Be the First to Judge the Work of OC Playwrights

Gallimaufry Performing Arts, in association with the Orange County Playwrights Alliance, presents the second annual Laguna Beach New Play Festival. New plays will be presented in script-in-hand, staged readings at the Forum Theatre on successive Saturdays, Nov. 7 and Nov. 14, starting at noon each day.

The schedule is as follows:

Saturday, Nov. 7: Noon, “Murielle’s Big Date” by Kenneth La Salle of Anaheim; 2 p.m., “Freed” by Erica Bennett of Fullerton; and 4 p.m., “A High Concept Killing” by Donna Bader of Laguna Beach.

Saturday, Nov. 14: Noon, “Inside My Father’s Apple Tree” by Mark Piatelli of Santa Ana; 2 p.m., “Hard” by Eric Eberwein of Huntington Beach; and 4 p.m., “The Troubles on 42nd Street” by Jordan R. Young of Orange.

A $10 “festival pass” allows admittance to all readings. For tickets and/or more information, visit www.gallimaufry.org or call 499-5060. Forum Theatre is located on the Festival of Arts grounds at 625 Laguna Canyon Road.