[NEohioPAL] One Acts Festival Opens this weekend at Fine Arts

[Wanda Wareham]

The Fine Arts Association's
 
12th ANNUAL One Act Festival
Hot from the Oven - a la carte
Directed by Ann Hedger
 
OPENS THIS WEEKEND!
 
Production Dates: 
February 22, 23, 28 & 29, March 1, 6, 7 & 8, 2008 - 7:30 pm
 
Tickets:  $20/adults; $18/seniors and students
Call:  440-951-7500 or log on to www.fineartsassociation.org
<http://www.fineartsassociation.org/> 
 
The Fine Arts Association is located at 38660 Mentor Avenue, Willoughby,
Ohio   44094
 
 
Ensemble:
Justin Brenis
Nancy Brooks
John Busser
Megan R. DePetro
Mark J. DePompei
Paul Felden
Trey Gilpin
Dawn Hill
Krista Hiner
Don Knepper
Sarah Kinchik
David Malinowski
Vonnie Pilarczyk
Brendan Sandham
 
Production Team:
Ann Hedger-Director
Deanna Caudill-Stage Manager
Paul Gatzke-Technical Director
Kristen Buchs-Lighting Designer
Aimee Kluiber-Costume Designer
Ben Needham-Set Designer
Here's What We Did:
Over 200 submissions were received from playwrights from the East Coast
to the West Coast and many other countries around the globe.  The Fine
Arts Association is thrilled to bring the following 11 new works to our
stage for the 12th Annual One Act Festival.
 
An Embrace of the Afterlife
by J. J. Steinfeld (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada)
While waiting for the stoplight to change, a man meets someone who will
change his life.
 
The Process
by Steve Maistros (Cleveland, Ohio)
A playwright struggles writing the dialogue for his play and finds
'help' from his characters.
 
Worlds Apart
by Don Cook (Charlotte, North Carolina)
A conversation over the rooftops brings two people closer than they even
realize.


Vacation
by Gerry Sheridan (Brooklyn, New York)
Vacationing with your spouse is always an interesting adventure.
 
The Venting Machine
by Richard Davis, Jr. (Augusta, Georgia)
Getting the freshest honey bun out of the vending machine is not as easy
as you think.
 
Kung-Foolery
by Brett Hursey (Farmville, Virginia)
When mothers-in-law visit, husbands prepare.
 
Thirst
by Sean David Bennett (Somerville, Massachusetts)
A mother & son confrontation erupts in a small-town diner, as each tries
to prove the other wrong.
 
Blog
by Alex Broun (St. Kilda, Australia)
Freedom of speech vs. public forum opinions or "Who has the right to
criticize?"
 
The Playwright's Nightmare
by Claudia Haas (White Bear Lake, Minnesota)
A playwright's new play is in rehearsal at a local theatre and is
looking nothing like what he wrote.
 
Ten Thousand Nights
by David Brendan Hopes (Asheville, North Carolina)
Two astrophysicists discover something amazing in space that will have
an impact on our solar system and life as we know it.
 
In Bed with Mr. Darcy
by Jennifer Hubbard (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Dreaming across the centuries with the person of your dreams.