THEATRE

The Salem Theatre Company brings its wildly popular Moments of Play (MoP) festival of original theatre back to the stage July 22-25 at its venue at 90 Lafayette Street in downtown Salem. The celebration serves as the capstone to the group’s landmark Seventh Season. The festival kicks off on Thursday July 22 with a series of original 10-minute plays starting at 7:30 p.m. The plays were chosen from submissions sent from around the country over the last two years. A complete list of the plays to be presented can be found at www.salemtheatre.com. The set of original 10-minute plays will be repeated on Friday July 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 24 at 5:00 p.m. The Playwrights Panel Discussion and Q&A will be Saturday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m. and is free. If you plan on attending any of the 10-Minute Play presentations, you’ll want to join the panelists as they discuss the plays, theatre and other topics. The panel includes Kate Snodgrass, artistic director of the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Lydia Diamond, Melinda Lopez and Ronan Noone As the final event of the festival, the STC will present the one-act Dust by James C. Ferguson on July 25 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets to each play presentation are $15 for Adults, $10 for Student and Seniors. They can be purchased online at www.salemtheatre.com as of July 1. Tickets may also be reserved for pick-up at the box office on the day of show by phoning 978-90-8546 or e-mailing info@salemtheatre.com “Moments of Play” is produced by Caroline Watson-Felt. “Moments of Play is supported in part by a grant from the Salem Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.”