The 25th Annual New Voice Play Festival

August 8, 9, 10, 2025

Four new One-Act plays presented at each performance.
The audience votes and selects the winner of the festival.

THE FOUR FINALISTS…

Bridesmaids Anonymous

Written by Jay Huling

Directed by Sarah Ann Celec

Synopsis: Four close friends gather for Meshella's bachelorette party   Meshella is about to marry the man of her dreams. A surprise guest to the party brings more than anyone bargained for.

Featuring:
Ella Duffey as Meshella
Doni Walker as Carmen
Jasmine Mills as Jessica
Taylor Mason as Anna Louise
Bea Knudsen as Sara

An Evening at the U-Drop Inn

Written by William R. Boersma 

Directed by Joey Thorne

Synopsis: A salesman checks into a run-down motel seeking nothing more than a decent night’s sleep.  He can't seem to escape the conversation with the bored out of her mind receptionist when the FBI arrives.

Featuring:
John Glymph as Bill
Denise O’Brien as Anne
Matt Withers as FBI Agent 1
Alexander Hoover as FBI Agent 2

Madam Zorba

Written by Hugh Mackay

Directed by Charlie Perkins

Synopsis: Jeff and Jonathan are at their wits end with the ghosts haunting their apartment.  Madame Zorba arrives for a cleansing ritual.  Some ghosts are not as easy to get rid of.

Featuring:
Jeanine Evans as Madam Zorba / Florence
Daniel Rossback as Jeff
Devin Fogle as Jonathan
Glenn Frail as Maxwell
Linda Romero as Hazel

Salon 9-1-1

Written by Steven Miller

Directed by Val Phillips 

Synopsis: Two women share experiences of hair-raising tales and their own personal stories from a call center for hair emergencies.

Featuring:
Jen George as Rita
Amy Hebb as Drena  

THE HONORABLE MENTIONS…

The Bride in Blackout by Ward Kay (Vienna, VA)
Death List for Today by Lynn Glassock (The Villages, FL)
The 48 by JC Svec (Clark, NJ)
Inside Outside by Frank Farmer (Louisville, KY)
We Are Not Animals by John Kelly (De Land, FL)