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Out of over 800 submissions from incredibly talented playwrights around the world, we are beyond thrilled to announce the eight selected plays for our 2026 Unexpected Connections 10-Minute Play Festival.

Strong Like Bull

"Strong Like Bull" follows an anxious and grief-stricken Charlie Meltzer on the night of his Uncle Douglas’ funeral reception. What starts as a warm remembrance of Douglas’ life quickly unravels: Douglas’ brother Robert announces that he and his young wife Chrissy are expecting a child; Charlie’s mother Jeanine drinks herself silly; and Robert takes increasingly shocking steps toward the immediate sale of the house.

Rainy Day Artistic Collective in Seattle's first Virtual Monologue Showcase of 2026 working title is "One Lucky Monologue Showcase." This event will take place via livestream on March 14, 2026 at 6:30pm PST.

GREEN AUTUMN AND DRY MARTINIS by John Chism

On November 20th, 1972, George Cukor hosted a lunch in honor of Luis Buñuel.

Standing - Robert Mulligan, William Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carrière and Serge Silberman.

Sitting - Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Buñuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulian.

Nighttime on Long Island

Synopsis

Late night in Brighton Beach.
After a brutal chase through Brooklyn streets, Michael - a depressed, anxious criminal fixer - gets cornered by Felix, a volatile, short-tempered assassin. In the heat of confrontation, they discover they work for the same organization, known only as The Management, and have been contracted to kill each other.

With the contracts set to go public at dawn - making the survivor a prime target - Michael proposes a deal: Felix drives him to Montauk to tie up unfinished business, and Michael will stay behind to hold off the pursuers. Felix reluctantly agrees, and the unlikely pair hits the road.

As they navigate the long drive east, they battle mutual distrust, evade relentless assassins, law enforcement, and old grudges from their pasts. Along the way, they confront unrealized dreams and the ticking clock of their own mortality. By sunrise, their lives will end - or be forever transformed.

FORGET the FLOWERS

"Forget the Flowers" is an ensemble piece that tells tells the interwoven stories of five characters over the course of one day. This film has a lot of moving pieces and a lot of different characters. Looking for actors who will be able to bring a lot of themselves to their roles, not just play a character.

The Leech of Shabbos

"The Leech of Shabbos" is a short film focused on the complex dynamics of an Orthodox Jewish Shabbat dinner, featuring characters such as Tzion (a positive, Torah-studying man), Shoshana (a stressed single mother), and Tikvah (a judgmental teenager). It explores social interactions and tensions among guests. And Yehuda, the unimpressed Zayde,

Cup o' Kindness

Author of a new one act, as part of The Workshop Theater's Eleventh Annual "Out of the Hat" One Act Festival

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Welcome to The Workshop Theater’s 11th Annual “Out of the Hat” Festival!

The Blue Suit

Directed and written by Henry Franklin

From a thrift store find to a symbol of aspiration, a blue suit becomes a silent witness to pivotal moments in the lives of disparate characters, revealing the universal desire for belonging and purpose.

the lonely isles
written and directed
by Max Yakim

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Official Selection 2025

SOHO
International
Film Festival

Lear / Loman

A play by Kate Schwartz

Willy Loman calls out from purgatory to Linda and saves her life. Equity Library Theater of New York City’s Summer Play Festival at The New York Public Library Harry Belafonte Branch.

The Yips

A young man recovering from a stroke joins a trauma support group, where a simple struggle with drinking orange juice unravels a deeper confrontation with his mortality and healing.

A New Pair

A sharp-eyed young boy’s dream of getting prescription eyeglasses comes true on his birthday, only to discover that his glasses-wearing family may be switching to contact lenses.

Frosty and the Coyotes

Frosty and the Coyotes is a three character drama in which delusion becomes the first defense against the anguish of failure. A former mutual fund promoter, Dunny McIntyre, four years out of prison for fraud is barreling towards self destruction, when Johnnie, his estranged brother, a NY investment banker, arrives in mid winter Toronto to save him. Running time is 1:15.

The Stand of David
Ernst Indenbaum, Writer-Director

David, a Ukrainian-Russian Jew, studying jazz in New York, suddenly runs into his strict father, whom he hadn’t talked to in years. The father appears right in time to give advice. Last night Gunther, the college’s beloved athlete, made anti-semitic statements, hurting and humiliating David. At noon, with father’s advice, David will have to take a stand for himself.

This is My Covenant Which You Shall Keep
Written by Yechezkel Zach Greenberger
Directed by Jack Feldstein

Michael Bernstein has been estranged from his Orthodox Jewish parents for over a decade. But when his sister invites him to her son's bris, requesting both his expertise as a doctor and his presence as her brother, decades-long resentments are brought to the fore. Set in a NJ Orthodox Jewish community.

The Trunk
by Jon Seresi
Jonny Devine - a charming curmudgeon recently diagnosed with dementia - enlists his best friend's son, Asher, to sort through the contents of his New York apartment while he can still recall their significance. With wit and wisdom, The Trunk explores the choices we make in living and in dying.

Ramen Symphony
written and directed by Haruko Fujimoto

On one winter evening in New York, two strangers from different paths meet at a busy restaurant and form a brief unexpected bond while other customers and staff are at their crossroads. This is a story with an ensemble cast and jumps from one storyline to another throughout.

Railroad Christmas Story
by Toby Amour

The play is a charming story of riding the boxcar rails headed to California in 1941. A down-and-out hobo on a freight train finds hope among a strange variety of equally desperate people trapped together on a Christmas eve like no other. Directed by Ralph Lewis.

Ashes to Ashes

Author of a new one act, as part of The Workshop Theater's Ninth Annual "Out of the Hat" One Act Festival

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Lapsed
written and directed by Theo Braun

A prolific and successful writer who has to confront aging and an inevitable terminal illness, that challenges his autonomy, and drives him to seek renewed intimacy and connection with his estranged son, Vincent.

On a String
Written and Directed by Isabel Hagen

On location with hilarious Isabel Hagen, Ling Ling Huang and me ("a Richard Kind type") in a funny New York encounter in Isabel's charming Indie screenplay, "On a String."

the lonely isles
written and directed by Max Yakim

Andrew, an awkward 16-year-old, spends his free time writing poetry on a Central Park bench. Stuck in his own head, Andrew is blind to the world around him including Gene, an 85-year-old man who sits next to him on the same bench every day. Unapologetically honest, shameless, and effortlessly clever, Gene forms an unlikely friendship with Andrew that helps him open his eyes to the poetic inspiration found in a simple day at the park.

Rhinegold Cabaret

Jim Steinman and Barry Keating's "Rhinegold Cabaret" - songs from the 1973 production which starred (and stars again) Andre De Shields. Musical Direction, Drew Wutke. With Andre De Shields.

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Lyrics by Barry Keating and Music by Jim Steinman.