Five & Dime received 19 scripts from authors throughout the region, from Eureka to Ponca, Fayetteville to Joplin. Six finalists were selected and we are delighted to announce that the following short plays will be part of our 2017 Fall Performance Series on November 11th and 12th at Main Stage in Eureka Springs:
A Fabled Encounter
by Dan Borengasser, Springdale
... A lamb. A hungry wolf. A locked barn. Aesop.
Penultimate
by V.E. Kimberlin, Eureka Springs
... Differing politics may split this couple apart – or is it what keeps them together?
A Matter of Time
by Lewis Shilane, Joplin
... A hidden bomb is ticking and the cops have few choices – none of them good.
Kinsey Report
by Alisa Amor, Eureka Springs
... In this musical adaptation of a poem by Rosario Castellanos, two time-traveling good ol' boys spy on women before they were ruined by feminism – and learn a lot more than they bargained for.
Day of the Righteous
by Barbara Metzger, Ponca
... A father looks everywhere for the cause of a family tragedy – everywhere but the mirror.
The Best Thanksgiving
by Alex Mironoff, Fayetteville
... It was a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving dinner until Uncle Ned, MIA Vietnam Vet, joined the festivities.