Oakton 'Play On' showcases student playwriting talent July 23-25

Posted July 18, 2018 11:00 pm

Submitted by Oakton Community College

Catch rising theater talent at "Play On," a Midwest-based playwriting festival, 8 p.m., July 23-25, at Oakton Community College's Studio One Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.

Now in its 10th year, "Play On" features original one-act plays and storytelling monologues penned by college students from colleges including Oakton, Oakland Community College (Michigan), University of Wisconsin - Baraboo/Sauk County, St. Clair Community College (Michigan) and McHenry County College.

This year's winning program lineup includes the following plays and storytelling monologues:

• "1d4+1 Demons," by Daniel Zins (University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County) and directed by Joseph Schmidt (Wilbur Wright College).

• "A Weekend like Many Others," by Silvia Zouain (Oakton) and directed by Ron Denham (Oakton).

• "The Girl Online," by Kordian Koc (Oakton) and directed by Kate Tillotson (Oakton).

• "Clown Shows Gumption," by Jake McDonald (Oakland Community College) and directed by Ron Denham (Oakton).

• "Paper Planes," by Angel Kuqo (Oakton) and directed by Joseph Schmidt (Wilbur Wright College).

• "The Bridge," by Elliott Michael (Oakton) and directed by Nadia Asker (Oakton).

• "Pièce de Résistance," by Dan Emerson (University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County) and directed by Vlada Kirilenko (Oakton).

"We are excited to be celebrating 10 years of 'Play On', Oakton's playwriting festival," Oakton Student Life Program Assistant Simi Khurana, co-coordinator of the festival, says. "The festival has really grown and spread since its inception. We started with opening this festival to just Oakton students in 2009, and expanded first to Illinois community college students and then as a regional festival in 2013. Now in 2018, we're accepting storytelling monologues. We love seeing the students direct and work the festival, but most importantly, we love providing the playwrights with the opportunity to see their play come alive onstage."

Tickets are $10 for general admission and may also be purchased online by visiting https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/-i42C82Yy7HkDR3CnQm2r?domain=oakton.edu. Proceeds benefit the Oakton Performing Arts Scholarship Fund.

For more information, contact Simi Khurana at skhurana@oakton.edu.

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