Announcing the Selections for the Republican Theater Festival!
501(c) Me by David Marcus (Philadelphia)
Imagines a world in which
individuals are able to apply for tax-exempt status
Battle Hymn
by Ludmilla Bollow (Wisconson)
A group of Christians fight
to keep a statue of Jesus in their public park
Downsizing Undercoat Man
by Walt Vail (New Jersey)
A story of revenge
that reveals the complicity of unions in harm to consumers
Eternal Flowers
by Lavinia Roberts (New York)
A poignant meditation
on the effect of serving in the military for one small-town family
Home From College
by Eric Balchunas (Philadelphia)
A teenage daughter confronts her parents to criticize the systems that made her education possible
Occupy This
by CJ Ehrlich (New York)
A sendup of the Occupy protests
and the business of panhandiling
Propaganda
by Mike Long (Washington DC)
A victim of torture learns
the most powerful weapon for revenge
Running Amok
by Quinn Eli (Philadelphia)
An athlete demands to
take responsibility for a public scandal
The Abortion Bomb
by Basil Considine (Massachussets)
A daughter's decision to abort rocks her conservative Catholic family
Volley
by Hank Schwemmer (Texas)
A fun, witty satire on the nature
of partisanship and political debate
Read Victor Fiorillo's article on the selection here! 
