15th Annual Players Theatre NYC Short Play Festival Features 15 Original Works

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The festival returns to the Steve and Marie Sgouros Black Box at 115 MacDougal Street.

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Be Bold! Productions is back in the New York groove with the 15th annual Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival June 4 - 21 upstairs at The Players Theatre .

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For three weeks in June, fifteen original short plays will debut upstairs at The Players Theatre . Each week, five new short plays will appear onstage Thurs - Sun, and a "Best of the Week" production will be selected by audience vote.

"NYC is home to so many interesting people and cultural elements," says Artistic Director Brenda Bell , "and I think this lineup of plays really explores that in fun, vibrant ways."

The NYC festival runs from June 4 - 21, 2026, Thurs, Fri, & Sat 7pm, Sun 3pm in the 3rd floor Steve and Marie Sgouros Black Box located at 115 MacDougal Street in the West Village at The Players Theatre .

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online now or at the box office. A complete listing of the plays is below.

The Short Play and Musical Festival (SPF) is presented three times a year and welcomes all to submit. The next theme is Boo! in October, with submissions opening in July. Follow SPF on Instagram @beboldproductions and on the Be Bold Productions Facebook page.

Failing, by Erin Moughon Atlantic/Pacific 2006, by Christina Kyllo Powers Times Square, by Virgo Uptown Express, by Kevin Cheng Proud Mary, by Kathryn Loggins

The Committee, by Matthew Moore The Three Little Pigs, by Edward Gibbons-Brown New York Crazy, by Andrea Woodbridge Two Cops on the Platform, by Taylor Gonzalez Washed Up, by Riley Fee

New york, new York, by Alan Cordoba-Diaz Stacks, by Andrea Cárdenas The Housewarming, by Andrew Boszhardt Trash-Hole, by Bram Hartman Love, Lysol and Other Delusions, by Brian Brijbag

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/15th-Annual-PLAYERS-THEATRE-NYC-SHORT-PLAY-FESTIVAL-to-Feature-15-Original-Works-20260514)._