One Acts

Our Annual One-Act New Play Festival

Our annual One-Act Student New Play Festival presents short plays written, directed, acted, and designed by students. It's one of the most fun and popular events of the season and a great way to get involved in the Theatre  Program with a lesser time commitment than one of our mainstage productions! See below for the many ways to get involved.

Audition for the One-Acts

Audition Dates: Friday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. or Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m.
Audition Location: Todd Theatre
Audition Requirements: Just show up! No need to prepare anything.

Write a One-Act

Write a short play (no more than 20 minutes in length) on any subject and be eligible to win a $100 prize for the best play!

Submissions

Scripts must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. Please refer to the submission form for details on formatting, etc. Completed scripts should be handed in at Todd Union, Room 207.

Note: All scripts must be accompanied by a Submission Form.

Direct a One-Act

Direct a one-act and be eligible to win a $100 prize for the best production!

Interested?

Contact Nigel at nigel.maister@rochester.edu.

Design a One-Act

Get involved by being a costume, set, lighting, or sound designer for the One-Acts.

Interested?

Costume designers should contact Nadine at nbrookstaylor@gmail.com.

Set, lighting, and sound designers should contact Gordon at g.rice@rochester.edu.