Edmonds Driftwood Players is a volunteer-based nonprofit community theatre based in Edmonds, WA that has been entertaining and educating the community since 1958, making EDP one of the oldest continually operating community theaters in Washington State.
We are pleased to announce our theme for our 14th Annual Festival of Shorts. Our annual playwriting festival provides an opportunity for playwrights to have their works brought to life on stage, as well as gain recognition and potential awards. Some past winners have later been developed into full-length award-winning plays!
The Festival this year will be presented in five performances June 26-29, 2025, featuring eight shorts finalists that include multiple directors and casts. The theme for 2025 is “CROSSROADS: a choice or event that changed courses.” We would love to see both comedic and dramatic stories with uplifting endings.
The finalists are selected from submissions from around the globe. Our volunteer readers and judges are local Seattle-area theatre lovers and playwrights. To keep the process as fair as possible, our readers are only given blind copies of script submissions for judging.
After the closing performance, we will announce the winners for: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Judges’ Awards and Overall Audience Favorite.
Congratulations to our 2025 14th Annual Festival of Shorts Finalists!
ACT I
Wine DNA by Erin Osgood
Sorella and Jonah try to connect over their love of wine on an obligatory blind date. What could go wrong?
Changing Colors by Keith Whalen
A sick chameleon brings Todd and Cassie back together, making them accept the reality of their son’s death and tackle how to move forward.
A Gentle Lift by Steve Apostolina
A harried young woman gets some remarkable advice from a mysterious older woman in a stalled elevator – a gentle lift.
Love in the Time of COVID by Rick Davis
Alan and Melanie are running out of time and money. Melanie has a plan and Alan resists. Together they face a decision that could lead to a secure future…or to jail.
ACT II
In the Same Boat by Domenick Scudera
A random encounter allows a drag queen to help a woman who is at a crossroads in regards to her relationship with her daughter.
Priceless by Samara Siskind
Two people barter at a garage sale only to realize that friendship is the most prized of all possessions.
The Christmas Letter by Alice Burke
Muriel is stuck writing her yearly Christmas Letter, longing for an exciting life to brag about. Her son helps her understand what’s important and how to solve her problem.
Art Imitates by Rory O’Neill
A first date at the museum is getting so awkward that two paintings have no choice but to step in.
2025 Submission Guidelines:
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Congratulations to our 2024 13th Annual Festival of Shorts Finalists!
ACT I
Finding Mother Courage by Pam Kingsley
The Real Thing by Marjorie Williamson (WINNER! 1st Place Judges Award)
The World Needs More Trees by Kimberly Shimer
First Impressions by Kurt Olson
ACT II
The Bench by Romney S. Humphrey
A Much Better Deal by Stephan Feldman (WINNER! 2nd Place Judges Award)
Horseshoe by Sara Freedman (WINNER! 3rd Place Judges Award)
Lemonade by Marjorie Williamson (WINNER! Overall Audience Favorite)
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