Every spring, the Groton theatre department opens the stage to a collection of student-written and student-directed plays during the One Acts Festival. This year’s program consists of eight student-written plays crafted during the winter Playwriting elective, along with a Wayne and Shuster sketch and a student-led interpretation of a classic Chinese novel. To echo the...

Ten Ten-Minute Plays in Ten Words

Allison Jiang '22 |May 28, 2022

To echo the brief yet punchy nature of the plays, I asked the directors and playwrights of this year’s One Acts Festival for ten-word sneak peeks of their ten-minute plays.

Meeting the Patels , written by Maya Varkey ’22

Indian girl introduces white boyfriend to her family. Chaos ensues.

Re-Teachings , written by Jacinta Lopez ’22

Teacher. Senator. Political Accusations. How do guilt and history collide?

Say Go odnight , written by Creed Bellamy ’22

An epic face-off with the monster inside your closet.

Malsow’s Volcano , written by Amelia Lee ’22

Volcanologist and their intern. An ominous orifice. A lethal loneliness.

Story—Psalm , written by Rufus Knuppel ’22

Melanie: Lesbian. David: Man. Spirits, stories, a communion of passion.

In The Box , written by Allison Jiang ’22

Opening night: high school tech box… What could go wrong?

Don’t Go , written by Alex Kirchner ’22

Whether to stay or to go, that is the question.

Letters and Onwards , written by Julia Lin ’22

Friend group tries to connect and fight for med-leave student.

Rinse The Blood Off My Toga , written by Frank Shuster and Johnny Wayne, directed by Nadia Fourie ’22

Big Julie is dead! Who dunnit? Across Rome we go!

Journey To The West , directed and devised by One Acts student ensemble

Sixteen year pilgrimage. Highly anthropomorphic, highly allegorical, and highly adventurous.