MPF Production History
From staged readings to full productions and from York County to Washington County, Maine Playwrights Festival has supported and showcased plays written by more than 100 Maine-based writers since it was established in 2001. The festival’s history includes over 150 world premiere productions, as well as scores of other staged readings, 1-minute-play performances, and more.
2022

- Dimitria’s Kitchen, by Marcia Pitcher
- The Experience Box, by Kory Alexander Majansky
- The Faevorite, by Chris DeFilipp
- Leave It Open, by Jule Selbo
- Masks, by Brian Arundel
- Monster Invisible, by Gordon LePage
Staged Readings
- The Axe and the Ex, by Kerri Becker
- Barren, by Leah Bruns
- Getting Juliet, by Mark Evan Chimsky
- The House That Jack Built, by Thomas Spurr
- Restorations, by Lynne Cullen
2021

- The Bi-annual Stone Skipping Competition on Long Lake, by Stowell Watters
- Green Light (Going), by Hollie Pryor
- Jane Grey, by Alexa Gallant
- Miss LeGallienne Announces the New Season, by Carolyn Gage
- Rabbit Rabbit, by Nolan Ellsworth & Shannon Wade
Staged Readings
- Cats are Good at Hiding Things, by Gordon LePage
- The Daughter of the Ruler of the Seas and Tides, by Elaine Ford & Arthur Boatin
- The Do-Over, by Kerri Becker
- Mansion on the Hill, by Eddie Adelman
- Miss Julie, by Jule Selbo
2019

- Elvis and the Swear Can, by Danie Connolly
- Gloria Anderson, by Kevin O’Leary
- Mister Puddles’ Last Adventure, by Thomas Spurr
- O’Hare – Gate A4, by Eddie Adelman
- The Store, by Travis G. Baker
- Willy’s Excellent Adventure, by David Susman
Staged Readings
- Bunk, by Raechel Segal
- Goodwill, by Lori Rand
- The Interview, by Brian Arundel
- Like an Oak, by Tony Morin
- A Song of India, by Gordon LePage
2018
- Angels We Have Heard, by Gordon LePage
- Boy Missing, by Travis G. Baker
- Gesundheit, by Parker Lemal-Brown
- Knocks and How to Answer, by Ron Kanecke
- Sleeping at Campobello, by Jennifer Reck
Staged Readings
- Guernica, by David Draheim
- Hippos in the Catholic School Parking Lot, by David Body
- Just Saying, by Mary Katherine Spain
- The Other Life, by Lynne Cullen
- Whoosie, by Cassandra Powers

2017
- Connection, by David Vazdauskas
- Elwood’s Last Job, by Elaine Ford
- Miracles, by Ron Kanecke
- The Thing Carol Saw, by John Manderino
- The Wild Hunt, by Lynne Cullen
- Walter Likes Henny Just Fine, by David Susman
Staged Readings
- A Little Lump Thing, by Daniel C. Bryant
- At Sea, by Carolyn Gage
- Breakfast Buddies, by Samuel Richardson
- In Flagrante Delicto, by Josh Brassard
- Talking to Cats, by Arthur Boatin

