First Run Theatre: Play Selection Finalists

Play Selection Finalists

The finalists from which First Run Theatre makes its difficult selections for its productions are all winners. Out of the many scripts we receive each year, these are considered "above the rest." Those marked by * are plays we actually selected for production.

2007 Competition

Death by Fiat, a two-act play by Richard LaViolette*
2%, a one-act play by Michelle Fadem
Audition Piece a Two-act play by Gerry Mandel*
The Last Memory of an Ol' Brownie Fan, a one person play by Bill Borst
The Hookup, a one-act play by Joel M. Litman*
Ofc. Inc., a two-act play by John F. Williams
In No One We Trust, a one-act play by David Solomon
Late Afternoon, a two-act play by John Williams*
The Maid at Beaurevoir, a two-act play by Richard LaViolette
Cotton Lesson, a one-act play by Bill Hopkins
The Healing of Joey Padowaski, a two-act play by Mario Farwell

2006 Competition

Y, a two-act play by Christina Pippa
Room at the Inn, a two-act play by Steve Pokin*
Loop a one-act play by John F. Williams*
The Seamstress of St. Francis Street, a two-act play by Mario Farwell*
I Am Goat, a one-act play by Mario Farwell*
Ofc. Inc., a two-act play by John F. Williams
Mother's Day, a one-act play by J. E. Robinson

2005 Competition

Twilight, a one-act play by Don Weiss
Spoils of Sacrifice, a one-act play by Don Weiss
Mr. X a two-act play by Margit Vincenz
Picture Perfect, a two-act play by DJ Sanders*
Yo Yo Kids, a two-act play by Don Weiss*
Tobit's Triumph, a musical by Steve Werner

2004 Competition

Checkpoint, a one-act play by Jerry Rabushka*
Graveyard Shift, a one-act play by Tom LaFata
Moondancing, a one-act play by Wayne Crome*
Scream at Your Optimun Pitch, a one-act play by Peg Flach
Family Fugue, a two-act play by Don Weiss*
Fractal Principle, a two-act play by Lauren Dusek
Late Afternoon, a two-act play by John Williams
Saint Francis and the Sultan, a two-act play by George Hickenlooper*

2003 Competition

Ain't Got Time to Die, a two-act play by Gregory Carr*
Men on the Walls, a one-act play by Steven Clark
Collectible, a one-act play by Matt Diel
The Last Days of CafÈ CafÈ, a two-act play by Mario Farwell*
The Graveyard Shift, a one-act play by Tom LaFata
Nature's Rhythm, a one-act play by Teresa Nappier: Honorable Mention
Capacity, by John Williams*
The Partnership, by Tom LaFata: Honorable Mention

2002 Competition

Combination Curious, a one-act play by Josh Arnold*
The Countess of the Dial, a two-act play by Steven Clark
Section 335, a one-act play by Mike Kaiman*
The Shattering, a two-act play by Ron Osborne*
The Checkpoint, a one-act play by Jerry Rabushka
The Fifty Dollar Proposition, a one-act play by Vanessa Revard*