Legacy Play Reading Festival


Legacy concluded its first annual Legacy Theatre Play Reading Festival in the quaint village of Stony Creek in September, 2022 in Branford, CT. This beautifully restored historic theatre has undergone a state-of-the-art 5 million dollar renovation and has opened to produce live theatre in its inaugural year as Legacy Theatre in 2021. Congratulations to the Winners of the First Annual Legacy Theatre Play Reading Festival:

Overall Winner: Kim E. Ruyle Tennessee Wet Rub

Best Full-Length Drama: DC Cathro Itch

Best Full-Length Comedy:Richard Lyons Conlon One Time

Best Short Drama: Stephen Joseph Olson The Booth

Best Short Comedy: Philip Middleton Williams Tucamcari Tonite!

Best CT Playwright: Elizabeth Appel Mischief at the Mermaid Tavern

To submit a new play to be considered for the 2023 Play Reading Festival, please apply HERE

2022 Play Reading Schedule

Sunday, September 11
10am-4pm

10-11:30am
One Time
 by Richard Lyons Conlon

12-2pm
Itch
 by DC Cathro

2-2:30pm
David, It’s Sarah by Lee Franklin

2:30-3pm
Family by Numbers by Arianna Rose

3-4pm
Across a Crowded Room by F. J. Hartland


Sunday, September 18
10am-4pm

10-10:30am
Mischief at the Mermaid Tavern by Elizabeth Appel

11-11:30am
Tucumcari Tonite!
 by Philip Middleton Williams

12-12:30pm
Uphill by Cameron Scott

12:30-1pm
The Booth by Stephen Joseph Olson

1:30-3pm
Tennessee Wet Rub by Kim E. Ruyle

3:30-4pm
AWARDS PRESENTATION