
Featuring: Kate Martin, Duane Baldwin
Rehabilitation
Written by Kyle Brown
Director: Richie Stephan
Featuring: David Teter, Beth Sands, Ethan Johnson, Rivers R. Blue
Auditions - CLOSED
Auditions for the 12th Annual Play Festival will be held May 13 and 14, 2024 from 6pm - 9pm.
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Attendance is required for one night only. Auditions will be held as a group, so the directors may change and adjust pairings. Because of this, please be prepared to stay for the entirety of the audition (+/-3 hours).
Sides will be available by April 29, 2024, Monday.
Please come dressed in comfortable clothes and shoes appropriate for movement. Bringing water is also highly recommended.
Play Submissions - CLOSED
Playwrights can submit one 1-minute script and one up-to-10-minute script for judging. The submission deadline is Wednesday, March 1 at 4 pm. EST. Submissions are open to all Indiana residents.
Scripts must be attached as a PDF file in a message to playfest@lafayettecivic.org. The subject line should be the playwright’s last name, the play title, and the submission category – either 1- minute or up-to-10-minutes, for example: Smith, “This Is a Good Play Title,” 1-minute play. The name of the play, its category and the playwright’s contact information – name, physical address, e-mail address and phone number – must be included in the body of the message, too.
Other submission rules:
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Playwrights must be 16 years and older to submit.
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Submissions must be plays only. Musicals will not be accepted.
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Please submit only one script per message.
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Plays must not have been produced or published prior to submission.
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Plays that are longer than 1 minute or longer than 10 minutes, depending on the category, will not be accepted.
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The cast size is limited to five people; casts will include actors ages 18 and older, only.
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Scripts should have simple set, costume and other technical requirements.
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Civic Theatre will contact all playwrights by email prior to a public announcement of the winning scripts on April 20, 2024 at The Civic Theatre Season Reveal and via external communications. The 12th Annual Play Festival will be produced June 28-30, 2024.
Playwrights whose plays are produced in the festival will receive a PDF of the program, the poster, and production photos.