Circle East 2003 Short Play Festival

Circle East 2003 Short Play Festival includes short works from established and emerging playwrights.

Program A
Your Call is Important to Me by Craig Lucas – A story of spiritual enlightenment achieved through road-rage.
This Will Be the Death of Him by David Dewitt – In their search for answers after a loved-one’s murder in Guatemala, two very different men are forced to face their loss and each other.
The Long Shot by Richard Cottrell – Two gamblers meet at an OTB in New York and work out some perilous circumstances in their lives and finances.
Mermaids on the Hudson by Anastasia Traina – Find out what a 40th birthday, the George Washington Bridge, monkey tails, the tango, Brad Pitt, the Hudson River and mermaids have in common.
Lily of the Valley by Lisa Humbertson.

Program B
Climate by Joe Pintauro – When a film actor is fired from a film project, his trophy wife worries about how she will maintain her image and lifestyle.
Love by Betty Shamieh – A monologue from “Chocolate in Heat: Growing Up Arab in America,” which had a sold-out run at FringeNYC 2001 and is currently touring throughout the United States.
Informed Consent by Paul Knox – An African doctor and an African-American woman discover common bonds amid a search for salvation in an unhealthy world.
Soooo Sad by Ty Adams – Two Park Avenue women in East Hampton relive the previous night’s party with shock and amazement.
The Fuqua, SLone, Reisenglass Appraisal by Lawrence Harvey Schulman – During a personality appraisal at a psychiatrist’s office, a man questions his sanity.
Vert-Galant by Jon Fraser – A gay American tourist in Paris loses more than just his money and passport to his American ex-patriot and con artist lover.

Schedule: Performances run Thursdays through Fridays at 7pm (A) and 9pm (B); Saturdays at 2pm (A), 4pm (B), 7pm (A) and 9pm (B); and Sundays at 3pm (A) and 5pm (B).