FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS
SUMMER SHORTS
The premiere festival of new American short plays in the United States, performed at 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan for thirteen consecutive seasons (2007 - 2019). Co-founded by J.J. Kandel and John McCormack, audiences reacquainted with some of their favorite American playwrights and discovered new talent. Each season featured roughly six world premiere one-act plays, twenty to thirty minutes in length, presented as two separate series.
THE PLAYWRIGHTs
“THE PLAYS ARE AS CLEVER AND DIGESTIBLE AS THEY ARE THOUGHT-PROVOKING.”
— The New York Times
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RICHARD ALFREDO
JOHN AUGUSTINE
COURTNEY BARON
NANCY BLEEMER
CHRISTOPHER STETSON BOAL
CHRIS BOHJALIAN
BILL CONNINGTON
CUSI CRAM
SAM DAVIS
CHRIS CRAGIN-DAY
ALEXANDER DINELARIS
MICHAEL DOMITROVICH
CHRISTOPHER DURANG
MARIAN FONTANA
NANCY GILES
IDRIS GOODWIN
SEAN HARTLEY
ROGER HEDDEN
LUCAS HNATH
TINA HOWE
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WILLIAM INGE
ALBERT INNAURATO
SKIP KENNON
WENDY KESSELMAN
NEIL KOENIGSBERG
LINDSEY KRAFT
ERIC LANE
NEIL LABUTE
ANDREW LEEDS
WARREN LEIGHT
MATTHEW LOPEZ
LESLIE LYLES
EDUARDO MACHADO
DEB MARGOLIN
TIMOTHY MASON
JAMES MCLURE
TERRENCE MCNALLY
GRAHAM MOORE
TOM O’BRIEN
ROBERT O'HARA
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A. REY PAMATMAT
NICK PAYNE
STELLA FAWN RAGSDALE
VICKIE RAMIREZ
CAROLE REAL
KEITH REDDIN
DANIEL REITZ
JOSÉ RIVERA
ABBY ROSEBROCK
MELISSA ROSS
PAUL RUDNICK
WILL SCHEFFER
RANDEE SMITH
RUBY RAE SPIEGEL
LUCY THURBER
DANIELLE TRZCINSKI
PAUL WEITZ
SHARR WHITE
CLAIRE ZAJDEL
ALAN ZWEIBEL
2019
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Series A
INTERIOR
by NICK PAYNE
directed by RORY McGREGOR
THE BRIDGE PLAY
by DANIELLE TRZCINSKI
directed by SARAH CRONK
HERE I LIE
by COURTNEY BARON
directed by MARIA MILEAF
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Series B
LUCKY
by SHARR WHITE
directed by J.J. KANDEL
PROVIDENCE
by NANCY BLEEMER
directed by IVEY LOWE
APPOMATTOX
written by NEIL LABUTE
directed by DUANE BOUTTÉ
2018
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Series A
GROUNDED
by CHRIS BOHJALIAN
directed by ALEXANDER DINELARIS
THE LIVING ROOM
written and directed by ROBERT O’HARA
KENNY’S TAVERN
by ABBY ROSEBROCK
directed by JESS CHAYES
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Series B
SPARRING PARTNER
by NEIL LABUTE
directed by J.J. KANDEL
IBIS
by ERIC LANE
directed by TERRY BERLINER
THE PLOT
written by CLAIRE ZAJDEL
directed by JAMES REES
2017
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Series A
PLAYING GOD
by ALAN ZWEIBEL
directed by MARIA MILEAF
JACK
by MELISSA ROSS
directed by MIMI O'DONNELL
ACOLYTE
by GRAHAM MOORE
directed by ALEXANDER DINELARIS
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Series B
BREAK POINT
written and directed by NEIL LABUTE
A WOMAN
by CHRIS CRAGIN-DAY
directed by KEL HANEY
WEDDING BASH
by LINDSEY KRAFT & ANDREW LEEDS
directed by J.J. KANDEL
2016
