Lourdes Drama Society presents Festival of One Acts
This May, the Lourdes Drama Society will present their annual Festival of One Acts featuring the following one act comedies:
A Tall Order by Sheri Wilner
Fight Dreams by Alison Weiss
House of Cards by Richard Keller
It Ate Houston by Wil Denson
Off Campus by Russell Weeks
Petz Rocks by Lynda Gaug
Post-Its by Paul Dooley & Winnie Holzman
The Spot by Steven Dietz
It Ate Houston, Off Campus, and Petz Rocks were the winners of the DramaSociety's One Act Playwriting Competition held last fall. The competition garnered international attention and received submissions from across the U.S.and Canada.
Russell Weeks of Seattle, Washington, was awarded first-place for his play, Off Campus, about three young women whose desire to move out of the dorms results in a humorous test their courageand ethics. Second-place playwright, Wil Denson of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, submitted It Ate Houston that depicts a radio play and the chaos that ensues when events from the script actually begin to happen in the studio. Petz Rocksby Lynda Gaug of Saint Joseph, Missouri, received third-place and is about Dezzy the dog, Correy the cat, and Ponce the parakeet, and their day at home awaiting the return of the Master.
Performances will be Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 and there is no reserved seating. The Festival of One Acts will take place in the EbeidStudent Center located on the lower level of Delp Hall. For more information orto purchase tickets, contact Keith Ramsdell, Drama Society Advisor, at419-517-8881.
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