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The votes have been counted and here are the winners: 

First Place
Gimme Shelter by Robert Weibezahl

Second Place
The First Draft by Robbie Ballew

Third Place
Man of Madison Avenue by Jake Lewis

Next Season's Setting will be A CASTLE

Thanks to all our playwrights and to all who attended this season's festival. 


Original Works Festival - January 12 through 22, 2023

This annual short-play festival enters its second decade. Eight plays, 10 minutes each, and a winner chosen by you, our audience! This year’s signature prop is an umbrella. 

The eight plays selected for Weathervane’s 2023 TheatreFest are:

THIS ACT

  • GIMME SHELTER, by Robert Weibezahl
  • UMBRELLA MAN’S MAGICAL UMBRELLA, by Greg Vovos
  • GOODNUFF, by Edward J. Walsh
  • The First Draft, by Robbie Ballew

THAT ACT 

  • Always, by Dana Hall 
  • BUN BUN AND HONKERS, by Darren V. Michael
  • The Funeral, by John David Brown
  • Man of Madison Avenue, By Jake Lewis

Thank you to the many talented playwrights who share their stories and make this festival possible.