Theatre Burlington is proud to present our second annual short play festival.
Come and enjoy short plays (approximately 10 minutes each), written, directed and acted by local playwrights, directors and actors. The topics of the plays run the gamut from humour to drama, and maybe, even a little farce.
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Dates:
Friday, June 13, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 14, 2025 @ 2:00 PM (Matinée show)
Saturday, June 14, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, June 20, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 21, 2025 @ 2:00 PM (Matinée show)
Saturday, June 21, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
All tickets $15.00
Curtain: Evening shows at 7:00 PM / matinées at 2:00 PM
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SHOW LINEUP
June 13/14
The Interview, by Heather Kirk
A trans woman has been required to explain herself to an authority figure. Her story is very personal, and goes in an unexpected direction.
Director: Heather Kirk
The Woman: Heather Kirk
Pregamers, by Kyla Dowling
Armed with a perfect pregame soundtrack, Bella is ready to go clubbing and find her soulmate, even if her friends Morgan and Lexi have reservations about this fun night out.
Director: Maya Tomala
Bella: Naomi Moshe
Lexi: Rachel Brinzan
Morgan: Mars Holford
Insight, by David Mouti
An older job applicant goes to extreme lengths to ensure the company’s young CEO listens to him, but things take an unexpected turn when the applicant’s true motives are revealed.
Director: Valerie King
Aaron: Adam Trischler
Colin: Dean Rooney
The Project, by Kate Racheter
Parents visit their child’s science fair, only to end up questioning their parenting when they see the nature of her project.
Director: Jay Douglas
Dawn: Nectaria Bogdanis
Mia: Kendra Dyck
= 15-minute intermission =
At The Cottage, by Valerie King
During a light-hearted summer evening of cribbage, two married couples in their forties chat about optimal ways to die—with a surprise ending.
Director: J.R. Hewson
Adam: Jamie Sinclair
Jeff: Dean Rooney
Jessica: Natasha Fiorino
Sandra: Nectaria Bogdanis
Tricky Ransom, by Cynthia Dempster
A clever mother of an abductee, outwits the abductor when he comes to collect the ransom money.
Director: Cynthia Dempster
Alex: Deanna Moreira
Alex Jr.: Kaitlin Danison
Thomas: Dave Moreira
Charity, by Julia Kollek
A fundraising training session at a charity serving the homeless takes an unexpected turn when an actual homeless person turns up.
Director: Julia Kollek
Jill: Natasha Fiorino
Sophie: Tess Fairbridge
Homeless Man: Dean Rooney
Looking For Kitty, by Maryjane Cruise
After Iris’ husband betrays her, Iris must decide whether her marriage is worth saving.
Director: Janine Heaven
Iris: Alaina Attard
20 minute Q&A after performances
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June 20/21
The Mother Ship, by Michael Brown
A man sits on a bench awaiting his bus and is joined by a woman awaiting her ride; an intergalactic spaceship!
Director: Michael Brown
Bud: Adam Trischier
Gloria: Sabrina Reschke
She’s Fine, by Karen Lee-Boulton
A brother and sister grapple with differing ideas about care planning for their elderly mother who is living with dementia.
Director: Karen Lee-Boulton
Glenda: Mary Pat McBride.
Paul: Jamie West
On The Go, by Tony Corrie
The play is a comedy where a strange and bizarre incident occurs on the Toronto to Burlington Go train
Director: Tony Corrie
Man 1: Keith Stemshorn
Man 2: Christopher Sterling
Ticket Collector: Maureen Ried
Woman: Lisa Weeks
Prognosis, by John Lawrence Reynolds
Diagnosis is a comedy set in an operating room where the surgeon, in the presence of a semi-alert patient and a nurse, angrily accuses the anesthesiologist of having an affair with his (the surgeon’s) wife.
Director: John Lawrence Reynolds
Doctor Mattina: Charles Lo Manto
Doctor Callahan: Braden Worton
Nurse Boucher: Em Nicholson
George Bell (patient): Mark Collis
15-minute intermission
The Great Deception, by Wendy Oughtred
A lonely widow discovers a mysterious box in her dead husband’s closet.
Director: Wendy Oughtred
Man: Rod McTaggart
Maya: Anastasia Saluk
Rosalyn: Wendy Oughtred
Sophia: Ilene Elkaim
That Guy, by Kyla McCall
Our life situation can seem unfair until someone makes us see it in a positive light.
Director: Janine Heaven
Abby: Kyla McCall
The Guy: Charles Lo Manto
The Encounter, by Caroline Way
What if Peter and Judas bumped into each other after they both betrayed their Messiah?
Director: Caroline Way
Judas: Christopher Sterling
Peter: Braden Worton
Interrogation Room, by Glen Benison
A Police Interrogator interviews a murder suspect.
Director: David Cairns
Charlie Wylie: Julie Docherty
Harold Watters: Anthony Deciantis
20 minute Q&A after performances