New York City is like no other place in the world!  We are seeking plays that get to the heart of the Big Apple and explore what makes this town tick.  Unique New York – it’s more than a tongue twister – it is a way of life! 

Previous Festivals


SPF-NYC 2023 Plays and WINNERS!

Playbill Here

Play Descriptions

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 3pm

Week 1: June 8 – 11

“Low Bar” by Julianne Mason
“Just a Cockroach” by Jacob de Guzman-Lawson
“Amazons of Tomorrow” by Rex McGregor
“Twin Towers” by Esther Caporale – WINNER!
“Art Lovers” by William Zolla II

Week 2: June 15 – 18

“Garbage Wars” by Adam Ilardi
“Six Incidents” by Michael Rendino – WINNER!
“Rip Tide” by Marjorie Conn and Joe Quattro
“It’s for the Plot” by Grace Schofield
“Oh, Those Eyes!” by David Christopher
“Myles to Go” by Annie Brown

Week 3: June 22 – 25

“New York Yoga” by Matt and Ariel Aliza Sanders
“Unpacking” by Jackson Bradshaw
“Saving Funny Girl” by Charles Rix
“Romeo and Juliet Visit New York” by Risa Lewak
“Podunk” by David Taylor Little – WINNER!


SPF-NYC 2022 Plays and WINNERS!

(Link to Playbill)

Week 1 June 9-12

Meter Maid McGee by Dwight Watson

Roller Stakes by Erin Proctor

Earth Quakes by Nicholas Bompart and Stefania Papadopoulos

Roomies by Molly Kate Babos

Sparks on the 7 Train by William Zolla II *WINNER Best Play by Audience Vote*

Week 2 June 16-19

Vincent’s by Steph Prizhitomsky

Forty-Second Street Forever by Peter Rowan

Snapshots: A Musical in 13 Minutes by Annie Brown

Under the Rainbow by Andrea Woodbridge *WINNER Best Play by Audience Vote*

Poet in the Park by Lianne Walden

Smoking Is Bad for You! By Meny Beriro

Week 3 June 23-26

Furever Home by Michael Sgouros & Brenda Bell

Why Did You Come to New York? By Michael Busani

Jackie Marilyn Marilyn Jackie by Anne V. Grob

Doors by Serena Norr

The Booth by Danielle Boss *WINNER Best Play by Audience Vote*


LINE UP AND WINNERS OF THE
SPF-NYC June 2021

Week 1:

Cliffhanger by Catalina Florina Florescu
Mommy Milk Café by Sara States
Fallen Man by Wayne Firestone
Waiting For Go by David Malouf (WINNER BEST PLAY!)

Week 2:

8 Million Is The Loneliest Number by Larissa Kruesi
The Quarantine by Michael Long
Killer Chicken by Jack Rushton
Pizza/Bagel by Genny Yosco (WINNER BEST PLAY!)

Week 3:

How Sweet It Is by Ann V Grob
Shopper’s Paradise by Amy Drake (WINNER BEST PLAY!)
$5 Dollah, $5 Dollah by Serena Norr
Frenemies by Denisse Estefany Mendoza


Play selection for the 10th Annual 
Players Theatre Short Play & Musical Festival – NYC

Our first VIRTUAL live reading (due to Covid-19)

Pizza/Bagel by Genny Yosco

Wherefore? by Michael Piatkowski

Bunk by Taylor Geu

The Quarantine by Michael Long

Mommy Milk Café by Sara States

Cliffhanger by Catalina Florina Florescu

Snowglobal Warming by Eileen Richards

The Better Life by Mara Galeno

God I Love My Therapist by Rich Roy

Santa’s Quits Xmas by Mark Butler

More Than A Package by Brandon Rumaker

How Sweet It Is by Anne V. Grob

Shopper’s Paradise by Amy Drake

Undertow by Brendan Doris-Pierce

$5 Dollah, $5 Dollah by Serena Norr


Play selection for the 9th Annual 
Players Theatre Short Play & Musical Festival – NYC

June 13 – 30, 2019
Thu, Fri & Sat at 7p / Sun at 3p

 

Week One – June 13-16

1) Bodega – Genny Yosco
2) Unusual Meeting – Patrick McEvoy
3) 3 Echoes – Chima Chikaunga
4) The Eulogy – Lawrence Kessenich
5) Sparkle’s Guide to New York City – Eric Fletcher – WINNER

Week Two – June 20-23

1) The PERFECT Wedding – Larissa Kruesi
2) Jennifer, Who Runs the Tanning Booth – Michael Long
3) We Cousins! – Stephen Cedars
4) Alzheimer’s Diary – Steve Gold
5) Bittersweet Lullaby – Will Lacker and Dylan Glatthorn – WINNER

Week Three – June 27-30

1) Tenants – Eileen Byrne Richards
2) The Flying Dutchman Boards the Staten Island Ferry – Larry Rinkel
3) Alexa Takes Manhattan – Anne V. Grob – WINNER
4) Express Train – Amanda Murphy
5) Train Ride – Frances Miksits


Play selection for the 8th Annual 
Players Theatre Short Play & Musical Festival – NYC

 

DATES & LOCATIONS:
June 7 – June 24, 2018
The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre
115 MacDougal Street, New York, NY  10012
** Tickets go one sale May 15th **

THEME: NYC 
New York City is like no other place in the world!  We are seeking plays that get to the heart of the Big Apple and explore what makes this town tick.  Unique New York – it’s more than a tongue twister – it is a way of life! 

The 8th Annual Players Theatre Short Play & Musical Festival NYC

WEEK 1: June 7-10, 2018
Subway Seat by Genny Yosco
A Heart Scam by Susan Boggess – WINNER
Beheld by Maia Henkin
Brooklyn v. Manhattan by Bara Swain
4 in the Morning by Jocelyn Freeman

WEEK 2: June 14-17, 2018
Schema by Taylor Dodd Geu
Factory Treasure by Amy Oestreicher
Egg Cream by Greg Smalley
Take Wing by Walter Thinnes – WINNER
Maya & Me by Cheeyang Ng and Kathy Ng

WEEK 3: June 21-24, 2018
Tell Me Off by Max Berry
When We Talk About Watermelons by Morgan Christie – WINNER
A Day of Promise in New York by Paul K. Smith
Meet Me at the KGB Bar by Anne V. Grob
Dreaming New York by Charon Scerra