Third Annual Student Playwriting Festival
February 26 - March 1, 2009
Nelda K. Balch Playhouse, Kalamazoo College
Free and Open to the Public

Join us for an evening of theatre written by Kalamazoo College students*. We bring them to the stage as the highest gift we can ever offer to an audience: brand new work from the young artists of the future of our theatre.

 "7 x 10"- 10-Minute Plays:

"Elder Dispute" by Michael Chodos, directed by Alex Clothier
      Premise: A Rosenguil type relationship
"Seat Cushions" by J.P. Galvan, directed by Ben Harpe
      Premise: A fantasy about a homeless man who sells seat cushions
"Missed Connections" by Emilia LaPenta, directed by Sarah Ludwinski 
      Premise: An "on-line" blind date play
"Mal Bonding" by Ryan Douglass, directed by Terry Cangelosi
      Premise:  A father and gay son conflict
"Clap Switch" by Matt Jones, directed by Michelle Myers
      Premise: A time-jumping play about a young man trying to make a major decision
"Last Ditch" by Ben Harpe, directed by Richard Moore
      Premise: A very mysterious and funny fantasy about a strange man in a casino
"...To the Last Dead Umpire" by Steve Feffer (*Assistant Professor of English at Western Michigan University), directed by Ed Menta
      Premise: A mother kills the umpire at daughter's baseball game

Staged Readings of One-act Plays

"Funny Hour with Pete Calinski" by Terry Cangelosi, directed by Michelle Myers
      Premise: A funny play about an awful beginner comedian
"Silly Dad" by Vince Kusiak, directed by Richard Moore
      Premise: An outrageous family satire
"Edit" by Emilia LaPenta, directed by Mouse Courtois
      Premise: A "relationship play" set in London
"Ashes in Embers " by Michael Chodos" directed by Emily Fraser
      Premise: A family play set at funeral of mother but very funny
"Dead Hours" by John Baxa, directed by Jon Reeves 
      Premise: A play set in a diner and involving the waitress that works there

The Double-bill on Saturday

"Just Kidding" written and performed by Alex Clothier, directed by Ben Harpe
"Glass Closet" by Ben Harpe, directed  by Alex Clothier
      Premise: A play about the conflicts of young gay Christian man