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2019 One-Act Festival Winners

November 3, 2019 by don

Immurement

Immurement
A couple of young tourists in a foreign country have just been arrested. They’re not sure why they’re being detained, but when an attorney sent by the local government arrives to review their case, they learn, to their dismay, what their crime was and more importantly, what their punishment is going to be. Above: Courtney Anne McLaren and Donovan Whitney. Not pictured: James Kassees. Photo by Cliff Roles.

Best Play — $500

David L. Williams is a graduate of the theatre department of Cornell University, where he was a four time award winner in the Heerman’s-McCalmon Playwriting contest, and recently received his MFA in playwriting from the University of Nebraska. He has written more than twenty-five plays and musicals, and his work has been produced across the United States and internationally in Australia, Italy, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Lithuania. His most recent productions include the world premiere of his full-length play “The Starving” at Barter Theatre. He lives in Bellefonte, PA with his wonderful wife Kathleen and his amazing son Samuel.


GROWL

Runner-Up — $300

J. Lois Diamond’s work has been performed off-off Broadway, regionally, in Canada, and The Downtown Urban Arts Festival. Her play “Hello Ocean” was presented at The William Inge Theater Festival in 2018. “Slicing an Onion” will be part of the International Human Rights Art Festival at The Wild Project in NYC on December 10. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild, where she recently studied with Tina Howe. GROWL is her first Florida production.

GROWL
Iranian poet Simin Behbahani is heading to Paris to read her poetry when she is detained in the Tehran airport. Despite being 82 and almost blind, she is interrogated throughout the night. Will her principles prove to be stronger than her fears? Above: Donna Gerdes and Casey Murphy. Photo by Cliff Roles.

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