As the nation's leading short play festival, the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival fosters the work of emerging writers, giving them the exposure of publication and representation.

The 48th collection includes:

18 by Darius M. Buckley

This play in verse tells the story of two teenage black boys in juvie reflecting on the lives they once lived and what the unknown future holds.

Nub City, USA! by Nicholas Hulstein

Dwayne and Glen have discovered that, if they take out a life insurance policy before they go hunting and if Glen "accidentally" loses and limb, the policy will pay out in full they just need to visit Nub City, USA.

The Velociraptor's Very Good Day by Sarah "Sair" Kaufman and Shane Dittmar

When an impossible-to-predict tragedy strikes, it's up to Velociraptor to embrace who they really are and make a discovery that will change the world forever.

Dugout Daisies by Julissa Mishay Norment

During the longest inning of their lives, two bench warmers kill time by chatting about the things that matter most to them: why they are on the sidelines.

DRAWBRIDGE by Mallory Jane Weiss

The lexicographer is coming! Tuesday and Door have one job: lower the drawbridge. But what if the lexicographer comes bearing language for their feelings this time? A play about the potential power of words and the people that help us find them.

Freestyle Hand Entry by Elise Wien

Ches recounts their attempts to get to a bag of Bugles stuck in the vending machine in the JCC rec room.