# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 New Jersey One-Act Play Festival
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center proudly announces its fifth annual production of short plays. The 2026 New Jersey One-Act Play Festival features five world premiere one-act plays by New Jersey playwrights, continuing Dragonfly’s mission of championing local artists, producing new work, and bringing diverse, community-centered storytelling to the stage.Performances will take place Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m. at duCret Center of Art in Plainfield, NJ.Following the Friday evening performance, audiences are invited to stay for a special talkback with the playwrights, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process and the opportunity to engage directly with the writers behind these world premieres.This year’s festival features:Unlove Me by Charles Grayson, directed by Andrew Rodriguez: A couple terribly in love visits a relationship counselor and tries to explain why they need help.Reunion by Stephen Patrick, directed by Matt Holbert: An elderly woman in a nursing home is depressed until she is given a possibly magical laptop.A Grave Mistake by Susan Cain McQuilkin, directed by Aidan O'Rourke: A man arrives in a wooded area with a body in a tarp. As he digs a grave, the tarp begins to move.Elizabeth, NJ by Benjamin V. Marshall, directed by Kat Perez and Aaliyah Whitfield: Two immigrant women waiting to see loved ones at a detention center are harassed by the security guard and annoyed by the ever-gabbing television.Game Company written and directed by Catherine LaMoreaux: A Baby Boomer and a Gen Z gamer are forced to work together at a video game company.Tickets are $20–25 and may be purchased at the door or online at https://www.dragonflyartsnj.org/purchase-tickets.Performances take place at duCret Center of Art, 1030 Central Avenue, Plainfield, NJ.This program is made possible in part by a 2026 HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of County Commissioners, and grants from The Plainfield Cultural and Heritage Commission, and The Plainfield Foundation.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plainfield/2026-new-jersey-one-act-play-festival/80001170575352
- **Event Categories**: theatre, festivals, art, literary-art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Plainfield
- **state**: NJ
- **country**: United States
- **location**: duCret Center of Art
- **lat**: 40.6049434
- **long**: -74.4172816
- **full address**: duCret Center of Art, 1030 Central Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07060, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 2026 New Jersey One-Act Play Festival being held?
  - **A:** 2026 New Jersey One-Act Play Festival takes place on Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm at duCret Center of Art, 1030 Central Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07060, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 2026 New Jersey One-Act Play Festival?
  - **A:** 2026 New Jersey One-Act Play Festival is organized by Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center.

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