HILLSDALE COUNTY'S COMMUNITY THEATRE
CALL FOR 2026 SAUK SHORTS DIRECTORS!
The Sauk is seeking energetic, motivated and artistic individuals to serve as directors of our 2026 SAUK SHORTS.
Interested individuals are asked to send a letter of interest to Executive Director Trinity Bird by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 14 at saukshorts@gmail.com. Applicants will then be supplied an application and pdf of their requested script. Applicants can request up to five scripts. Applicants may submit for more than one short play but each production requires its own application.
The Shorts currently seeking directors are:
A Book By Any Other Cover
by David MacGregor
Two lonely and unattached work colleagues are perfect for one another...if they can only change one thing about themselves. (1 man, 1 woman)
Boy For Dog
by Michele A. Miller
MOM can’t find any way to reach out to BOY. Along comes DOG with a request for bones and balls and a contract to help BOY. But BOY doesn’t want a DOG, so now what? Focusing on the growing connection between a boy and his dog, this play is also about a mother searching for a way to connect with her child—a boy who seems disconnected from the world in this troubling time. (1 boy, 1 woman, 1 person to play Dog)
Fireflies
by Ruben Carbajal
In darkness, a group of fireflies alight their mating calls. As their brief, illuminated love notes try to dazzle, one lightning bug has had enough. FIREFLIES is a short play about loneliness and finding connection in a time when there are more signals and noise than ever before. (Up to 15 actors)
Free Sample
by Jacob Weldon
Julie and Stephan are gathering ingredients for Banana Bread, when a stranger in the store offers some strange alternatives they should try, but refuses to really explain who he is, what they are, or why they taste so good. (2 men, 1 woman)
Into the Mystic
by Sarah Gray
Every marriage has its ups and downs, good days and bad ones, memorable moments and ones you wish you could forget. But if you're lucky, the two of you share a song that brings you together and lasts forever. (1 man, 2 women)
Ladies of the Night
by Laurie Allen
Ladies of the Night is a comedy about friendship, freedom, and the fine art of misbehaving after age 70. When Mary and Judy bust out of Kindred Spirits Nursing home with flashlights, ski masks, and decades of shared secrets—including a few hilarious betrayals—they stumble through the night, proving that friendship lasts longer than memory, and mischief doesn’t have an age limit. (2 women)
Path of Love
by James McLindon
Asking the person you love to marry you should be easy, but the path of love is rarely smooth. (1 man, 1 woman)
Pinata
by Scott Mullen
Moms at a children's birthday party are dismayed when they are sentenced to be in a backyard penalty area. (3 women)
The Almost In-Laws
Book and Lyrics by Greg Edwards, Book by Andy Roninson
Des has to introduce his fiancée to his parents, and they're, well... elves. (2 men, 2 women)
The Chimney Sweep
by Eddie Burkhead
Alfred is struggling to continue his career as a chimney sweep who can't dance. His wife, Anne, wants to know why chimney sweeps need to dance. And who the heck is this Mary he keeps talking about? (1 man, 1 woman)
The Katie Malone Future Boyfriend Club
by Scott Mullen
Katie Malone is surprised to find a boy in her backyard - especially when she learns exactly why he is there. (1 man, 1 woman)
Required Dates:
Sunday, January 18 - Director Orientation at 6:30 p.m.