Vancouver Island Juried One Act Play Festival
Join us at the Village Theatre for four days of whirlwind activity that features enthusiastic and talented artists from all over Vancouver Island.
Enjoy a daring, imaginative and diverse collection of one-act plays. The Vancouver Island Juried One Act Play Festival is an affordable, enjoyable way to experience the pulse of Oceanside’s drama scene.
One Act Play Festival Schedule —
Thursday, January 19th | 7:30 pm
“A Game" — presented by KSS
A scientist embarks on an experiment on territoriality. This leads to comic characters, situations and an unexpected and shocking twist…
"Oh, What a Tangled Web" — presented by ECHO Youth.
On an impulse, a young girl makes up a story, leading to many misunderstandings and comic complications…
Friday, January 20th | 7:30 pm
"Working Hypothesis" — presented by ECHO Players
In this one-person play, an unexpected event forces Archie to confront his own mortality. The problem is that death isn’t at all what he expected it to be…
Saturday, January 21st | 7:30 pm
“Hobson’s Choice” — presented by The Collective
A man has to decide between having surgery which might leave him severely afflicted, or letting himself die.
“Stranger than Fiction” — presented by Dark Pond Productions
Sally and Wally are of an age such that the computer world escapes them. Despite that, they go looking for romance on the internet. They meet for coffee expecting someone else...or do they? And will they find love?
Sunday, January 22nd | 2:00 pm
“Wrong Side of the Wire” — presented by NDSS Dance Company
A group of young soldiers leave their homes in Vancouver, British Columbia after they have enlisted to fight in The Great War. Travelling to Kamloops before making the journey across the Atlantic, this group of young men are both excited and nervous about what lies ahead. They soon realize that they are unprepared for the realities of war and find themselves on the wrong side of the wire far too soon.
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