Student playwrights will take center stage in a new one-act festival Oct. 6-9 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“Long Story Shorts: The First Annual Festival of Ten Minute Plays” is a free festival sponsored by the writing for the screen and stage program in the department of communication studies. The festival includes six 10-minute plays written by students from the graduating class of the writing for the screen and stage minor: Ariel Butters, Cole Hammack, Matthew Krantz, Ross Maloney, Jennifer Morgan and Laura Stoltz.
“Long Story Shorts” will be presented in Studio 6 of Swain Hall, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at the door, and seating is limited. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early.
Dana Coen, acting director of the writing for the screen and stage program in the College of Arts and Sciences, envisions the festival as an annual event which will showcase young writers.
“It’s an excellent opportunity for the students to move beyond the classroom and experience the development of their work in a more active, collaborative environment,” said Coen, who also is the festival director.
“Long Story Shorts” includes dramas and comedies, with characters ranging from a young woman who refuses to talk to a nervous suitor who talks too much.
For more information, contact Jennifer Stander at jensta100@hotmail.com or (310) 508-6881, or visit http://comm.unc.edu/news.
