Raffi Donatich, Yide Cai, Daniel Holzman, J.R. Stephens, Nurit Chinn, Diana Lobontiu
As the nation’s leading short play festival, the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival fosters the work of emerging writers, giving them the exposure of publication and representation. The 50th collection includes, in this order:
A Middle Passage by Yide Cai (蔡逸得)(2W, 1M, 1 girl)In an isolated drive-thru suspended from the outside world, three generations of an immigrant family work tirelessly to fulfill orders no one sees.
Alifornia by Daniel Holzman(3 any gender)Al drives the length of California to find the last pair of pants that fit.
archy and mehitabel one last time by J.R. Stephens(1W, 1M)On their last night in the home they built together before moving to assisted living, June and August reflect on their shared history in this meditation on marriage, mortality and what remains as time moves on.
Bump -> Set -> Spike -> Bruise by Diana Lobontiu(2gnc)Mo and Kat wind up as volleyball partners at 10, 13, 16 and in infinity, growing their garden of queer charm, cultivating their bruised volleyball forearms, and resisting their love for each other. Until...
Godbird by Nurit Chinn(1W, 2M)Deb’s up early and can’t sleep. During off-leash hours in a neighborhood park, she meets Hugo and his pitbull... and a Birdman with a bird-like view of things, lurking in a shrub. A short play about being seen.
SEARCH ENGINE by Raffi Donatich(3 any gender)Play description. How do you write a play description. How do you write a play description while remaining elusive and sexy. A short play structured around search engine searches.
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Raffi Donatich is a writer and performer based in New York City. Her first feature screenplay, Poetic License, directed by Maude Apatow, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025. Raffi is currently developing a series entitled Sex Act for Netflix ...
From Shenzhen, China, Yide Cai (蔡逸得) is a playwright, poet and translator who is now an MFA in Playwriting candidate at Boston University. His play The Rice Eaters debuted off-Broadway at the 2025 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, and his short play A Middle Passage won the 50 ...
Daniel Holzman is a playwright and artist from San Francisco. His plays have been produced and developed by Ars Nova, Clubbed Thumb, The Brick, The Tank, Fresh Ground Pepper and more. Recent work includes: Berlindia! (The Tank, Core Production), Middle School Play (The Brick ...
J.R. Stephens is a New England-based playwright whose work explores mortality, memory and human connection through characters poised at life’s thresholds and navigating the pull of change. An active member of the Dramatists Guild of America, his plays include Testament of the ...
Nurit Chinn is a playwright from London currently based in Brooklyn. Her plays have been developed at the Alliance Theatre, BAM, the Center for New Jewish Culture, the Royal Court Theatre and others. She is a 2024/25 New Jewish Culture Fellow, a 2025 Alliance/Kendeda finalist ...
Diana Lobontiu is a Romanian American playwright, actor, administrator and educator based in Brooklyn. They are an Adjunct Professor in playwriting. They are interested in exploring the intersections of masculinity, dominance + oppression, failure and loneliness. Diana is a m ...