2008 One-Act Play Contest: WE HAVE A WINNER!

Friday, February 01 2008 @ 03:17 PM CST

Contributed by: Laura

AND THE WINNER IS...

Indifferent Blue by George Pate! Congratulations, George!

The University of New Orleans Department of Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts presents a staged reading of the Festival’s 2008 One-Act Play Contest winner followed by a full production of the 2007 winner. Notable past winners include David Lindsay-Abaire who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 with The Rabbit Hole.

STAGED READING OF THE 2008 ONE-ACT PLAY CONTEST WINNER: INDIFFERENT BLUE by George Pate (March 30, 10:00 a.m.) Stanley hates being in heaven, bored by the overwhelming sameness of it all, and he decides to find a way out. His guardian angel, Gerald, and a smug St. Peter have other plans. Inspired by the Wallace Stevens poem “Sunday Morning.”

PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF THE 2007 ONE-ACT PLAY CONTEST WINNER: WEÏRD by B.T. Ryback (March 30, 11:00 a.m.) The three Weïrd Sisters from Shakespeare’s Macbeth are on the lam in Denmark. Warned by the “signs,” the eldest and youngest sisters fear their awful deeds in Scotland have caught up with them, and they make plans to flee again. However, middle sister Linn is determined for them to stop running from their past. A knock on the door brings a mysterious traveler into their house, and with him the opportunity for Linn to lead a normal life, forcing her to choose between this newfound hope and her beloved family.

Please join us for a staged reading of Indifferent Blue on Sunday, March 30 at 10:00 AM at Muriel’s Cabaret, Le Petit Theatre followed by a full production of last year’s winner, Weird by B.T. Ryback at 11:00. Muriel’s Cabaret, Le Petit Theatre. Free with Panel Pass or $5 at the door.

George will also receive the cash prize and All Access Passes to the Festival, and will join us next year when we present a full production of Indifferent Blue.

Congratulations also to all of our finalists, who will receive complimentary Panel Passes to the '08 Festival. Thank you all for submitting and helping to make the One-Act Play Contest a success!

FINALISTS:

  • The Uniform by Geoffrey Craig of Great Barrington, MA
  • Uncle Charlie by Doug Reitinger of Sheridan, WY
  • Mothers and Sons by J. Michael Harper of Fayetteville, AR
  • Indifferent Blue by George Pate of Spartanburg, SC
  • A Time for Grace by Dorothy Sanders (with Joan Anderson) of Ft. Worth, TX
  • Honor Bound by Theodore Groll of Bethesda, MD
  • The Trouble with Timing by Ross Schexnayder of Baton Rouge, LA
  • Mom and Dad, Circa 2000 by Marc Kornblatt of Madison, WI

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