Strawberry One-Act Festival
The Strawberry One-Act Festival – Summer 2013 will be held at
The Hudson Guild Theater, 441 West 26th St., NYC,
Between 9th & 10th Avenue
August 14, 2013 - August 25, 2013
The Strawberry One-Act Festival is celebrating its 24th season, the brainchild of Artistic Director, Van Dirk Fisher, is a play competition in which the audience and the theatre's judges cast their votes to select the best play of the season. Twice a year, hundreds of plays from across the country are submitted for the competition. Plays move from the 1st Round to the Semi-Finals and then the Finals. The playwright of the winning play receives $1,500.00 and the opportunity to have a full-length play developed by the Riant. The awards to be presented are Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. Deadline for Submissions for the Summer Festival is April 30, 2013. The deadline for late submissions is May 20, 2013. To download an application click here. To submit full-length plays, musicals and staged readings click here for an application for the Strawberry Theatre Festival.
The Judges for the Finals of the Strawberry One-Act Festival TBA.
The Award Ceremony & Performance will be on Sunday, August 25th at 5pm. In addition, some of the plays in the festival will be selected for publication in our anthology: The Best Plays From The Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume 9.
The Launch Party for the Strawberry One-Act Festival will be on
Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7pm
At the Tribeca Grand Hotel
2 Avenue of the Americas, NYC
Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7pm
At the Tribeca Grand Hotel
2 Avenue of the Americas, NYC
To hear some testimonies from artist who have participated in the Strawberry One-Act Festival click here.
See photos on our Facebook Page from our Winter 2013 Launch Party for the Strawberry One-Act Festival. Click Here.
Photos from Summer 2012 Launch Party Click here.
To see the Video Diaries Project: A Series of Short Films about the Artists in the Strawberry One-Act Festival during the Winter 2013 Click here.
You can see an excerpt from our Documentary - THE MAKING OF THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL Winter 2010 - Click Here.
Join our Email Club to receive notification of plays as they advance in the festival from Round 1, to the Semi-Finals, the Finals and The Award Ceremony - click here.
Strawberry Festival Passes
SPECIAL DEALS: These passes allows you to see any performance in the Strawberry Theatre Festival & the Strawberry One-Act Festival at the Hudson Guild Theatre between August 14th and August 21, 2013.
Strawberry Pass - $168
8 tickets to the Strawberry One-Act Festival*
Skip to the front of the line for the best seats
Strawberry Tart Pass - $254
12 tickets to the Strawberry One-Act Festival*
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A Riant Theatre Mug
Strawberry Shortcake Pass - $342
16 tickets to the Strawberry One-Act Festival*
A Riant Theatre T-Shirt or Strawberry Festival T-Shirt
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Strawberry Soufflé Pass - $525
25 tickets to the Strawberry One-Act Festival*
A Riant Theatre Mug
A Strawberry One-Act Festival T-Shirt
Skip to the front of the line for the best seats
* Please note that the date below refers to the expiration date for your tickets.
Series A: Breaking Out Is Hard To Do; Manny's Last Stand & You Could Drive A Person Crazy
Friday, August 16th at 7pm
Saturday, August 17th at 9pm
Saturday, August 17th at 9pm
BREAKING OUT IS HARD TO DO by Chip Bolcik
Directed by Betsy True
Featuring: Chip Bolcik, Rick Adamson & Danny Garcia
Can friendship survive hard time in minimum security?
MANNY’S LAST STAND by Ben Monk
If Lenny Bruce didn’t die, ladies and gentlemen; Manny Aarrons!
If it’s funny it bends, if it’s not funny it breaks.
If Lenny Bruce didn’t die, ladies and gentlemen; Manny Aarrons!
If it’s funny it bends, if it’s not funny it breaks.
YOU COULD DRIVE A PERSON CRAZY:
An Existential Romantic Comedy
By Jonathan O’Neill
A love letter to the 21st century college student from 20th century France.
An Existential Romantic Comedy
By Jonathan O’Neill
A love letter to the 21st century college student from 20th century France.
Series B: I-POD, HEY JUDAS & HOPELESS, IRRESISTIBLE
Friday, August 16th at 9pm
Saturday, August 17th at 7pm
Saturday, August 17th at 7pm
I-POD by Natalie Menna & Directed by Sarah Paige
Featuring: Nandita Chandra
Trapped on an Eco barge, a glamorous New York City artists gets her revenge.
Featuring: Nandita Chandra
Trapped on an Eco barge, a glamorous New York City artists gets her revenge.
HEY JUDAS by Tom Werther & Craig Boyle
You thought shopping for your wife was hard.
You thought shopping for your wife was hard.
HOPELESS, IRRESISTIBLE by Keaton Weiss
Two strangers meet at a mysterious train station in an ambiguous afterlife, and force each other to confront their tragic pasts and shape their uncertain futures.
Two strangers meet at a mysterious train station in an ambiguous afterlife, and force each other to confront their tragic pasts and shape their uncertain futures.
Series C: TORMENTED, ON THE UPTOWN 2 EXPRESS TRAIN & I AM IRISH
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Saturday, August 17th at 1pm
Sunday, August 18th at 5pm
TORMENTED by George Ruthauser
Directed by Harry Patrick Christian
A renowned plastic surgeon confronts an anti-Semitic demon that’s plagued him for decades. Can his surgical skills save face?
Directed by Harry Patrick Christian
A renowned plastic surgeon confronts an anti-Semitic demon that’s plagued him for decades. Can his surgical skills save face?
ON THE UPTOWN 2 EXPRESS TRAIN
By Nicole DiMattei
Directed by Anthony Caporale
The next and final stop is 96th Street; has your journey been meaningful?
