Couch Soup

[1] Plays were selected via an open call for scripts, and performed with minimal props, costumes and set (the couch).

The format followed in the festivals was around 30 one page plays, performed by four actors (two male, two female), with a run time of approximately an hour.

[2] The festival is thus characterized by the demands it places on an actor as much as for its accessibility and vigor [1].

Because it is difficult to tackle a serious theme completely in the course of a page the plays are commonly absurd, satirical or (rarely) dramas of the kitchen sink variety.

Comedic and dramatic monologues as well as homages in the style of a particular writer are also common.