Lethbridge’s dramatists get to strut their stuff this weekend, April 19 and April 20 at the annual One Act Play festival.
This year there are eight entries which will be on stage throughout the weekend adjudicated by University of Lethbridge Drama professor Gail Hanrahan who will offer suggestions for improvement and advice on the performances.
There is a lot of variety this year ranging from comedies to improvised musicals, plus equal numbers of original works and scripted works. They range in length from 10 minutes to a maximum of an hour.
“We have enough for two nights,” enthused organizer Kate Connolly adding there have some years when they haven’t had any.
“Lethbridge has one of the best pools of talent for actors, directors and writers,” Connolly enthused.
“A great deal of thought goes into this so everyone feels they get something out of it,” she continued.
“It’s a great mix of community members and university students,” she said adding she is glad Hanrahan will be back to adjudicate. She adjudicated a couple years ago as well.
There will be four plays each night beginning at 7 p.m. each night.
Tickets are a bargain at $4.99 each night.
The One Act Play Festival, something Lethbridge community theatre group Playgoers of Lethbridge always looks forward to.
Playgoers has been involved in One Act Play festivals for at least 30 years.
Ed Bayly wrote three plays for this year’s festival. The drama “Gone But Not Forgotten” about a man visiting a nursing home, an action piece called ‘The Interview’ about a police interrogation and a satire, ‘Dr. Pill,’ which is a take off of the Dr. Phil show.