Broadway Theatre Studio, Producers
By Nicole DiMattei
Directed by Anthony Caporale
The next and final stop is 96th Street; has your journey been meaningful?
Broadway Theatre Studio, Producers
I AM IRISH by Rick Charles Mueller
A boy of mixed black and white blood, diagnosed as autistic is suddenly in custody of his grandfather in Ireland – and uses his “special” talents to heal wounds infecting!!!
A boy of mixed black and white blood, diagnosed as autistic is suddenly in custody of his grandfather in Ireland – and uses his “special” talents to heal wounds infecting!!!
Series D: ENTWINE, HOME CARE & GRANDMOTHERS
Saturday, August 17th at 3pm
Sunday, August 18th at 1:30pm
ENTWINE by Sean Michael Rice & Directed by A.M. Raychel
TheaterVision, Producer
A splintered LA live-in-couple tries to re-surface in NYC. What they don’t seem to understand is each other or themselves.
TheaterVision, Producer
A splintered LA live-in-couple tries to re-surface in NYC. What they don’t seem to understand is each other or themselves.
HOME CARE by Phoebe Farber & Directed by David Wohl
Featuring: Vicki Kulkin & Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Homecare is a play that explores one woman’s journey from anger and isolation to a deep desire to connect.
Featuring: Vicki Kulkin & Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Homecare is a play that explores one woman’s journey from anger and isolation to a deep desire to connect.
GRANDMOTHERS by Michael Justin Lee
Grandmothers do the darndest things in the names of love and tradition.
Grandmothers do the darndest things in the names of love and tradition.
Series E: AMBAMOVIĆ, EPILOGUE & THE REUNION
Saturday, August 17th at 5pm & Sunday, August 18th at 12pm
AMBAMOVIĆ by Kory French
Directed by Nicholas Hulstine
Featuring: Adam Couperthwaite, Michael Hauschild & Ash Straw
As middle America continues with its economic struggles, a MOMA – visiting Midwestern twenty-something tries to understand the monetary value of high-art, grounding his friend in the process.
Directed by Nicholas Hulstine
Featuring: Adam Couperthwaite, Michael Hauschild & Ash Straw
As middle America continues with its economic struggles, a MOMA – visiting Midwestern twenty-something tries to understand the monetary value of high-art, grounding his friend in the process.
EPILOGUE by Chelsea Cohen
The Final Chapter promises a happy ending, but the epilogue doesn’t always contain one.
Just As Well Productions, Producers
The Final Chapter promises a happy ending, but the epilogue doesn’t always contain one.
Just As Well Productions, Producers
THE REUNION by Joseph Lizardi
Love can restore what life has almost destroyed.
Love can restore what life has almost destroyed.
The Semi-Finals for the Strawberry One-Act Festival, August 2013
The best plays from Series A thru E of the competition.
Call the box office 646-623-3488 after August 18th to see which shows are in the Semi-Finals or join our Email Club to receive notification. Or check here for the results.
Semi Finals #1 Tuesday, August 20th at 7:00 pm
A LOVE STORY Written by Kristen Doscher
Directed by Zenon Kruszelnicki
Featuring: Kristen Doscher & Matthew Stannah.
Producer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties. - See more at: http://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=buy_tickets#sthash.sdufMHGy.dpuf
Directed by Zenon Kruszelnicki
Featuring: Kristen Doscher & Matthew Stannah.
Producer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties. - See more at: http://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=buy_tickets#sthash.sdufMHGy.dpuf
A LOVE STORY Written by Kristen Doscher
Directed by Yudelka Heyer
Directed by Yudelka Heyer
Featuring: Kristen Doscher & Matthew Stannah.
Producer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.
- See more at: http://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=strawberry_one-act_festival#sthash.K09Fwe4Q.dpuf
Producer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.
A LOVE STORY Written by Kristen Doscher
Directed by Yudelka Heyer
Directed by Yudelka Heyer
Featuring: Kristen Doscher & Matthew Stannah.
Producer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.
- See more at: http://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=strawberry_one-act_festival#sthash.K09Fwe4Q.dpufProducer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.
A LOVE STORY Written by Kristen Doscher
Directed by Yudelka Heyer
Directed by Yudelka Heyer
Featuring: Kristen Doscher & Matthew Stannah.
Producer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.
- See more at: http://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=strawberry_one-act_festival#sthash.K09Fwe4Q.dpufProducer: One Moon Productions
LOVE noun \ˈləv\ (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.
Semi Finals #2 Tuesday, August 20th at 9:00 pm
Semi Finals #3 – Wednesday, August 21th at 7:00 pm
Wild Night at the Strawberry One-Act Festival, August 21, 2013
The Artistic Director selects a few plays and gives them one more chance to compete for a slot in The Finals. (Only 1 play from the Wild Night will advance to the Finals.)
Wild Night – Wednesday, August 21st at 9PM
The Finals for the Strawberry One-Act Festival 2013
The Best plays from the Semi-Finals & The Wild Night
Friday, August 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are $27.00 Online and $30.00 at the Box Office
(Includes Reception)
(Includes Reception)
The Awards Ceremony & Performance for the Strawberry One-Act Festival, August 25th at 5pm
The 4 Best Plays in the Festival will be performed and Awards will be presented to the
Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Short Film from the Video Diaries Project.
(The Nominees will be posted on Friday, August 23, 2013.)
The Nominees for The Strawberry One-Act Festival
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The Nominees for BEST ACTRESS are:
The Nominees for BEST SHORT FILM are:
The AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST FILM
The Strawberry Theatre Festival
The Nominees for BEST PLAY are:
The Nominees for BEST DIRECTOR are:
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