Lauder Made Vol. II
by local playwrights

What does it mean to live here, love here, and reckon with being human here? Short Plays: Lauder Made Vol. II is the second annual festival of world-premiere short plays written and performed entirely by South Florida artists — born out of New City Players' monthly playwright development program, NCPLab.

Since its pandemic-era origins as a twice-monthly Zoom gathering, NCPLab has grown into one of Fort Lauderdale's most vibrant incubators for new theatrical work. Each month, local playwrights respond to a prompt, submit new short plays, and gather at LauderAle Brewery to read, discuss, and develop their work together. Lauder Made is where the best of that year rises to the stage.

This volume features five world-premiere plays spanning comedy, romance, grief, and raw personal reckoning — all written by South Florida playwrights, all made right here.

Lauder Made Vol. II is local theatre at its most essential: honest, surprising, and made by the community it reflects.

WHEN
April 30–May 3, 2026
3pm + 8pm showtimes

PRICE
$30-$35 Tickets

WHERE
General Provision

70 Minutes (no intermission)
Ages 16+

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Short Plays

Mark of the Beast by Thomas Dane

Two strangers hit it off instantly at a speed-dating event, until one small revelation threatens to end the night before it begins. From our April 2025 prompt: Write a short play with invasive species as your theme.

How to Write a Good Suicide Note by Carlo Feliciani Ojeda

A presenter steps up to the podium with a lesson plan, a hook, and something much harder to say. From our Feb. 2026 prompt: Write a short play exploring suicide prevention, hope, and the lifelines we throw each other.

Adieu by Christopher Notarnicola

A grieving mother and a distracted funeral director sit down to plan a memorial — and end up planning something neither of them expected. From our May 2025 prompt: Mayday! Mayday! Did you know the first planes to go missing in the Bermuda Triangle took off from Fort Lauderdale? Our city might mark one of the mysterious shape’s three vertices. Write a short play in which something or someone has gone missing.

Roger’s Place by Ilana Jael

While sorting through a loved one's belongings, a young couple uncovers more than just clutter and are forced to confront the future they've been avoiding. From our August 2025 prompt: an open lab!

But, Babe by Samara Siskind

A college couple's holiday visit to the family home turns into a crash course in culture, compromise, and whether love can survive Christmas Eve in Miami. From our December 2024 prompt: Do you want to build a sandman? Write a short play that captures the essence of winter in the tropics.

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Creative Team

Special thanks to the following New City Builders for bringing this production to life:

Associate Producer | South Arts
Season Producers | Community Foundation of Broward, Broward County Cultural Division, General Provision Downtown

Lauder Made Vol. IIby local playwrights