This year’s Short Works Fest is another themed edition! We’re spotlighting stories of Pride, featuring work made by, for, and about the queer community.
Thank you to everyone who submitted short works for the Pride Short Works Fest!
Performance dates:
Click the date to buy tickets for that performance | Click here to read more about each piece
Friday, Aug. 7 @7:30pm
15 by Madison Claire Fountain
Good Charlotte! by Carrissa Davis
Ace, Not a Fighter Pilot by Dominic Coats
The Vanishing Act of the Moon by Lainey Brock
Perseids by Andra Laine Hunter
Lurking by Lauren Juckniewitz
The Green Horn by Matthew Solomon
The Haunting of Priscilla Laviolette (an reading) by Alexis Richoux
Saturday, Aug 8 @7:30pm
The Dinner Party by Lauren Juckniewitz
Lurking by Lauren Juckniewitz
I Don’t Want to Live Alone by Robyn von Schimonsky
Left by Harper Caroline Lee
She Keeps Dying (an excerpt) by Benjamin McElroy
The Vanishing Act of the Moon by Lainey Brock
The Haunting of Priscilla Laviolette (a reading) by Alexis Richoux
Sunday, Aug. 9 @2:30pm
15 by Madison Claire Fountain
I Don’t Want to Live Alone by Robyn von Schimonsky
Good Charlotte! by Carrissa Davis
Boy Crazy by Lindsey Hall
Ace, Not a Fighter Pilot by Dominic Coats
The Dinner Party by Lauren Juckniewitz
Perseids by Andra Laine Hunter
The Green Horn by Matthew Solomon
Friday, Aug. 14 @7:30pm
Remix by Sara Jackson
Left by Harper Caroline Lee
Ace, Not a Fighter Pilot by Dominic Coats
Boy Crazy by Lindsey Hall
The Haunting of Priscilla Laviolette (a reading) by Alexis Richoux
Perseids by Andra Laine Hunter
The Green Horn by Matthew Solomon
Saturday, Aug 15 @7:30pm
Remix by Sara Jackson
Max by Carrissa Davis
I Don’t Want to Live Alone by Robyn von Schimonsky
Good Charlotte! by Carrissa Davis
Boy Crazy by Lindsey Hall
She Keeps Dying (an excerpt) by Benjamin McElroy
The Dinner Party by Lauren Juckniewitz
Sunday, Aug. 16 @2:30pm
Remix by Sara Jackson
Max by Carrissa Davis
15 by Madison Claire Fountain
Left by Harper Caroline Lee
She Keeps Dying (an excerpt) by Benjamin McElroy
The Vanishing Act of the Moon by Lainey Brock
Lurking by Lauren Juckniewitz
Theatre Denton Annex, inside Golden Triangle Mall
(near Dillards and Fitness Connection)
Short Works:
Click on each title for more information
Ace, Not a Fighter Pilot by Dominic Coats
You know what sucks? The itchy too-tight feeling of pretending to be something you’re not, to be INTO something you’re not. In this monologue, the writer finally lets the mask fall.
Performed by Gabrielle Perkins (she/her)
I Don’t Want to Live Alone by Robyn von Schimonsky
Sometimes a song can change everything – a former “good Christian girl” shares how she was finally able to break free from internalized homophobia and begin embracing her authentic self.
Performed by Criss L. Cox (she/her)
15 by Madison Claire Fountain
2 best friends have a long overdue conversation over a heated game of ERS…or Egyptian Rat Screw, if you really like words.
Directed by Madison Claire Fountain
Cast
| Morgan | Tilda Grace (they/she) |
| B | Shanthany Wilkerson (she/her) |
Max by Carrissa Davis
Two parents who love their kid very much struggle to help them with… something… but they don’t know what exactly.
Directed by Hadley Shipley
Cast:
| Max | Lee Howard (they/them) |
| Louise | Amanda Fae Landry (she/her) |
| Danny | Nick Castro (he/him) |
Good Charlotte! by Carrissa Davis
Charlotte is a bisexual woman trying her luck on the apps… but she’s really in love with her roommate, Jane.
