This Wilmington Drama League annual event is named for our wonderful, long-time volunteer, Ruby Stanley.  The festival features both published plays and original works by local playwrights and culminates in two nights of performances at which audience members vote for their favorite play.

Our 2024 One-Act Plays Include:

Body and Soul

Written and directed by Eric Merlino

Body and Soul involves a young person who, in trying to raise funds for gender affirming treatments, may have accidentally sold his soul to the devil. 

Cast:

Al Rubincan as Corky Corcoran

Ginny White as Lydia/Mother

Tucker Ellis as Jeffrey Starks

Madi Houff as Grandmother (voice)

Grave Wars

Written by Brett Loli

Directed by Gail Wagner

Can two widows and a daughter agree to disagree when they meet in the cemetery...

or will it be war?

Cast:

Gina Olkowski as Maria

Leslie Green Shapiro as Nancy

Courtney Lynahan as Joline

Jumping

Written by Bill Potter

Directed by Nicole Peirce

A Dramedy Trigger warning serious subject - Eve contemplating ending it all over a bad date/ relationship she climbs up bridge. Beth has also contemplated ending it all and has been up on the bridge planning it for weeks. Will Beth talk Evie out of suicide because she hasn't got a proper plan and it wouldn't be considerately. Is Officer Stewart there to give her a ticket for parking illegally or is he on another assignment? 

Cast:

Beth-Nancy Kersey as Beth

Evie-Jazmin Montalvo as Evie

Officer Stewart- Drew Walko as Officer Stewart

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Written by Kristyn Leigh Robinson

Directed by Kristyn Walko

Mary had a little lamb, his fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. And now she’s sick and tired of it, and she wants to do something about it.

Cast:

Khabeera Calaman as Mary

Shawn Kline as The Little Lamb

Fairy Penguins

Written by Jennifer Kent

Directed by Jenna Cole

Fairy Penguins is the story of two sisters and their significant others who have just traveled all day to spend a weekend in a cabin in the woods in hopes to spend some quality time getting to know each other. Things don’t quite go as planned!

Cast:

Kelly Paustian as Rachel

Andrew Chambliss as Michael

Madi Houff as Shira

Alan Harbaugh as Jarred

The Ferberizing of Coral

Written by Patrick Flynn

Directed by Gene Dzielak

The Ferberizing of Coral is the story of Karen and Kevin as the struggle with the first night they are teaching their daughter to self soothe at bedtime. 

Cast:

Jennifer Kent as Karen

Bob Chase as Kevin

Sophonie Milord as Karen's Mom

Nick Panunto as Kevin's Dad

Angela Gustavsen as Coral

The Book of Job Part 2: Job Strikes Back

Written by Matt Casarino

Directed by Carol Vanzoeren

After his ordeal, Job takes God to court to get some answers. 

Cast:

Craig Stump

Dan Harkins

Ahmed Khan

Amy Mulenkamp

Jen Moses

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Date: February 9 - 10, 2024

Location: Wilmington Drama League

10 West Lea Boulevard Wilmington, DE 19802

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