Festival Schedule
Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m.
The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi (St. Louis, MO)
Synopsis: A son tries to save his mother. She has other ideas, however. So do two mysterious strangers who watch the play—and ask the son to tell the story again and again until he gets it right, whatever right might be. Directed by Adam Flores, Dramaturgy by Robert Maesaka.
Saturday, April 15 at 7 p.m.
Dogs by Hanna Kime (Chicago, IL)
Synopsis: On a Fourth of July sometime in the future, five women take the stage to compete in the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, each one hoping to make history, to conquer nature and to shatter our perception of what the human body is capable of. DOGS is a dizzying and high-intensity exploration of capitalism, competition, and consumption that poses the question: how long can we keep all this up? Directed & Dramaturgy by Nancy Bell.
Sunday, April 16 at 7 p.m.
Titania & Oberon’s Road Trip by e.k. doolin (Edwardsville, IL)
Synopsis: The fairies Titania and Oberon are at a point in their eternal relationship where things are no longer working, and each of them thinks they know how to fix it, even though they are both hiding some major truths from each other. This is a play in deep conversation with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream that focuses on love, relationships, the open road and, of course, fairies.
Directed by Miranda Jagels Félix Dramaturgy by Susie Lawrence.
Additional SIUC Reading (Free)
Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Murphy’s Law of Pretenders by Pearl Moore (SIUC – MFA Playwriting Candidate)
Synopsis: Murphy, Gia, Sophie, and Riley who were once BFFs go to their school reunion and get sucked into their childhood dress-up chest. Chaos ensues. Directed by Segun Ojewuyi.
2022 Playwrights
e.k. doolin (Edwardsville, IL)
e.k. doolin, she/her, is a theatre artist living in the MetroEast area of St. Louis. She has had her work produced regionally by the Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, Prison Performing… Read More
Hanna Kime (Chicago, IL)
Hanna Kime is a Chicago-based playwright and screenwriter originally from St. Louis, Missouri. Kime is currently a member of the 22/23 Goodman Playwrights Unit. Her full-length work has been presented… Read More
Novid Parsi (St. Louis, MO)
Novid Parsi [NOHV-eed PAHR-see, he/him] is a playwright whose recent work includes Remains and Returns, a winner of the Ashland New Plays Festival, and Through the Elevated Line, Jeff Award nominee for… Read More
Location
Festival Rehearsal Hall - 3333 Washington
3333 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA