2026 Short Play Festival Opens This Thursday at EXIT Theatre

This is a press release from the EXIT Theatre:

The 2026 Short Play Festival opens Thursday June 18 at EXIT Theatre, 890 G Street, 2^nd Floor, Arcata on the Plaza.

Two weeks of short plays with 6 of the 12 plays presented Week One and the other 6 plays presented Week Two.

7 PM THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS
4 PM & 7 PM SATURDAYS

Note: Our Sunday matinee performances have been moved to Saturdays at 4PM due to a Sunday Plaza event..

WEEK ONE PLAYS
June 18 – June 20

Tickets $15 – $25 at https://www.theexit.org or make a reservation at [email protected] and pay cash at the door.

Dentist Noir by Brian C. Petti

When a femme fatale wanders into a dental office just before closing time, a hard boiled dentist has a life-changing decision to make.

directed by Tisha Sloan, featuring Savanna Padilla and Samuel Abraham

 

The Return of the Giant Moth by Larry Bliss

Meeting at a Fifties Sci Fi film festival, two seniors step carefully toward a connection.

directed by Janine Redwine, featuring Doranna Benker Gilkey, and Scott “Q” Marcus

37 Origami Bees by John Busser

A man attempts to play a favorite song using his Alexa personal assistant. Alexa, however, has other ideas… Technology is wonderful. Until it ain’t.

directed by Wendy Butler, featuring Kimberly Haile, Victor Howard and Wendy Butler

Time Table by Jeff Perlman

At a mystical restaurant, a young couple realize they’re dining with themselves 30 years in the future. What they learn about life, love, and the importance of quality toilet paper becomes a surprisingly moving meditation on how wisdom lives in the smallest details.

directed by Mychal Evenson, featuring Bryce Campos, Juliana Legault, Dominic Trezza, Heather Petersteiner, and Marc Gabriel

A Vampire’s Reflection by Kyle Walker

When a bored vampire meets an inept vampire hunter, the secrets of an eternal life are revealed in the most unlikely of ways.

directed by Scott “Q” Marcus, featuring Janine Redwine and Moss Nipkau

The Love Meter by Briggs Hatton

The owner of a dive bar needs repairs for her antique arcade game – a mysterious “love meter” that’s been through years of local lore.

by Daniel Marcus, featuring Liz Whittemore, Kathlina Eayre, and Jeremy Stolp.

Remember to Vote for EXIT Theatre in North Coast Journal’s Best of Humboldt 2026 Survey (you can vote once a day)

https://boh.northcoastjournal.com/arts-entertainment-and-recreation/theater-company

WEEK TWO PLAYS
tickets and more info at https://www.theexit.org

Bunnies by Greg Atkins

Two friends meet up in a roadside motel room circa 1982.  One is on the run and the other is there to arrest him.  A sweet and humorous look at two men facing the inevitable and the power of compassion.

directed by Mitch Finn, featuring Larry Crist and Moss Nipkau

Speed Play by Alex Dremann

As they eat lunch on a bench in the park, Jackie and Henry play a game where they tell the stories of the strangers walking past before deciding to tell each other’s story.

directed by Merrick Yra, featuring Andrew Miller and Dominica Savant-Bunch

One Small Step by Nina Ki

Delilah, who is in the throes of a midlife crisis, is in the process of putting her dog William Jones down when she discovers that Earth is being invaded by aliens, and it is up to her to save the human race.

directed by Liz Whittemore, featuring Jaye Templeton, Alannah Guevara and Bella Rose Euan 

Peripeteia by Marc Gabriel

In a small remote cabin on a dark and ominous night, an old blind woman, a mute girl, and a young man encounter a mysterious stranger who awakens an adventurous journey of destiny.

directed by Marc Gabriel, featuring Amadeus Garcia Brown, Sally L’Herogan, Kyra Newell and Juliana LeGault

Real Housewives of the Apocalypse or Honeybun’s Guide to the End of the World by Jeanne Beckwith

In the ruins of a department store, three women while away the remaining days of civilization.

directed by Daniel Baer, featuring Christina Augello, Kimberly Haile and Ruthi Engelke

Cue by Kate Danley

John and Mary are in the middle of a romantic scene, but have to scramble when their scene partner keeps missing his cue. Yes! Let’s figure out how the show will go on!

directed by Jaye Templeton, featuring Madison Glee, Mark Middleton and Nick Hendrix