Last Chance New Play Fest

03/23/2026

The next Fest will be #13, so we're looking for short play submission on the theme "Superstition." One-acts are welcome, too, and there is no theme required for them.

Check out our call for new work here:

Playwrights may submit ten-minute pieces to the Last Chance New Play Fest.

11/16/2025

Montana Short Cuts's final show at 2pm today. Six ten-minute plays, all by Montana writers. What more could you ask of a cloudy Sunday afternoon? Tix here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/15/2025

Today's a triple-header, and you can see three shows for less than the price of two. The Open Range one-actss wind up their run at 2pm. Short cuts are at 7pm, and the free Solo Acts follow on at 9pm. A Fest Pass gets you into all three for only $30.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/14/2025

There are penguins, cafes, and drag on the stage tonight as Open Range returns at 7pm. Tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/13/2025

The final weekend begins Thursday at 7pm with Montana Shortcuts. Get your tickets here, don't miss out: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/09/2025

Don't miss today's 2pm matinee. It closes out the weekend with Barry Stambaugh's musical treat, "The Big Oh." Tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/08/2025

It's Saturday and that means you have a chance to catch both shows in a single day if you want. Short Cuts plays at 2pm with Open Range running at 7pm. Tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/07/2025

The Short Cuts are here! Starting tonight, the MT SC will alternate with the Open Range shows that opened on Thursday. This year's short cuts include:

Excalibur by Ross Peter Nelson
Missing Ivy by Rebecca Ryland
Post-op by Benji Cosgrove
Some Far Shore by Steve Palmer
The Things We Keep by Perrie Frydenlund
Universal Donor by Leigh Ann Ruggerio & Brent McCafferty

Tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/06/2025

Opening night! The Fest starts its two-weekend run with our Open Range series, featuring three one-act plays:

Zoloft Tango by Ross Peter Nelson, Greg Younger director
Self-inflicted by Lily Hoelscher, Alanna Bartosik director
The Big Oh by Barry Stambaugh, Rebecca Ryland director

Helena Avenue Theatre, 7pm
Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/05/2025

You can go down a real rabbit hole watching Rebecca Ryland's "Missing Ivy." What information is correct information, and is there one Ivy or two? Come to the Montana Short Cuts production during the LCNPF and find out! Tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf

11/04/2025

Benji Cosgrove makes his LCNPF premier this year with "Post-op", a play about a new way to get into heaven.

Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lcnpf