New Little Devils is looking for directors and production team members

Jun 26

Helltown Players is seeking directors and production team members for the New Little Devils Short Play Festival — six world premiere short plays by Cape Cod playwrights, produced this October at Cotuit Center for the Arts and a second Cape Cod venue to be announced.

New Little Devils is the third installment in Helltown's celebrated Little Devils series — following Little Devils and More Little Devils, both of which were wildly popular and traveled to venues across the Cape. This year's festival features six plays selected from more than 70 submissions, all written by Cape Cod-affiliated playwrights, each receiving its world premiere production.

Are you interested in directing or helping with design and production work? Read all six scripts so you can get a feel for the variety the New Little Devils festival will offer. Then complete the form below to indicate your interest.

(Actor Auditions will be completed in July and August. Stay tuned for details.)

The Plays…

Kissing in Public
by Susan Lumenello
Acting queer: lesson one.
When two actress friends meet, one wants the other to teach her to "play gay."

Read the play: Kissing in Public »

Stripers
by David Adam Gill
Two men. One airport delay. A lifetime of baggage.
When two stranded travelers — an erudite older man and a volatile working-class fisherman — bond over a shared love of angling, their airport small talk detonates into a collision of prejudice, vulnerability, and unexpected grace.

Read the play: Stripers»

Predators
by Jim Dalglish
Just another slow shift in the Mojave — until all hell breaks loose.
Two drone pilots are killing time, four months into a boring surveillance rotation, when a blip on the radar changes everything.

Read the play: Predators»

Little Dust Clouds
by Matt Spano
Blood may be thicker than coffee, but can that help solve the wounds of the past?
Two brothers at very different points in their lives confront the trauma and perceived slights of the past.

Read the play: Little Dust Clouds»

Wait Time
by Kathryn Zaniboni
A cup of coffee, a long line, and everything Eleanor thought she knew about "them."
In the waiting room of a government agency, a local woman strikes up small talk with an asylum seeker from Kabul — and neither of them leaves the conversation the way they entered it.

Read the play: Wait Time»

Stuck Again
by Lynda Sturner
Two people, one Ferris wheel, and a proposition that doesn't go as planned.
Stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel, an aging couple's romantic gesture spirals into a panic attack, a lost ring, and a question neither of them expected to answer.

Read the play: Stuck Again»

Production Details…

Cotuit Run
Oct 8 – 25, 2026
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Black Box Stage

Second Venue – TBA
Details to follow… will be after Cotuit run

Rehearsals
August & September
Locations chosen for director/actor convenience

Director Stipend
$200.00 / play directed

Directors will collaborate with Helltown Trustees and the playwright in casting. Final programming decisions rest with the Trustees and the playwrights of the selected works. Rehearsal locations will be arranged to maximize convenience for both directors and actors.

Apply…

Complete all sections below.
HURRY! Application deadline is July 10, 2026.
(Actor Auditions will be completed in July and August. Stay tuned for details.)