Short Attention Span Theatre Live at Garfield Center for the Arts

Once again featuring a large cast of local performers and directors, along with premiering several original plays, Short Attention Span Theatre (SAST) is produced by Worton resident Mark Sullivan and it features a cast, crew and directors. A champion on the yearly event and active in it almost every year since its inception, Mr. Sullivan is also a regular volunteer for the GCA and currently serves as the GCA Board President.

Director Nic Carter has cast Brad Chaires, Brianna Johnson, Hester Sachse and Dylan Lyles in the comedy An Emoji Named Desire, by John Minigan. In the play, young intern Sterling is torn between charismatic, creative Blanchard DuBois and tough-minded project manager Ms. Stanley as he tries to chart his future path at a leading emoji building company.

Director Brad Chaires casts Gil Rambach and Dan Guidice in God on the Couch, a comedy by Dan O’Day. In the privacy of his therapist’s office, God grapples with an existential crisis of biblical proportions.

Playwright and Director Mark Sullivan has cast Nic Carter and Steven Arnold in the comedy Look Into Your Heart, where a chance meeting in a park leads to surprising revelations and self-reflections.

Steven Arnold directs Shannon Whitaker, Dylan Lyles and Dan Guidice in Domestic Disturbances, a play by Steven Korbar. In this comedy, a woman admits during a police interview to various misguided attempts to murder her husband.

John Mann directs Nevin Dawson and Heather Joyce-Byers in Deadman’s Curves, a comedy about a private eye, a dame and a mysterious box written by Dan O’Day.

Melissa McGlynn directs herself and Jen Friedman in A Day At The Ballpark, a hilarious and, perhaps, familiar take on language and misinterpretations. Melissa McGlynn also directs Jen Friedman, Sharon Herz and Patrick Pearce in the comedy The Possessthion, by Ron Burch. In the comedy, a precocious young girl has become possessed by a demon; but is that really bad news?

Performances begin July 23rd and run at 8 PM on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 PM on Sundays through August 8th. Tickets are $18.00 (plus Eventbrite processing fees) for general audiences and $10.00 for students and can be purchased online anytime at www.garfieldcenter.org or by calling the box office at 410-810-2060 Wednesdays through Fridays from 10 AM to 3 PM.