Contact: Stephen Hyers
Phone: 336-335-6426

An Evening of Short Plays Returns February 10-13

GREENSBORO, NC -- (February 3, 2011) -- An Evening of Short Plays, a biannual event sponsored by the Greensboro Playwrights’ Forum, stages 10 original plays by 10 local playwrights February 10-13 in Greensboro Cultural Center's City Arts Studio Theatre, 200 N. Davie St. Performances are 8:05 pm Thursday through Saturday, and 2:05 pm on Sunday. Admission is by donation. 

An Evening of Short Plays is part of the 9th annual Greensboro Fringe Festival. Some of the plays contain adult content and language.

The plays include:

• Communication Gap by Bill Cissna – A young woman's social experiment on her classmate takes an unusual turn.
• Possum Play by Chris Tilley – There is something dead in the road. Do you poke it with a stick?
• Her Purse by Debra Kaufman – An exploration of a woman's character, based on the contents of her purse.
• 5th Street Crossover by Randy Morris – One man’s attempt to save a local landmark gains some other worldly help.
• Creature of Habit by Tommy Trull – Jane is having an affair with the landscaper. Will her husband notice?
• Class Action by Grace Ellis – When fairytale characters land in Hell, who can they find to plead their case? A lawyer.
• Vienna Game by Artemis Jamison – A six-year adulterous affair has gone on long enough. Now the feuding men settle it by playing chess.
• Better Late Than Always by Ann Marie Oliva – Aliens from outer space are at a night club. Will they be able to recognize each other?
• Choices by Jini Zlatniski – Dinner plans go astray when jealousy and innuendo creep in.
• Double Exposure by Mark Smith-Soto – A couple returns from a party. Did he flirt or did he not? That is the question.

For more information, contact the City Arts Drama Center at 336-335-6426 or visit online at www.city-arts.org.

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