UpStage Napa Valley PlayFest 2024

October 2024

Grace Episcopal Church

October 11th - 13th, 18th - 20th & 25th -27th

Friday & Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday Matinee 2:30pm

A different series of plays will be held each weekend.

$30 each or $75 for three nights*

*One night each weekend in the series. Use Code: FESTIVALPASS

First Weekend:

Let the Waters Rise by Ron Rosenfeld

A married couple looks over blueprints on how to build an Ark.

The Multiplier Effect by Timothy Krause

Does a "pay it forward" chain at Starbucks really have a positive effect?

How I Knew Her by Allie Costa

The setting is at a grave site where two people share how they knew the young woman whose name is on the tombstone.

Second Weekend:

Nearly Departed by Michael Waterson

A man stands on the Golden Gate Bridge intent on suicide until a seeming chance encounter with a homeless person.

Baby Fugitive by Kelli Lynn Woodend

Cathy, a woman in a wheelchair panics when she wakes to find a fugitive hiding in her kitchen in the middle of the night.

Joy Ride by Arianna Rose

In 1933 at a formal White House Dinner, Amelia Earhart proposed a quick flight to her friend and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Joy Ride explores what might have happened on that flight.

Gayer Than Laughter by Felix Racelis

A middle-aged gay man extends a special invitation to an older former lover, who is experiencing hard times, to an event honoring him for his contribution to LGBT community. Getting his friend to the event proves harder than he imagines.

Third Weekend:

Thespian's Choice by Henry Ames

A high school student writes a play which he hopes his English teacher will submit to a competition.

Kiss a Dog; Go to Heaven by Susan Lily Jackson

Rick is setting up for a garage sale to get rid of his deceased mother’s things. His overeager girlfriend, Jackie offers advice and assistance; but she finds out more about Rick’s childhood than she expected.  Revenge is sweet—and dark.

Visitor by Angela Ames

A woman in the hospital receiving cancer treatment befriends a construction worker.

Gayer Than Laughter by Felix Racelis

A middle-aged gay man extends a special invitation to an older former lover, who is experiencing hard times, to an event honoring him for his contribution to LGBT community. Getting his friend to the event proves harder than he imagines.

Talk Back

Actors and director will hold an open discussion at the end of the performance.

UpStage Napa Valley PlayFest 2024

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