Another round of Slices of Life opens this week

MVLCT - Original plays will once again come to stage in Lisbon, Iowa as the Mt. Vernon/Lisbon Community Theatre present its "Slices of Life" new play festival this week. Over two hundred short plays submitted from all across the country - and even from Canada - were whittled down to thirteen. The following plays will be performed as a dessert theatre in Lisbon's Heritage Hall, 101 East Main Street, Lisbon, on March 4, 5, 6 and 7:

21st Century Espionage by Brian Tanner, North Liberty, IA
Driving Green by Martin Blank, Bethesda, MD
Stamp Act by Myron Stein, Southfield, MI
Superhero by Mark Harvey Levine, Pasadena, CA
Teacher's Lounge by Amy White, Mt. Vernon, IA
The Play-Writer by Tait Larson, Lisbon, IA
The Right Stuff by Stephen Petrick, St. Louis, MO
The Stand In by Brett Hursey, Farmville, VA
The Trouble with Day Care by Josh McIlvain, Philadelphia, PA
What Light From Yonder Window by Anne Easker, Lisbon, IA
Three Stiffs and a Stiff by James and Marianne Taylor, Mt. Vernon, IA
Wisdom by Joe Jennison, Iowa City, IA
Edge of the Pond by Mike Moran, Mt. Vernon, IA.

Directors are Chrissy Berlin, Bob Driggs, Barbara Lau, Karen Mills, Mike Moran, Braden Rood, Robin Stoker, and Amy White, all of Mt. Vernon, and Brian Markowski of Iowa City.

Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2 PM. All tickets are $12 (dessert included) and are available in advance at Shepley Pharmacy in Mt. Vernon (319-895-6248) and the Lisbon Public Library (319-455-2800).