First Flight Festival

 

11th Annual First Flight Festival

ATC’s annual festival of all-new, all-original, all-local short plays!
New short plays written by members of the Angels Playwriting Collective

FLIGHT A: July 16-19, 2026

FLIGHT B: July 23-28, 2026

Presented at UNL’s Studio Theatre
first floor of the Temple Building — 12th & R Streets in Lincoln
Admission $20.00 per Flight, or $35.00 for a Festival Pass (both weekends)

 

ATC presents the 11th Annual First Flight Festival!

Join us for the 11th Annual First Flight Festival! New short plays, monologues, and a short musical by local playwrights!
This year’s Festival includes the following short plays and monologues by playwrights in our community:

FLIGHT A 
July 16-18 @ 7:30 pm, 19 @ 2:00 pm		 FLIGHT B
July 23-25 @ 7:30 pm, 26 @ 2:00 pm
Garage Sale by Adrien Loehring
Advice From an Old Broad by Kathy Swensen
Morning Meds by Clay Farris Naff
On the Subject of Eschatology by Regina Hinkley
It Smells Like What? by Robin Buckallew
The Dare by Christina Kirk
The Zombie Dog Upstairs by Jamie Bullins		 Relationship Jungle by Cecilia Burkhart
Phone Call by Stephen Enersen
Heritage by Elbert Traylor
Counting Breaths by JoanAnn Blomstedt
shenanigans and mischief by D. Chapelle
The Pardon by Paula Ray
Paint Me Home by E. Klaumann

Thank you to our 2026 First Flight Festival Sponsors!

What is the First Flight Festival?

  • First Flight is a playwright-driven festival, unique to our area. All the submissions come from the Angels Theatre Company Playwriting Collective.
  • Each play is directed by a different director
  • We emphasize minimalism, so there is usually limited set, scenery, lighting, costumes, and sound. The scripts speak for themselves!
  • First Flight includes short plays and monologues ranging from anywhere from 2 minutes to 15 minutes. Each year a panel reads the submissions are scores each entry. Depending on the submissions, we may decide to include 4 or 24.
  • Playwrights are integral to the process.
  • After each performance, there is a facilitated discussion with the playwrights. This allows the audience to ask questions and learn about the writing process from our talented artists.

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