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The Makers’ Ensemble’s Short Play Fest (SPF) is an annual festival of staged readings dedicated to new work development and the cultivation of playwright–director relationships. Each year, the resident ensemble invites four emerging directors—each with unique backgrounds, aesthetics, and approaches—to select a play from the festival’s open call submissions. Once selected, playwrights and directors are given full creative freedom to shape their developmental process, whether that results in a staged presentation or a reading at music stands. SPF culminates in an evening of daring new short plays, highlighting the collaborative spark at the earliest stage of creation.

SPF HISTORY

2025

H*LL HATH TURNED OVER. F*CK
by Brandon Bautista
Directed by Sarah Shin

RE: WRITING
by Caitlin Frazier
Directed by é boylan

THE LAMBS OF THE BRONX
by Angela Reynoso
Directed by Leandra Torres Santiago

RIND GRIND
by Anita Parrott
Directed by Amaal Saifudeen

2024

ALIEN PLAY
by Carolina Do
Directed by Chaesong Kim

LIGHT + HOUSE
by é boylan
Directed by Dante Green

We Go East
by Jauqir LaFond
Directed by Autumn Angelettie

Blackpilled: A Blueprint
by Alex Beige
Directed by Sam Morreale

2023

BASED ON A TRUE STORY
By Dane Rooney
Directed by Suni B. Rose

MOTHERLESS
by Cherise Kimoy
Directed by Mayah Lourdes Burke

TUG
by Angel J. Rivas
Directed by Cam Pileggi

FISHING
by Parade Stone
Directed by Jordan Laffrenier

2022

MARINA AMBROMOVIC SAID THIS IN A PODCAST
By Claire Tumey
Directed by Sarah Elizabeth Yorke

SUGAR
by Emmy Weissman
Directed by Neeta Thadani

TWANG
by Cris Eli Blak
Directed by Gabe Moses

4SZNS
by Mayah Lourdes Burke
Directed by Talia Paulette Oliveras