At the end of a play, the curtains close, the audience cheers, gets up and goes home, but Center Stage Theatre is giving audiences something different with its one-act plays.
For two weekends, you will have the chance to experience live one-act plays in Wayne County. Center Stage Theatre will perform One Acts 2021 at the Wayne County Museum on July 23-25. Spotlight Theatre will present A Night of One Acts at the Sabre Cinema on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base on July 30-31.
I asked many of those who have been involved in one-act plays about what makes them special. This article is compiled and edited from their responses.
Gene McLendon started the CST One Act Festival in 2011 to offer a learning opportunity for playwriting. He served as primary director, using guest directors for individual plays, providing a platform for budding directors to test their skills.