Be Bold! Productions has announced the Week One winner of the 14th annual Players Theatre Short Play Festival – NYC, which opened last weekend in the West Village. Each year, the festival presents a rotating lineup of 15-minute original works exploring life in New York City across three weekends in June.
The audience-selected winner for Week One was “Dust to Dust”, written by Gabrielle Perez and directed by Cecilia Bracey. Set aboard the Staten Island Ferry, the play follows a mother (Patricia M. Lawrence) and daughter (Monica Motta) as they attempt to scatter a loved one’s ashes—illegally. As they confront grief, guilt, and the fear of getting caught, the story balances dark comedy and emotional honesty.