Overview

THROWN STONE THEATRE COMPANY

Co Artistic Directors
Jason Peck & Jonathan Winn

presents the first annual

CT Short Play Fest

Directed by Peter Charney

Featuring

Grace Altenberger

Shannon Helene Barnes

Lisa DeAngelis

Aidan Meachem

Kaitlyn Oliva

Joe Sharkey

Kate Striano

Justin Villard

Stage Manager

Marianne Tscocanos

Celebrity Judges

Afternoon Session — 2:00 PM (Emerging Playwrights)

Ashley Diaz

Ashley Diaz (15, she/her, Norwalk, CT) – Pablo’s Adventure: The Prequel
A nervous young robin faces bullies, predators, and a brutal winter. Will he find the courage to fly?

Dylan Malloy

Dylan Malloy (21, she/her/hers, Aliso Viejo, CA) – Locusts
Three preteens are dropped at the wrong church for a Bible contest — and spiral into a surreal crisis of belief.

Anna Parker

Anna Parker (18, she/her, Houston, TX) – Party Princess
A birthday performer and a strong-willed mom debate what it means to empower a four-year-old girl.

Ashton Mayhew

Ashton Mayhew (17, he/him, Norwalk, CT) – Due Tomorrow
A tale told by an idiot… in front of the entire class. Evan waits until the very last minute to deliver his Macbeth presentation.

Audrey Hunter

Audrey Hunter (19, she/her, Dallas, TX) – Buy Teeth / Find Space
After losing her front teeth, Leann fixates on a vision board while Jerome escapes into the cosmos. Can hope hold them together?

Natalia Randolph

Natalia Randolph (15, she/her, Norwalk, CT) – Wrong Number
A mistaken text from a nerdy stranger gives a stressed-out pop star a burst of inspiration — but can a misdialed connection lead to something real?

Evening Session — 6:00 PM (Professional Playwrights)

Earl Crittenden

Earl Crittenden (he/him, New York, NY) — Rubbish
When a Confederate jacket surfaces at a Southern church rummage sale, a drag queen and a society matron clash over history, identity, and what belongs in the trash.

Nelson Clark

Nelson Clark (he/him, Lisbon, Portugal) — The Greyson Scale
A skeptical researcher and a grieving mother clash during a clinical survey of a near-death experience. What hidden truths lie between science and the unknown?

Dana Schwartz

Dana Schwartz (she/her, Los Angeles, CA) — The April & Mr. Bigglesworth Super Special Fun Time Holiday Spectacular
Two puppeteers performing a children’s show unravel live onstage as their personal tensions break through the fabric of their characters. What happens when the hardest conversations come in the silliest voices?

Deborah Yarchun

Deborah Yarchun (she/her/hers, Brooklyn, NY) — Light the Menorah
Mira hopes to share Hanukkah with her Persian boyfriend for the first time, but blending old traditions with new love isn’t always easy. Can they light the candles without losing the spark?

F. J. Hartland

F.J. Hartland (he/him, Johnstown, PA) — SALT WATER
On a windswept autumn beach, a couple confronts love, loss, and the power of memory.

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Staff
Jonathan Winn, Executive Director
Jason Peck & Jonathan Winn,
 Co-Artistic Directors
Richard Harrison, Artistic Associate
Shannon Helene Barnes,
 Artistic Associate
Emma Factor, Artistic Associate
Will Jeffries, Artistic Associate
Aidan Meachem, Artistic Associate
Maria McConville, Artistic Associate
Bridget Ann White, Artistic Associate

Board of Directors
Kate Schardt, President
Emily Wilson, Vice President
Dean Miller, Treasurer
Jonathan Winn, Secretary
Jennifer Dineen
Kolton Harris
Steve King
Kevin Mambo
Jason Peck
Daniela Sikora
Kate Schardt
Robert Trainer
Rich Vazzana

Collaborators
Connecticut Arts Alliance
Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County
Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut
Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
National New Play Network
The New Harmony Project
Ridgefield Arts Council
Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce
Ridgefield Chorale
Ridgefield Economic and Community
Development Commission
Ridgefield Historical Society
Ridgefield Library
WP Theater and Productions

Sponsors

Media Partner

068 Magazine

Producing Partners

Burry Fredrik Foundation

Lucille Lortel Foundation

The Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation

Sustaining Partners

The Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust
Rotary Club of Ridgefield

Contributing Partners

The Goldstone Family Foundation
The Wadsworth Russell Lewis Fund

Supporting Partners

Cellar XV Wine Market
Curtain Call
Houlihan Lawrence
 Jennifer Dineen, Realtor
Stacey’s Totally Baked
Zen Business

Collaborators

National New Play Network

The Crystal Theatre

The Norwalk Library

The Ridgefield Chorale

The Ridgefield Library

Bios

About

MISSION

To make new theatre. Through commissions, development, and production, we empower artists and audiences to engage on the important questions of our time.

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P.O. Box 731
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 442-1714

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Thrown Stone thanks our generous individual donors, and invites you to join them!
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Underwriter

$10,000+

Dee Dee Colabella
Dean & Theresa Miller

Diamond

$5,000+

–

Sapphire

$2,500+

Kate Schardt
Rich Vazzana

Emerald

$1,000+

Jonathan Winn & Amanda Curtin
Robert & Vicki Trainer
Tom & Michele Quindlen

AMETHYST

$500+

Andrew & Jeanine Levine

QUARTZ

$100+

Peter Bachmann
Christine Boris
Ina Chadwick
Eva Dean Dance
Jennifer DiLaura
Mark Gilliam
Sally & Barclay Griffiths
Mary & Joe Hoermann
Jeff Krulwich
Thomas McIntyre
Glori Norwitt
Jason & Alana Peck
David Perlmutter
Cindy Rigby
Joel Third
Rachel Wimpee

Corporate Matches

PepsiCo Foundation

Special Thanks

Actor’s Equity Association
Nan Barnett
Scott Barrow
Robert Cavello
City of Norwalk
Dee Dee Colabella
Mindy Cooper
Amanda Curtin
Jennifer Dineen
Kerry Anne Ducey
Sean Dowd
Sabrina Godeski
John Harmon
Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
 Hildegard Grob, Executive Director
Linda Kavanagh

Cheryl Kemeny
Steve King
Kristen Leahy
Rudy Marconi
Michael McGuirk
Lisa McNulty
Tony Meneses
Dean Miller
Larry Morley
Geoffrey Morris
Monday.com
Gene Morrell
Glori Norwitt
James Osborn
Mariner Pezza
Phanésia Pharel
Amy Piantaggini

Taylor Reynolds
Tlaloc Rivas
Town of Ridgefield
Michael Sag
Lisa Scails
Jack Singewald
Mike Singewald
Dexter Singleton
Daniela Sikora & Keitha Kinne
Paul Stoogenke, CMA, EA
Vicki Trainer
Michael Valladares
Abbie Van Nostrand
Jenni Werner
Jesse Wilen
Peter Williams
Corinne Woods

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Thrown Stone thanks our Underwriters
for their support of this Season

The Lucille Lortel Foundation

Thrown Stone thanks our producing partners for their support of this Season

The Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust

Thrown Stone thanks

The Wadsworth Lewis Fund

for their support of this season

Ridgefield Chorale

Cellar XV

Stacey's Totally Baked