Event

Twain's World

Twain's World -- First Floor Theater's second annual literary festival -- features a selection of new ten-minute plays inspired by the life and work of Mark Twain.

Each year, FFT gives our audience the opportunity to help shape our season by casting a vote for which author our annual literary festival will center around. Given the choice of three classic authors, the attendees of this year's annual season kick-off party selected Mark Twain. This moved an exciting, diverse group of playwrights to bring their voice to a conversation around themes in Twain's work, like establishing a new American identity, racism, and the satirization of civilized society. This year's fest promises a full range of adaptation, with everything from page-to-stage to a shadow puppet musical.

All performances will be held at at Strawdog Theatre's Hugen Hall, 3829 N Broadway St.

The 2014 Twain's World Lineup:

Little Bessie
by Marilyn Campbell
directed by Jesse Roth
with Amanda Fink* and Rebecca Marquardt

Sender
by Ike Holter
directed by Josh Altman
with Jessica Marks and Tony Santiago

Parker
by Paul Oakley Stovall
directed by Taylor Bailey
with Bear Bellinger and Colin Sphar

A Medieval Romance
by Molly FitzMaurice*
directed by Brandon Moorhead
with Aurora Adachi-Winter, Rachel Copel, and Abe Elmourabit

Dear Liv
by Morgan McNaught
directed by Thrisa Hodits
with Hannah Alcorn and Chris Fowler

Death of Jean
by Emmett Rensin*
directed by Andrew Cutler*
with Kate Cornelius-Schecter* and Conor Woods

When Beggars Die, There Are No Comets Seen
by Will Bishop*
co-directed by Andrew Rovner* & Will Bishop*
with Jay Cullen, Antora DeLong, Jenni Hadley, Ben Heller, and Johnard Washington

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Festival Staff:

Curator - Hutch Pimentel*
Dramaturg - Ken Warren
Stage Manager - Xan Belzley
Scenic Designer - Bobby Huggins*
Lighting Designer - Sarah Collonge*
Sound Designer - Graham Carlson
Live Music - Ben Heller

*denotes a First Floor Theater company member