The 25th Annual Maine Playwrights Festival presents seven short plays by Maine writers at Stevens Square Theater.

For a quarter century, the Festival has championed the voices of Maine playwrights, cultivating new work and connecting artists with the community.

The 2026 Festival continues this legacy with a dynamic selection of original short plays:

At Sword’s Length by Todd Brian Backus

Barb & Cass Go to the Zoo by Reba Askari

Ethelrid and the Green Door by Karmo Sanders

People We Meet in Theatre School by Julia Jennings

Soul Suds by Bess Welden

We Were Caught Wandering by Megan Tripaldi

While You Wait by Joshua W. Jackson