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Brief (physical) Encounters:
Ten-Minute Play Festival


We are proud to present our second annual ten-minute play festival! 

The festival will feature 8 ten-minute plays by local playwrights focusing on gender roles/stereotypes, from an intersectional point of view, regarding the perception of physicality and body image in our current Western society.

Tickets: $10
​To purchase tickets, click here!

February 23-25th, 2018
Friday & Saturday at 8PM; Sunday at 3PM

Plays & Players Theatre

1714 Delancey Street, Philadelphia


​Join in on this important conversation expressed through the power of art! #BriefEncounters

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More information on each piece:

Alouette (An April Atwater Short) by James Haro, directed by Sarah Scafidi: The deceased April Atwater discovers a strange and potentially important object in purgatory but struggles to find a source of power to activate it. In the midst of searching, an exhausted April crosses paths with the unexpectedly vivacious Dawn who butts heads with her over how to make the best of an afterlife.

Breadcrumbs by Lisa VillaMil, directed by Sofia Anastasia: Hansel and Gretel are supposed to be twins. If Gretel won't eat, Hansel simply must fatten her up.

The Return of the Shogun by Keenya Jackson, directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson: Saleem will be starting high school soon, but he still with action figures. Worried about her son’s direction, Saleem’s mother decides that spending time with her new boyfriend may help him transition from a little kid into a young man.

Outside In by Julie Zaffarano, directed by Nicole Godino: Kiley, Connor, and their learned-behavior-charged voices meet on a dreaded coffee shop first date. Can they silence their inner voices long enough to show their true selves and see the truth in others?

Focus Group by Emma Needleman, directed by Logan Gabriel (Schulman): Focus Group is a dark comedy exploring the intersection of capitalism and desire through the story of two advertising executives' attempt to build the perfect sex robot.


The Wall with Four Eyes by Stephanie Walters, directed by Cat Ramirez: A ten-minute play exploring art and the way people want to be seen by others. Physical perception from the point of view of the powerful. Meet Kim Jong-il and a regime appointed painter, as they share North Korean folklore and re-imagined classical art.

Alice and Tommy Cross the Street by Chris Davis, directed by Shira Berger: Alice and Tommy cross the street

Leigha's Heel by Hannah Wolff, directed by Ryan Rebel: Leigha's almost ready for her conference speech tonight: all she has to do is touch up her makeup, change her shoes, and placate the murderous golden woman living in her bedroom. A surreal comedy depicting identity, privilege, womanhood, and the traumas we carry and choose to forget.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Mission & History
    • Vamps of ReVamp
    • In the News
  • Productions
    • 2015-16 >
      • Shit Men Have Said or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Patriarchy >
        • Photos
        • Multimedia
      • Shit Men Have Said - Mz. Fest 2015 >
        • Photos
        • Multimedia
      • I Dream Before I Take the Stand
      • In The Terminus
    • 2016-17 >
      • 12 Chairs >
        • Playwright
        • Directors
        • Actors
        • Visual Artists
      • Brief (Political) Encounters >
        • Playwrights
        • Directors
        • Actors
      • Jimmy Gorski is Dead >
        • Actors
        • Production Team
        • Photos/Multimedia
      • The Subject Project >
        • Women Organized Against Rape
    • 2017-18 >
      • Artist's Lab: Beyond the Surface >
        • Wilder >
          • Devising Artists
          • Actors
        • Snow White Rose Red >
          • Devising Artists
          • Actors
        • They Belonged to the Sunlight >
          • Devising Artists
          • Actors
      • Brief (physical) Encounters >
        • Playwrights
        • Directors
        • Actors
      • The Helen Project >
        • Actors
        • Production Team
  • Collaborations
    • Community/Corporate
    • Partner Artists
    • Education
  • Support
    • Patrons
    • Advertise >
      • Past Advertisers
  • Opportunities
  • Contact
  • ReVamp Writes
  • Podcast
  • Events
    • Philly Speaks Out
    • Cincy Speaks Out
    • ReVamp Rummage & ReMix
    • Philly Theatre Week 2018 >
      • Close Your Legs, Honey
      • Catholic Guilt