Every October for 3 Weeks!
Scare us or force us to laugh till we die – horror plays and musicals including a great spoof.
SPF BOO!
Oct 3 – 20, 2024
Thurs – Sat 7pm; Sun 3pm
Play Descriptions HERE
PLAYBILL HERE
Week 1
Oct 3 – 6
Ghost Hoarders, by Charles Rix
Fall On Line, by Maeve Kelley Baker
It’s not so Easy on StreetEasy, by Herut Ashkenazi
The Hat by the Side of the Road, by William Brasse
Nonna’s Pizza, by Hunter Corbett
Week 2
Oct 10 – 13
Heaven, by Alec Zbornak and Nicolas Duran
Unfamiliar, by David Ceci
The Sideshow of Galatea, by Roxanne Guarino
The Only Interview You Need, by Leonard Goodisman
Raccoons, by Carla Katz
Week 3
Oct 17 – 20
Deadline, by Mark William Butler
Eight Bells, by Matthew Foster
Bits and Pieces, by Maryellen De Vivo
Debts from Beyond, by Julia Genoveva
August & Ashbury, by Riley Fee
PREVIOUS FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS AND WINNERS
Congratulations to our 12th Annual SPF BOO Participants!
PLAYBILL HERE
SPF BOO! 2023 Lineup
Week One: Oct 5 – 8, 2023
“Harwood House” by Andrea Woodbridge
“Blithe Séance” by Eugene Grygo
“Copy and Paste” by Matthew J Kaplan
“The Algorithm” by Megan Kemple – Winner!
“First Date” by TS Nelson
“When the Spirit Hits You” by Bob MacKay
Week Two: Oct 12 – 15, 2023
“Maternal Bond” by Brenda Bell
“Dracula…in Denver!” by Sarah Congress
“Somewhere in Between” by Sean Morgan
“The House of Joe” by Risa Lewak
“Ghost Job” by Riley Fee – Winner!
Week Three: Oct 19 – 22, 2023
“The Kindness of Strangers” by Kathryn Loggins
“Stupid Smart House” by Richard Lyons Conlon
“The Red Men” by Jackson Montana
“Escape from Margaritaville” by Maeve Kelley Baker – Winner!
“Monstrous Villainy” by Rex McGregor
Congratulations to our 11th Annual Boo! Playwrights
Playbill
Play Descriptions
Week 1: October 6 – 9, 2022
Inheriting October by Jennifer Kim
The Break-Up by Paul K. Smith
Through by Kenneth Keng
Designated Killer by Meny Beriro WINNER!
Week 2: October 13 – 16, 2022
Gossamer by Tina Sibilio and Marilyn Voxakis
Fielder’s Choice by William Zolla II
Al Pacino Eyes by Patricia Kusumaningtyas
Fire Trap by Michael Long
Apartment 666 by Danielle Boss WINNER!
Week 3: October 20 – 23, 2022
Dearly Departed by Frank Stancati
Ghost Light by Alli Hartley-Kong
Husk by Erin Proctor
Midnight Roundup by Charles Rix
Boo by Sean O’Leary WINNER!
Congratulations to our 9th Annual Boo! Playwrights
Week One: Oct 10-13, 2019
NOCTURNE by Syrie James
Head Trauma by Elise Marenson
The Devil Tree Part Two: Just Desserts by Sean O’Shea
Brian’s Poems by Lawrence Rinkel
POSTAL: A 1940s Rock Musical by Carina Torres – WINNER
Week Two: Oct 17-20, 2019
Turn Around When Possible by Taylor Geu
Dead Body of Truth by Genny Yosco
Wrapped by Patrick McEvoy
O Come, All Ye Faithful by Michael Long
Wingman by Eileen Byrne – WINNER
Week Three: Oct 24-27, 2019
Rosemary’s Other Baby by Kenneth Fallin
“You’ve Got to Put Them Out of Their Misery” by Paul K. Smith
Type by D.S Burrows
Used Heart by Anne V. Grob – WINNER
Change of Life by Harvey Ussach
Congratulations to our 8th Annual Boo! Playwrights
DATES & LOCATIONS:
October 11-28, 2018
The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre
115 MacDougal Street, New York, NY 10012
Selected Plays:
Week 1: October 11-14
And Old Friends Are Gold by Genny Yosco
Hallowed Be Thy LAME! By Noah Mailloux – WINNER
Cat on a Warm Cotton Bed by Fernando Segall
Scar Stuff – An Invitation to the Undertaker by Kevin P. Hale
Ritual Cleansing by Paul K. Smith
Week 2: October 18-21
Too Square by James James
The Olympics by Michael Long
The Circle Rules by Ed Sams – WINNER
Park Place by Lindsay Hope Simon
Week 3: October 25-28
The Ride Down Mount Scary by Walter Thinnes
Left Swipe by Jenn Ficarra
A Miner’s Life by Tasha Paley
Goodbye by Jocelyn Freeman – WINNER
Night Owls by Harvey Ussach
7th Annual October Short Play & Musical Festival – Boo!
October 12 – 29, 2017
at the Players Theatre – NYC
Congratulations to the following plays!
Week One: October 12 – 15, 2017
Trump by 70% by Mary Teitelbaum – WINNER!
I’m Just Loving It by Melissa Maney
Sourtoe Cocktail Club by Stacey Weingarten
Just Gone by Genny Yosco
Week Two: October 19 – 22, 2017
The Grinding Woman by Sarah Fiete
Baltimore by Steven Haworth
Taking Back Halloween by Cayenne Douglass
Foodies! by Damon Norko
The Masque of the Red Death by Chris Clarke – WINNER!
Week Three: October 26 – 29, 2017
Kept in the Dark by Christina Cordano & Grace Chan
Wiener Wonka’s Hot Dog Factory by Alberto Nevada Lozano
Someone, Somewhere by Allan Yashin
PS is Coming by Jaime Mac
The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical by Amanda D’Archangelis, Sami Horneff, Lisa Mongillo – WINNER!