A is For presents the third annual all it takes is ONE ACT, a festival of one-act plays about reproductive justice.

The Ford Studio at The Signature Theatre in New York City 

December 9th & 10th

The all it takes is ONE ACT Festival will feature readings of the winning plays from A is For’s 2023 Playwriting Contest. The judges of this year's Playwriting Contest include: Bear Bellinger, Brooke Berman, Christian Parker, Dahlia Lithwick, Jennifer Lim, Leigh Silverman, and Tracia Banuelos-Rovaris.

Saturday, December 9th 

11:00am - 3rd Place: [the feminine urge to disappear] by Anna Watts, directed by Claire Karpen

5:00pm - 2nd Place: Cath Carroll by Ken Urban, directed by Knud Adams.

Sunday, December 10th

6:00pm - 1st Place: the wish: a manual for a last-ditch effort to save abortion in the united states through theater, directed by Lisa Rothe

by Justice Hehir, Dena Igusti, Phanésia Pharel, Nia Akilah Robinson, & Julia Specht

There will be a moderated talkback with the playwright(s) after each reading.

Tickets to the all it takes is ONE ACT Festival are $10 per play. As an important, mission driven program, A is For strives to make this event accessible to all who want to see it, regardless of ability to pay. If you would like to attend, but are not able to pay, please contact us (an email address is listed below) so that your entrance can be paid for by our generous sponsors. 

Please let us know if your plans change and you cannot attend. We expect a waiting list for this event. 

The ONE ACT Festival is made possible with the generous support of our sponsors: Abortion Conversation Projects, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and Humanities New York. 

A is For amplifies art and artists that work to end the stigma against abortion.

The A is For Playwriting Contest and ONE ACT Festival engages playwrights who are passionate about supporting abortion rights and reproductive justice, and offers theater audiences the opportunity to see those stories represented. 

Questions? Email Cynthia Nuara, Director of Development & Programs at cnuara@aisfor.org.