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Series A
THE HELPERS
by CUSI CRAM
directed by JESSI D. HILL
AFTER THE WEDDING
by NEIL LABUTE
directed by MARIA MILEAF
THIS IS HOW IT ENDS
by A. REY PAMATMAT
directed by ED SYLVANUS ISKANDAR
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Series B
THE DARK CLOTHES OF NIGHT
by RICHARD ALFREDO
directed by ALEXANDER DINELARIS
QUEEN
by ALEXANDER DINELARIS
directed by VICTOR SLEZAK
BLACK FLAG
by IDRIS GOODWIN
directed by LOGAN VAUGHN
2015
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Series A
10K
written and directed by NEIL LABUTE
THE SENTINELS
by MATTHEW LOPEZ
directed by STEPHEN BRACKETT
GLENBURN 12 WP
by VICKIE RAMIREZ
directed by KEL HANEY
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Series B
BUILT
written and directed by ROBERT O’HARA
LOVE LETTERS TO A DICTATOR
by STELLA FAWN RAGSDALE
directed by LOGAN VAUGHN
UNSTUCK
by LUCY THURBER
directed by LAURA SAVIA
2014
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Series A
THE SKY AND THE LIMIT
by ROGER HEDDEN
directed by BILLY HOPKINS
RIVERBED
by ERIC LANE
directed by MATTHEW RAUCH
SEC. 310, ROW D, SEATS 5 AND 6
by WARREN LEIGHT
directed by FRED BERNER
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Series B
DOUBTLESS
by ALBERT INNAURATO
directed by JACK HOFSISS
THE MULBERRY BUSH
by NEIL LABUTE
directed by MARIA MILEAF
NAPOLEON IN EXILE
by DANIEL REITZ
directed by PAUL SCHNEE
2013
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Series A
ABOUT A WOMAN NAMED SARAH
by LUCAS HNATH
directed By ERIC HOFF
BREAKING THE SPELL
by TINA HOWE
directed by BIRGITTA VICTORSON
GOOD LUCK (IN FARSI)
written and directed by NEIL LABUTE
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Series B
FALLING SHORT
by MARIAN FONTANA
directed by ALEXANDER DINALARIS
CHANGE
by PAUL WEITZ
directed By BILLY HOPKINS
PINE CONE MOMENT
by ALAN ZWEIBEL
directed by FRED BERNER
2012
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Series A
THE ACCIDENTAL PUNDETTE
written and performed by NANCY GILES
SPIT
by WENDY KESSELMAN
Directed by JADE KING CARROLL
DRIVE-IN DREAMS
by JAMES MCLURE
directed by BILLY HOPKINS
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Series B
LOVE AND REAL ESTATE
music by SAM DAVIS
book & lyrics by SEAN HARTLEY
directed by DEVANAND JANKI
THE FURIES
by NEIL LABUTE
directed By STEPHEN HAMILTON
CABIN PRESSURE
by PAUL RUDNICK
directed by WALTER BOBBIE
2011
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Series A
IN THIS, OUR TIME...
by ALEXANDER DINELARIS
directed By J.J. KANDEL
TRIPLE TROUBLE WITH LOVE
written and directed By CHRISTOPHER DURANG
THE NEW TESTAMENT
by NEIL LABUTE
directed By DOLORES RICE
CARRIE & FRANCINE
by RUBY RAE SPIEGEL
directed By LAURA BARNETT
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Series B
SOME WOMEN IN THEIR THIRTIES SIMPLY START TO FALL
by TINA HOWE
directed By BILLY HOPKINS
CLAP YOUR HANDS
by KEITH REDDIN
directed By BILLY HOPKINS
LESSONS FOR AN UNACCUSTOMED BRIDE
by JOSÉ RIVERA
directed By JEN WINEMAN
THE GREEN BOOK
written and directed by WILL SCHEFFER
2010