Six budding playwrights from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin had their one-act plays premiere during Spectrum 2024, a festival of short plays presented by First Run Theatre.

When a playwright starts working on their play, they might not think about the format first. But once inspiration strikes, the structure of their script is what brings their vision to life on stage.

It’s a summer theater tradition. City Theatre at the Adrienne Arsht Center has been putting on its short play fest for more than two decades. This year, it’s flipping the script. “This is the 27th ...

NEWBURYPORT — The Actors Studio of Newburyport’s third annual Short Play Festival will take place in two acts via YouTube. The festival began as usual with a call for short play scripts inJanuary. In ...