The Secret Theatre Presents:
The LIC One-Act Festival 2019 - Program G
Description:
Semi-Finals: August 21st – 22nd, 2019 @ 7:30 PM
Finals: August 24th, 2019 @ 7:00 PM
The LIC One-Act Festival is a series of self-produced short plays competing for different cash prizes. Audience votes after each performance to determine the Finalists!
JOIN US FOR FREE BBQ ON AUGUST 24 AS WE TABULATE THE FINAL VOTES. HOT DOGS, BURGERS, AND “MYSTERY COCKTAIL” WILL BE AVAILABLE!
~ Line-up is subject to change.
~ If event is sold out, tickets may be available at-door. Please come in to sign up for the waiting list. Names will NOT be taken over the phone or via e-mail.
~* Please be aware that some subject matter may be offensive or triggering (ex-murder, rape, violence). Also be aware that some plays include physical violence and gun shots. Discretion is advised.
~ Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity. **
Opening Date:
July 10th, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
Running Until:
August 24th, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM
Location:
The Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
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Program G – Schedule:
Prophetting Off Judgement
By: Harley Ann Kulp
Directed by: Harley Ann Kulp
Running (Time): 20 Minutes
Description: What happens after you die? As Elysia can tell you, it’s not what you’d expect.
The Argument
By: Seth Freeman
Directed by: Liesel Allen Yeager
Running (Time): 11 Minutes
Description: A young woman travels to Jerusalem to keep a personal sacred promise, but is thrown off balance when her driver guides her through an unfamiliar emotional landscape.
The Architecture of Desire
By: Brian Doyle
Directed by: Artie Rose
Running (Time): 10 Minutes
Description: Dr. Stanley Oliver Nussbaum will showcase his tried and true couples’ therapy that will unlock your most profound writing lying dormant in your subconscious
Intermission
Brian’s Poems
By: Larry Rinkel
Directed by: Steve Shoup
Running (Time): 12 Minutes
Description: An elderly man travels a long distance to find the only memento of the boy he once loved.
80 Percent
By: Emery Schaffer
Directed by: Rachel Horwitz
Running (Time): 15 Minutes
Description: Half-sisters Ani and Jean get their dead mother’s “23andMe” results in the mail.
Raided Premises
By: NT Bompart
Directed by: Jeremey Catterton
Running (Time): 15 Minutes
Description: During the Stonewall Riots, the son of an arresting officer comes out to his unaccepting father.
Audience’s Scores for Program G (Up-to-Now):
1st Place in Program G: 737 Points – 80 Percent
2nd Place in Program G: 664 Points – Brian’s Poems
Runner-Ups:
643 Points – Raided Premises
623 Points – The Argument
553 Points – The Architecture of Desire
507 Points – Prophetting Off Judgement
1st and 2nd place of the Program G moves on to the Semi-Final this upcoming Thursday (August 22nd, 2019 @ 7:30 PM).
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End of Round #5
Updated: August 18th, 2019
Prize:
Cash prizes will be offered in the following categories:
Best Play ($100)
Best Director ($50)
Best Actor ($50)
Best Actress ($50)
PLUS! Those plays in the Finals will be offered a chance to be non-exclusively published in The Secret Theatre’s Anthology of Short Plays.
Rules for Voting (Very Important):
~ YOU MUST RATE EACH PLAY
* FROM 1 – 7 IN THE PROGRAM YOU ARE ATTENDING. “1” is you didn’t like it; “7” is you DID like it. Each play gets its own number!
* During Finals, you will have the option to vote for Best Actress, Actor, Director, and Play.
~ INCOMPLETE BALLOTS will not be counted.
~ LATECOMERS will not receive a ballot.
~ IF YOU FILL IN YOUR BALLOT BEFORE THE END OF THE ENTIRE SHOW, your vote will not be counted.