2008 Play Lab Selections

Alphabetical by Playwright

Last Frontier Theatre Conference Announces Accepted Plays

The following playwrights have been invited to present their plays in the Play Lab at the 16th Annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference, June 14-21, in Valdez, Alaska. The plays were selected from over 270 submissions, a record for the Conference. Thanks to everyone who submitted and made the selection process difficult.

Robert “Bo” Anderson (Douglas, Alaska): Puppet Play
Lesley Anne Asistio (Los Angeles, California): Regrets
Joe Barnes (Houston, Texas): Acts of Faith
Linda Billington (Anchorage, Alaska): Cold Reading
William Bivins (San Francisco, California): The Afterlife of the Mind
Ryan Buen (Anchorage, Alaska): Hey, Judae
Jessica Chisum (Los Angeles, California): Phoebe Phoenix Saves the World
Damon Chua (Los Angeles, California): Aziza
Jaime Cruz (Laramie, Wyoming): Shooting Stars & Threesomes
Daniel Damiano (Astoria, New York): Day of the Dog
Bryan Davidson (Los Angeles, California): Yellow Wallpaper
Andy Day (Valdez, Alaska): Early Bird
Francine Dick (Toronto, Canada): As Large as Alone
Taylor Doherty (Clarence Center, New York): The Machine Stops
Elizabeth Ann Earle (Houston, Texas): Cat, Mouse, Bird and Boy
Christine Emmert (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania): Changelings
Linda Ayres-Frederick (San Francisco): The Undertakers
Kluonie Frey (Wasilla, Alaska): The Lighthouse
Donna Banicevich Gera (Wellington, New Zealand): Burn
Cynthia Glucksman (Sherman Oaks, California): The Incurable Hole in the Wall
Jacqueline Goldfinger (San Diego, California): The Oath
Atar Hadari (Hebden Bridge, UK): The Marriage of Morecambe and Wise
Zanne Hall (Kew Gardens, New York): Ethereal Killer
Rand Higbee (Red Wing, Minnesota): Fork & Spoon
Dave Holstein (Los Angeles, California): The B-Team
Sandra Hosking (Newman Lake, Washington): Detours
Arlitia Jones (Anchorage, Alaska): The New Encyclopedia Apocalypta
John Kaiser (Houston, Texas): Hyperion
Ruth Kirschner (San Francisco): Nightlight
Lee Kiszonas (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): An Affair of Honor
Adam Klasfeld (New York, New York): The Report of My Death
Mary Langham (Homer, Alaska): Facing the Elements
Cinda Lawrence (New York, New York): Don’t Get Me Wrong
Ralda Lee (Berkeley, California): Wait ‘Til I Tell You
Barry Levine (Los Angeles, California): Used Cars and Bicycles
James Royce McGuire (Palm Springs, California): A Texas Funeral
Bill McMahon (Bronx, New York): Cover
Rita A. Miraglia (Anchorage, Alaska): Johnny-Boy
P. Shane Mitchell (Anchorage, Alaska): The Heart of Children
Anna Moench (New York, New York): The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
Tom Moran (Fairbanks, Alaska): Doug is a Battlefield
Mark Muro (Anchorage, Alaska): Pickle Days (Revisited)
Laura Neubauer (Las Vegas, Nevada): Brick
Rob Ottone (East Islip, New York): A Winter Idyll
Lance Petersen (Homer, Alaska): Raven’s Place
Laura S. Pfizenmayer (York, South Carolina): Livin’ and Comin’ Back
Alex Pollock (East Montpelier, Vermont): Machine Gun-Death Rattle
Casey Prout (Anchorage, Alaska): The Holy Techies
Mollie Ramos (Valdez, Alaska): To Thine Own Self Be True
Kate Rich (Homer, Alaska): Returning Max
Lia Romeo (Highland Park, New Jersey): Green Whales
George Sapio (Spencer, New York): Oatmeal and a Cigarette
Jule Selbo (Pasadena, California): Lake Girls
Nick Stokes (Tacoma, Washington): The Sound We Make
Mark Stoneburner (Anchorage, Alaska): Bear Variations: 11 short plays on about a bear
Merideth Taylor (Lexington, Maryland): The Cocoonery
Jaclyn Vilano (Portland, Oregon): No Worse for the Wear
Samuel Brett Williams (Highland Park, New Jersey): The Revival

The following plays were selected as alternates for the Play Lab, and will be included if space becomes available.

Geoff Kennedy (Anchorage, Alaska): Islamic GeeHaw
Susan S. Nims (Copper Center, Alaska): Crackt Bonds
Jean Paal (Anchorage, Alaska): Ever After

For more information, call Conference Coordinator Dawson Moore at 907-834-1614 or e-mail dmoore@pwscc.edu.