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Plays are now being accepted for this season's readings.

Email NorthportPlays@gmail.com


Next Meeting Apr 17th at 7:30pm

NORTHPORT READER'S THEATER


Northport One-Act Play Festival 

The 14th Annual Northport One-Act Play Festival will be the weekend of Oct 6-8, 2023.

Submissions will begin being accepted in April. 


The 13th Annual Northport One-Act Play Festival

"HALLOWEEN EDITION"

will be October 21-23, 2022. 


The Festival was a great success on stage at the

Playhouse at St. Paul’s, 270 Main St, Northport.




















See Highlights of Program 1 HERE

See Highlights of Program 2 HERE

Program 1: 

Performances Fri, Oct 21, 7:30pm and Sat, Oct 22, 3:00pm.


"Mortal Lives" 

a comedy by Seth Freeman

directed by Stacey Portmore-Davies

with Bobbie Ruth, Robert Hertz and Jim Bradley.

Mechanical arcade fortune tellers investigate what it is to be alive.


"Date Night in Roissy" a comedy by Les Abromovitz

directed by Jim Polen

with Alfio DiFranco and Lisa Meckes.

A traveler meets an interesting waitress.


"The Tea Test" a dark comedy by Seth Freeman

directed by Larry Bellman

with Liz DeGennaro and Bobbie Ruth

Revenge takes a deathly turn.


"Fall of the House of Hasenpheffer" 

a comedy by Michael Casano 

directed by Larry Maltin and Jim Bradley

with Renee McClean, Robert Hertz

and Mitchell Freedman. 

Halloween phobia affects a man after years.


"Grave's Anatomy" 

a drama by Rich Rubin

directed by Joe Sherer

with Larry Katz, Bobbie Ruth and Melissa Kempton.

 Paris anatomy lesson goes awry.


Program 2:
Performances Sat, Oct 22, 7:30pm and Sun, Oct 23, 3:00pm.


"Meeting Acute"

a comedy by Chuck Smith

directed by Ron Friedmann

with Ron Friedmann, Gina Marie and Alicia Spiegel.

A couple in comas are fixed up.


"The Psychic"

a comedy written and directed by John Passadino

with Mike Horn, Lisa Rozza and Annette Kirk.

A person sees a psychic to contact their grandparent.


"Bite Me" 

a comedy by Pete Mergel

directed by Bailey Elis

with Gina Marie, Pat Reilly, Martin Knapp

and Ryan Van Nostrand.

A man discovers his lover is a vampire.


"Margo"

a comedy written and directed by Peter Scarpinato

with Alex Sumakis, Rebekah Fitzpatrick

and Vicki Milach.

Two actresses have a surprise when they audition for a play.


"A Killer Day"

a drama by Joe Bulvid

directed by Jo Ann Katz

with Martin Knapp, Melissa Roche and Bob Olenuk.

A murder leads to a surprising discovery.

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Many thanks to the playwrights who submitted plays

that were not selected for the Festival:


Stephen Stewart, Larry Rinkel, Delvyn C Case, Christine Emmert, 

Francine Marinaccio, Patience Haggin, Frank Shima 

James P Flores, Diane Haring, Tina Reich, Jack Rushton, 

Michelle Hartley & Vince Chang and Vincent S Hannam.

"creating a place for new innovative theater"



Highlights of previous Festivals at History tab.
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Click here for Johnny Passadino's

documentary about our Festival.

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See the Reader's Theater tab for meeting schedules

and member interviews.

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All Performances at The Playhouse at St Paul's

St Paul's United Methodist Church, 270 Main Street, Northport, NY

For information e-mail NorthportPlays@gmail.com or call (631) 223-8053