CapitalQ Theatre Festival

Written & Directed by Various Artists
Produced by StageQ Inc

*CapitalQ Theatre Festival is made possible by contributions from Jim Hartman’s State Farm Agency and the New Harvest Foundation.

StageQ is proud to present the inaugural “CapitalQ Theatre Festival.” A fresh, new spin on the perennial favorite, “Queer Shorts,” this festival runs a single weekend and is filled with new and original short plays and 1-Act Plays submitted from local and national playwrights. Along with FREE theatre workshops and masterclasses open to the public, this weekend will celebrate original queer stories told by up-and-coming queer writers and allow you to learn more about how theatre is made. Be a part of a new Pride Month tradition!

All performances will last about 60 minutes.

ALL MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS ARE FREE!!! – NO TICKET NEEDED
Festival Passes required for ticked performances, see prices below.

Venue: Drury & Evjue Stages
General Admission Seating

Festival Schedule:

Friday, June 24th:

7:30pm – EVJUE STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE A
“Wedlocked (and Loaded)” by William Lynch
“Yours/Mine” by Tony Foster
“Theresa’s Breasts” by Amber Palmer

7:30pm – DRURY STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE C
“Falling Skies” by Brayden Frascone
“Dash Climbs a Rope” by James Still
“The Agency” by Mark Evan Chimsky

Saturday, June 25th:

12pm – ACTING MASTERCLASS
led by Stephen Montagna

12pm – STAGE MANAGEMENT MASTERCLASS
led by Chris Diorio

​2pm – EVJUE STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE B
“Walt Whitman and the Great Comet of the Apocalypse” by Garrett Bell
“Molinda Falls” by Ken Preuss
“The Test” by Richard Slusarczyk

2pm – DRURY STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE D
“Condors” by LZ Zephyr
“Three is Not a Crowd” by Dawn Richberg
“Three Scorpions Walk Into a Bar” by River von Waldron

7:30pm – EVJUE STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE B
“Walt Whitman and the Great Comet of the Apocalypse” by Garrett Bell
“Molinda Falls” by Ken Preuss
“The Test” by Richard Slusarczyk

7:30pm – DRURY STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE D
“Before the Holy Temple” by David Hopes
“Condors” by LZ Zephyr
“Three is Not a Crowd” by Dawn Richberg
“Three Scorpions Walk Into a Bar” by River von Waldron

Sunday, June 26th:

12pm – DIRECTING MASTERCLASS
led by Stephen Montagna

12pm – PLAYWRITING MASTERCLASS
led by Danielle Dresden

​2pm – EVJUE STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE A
“Wedlocked (and Loaded)” by William Lynch
“Yours/Mine” by Tony Foster
“Theresa’s Breasts” by Amber Palmer

2pm – DRURY STAGE – FESTIVAL SHOWCASE C
“Falling Skies” by Brayden Frascone
“Dash Climbs a Rope” by James Still
“The Agency” by Mark Evan Chimsky

Festival Passes:

Single Show Pass: $15
Two Show Pass: $20
Three Show Pass: $25
Four Show Pass: $30

COVID-19 UPDATES: (as of 3/2022)
StageQ requires all audience members to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.