Submissions for SPF-NYC 2023 are now OPEN!
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!
SPF-NYC 2022 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