
369 Monologue and Short Play Festival part 4: Get Up STAND UP
Bold monologues and short plays centered on resilience, survival, and hard-won success. A mixed bill of new work from local authors and voices from around the world, staged as a community-forward performance festival.
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A late-night program of monologues and short plays centered on “Get up, STAND UP!”—stories of inspiration, success, and survival against the odds. Fresh scripts span local authors and voices from around the world.

A late-night program of monologues and short plays centered on “Get up, STAND UP!”—stories of inspiration, success, and survival against the odds. Fresh scripts span local authors and voices from around the world.
A late-night program of monologues and short plays centered on “Get up, STAND UP!”—stories of inspiration, success, and survival against the odds. Fresh scripts span local authors and voices from around the world.

A late-night festival of monologues and short plays centered on resilience and standing up against the odds. Expect a mix of local and international writing brought to life in an intimate community theater setting.

A late-night festival of monologues and short plays centered on resilience and standing up against the odds. Expect a mix of local and international writing brought to life in an intimate community theater setting.
A late-night festival of monologues and short plays centered on resilience and standing up against the odds. Expect a mix of local and international writing brought to life in an intimate community theater setting.
Scrappy screenings bring queer, working-class perspectives to low-budget, B-rated amateur films. A three-day festival pass offers an offbeat dive into independent filmmaking and underground cinema.
Scrappy screenings bring queer, working-class perspectives to low-budget, B-rated amateur films. A three-day festival pass offers an offbeat dive into independent filmmaking and underground cinema.
Scrappy screenings bring queer, working-class perspectives to low-budget, B-rated amateur films. A three-day festival pass offers an offbeat dive into independent filmmaking and underground cinema.

Slow down over coffee and pastries with short readings on creativity, gentle grounding practices, and reflection. A welcoming monthly gathering supports a more intentional, sustainable relationship with your creative life.

Slow down over coffee and pastries with short readings on creativity, gentle grounding practices, and reflection. A welcoming monthly gathering supports a more intentional, sustainable relationship with your creative life.
Slow down over coffee and pastries with short readings on creativity, gentle grounding practices, and reflection. A welcoming monthly gathering supports a more intentional, sustainable relationship with your creative life.
A staged play reading that balances laugh out loud humor with an emotional coming of age story about a teen living with a rapid aging condition. Expect character driven scenes and sharp dialogue in an intimate room setting.
A staged play reading that balances laugh out loud humor with an emotional coming of age story about a teen living with a rapid aging condition. Expect character driven scenes and sharp dialogue in an intimate room setting.
A staged play reading that balances laugh out loud humor with an emotional coming of age story about a teen living with a rapid aging condition. Expect character driven scenes and sharp dialogue in an intimate room setting.

A staged reading of David Lindsay-Abaire’s contemporary comedy, delivered with fast laughs and actor-forward storytelling. Expect a lively, low-tech theater vibe centered on sharp dialogue and ensemble timing.

A staged reading of David Lindsay-Abaire’s contemporary comedy, delivered with fast laughs and actor-forward storytelling. Expect a lively, low-tech theater vibe centered on sharp dialogue and ensemble timing.
A staged reading of David Lindsay-Abaire’s contemporary comedy, delivered with fast laughs and actor-forward storytelling. Expect a lively, low-tech theater vibe centered on sharp dialogue and ensemble timing.
An anything-goes showcase invites performers to share music, poetry, short films, dance, comedy, and other creative acts in a lively, participatory setting.
An anything-goes showcase invites performers to share music, poetry, short films, dance, comedy, and other creative acts in a lively, participatory setting.
An anything-goes showcase invites performers to share music, poetry, short films, dance, comedy, and other creative acts in a lively, participatory setting.

Fast-paced improv comedy built from audience suggestions, with quick-fire scenes, songs, and game-style challenges. The night crescendos into a fully improvised musical with spontaneous characters, plot twists, and on-the-spot vocals.

Fast-paced improv comedy built from audience suggestions, with quick-fire scenes, songs, and game-style challenges. The night crescendos into a fully improvised musical with spontaneous characters, plot twists, and on-the-spot vocals.
Fast-paced improv comedy built from audience suggestions, with quick-fire scenes, songs, and game-style challenges. The night crescendos into a fully improvised musical with spontaneous characters, plot twists, and on-the-spot vocals.

Fast-paced mentalism and audience participation drive a late-night mind reading performance in an intimate parlor setting. Expect playful psychological misdirection, quick humor, and surprising reveals that blur the line between magic and intuition.

Fast-paced mentalism and audience participation drive a late-night mind reading performance in an intimate parlor setting. Expect playful psychological misdirection, quick humor, and surprising reveals that blur the line between magic and intuition.
Fast-paced mentalism and audience participation drive a late-night mind reading performance in an intimate parlor setting. Expect playful psychological misdirection, quick humor, and surprising reveals that blur the line between magic and intuition.

A 1940s-style Christmas Eve radio broadcast springs to life as a small ensemble voices dozens of characters with microphones and live sound effects. George Bailey’s Bedford Falls journey unfolds through fast-paced theatrical magic and nostalgic holiday charm.

