369 Monologue and Short Play Festival part 4: Get Up STAND UP
written by Various Playwrights
Thursday – Saturday, October 1-17, 2026. @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, October 18@ 3:00 pm
Different Strokes! Is thrilled to present our fourth year of this series of monologues and
short plays. This year, our theme will be: Get up, STAND UP! Stories of inspiration,
success, or survival, despite the odds. Please join us as we present material from local authors and around the world. See schedule and descriptions below
Thursday, October 1
- Dear Management
- White Mom
- Working a Shift at Santo Tomas
- Michael is Black
Friday, October 2
- Orange Slices
- Dear Management
- White Mom
- Michael is Black
- Sweetie's Confession
Saturday, October 3
- No one knows where I am
- Orange Slices
- Working a Shift at Santo Tomas
- Sweetie's Confession
- Worst Table
- Trash Day
Friday, October 9
- No one knows where I am
- Orange Slices
- Working a Shift at Santo Tomas
- Sweetie's Confession
- Worst Table
- Trash Day
Saturday, October 10
- Dear Management
- White Mom
- Michael is Black
- Worst Table
- Trash Day
Friday, October 16
- No one knows where I am
- Dear Management
- White Mom
- Michael is Black
- Trash Day
Saturday, October 17
- No one knows where I am
- Orange Slices
- Working a Shift at Santo Tomas
- Sweetie's Confession
- Worst Table
- Trash Day
Local poet, Penny Meacham, has been telling her stories in Asheville for 6 years. For the first time she is taking her writing to the theatre. This adaptation of her inspiring prose into a staged play brings new life and meaning to a wondrous moment in childhood that will remind all who are lost of what matters most.
No One Knows Where I Am written by Dani CoxAs women navigate work-life they discover what it takes to truly gain control over it. Based on true events in our city's music community.
Working a Shift at Santo Tomas written by Anne DickensAt the dawn of America’s involvement in World War Two, when America was still reeling from the attacks on Pearl Harbor, another life and death struggle began playing out for the American military and civilians in the Philippines. Thousands of US and Philippine military personnel and civilians would be taken as prisoners of war. A Shift at Santo Tomas tells the story of one young Army nurse as she details her feelings about survival and loss in the face of unforgiving hardship.
Michael is Black written by Michael HaginsMichael Hagins, NYC Playwright and Actor, tells us the story of his struggle as a black man through the mouth of charismatic, white actor Michael Rehse. Rehse will Mikesplain how difficult is is to be a black man in America today.
Sweetie's Confession written by Marlow WyattA young executive goes to confession after suppressing years of racism at her prestigious job causes her to snap.
WHITE MOM written by Hailey BrunsonWhen Heaven is based on race, where to Biracial people go? In Hailey Brunson's WHITE MOM, when one woman -who is perfectly 50% Black and 50% White- dies, she only has 10 minutes to decide between Black Heaven, White Heaven, and Hell.
Worst Table written by Karen PoulsenA restaurant offers a 10% discount for anyone willing to sit at the “worst table in the house.” When two stubborn strangers arrive at the same time and refuse to give up the deal, a petty battle of wits over table space and lemon wedges turns into an unexpected connection.
Dear Management written by Sharece Sellem-HannahChloe records a video of her resignation one week after George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police. This monologue was written as a response to systemic racism.
Trash Day written by Vincent Terrell DurhamA woman confronts a homeless man rummaging through her trash. She quickly discovers how much her trash reveals about herself.