Directed by Betti Tristan
Cast:
| Charlotte | Emily Chambers (she/they) |
| Jane | Carrissa Davis (she/her) |
| Tim | Nick Delis (he/they) |
| Alex/Sam/Rain | Lee Howard (they/them) |
Left by Harper Caroline Lee
A lost earring at a club sends Rowan on a modern-day Cinderella journey.
Directed by Joshua & Courtney Dobelbower
Cast:
| Rowan | Nick Delis (he/they) |
| Naomi | Jordan Desmarais (she/they) |
| The Boy | Mars Phillips (he/they) |
| The Girl | Shanthany Wilkerson (she/her) |
The Dinner Party by Lauren Juckniewitz
A typical evening shared by a group of close friends that gradually reveals something a bit more sophisticated than your average dinner party.
Directed by Lauren Juckniewitz (she/her)
Cast:
| Anna | Gabby Perkins (she/her) |
| Ally | Grey Collier-St. Germain (they/them) |
| David | Nick Delis (he/they) |
| Dean | Austin Swarts (he/him) |
| Erin | Courtney Shields (she/her) |
| Evan | Xander Davis (he/they) |
| Hailey | Emily Chambers (she/they) |
Lurking by Lauren Juckniewitz
A young woman discovers that things flow easily when parts from the past are left for dead. What will she do when they return?
Directed by Courtney Dobelbower (she/her)
Cast:
| Hannah | Gabrielle Perkins (she/her) |
| Girlfriend | Grey Collier-St. Germain (they/them) |
| Internalized Homophobia | Ames B. (she/they/he) |
| Sparkling Woman | Lindsey Hall (she/her) |
| Kin | Jacob Drum (he/him) |
Perseids by Andra Laine Hunter
The forces of attraction burn bright as Lorelei and Jacklin watch the sky for signs of love.
Directed by Brandy Townsend (they/them)
Cast:
| Jacklin | Ames B. (she/they/he) |
| Lorelei | Katherine Weber (she/her) |
The Haunting of Priscilla Laviolette (a reading) by Alexis Richoux
A grieving young woman, struggling with the religious abuse she faces because of who she loves, searches for her own path to spiritual peace.
Performed by Katherine Webber (she/her)
The Green Horn by Matthew Solomon
After Earth has become hostile, a thief, a grave robber, a cook, and a novice escape from a prison colony. They face imminent, mortal peril when they encounter The Emperor on their journey to The Edge of the World.
Directed by Ames B. (she/they/he)
Cast:
| Phil | Jacob Drum (he/him) |
| Donny | Brandy Townsend (they/them) |
| Greenhorn | Xander Davis (he/him) |
| Neil | Joshua Dobelbower (he/him) |
The Remix by Sara Jackson
Amy & Willow are on their way to a huge concert, a once in a lifetime experience! But the ride is tense…for a very good reason.
Directed by Sara Jackson
Cast:
| Willow | Grey Collier-St. Germain (they/them) |
| Amy | Lee Howard (they/them) |
The Vanishing Act of the Moon by Lainey Brock
Jealous of the humans she watches embracing along the shore, the Moon sets out in search of a love of her own – only to rediscover an ancient, unrequited romance.
Directed by Julia Bodiford (she/her)
Performed by Mars Phillips (he/they) and Brandy Townsend (they/them)
She Keeps Dying (an excerpt) by Benjamin McElroy
A section from a larger piece titled She Keeps Dying, a one person show based loosely on the myth of Iphengina and real life personal testimony of the sex work industry. These monologues discuss the blurred lines of sexual empowerment and uneven power dynamics that unfortunately are common in queer sexual encounters.
Performed by Ben McElroy (he/they)
Boy Crazy by Lindsey Hall
A short film about compulsory heterosexuality, hot dogs, and family dinner.
Performed by Amanda Fae Landry (she/her), Donnie McHenry (he/him), Nick Castro (he/him), and Lindsey Hall (she/her)