Gimme A Minute – Holiday Style

December 5, 6, 7 
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm Sun. at 2pm 
Twin Oaks Theatre Arts Building 
457 Babylon Tpke Freeport NY  
Event directed by Catherine Clyne
This is the 4th year in a row Modern Classics presents the
One-Minute Play Festival.

This year, the theme for all 46 plays are Winter Holiday: Christmas & Chanukah… even New Years and Valentine’s Day!
Catherine Kylne and Laurie Atlas, producers
Featuring a repertory of 11 stage artists: 
Greg Halvorsen, Kevin Clyne, Caroline McCurdy, Gina Carey, Lisa Meckes, Kevin Russo, Kate Russo, Emily Vaeth, Julie Lorson and Rian Romeo
Each performance comes with a one-hour reception where wine, soft drinks, and charcuterie will be served.

Last year in 2024, Modern Classics raised $5,000.This year, we are hopeful to exceed that!Ticket Price: $35. 
Plays have been submitted from all over the world as well as many local Long Island Playwrights. 
Just Another Day by Catherine Clyne

Room At The Inn by Mark Harvey Levine

Living Nativity by Mark Harvey Levine

ShELF Life by Samar Siskind

The Old Railroad by Scott C. Sickles

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come by Dan Fiorella

Hal’s Recycled Christmas Tree Lot by Dan Fiorella

A Christmas Tradition by Robin Baron

Happy Holidays by Rosanne Manfredi

You Get A Human, and You Get a Human; Everybody Gets a Human Today 
by Rosanne Manfredi

This Little Tree by Allie Costa

Date Bot by Marisa T. Cohen

My One Front Tooth by Evan Baughfman

Hosting Christmas Dinner by Michele Markarian

Happy Lincoln’s Birthday by Michele Markarian

Stay Frosty by Teddy Durgin

First Last-Minute Christmas Gift byTeddy Durgin

Adapting by Jean Ciampi

The Perfect Pie by Alex Bernstein

The Light Bulb by Flo Federman

Bad Out There by Thomas J. Misuraca

Check, Please! by Larry Rinkel

Christmas Beach Day by Rosemary Kurtz

Christmas Shopping by Karen Gordon

A Feel-Good Christmas Movie by Daniel Bubbeo

The Tariff-ic Gift by Daniel Bubbeo

Wally’s Place by Amy Pieri

A Swiss Hanukkah by David Lipschutz

Boots by Gene Frey

The Walk by Raphael Badagliacca

It’s Been Said by Gene Frey

Fine by Kevin Clyne

A (Sad But True) Christmas Story by Catherine Clyne

It’s A Wonderful Wife by Kevin Clyne

Deck the Halls Redux by Caroline McCurdy

Cup O’ Kindness by Zachary Downing

Christmas Tree by Hugh Cardiff

Holiday Season by William Grabowski

Twas the Noir Before Christmas by John Patrick O’Dougal

Got Cats? by Laurie AtlasT

The Shiva Club by Stephen Cole

Home Shopping Christmas by Michael Cerevella

Fruitcake Stolen byTea Green

A Hallmark Christmas Movie (Abridged) by Michael Cerevella

One Strand at a Time by Kimberly Phyfe

Holiday Surprise by Michelle Nielsen

Modern Classics Theatre Company of Long Island is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization seeking to bring innovative theatrical productions to the area. It is our goal to produce those classic and modern works seldom seen on Long Island. We are a proponent of non-traditional casting and invite actors of all ethnicities, gender identities and orientations to join our community.