06.23.2025

Thank you to everyone who was part of “One Night Stand with Wayne Faust” on Sunday night! Thank you to our actors and directors – Suzanna, Deb, Guy, Doug, the other Doug, Joi, Lorraine, Dave and Randy – for bringing the stories and plays to life. And thank you to Wayne Faust for the five great tales of heartbreak, horror and humor. Thanks also to Beth, Bernie, Jeremy, John, Doug and the ushers for making the evening go smoothly.

 

Congratulations to Bernie Richard, who joins our 7Night Standers with this show!

 

Check out Wayne’s “Tales from the Road,” his short story collection that gathers some of the stories featured Sunday night and much more. You can find the book for sale online, along with his “Calek’s Tale” trilogy.

 

Our next show is “Dogs and Cats Living Together” on August 10th, which will be short plays and stories (and maybe a poem) about pets of all kinds and the humans who love them. We’ll announce the plays and stories in a couple of weeks.

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06.20.2025

We have wrapped up our rehearsals for “One Night Stand with Wayne Faust” and are getting ready to present our show this Sunday night! Join us on June 22, 7:30 p.m. at Vintage Theatre for tales of humor, horror and heartbreak from this One Night Stand Theater favorite, performed by our One Night Stand Theater actors.

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Here is a quote from our final story in the show:

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“A father and son will travel countless miles together and what makes one moment rise up and say, ‘Remember this always,’ is hard to fathom.” – Sailing Home by Wayne Faust

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06.15.2025

“Dogs and Cats…” deadline June 24

 The deadline to submit short plays, short stories and poems for consideration for our August 10 ONS Theater show, “Dogs and Cats Living Together” is June 24. We’re looking for pieces, comedic or dramatic, about family pets (of any type, not just dogs or cats) and the pet owners who love them.

The limit is 3 plays, stories or poems per writer; send them to Tickets@OneNightStandTheater.org.

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06.13.2025

We are halfway through our rehearsals for “One Night Stand with Wayne Faust,” staging Wayne’s stories of humor, heartbreak and horror. We invite you to join us (Guy, Suzanna, Deb, Randy, Dave, Lorraine, Joi, Jim and the two Dougs) on Sunday night, June 22 at Vintage Theater for this evening of short plays and stories from one of our favorite One Night Stand Theater writers. Here are two more quotes from the pieces we’ll be featuring:

 

“Wishing things were different is just pissing in the wind.” – On a Quiet Street Where Old Ghosts Meet by Wayne Faust

 

“The highway mumbled beneath his tires like voices in the basement.” – Promised Land by Wayne Faust

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06.03.2025

Say hello to the actors and directors for our next One Night Stand Theater show, “One Night Stand with Wayne Faust.” The show will feature actors Guy Williams, Suzanna Wellens, Doug Tisdale Sr., Doug Tisdale Jr., Deb Knapp, Randy Diamon and Dave Brandl. Joi Hiatt, Lorraine Scott and Jim O’Leary will be directing. We hope to see you June 22 for the stories and plays by this local writer and ONS Theater favorite. Here are quotes from two of the pieces we’ll perform that night:

 

"The only sign I see is the one hovering over your bald head that says 'Lunatic At Work.’” – Emil and the Aliens by Wayne Faust

 

“When you are my age, the regrets pile up until they are the size of the Matterhorn.” – Nothing Lasts Forever by Wayne Faust

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05.11.2025

We’re happy to announce the lineup for One Night Stand with Wayne Faust on June 22, featuring the work of this One Night Stand Theater favorite. Wayne has adapted two of his short stories into plays, and we are also featuring three of his stories, two of which are favorites from One Night Stand’s past:

 

• Truth is stranger than tabloid fiction in “Emil and the Aliens.”

• An extraordinary mother-and-son reunion takes place “On a Quiet Street Where Old Ghosts Meet.”

• A man with a dark secret drives through a dangerous Nebraska on his way to the “Promised Land.”

• A despondent immortal faces a new millennium in “Nothing Lasts Forever.”

• A father and son return home after a long and perilous ocean voyage in “Sailing Away.”

 

We are gathering our ensemble of actors and directors to bring these tales to life. We hope to see you on June 22 to share this evening of science fiction, light horror, fantasy, humor and emotion.