Spectrum 2026 Short Play Festival
February 27 – March 8 2026

At The Chapel
6238 Alexander Dr. St. Louis MO.
A Rose by Any Other Name by Ann E. Eskridge
Double Date by Bradford Slavik
Betta Than Meta by Carl Maronich
Human Remains by Marjorie Williamson
Torured Poet’s Department by Mike McGeever
A Cure for AIDS: 1995 by Paula Kamen
Available at the door, 1 hour before curtain
$30.00 Adults
$20.00 Students
Performances February 27 – March 8 2026
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00 p.m. / Sundays @ 2:00 p.m.
Next At
The First Run Theatre Playwrights’ Workshop
We are currently on our Winter hiatus. We will be back in March 2026
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Location is Square One Brewery, 1727 Park Ave. in the city’s Lafayette Square neighborhood.
All are welcome!
If you’d like more information, or to have one of your scripts considered for the workshop readings, please contact us at ryoung@papadocs.com
Video
A nice story from Julie Winkle at HEC Media in St. Louis about our 20th anniversary of presenting new plays by regional playwrights.
Also at https://hecmedia.org/posts/first-run-theatre
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Our Home Theaters
The Kranzberg – Mainstage Productions
The Chapel – Spectrum short play festival
and our Reading Festival


