A 1940s-style Christmas Eve radio broadcast springs to life as a small ensemble voices dozens of characters with microphones and live sound effects. George Bailey’s Bedford Falls journey unfolds through fast-paced theatrical magic and nostalgic holiday charm.
A 1940s-style Christmas Eve radio broadcast springs to life as a small ensemble voices dozens of characters with microphones and live sound effects. George Bailey’s Bedford Falls journey unfolds through fast-paced theatrical magic and nostalgic holiday charm.
Spontaneous character work and extended improvised scenes bring unpredictable humor to an intimate theater setting. Expect a playful comedy night built around unscripted performance and quick-witted storytelling.
Spontaneous character work and extended improvised scenes bring unpredictable humor to an intimate theater setting. Expect a playful comedy night built around unscripted performance and quick-witted storytelling.
Spontaneous character work and extended improvised scenes bring unpredictable humor to an intimate theater setting. Expect a playful comedy night built around unscripted performance and quick-witted storytelling.

Gentle, facilitated storytelling practice focused on concise personal narratives and empathetic, acceptance-based listening. A reflective circle designed to build communication skills, deepen self-understanding, and restore connection through shared true stories.

Gentle, facilitated storytelling practice focused on concise personal narratives and empathetic, acceptance-based listening. A reflective circle designed to build communication skills, deepen self-understanding, and restore connection through shared true stories.
Gentle, facilitated storytelling practice focused on concise personal narratives and empathetic, acceptance-based listening. A reflective circle designed to build communication skills, deepen self-understanding, and restore connection through shared true stories.

A devilishly autumn themed literary night of poetry and prose with live readings and performance style storytelling. Expect spooky season vibes and intimate listening as Monday Hakala, Arielle Hebert, and Taylor Sykes take the mic late in the evening.

A devilishly autumn themed literary night of poetry and prose with live readings and performance style storytelling. Expect spooky season vibes and intimate listening as Monday Hakala, Arielle Hebert, and Taylor Sykes take the mic late in the evening.
A devilishly autumn themed literary night of poetry and prose with live readings and performance style storytelling. Expect spooky season vibes and intimate listening as Monday Hakala, Arielle Hebert, and Taylor Sykes take the mic late in the evening.

A powerful one person theatrical performance blending spoken word storytelling with Black history and social justice themes. Held at a cultural center for an evening that sparks conversation, reflection, and community learning.

A powerful one person theatrical performance blending spoken word storytelling with Black history and social justice themes. Held at a cultural center for an evening that sparks conversation, reflection, and community learning.
A powerful one person theatrical performance blending spoken word storytelling with Black history and social justice themes. Held at a cultural center for an evening that sparks conversation, reflection, and community learning.
A late-night stand-up set with an all-femme lineup and a special slate of comedians traveling in from the South. Expect bold, baddie energy and crowd-ready jokes in a lively brewery taproom setting.
A late-night stand-up set with an all-femme lineup and a special slate of comedians traveling in from the South. Expect bold, baddie energy and crowd-ready jokes in a lively brewery taproom setting.
A late-night stand-up set with an all-femme lineup and a special slate of comedians traveling in from the South. Expect bold, baddie energy and crowd-ready jokes in a lively brewery taproom setting.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.

A four-week creative practice series centered on staying human through guided reflection prompts and gentle, process-oriented making. Expect supportive community-circle sharing and tools for resilience, self-awareness, and sustainable personal growth.

A four-week creative practice series centered on staying human through guided reflection prompts and gentle, process-oriented making. Expect supportive community-circle sharing and tools for resilience, self-awareness, and sustainable personal growth.
A four-week creative practice series centered on staying human through guided reflection prompts and gentle, process-oriented making. Expect supportive community-circle sharing and tools for resilience, self-awareness, and sustainable personal growth.

Monthly narrative-arts salon tackling common creativity blocks through a focused workshop topic like “Feeding the Muse.” Bring a work in progress to share, get feedback, and connect with other local writers in an intimate parlor setting.

Monthly narrative-arts salon tackling common creativity blocks through a focused workshop topic like “Feeding the Muse.” Bring a work in progress to share, get feedback, and connect with other local writers in an intimate parlor setting.
Monthly narrative-arts salon tackling common creativity blocks through a focused workshop topic like “Feeding the Muse.” Bring a work in progress to share, get feedback, and connect with other local writers in an intimate parlor setting.
All-femme stand-up night with a special Winter Witches edition spotlighting comedians from the South. Expect a lively, late-night brewery crowd vibe with sharp regional humor and seasonal flair.
All-femme stand-up night with a special Winter Witches edition spotlighting comedians from the South. Expect a lively, late-night brewery crowd vibe with sharp regional humor and seasonal flair.
All-femme stand-up night with a special Winter Witches edition spotlighting comedians from the South. Expect a lively, late-night brewery crowd vibe with sharp regional humor and seasonal flair.

A monthly drop in circle centered on community connection and creative reflection, with guided prompts for sharing and resetting your inner compass. Expect a gentle, supportive vibe focused on living a whole creative life.

A monthly drop in circle centered on community connection and creative reflection, with guided prompts for sharing and resetting your inner compass. Expect a gentle, supportive vibe focused on living a whole creative life.
A monthly drop in circle centered on community connection and creative reflection, with guided prompts for sharing and resetting your inner compass. Expect a gentle, supportive vibe focused on living a whole creative life.
