THEATRE THREE’s
The 24 th Annual Festival of One-Act Plays
featuring the world premieres of
Accepting Adina by Leslie Dianne
A Citrus Day by Mark Cofta
The Dating Pool by Arianna Rose
Down to the Wire by Julia Everitt
First Bite by Larry Brenner
The Slightly Exaggerated True Story of “Civic Virtue” by Mark Loewenstern
Unclaimed Baggage by Keith Whalen
February 25 – March 25, 2023
at the Ronald F. Peierls Theatre on Second Stage
Sponsored by Lippencott Financial Group
with
Sean Amato * Ava Andrejko * Steve Ayle * Angelo DiBiase * Tamralynn Dorsa
Samantha Fierro * Jason Furnari * Antoine Jones * Brittany Lacey * Phyllis March
Melissa Norman * Danielle Pafundi * Tristan Prin * Evan Teich * Steven Uihlein
Directed by Jeffrey Sanzel
THEATRE THREE proudly presents The Twenty-Fourth Annual Festival of One-Act Plays,
from February 25 through March 25, 2023, at The Ronald F. Peierls Theatre, on the Second
Stage. Selected from over 750 submissions worldwide, these seven cutting-edge premieres
guarantee to entertain and engage.
The evening opens with Julia Everitt’s absurdist comedy Down to the Wire—which is definitely
not about camels. Next, Leslie Dianne’s Accepting Adina is a touching meditation on grief as a
father and son come to terms with their past and embrace their futures. In The Dating Pool,
Arianna Rose presents a woman encouraged by her younger selves to take the plunge. The first
half closes with A Citrus Day, Mark Cofta’s bittersweet story of an extended family dealing with
long-kept secrets.
The second half opens with Unclaimed Baggage, in which Keith Whalen offers an extraordinary
airport encounter. Passion bubbles during Larry Brenner’s hilarious supernatural date First Bite.
The Festival closes with Mark Loewenstern’s The Slightly Exaggerated True Story of “Civic
Virtue,” a fascinating, epic exploration of the intersection of the public eye and the power of art.
Playwright Arianna Rose’s work played in the last two Festivals with And The Beat Goes On and
the award-winning Family by Numbers. Mark Cofta’s Markings appeared in The Seventh Annual
Festival (2004); sadly, Mr. Cofta passed away last July.
The company features veteran one-act performers Steve Ayle, Tamralynn Dorsa, Antoine Jones,
Brittany Lacey, Phyllis March, Evan Teich, and Steven Uihlein. They join Festival newcomers
Sean Amato, Ava Andrejko, Angelo DiBiase, Samantha Fierro, Jason Furnari, Melissa Norman,
Danielle Pafundi, and Tristan Prin.
Marking his twenty-third Festival (and over one hundred plays), the evening is directed by
Festival founder and Executive Artistic Director Jeffrey Sanzel.
Please Note: Adult content and language. Parental discretion is advised.
The 24 th Annual Festival of One-Act Plays is sponsored by Lippencott Financial Group.
The 24 th Annual Festival of One-Act Plays. THEATRE THREE 412 Main Street, Port
Jefferson, NY 11777. Box Office: (631) 928-9100. All tickets are $20. Group Sales: (631) 928-1130.
www.TheatreThree.com
Sat, February 25 3 pm
Sun, February 26 7 pm
Sat, March 4 3 pm
Sun, March 5 7 pm
Sat, March 11 3 pm
Sat, March 18 3 pm
Sun, March 19 3 pm
Sun, March 19 7 pm
Fri, March 24 8 pm
Sat, March 25 8 pm