Many plays, certainly mine, are like blank cheques. The actors and directors put their own signature on them.Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder Short Play Festival
Stage Manager: Clare Dallman
Twelve of Thornton Wilder's playlets are in the public domain:
Get them here.
2012 Playlets
Christmas Interlude I
Christmas Interlude II
The Flight into Egypt
The Long Christmas Dinner
In Shakespeare and the Bible
And the Servant's Name was Malchus
Hast Thou Considered My Servant Job
Performances
March 23, 24, 30 & 31
7pm
Adults $10
Students $6
Symposium Overview
| 8:30am | Symposium Registration & Coffee |
| 9am-11:30am | Morning sessions include a discussion of Wilder's essay Thoughts on Playwriting and a participatory workshop analyzing one of Wilder's playlets |
| 11:30am | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1pm-4pm | Afternoon sessions will cover biographical material from an upcoming book release and an additional participatory playlet workshop. |
Literary Symposium
March 31 from approx 9am-4pm
(There will be at least two prepared playlets performed by cast members during the Symposium.)
Adults $20
Students $12
Symposium registration includes evening performance ticket.
Performances and Symposium will be held at 14 4th Street SW Rochester.