BOO! The Players Theatre Short Play Festival 2026

The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre (The Players Theatre Loft), New York

About the Show

Guaranteed to frighten you or force you to laugh till you die – these short horror plays and musicals are scary good, and just the right thing to usher in spooky season.

October 8 – 25, 2026
Plays run Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 3pm
Running times differ weekly, but generally run 60 – 75 min in total

WEEK 1: October 8 – 11
Death Date, by Michael Bradley
Confined Space, by Belton DeLaine-Facey
Shadows in the Mirror, by Reginald Jackson
Toofs, by Aladen Gulmohammad
Pace Yourself, by Kristina Del Mar, Sheila Lewis, Brittany Lewis

WEEK 2: October 15 – 18
X-Terminator, by Timmy Spence
Haunted House Confessions, by Olympia Gonzalez and Allison Su
Taking What’s Mine, by Katie Casebolt
Agents, by Audra Zook
The Visitation, by Emmy Harris

WEEK 3: October 22 – 25
My Crazy Vampire Husband, by Matthew Cade
Flooding With Binky, by Darlene Elizabeth Joiner
Spellbound, by Hunter Corbett
Dad, It’s The End Of The World, by Scarlett Sun
Vampire Pizza, by Anthony DeFeo