2016
- Meet the Author, by David Susman
- Nerdlords Vs. the Thing Under the Basement, by Jennifer Jensen
- Olive Shrineshade, by Richard Sewell
- Planchette, by Carolyn Gage
- Something Blue, by Delvyn Case
Staged Readings
- How Things Sometimes Work Out, by Jennifer Reck
- Insurrections, by Nicole d’Entremeont
- Original Brasses, Fine Patina, by Elaine Ford
- Whatever You Decide, by Bess Welden
- Where There’s Will, by Erica Thompson
2015
- 3am at Dennys, by Shondra Jin Robbins
- Click Here, by David Susman
- Creation, by David Vazdauskas
- Houston, by Michael Kimball
- Predestination, by Arthur Boatin
- The Lift, by Susan Staples
2014
- An Absence of Grey, by Shirley Sargent
- Battle Faire, by Erica Thompson
- Before the Curtain, by Jennifer Reck
- Brinner with Cindy, by Ryan William Shephard
- Carl, by John Manderino
- Disagreement at the Dead Boot Saloon, by Michael Kimball
- Finish It, by Stephen Dennis
- God Visits Lucifer on the Occasion of the Anniversary of the Fall, by Josh Brassard
- Incidentally, by Laurie Medeiros
- Schrodinger’s Roulette, by Jody McColman
- A Storybook Romance, by Howard Rosenfield
- Stuck, by David Susman
- The Abyss, by Jo-Anne Walton
- The Church of the Divine Potluck, by Sybill Baker
- The Hurricane, by Patricia Mew
- The Purchases, by Jefferson Navicky
- The Sign, by Kathy Hooke
- To Whom It May Concern, by Lynne Cullen
Staged Reading
- What If…, by Linda Britt
2013
- Cat Scratch, by Megan Tripaldi
- Date Night at Al’s Bar and Grill, by Dan Hadley
- Delestage, by Delvyn Case, Jr.
- Halo, by Hal Cohen
- Holly Belle, by Sarah Paget
- Janey Succumbs to Polar Madness, by Michael Kimball
- Memories of Paradise, by Bruce Pratt
- Radicals, by Carolyn Gage
- Rope Trick, by Michael Tooher
- Slunkerfish, by Roger Clark Van Deusen
- Stel, by Charlie Cole
- Zeno’s Arrow, by David Susman
Staged Reading
- Want/Not, by Cullen McGough
2012
- Chicken Tonight, by Larry Crane
- A Depressed Childhood, by David Vardemen
- He Touched Me, by Patricia Mew
- It’s Just Not Polite, by Laurie Medeiros
- Memories of Rain, by Sarah Halford
- The Necrology Report, by Maureen Ann Connolly
- On, by David Vazdauskas
- Potatoes Aren’t Enough, by Delvyn Case, Jr.
- A Road That Happened to be Broken, by Jefferson Navicky
- Snowball’s Chance in Hell, by Chelsea Cook
Staged Readings
- Memorial Day, by Lynne Cullen
- We Drew the Sky, by Charlie Marenghi
2011
- Aiming Off, by Larry Crane
- Class, by Marie Coyle
- Infestation, by Jefferson Navicky
- In This Economy, by Isabel Sterne
- Perfect Joe, by Lynne Cullen
- Silence and Slow Time, by Kathy Hooke
- Size Matters, by Michael Tooher
- The Last Fish in the Sea, by Cullen McGough
- The Perils of Long-Term Care, by Michael Kimball
- The Rope Swing, by Shannara Gillman
Staged Readings
- Iceland, by Michael Tooher
- Commixtus, by Katherine Roscher
2010
- Backseat Driver, by Laura Emack
- Barter, by Bruce Pratt
- (Living) Will, by John Rizzo
- Lungfish, by Jefferson Navicky
- Neighbors, by Blaise Titus
- now I lay me down to sleep, by Michael Tooher
- Savannah, by Kathy Hooke
- The Brownwater Legend, by Michael Kimball
- The Day After the Incident, by Eric Worthley
- The Nziza, by Delvyn Case, Jr.
- Topnotch Man, by Hugh Aaron
Featured Play
- Solitary Dancers, by Jan Paetow
2009
- Are You Going to Wear that Shirt?, by John Manderino
- Better, Tommorrow, by Lara Lom
- Hot Dish, by Diana Sterne
- Protect Us, by Cathy Plourde
- Put Your Hands Together, by John Rizzo
- Reorient, by Michael Kimball
- Invisible Men, by Lynne Cullen
Featured Plays
- The Goddess Tour, by Carolyn Gage
- Private, by Roger Bechtel
2008
- Bailey’s Mistake, by Gerald George
- Balcony of a Stranger, by Heather Crocker
- Electrolysis, by Bruce Pratt
- Fishtank Poem, Fishtank Song, by Richard Sewell
- In a Clearing Quiet, by Michael Tooher
- My Mother Wears a Thong, by Linda LeRoyer
- Party Time, by Clare Melley Smith
- Portrait of the Vampire as a Young Man, by John Manderino
- Speed Dating, by Diana Stern
- The Deckhand, by Cathy Counts
- The Muffin Man, by Michael Kimball
- Yellow Jackets, by Susan Poulin and Gordon Carlisle
2007
- Actual Glass, by Michael Kimball
- A Turn for the Worse, by Clare Melley Smith
- A Woman Six Inches Taller, by David Draheim
- Call of the Wild, by Jan Paetow
- Done Deal, by Linda Griffith
- Fruitcake,by Richard Sewell
- Indians, by John Manderino
- Jesus and the Sewing Circle, by Lynne Cullen
- The Bell, by Brent Askari
- The Lamp, by Jay Lawrence
- The Marriage, by Josh Harriman
- The Prayer Shawl, by Dana Pearson
2006
- Audrey, by John Manderino
- Bad Case of Loving You, by Jay Lawrence
- Friendly Fred, by John Manderino
- Heaven, by Lynne Cullen
- Mrs. White’s Little Girls Get Dirty, by Danie Connolly
- Oakfall, by Richard Sewell
- Paul and Mom, by John Manderino
- Romance, by Jon Potter
- ‘Til the Fat Lady Sings, by Carolyn Gage
- The Trains of Painesville, by Linda Griffith
- Visiting Hour, by Dana Pearson
2005
- Contradictions, by Charles Arnold
- El Jefe, by Jason Wilkins
- Jill and Jack, by John Manderino
- Love on the Line, by Amy Roche
- The Mistake, by Phebe Reeves
- Panic in the Time of an Insecure God, by Maureen Sullivan
- The Poorly-Written Play Festival, by Carolyn Gage
- Radio, by David Bunker
- The Sand Which is There, by John Manderino
- The Sky’s the Limit, by Tim Wilson
- This is the Remains of Another Play, by Chris Gyngell
2004
- All I Want for Christmas, by Miranda Hope
- Endymion, by Lynne Cullen
- Harry and Edith, by Karmo Sanders
- Mrs. Hemingway Goes Dancing, by Nicole Wolf Gilbert
- Order Up, by Miranda Hope
- Side by Side, by Paul G. Charbonneau
- Surge, by Catherine Anderson
- The View, by John Manderino
- The Way Around, by Suze Allen
- Wendell Perkins, Unbound, by Raymond K. Long
- Wolfman and Janice, by John Manderino
2002
- Breadalbane, by Larry Crane
- 100% American Girl, by Colin Sargent
- Stars Falling, by Jaynie Decker
2001
- The Parmenchene Belle, by Carolyn Gage
- The Potato Pickers, by Tim Wilson
- Regalia, by Rick Doyle