Inspired by the format in which Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill honed their craft, EST held its first Marathon in 1977.
Praised by critics and beloved by audiences, it launched an industry-wide revival of the short play form and broke new ground by putting new and established writers together on one stage. David Mamet, Tina Howe, Julia Cho, Qui Nguyen and John Guare have all premiered new work at the festival. This season, our 36th Marathon features fifteen writers across three different series which will run through June 30th. Who will you discover this year?
SERIES A - MAY 15 - JUNE 5
Showtime Blues
by France-Luce Benson
El Grande
by Maggie Diaz Bofill
Blue Handed
by David Zellnik
The Fork
by Emily Chadick Weiss
How My Grandparents Fell in Love
by Cary Gitter
SERIES B - MAY 28 - JUNE 26
Disney & Fujikawa
by Lloyd Suh
On the Outs
by Christina Gorman
Falling Away
by Christopher Shinn
Down Cleghorn
by Julia Specht
Linus and Murray
by Leah Nanako Winkler
SERIES C - JUNE 14 - 30
The Good Muslim
by Zakiyyah Alexander
Santa Doesn’t Come to the Holiday Inn
by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
Female Beginner
by Edith Freni
Good Results Are Difficult When Indifference Predominates
by Amy Fox
Intensive Care
by Donald Marcus
