“Tournament of Tiny Plays” at KMC Onstage (SrA Kyle Kostner)

Join KMC Onstage at the “Tournament of Tiny Plays” for a humorous journey with tidbits of wisdom sprinkled in along the way.

Presented as a tournament in which we can vote on the “Audience Choice” award, the evening features four plays. It is an evening that takes the audience on a roller coaster ride filled with laughter, sadness, thoughtfulness and curiosity. Each performance bring something different to the table and allows cast member to really stretch their acting skills, and we can tell they are having fun!

In “Three Sides to Every Story” directed by Jonathan Straight, we comically discover that it is okay to make changes as Side A (Victor Smolinksi), Side B (Simeon Daniels-Petruck) and Hypotenuese (John Fisher) discover that going one’s own way is sometimes the right choice (even in geometry).

“Three Sides to Every Story” at KMC Onstage (SrA Kyle Kostner)

As the next play enters the stage, we comedically learn the important lesson of self-advocating (while, maybe, watching exactly how we say things). In “Poof,” directed by Alex Zhander, Loureen (Jessica Steele) defends herself against an abusive husband – cursing him to hell. Suddenly, poof, he is gone! Where did he go? Her friend Florence (Iryna Osipova) comes over to help and the two, hysterically, attempt to figure out the situation. Eventually Loureen decides that she needs to sweep the dust under the rug and move forward.

“I will be Saint Loureen. Patron saint of battered wives. Women will come to me, and I will make their husbands turn to dust.”

“Poof” at KMC Onstage (SrA Kyle Kostner)

This show is fast-paced and full of variety, as things quickly move in a totally different direction during the play “Hedetet” (or “Don’t Eat Your Offspring”), directed by Mandi La Bell. Exhausted mom Pat (Ciara Anderson) is at her wits end. Humorously, she conjures three Egyptian goddesses to hash things out. Taweret (MSGT Chanel Mobley-Rosenthal) is fierce and domineering, Heqet (Debra Duckett) is, dare I say, negligent and Hedetet (Julie Phillips) is downright scary (although she means well). Compared to them, is everything as bad as it seems?

“Hedetet” at KMC Onstage (SrA Kyle Kostner)

The sets are kept thoughtfully simple – a square box, a table, a wine glass - making it easy to focus on the character development and their actions.

This was nowhere more apparent than in the play “Character Development, Conflict, Scene Study and Development,” directed by James Lillibridge. In a lesson in quickly judging others, Character 1 (Maddie Turner) in farm attire is paired against the royally clothed Character 2 (Samantha Vannoorbeeck) for some hysterical banter about needing plot.

“Character Development, Conflict, Scene Study and Development” at KMC Onstage (SrA Kyle Kostner)

They are all amazing performances, but the audience (and some guest panelists) must choose the best! So, go see the “Tournament of Tiny Plays” and judge for yourself.

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