Last Chance New Play Fest

Helena’s Last Chance New Play Fest, now in its sixth year, runs Nov 8-17, and features five new projects by Montana writers, including full-length, one-act and short plays.
Montana Short Cuts, a program of 10-minute plays, returns to the festival as well. This year’s theme, Montana Short Cuts: Genetically Modified, explores how eight different authors across the state interpret the theme. This year’s plays feature made-to-order babies, a game show of the future, a world where genetic engineering is a crime, a talking grizzly, a couple fighting over how to engineer their child, a cowboy lamenting changes in the rodeo, spreading a new religion via insects, and a political satire in verse.
This grassroots theatre event celebrates the works of local and regional playwrights including Brian Massman (Helena), Craig Kenworthy (Seattle/Bozeman), Michael Donohue (Kalispell), Rachel Dean (Havre), Susan Dunlap (Butte), Ross Peter Nelson (Helena), Steven Palmer (Helena), Rebecca Ryland (Clancy), and Barry Stambaugh (Helena).