Commissioned One-Act
Be part of a brand-new one-act play!
Selected actors will participate in the first-ever workshop and staged reading of this new work. Experience what it's like to work with a professional playwright to develop a new piece of theatre and gain valuable experience that will make you a more agile actor, a stronger collaborator, and a seasoned pro at dissecting new works!
Audition submissions will be accepted until June 1, 2026.
About the Play
Camofleurs
By Mandy ConnerApril 1918, New York City. Six women artists answer a call from the National League for Women’s Service to join a newly formed camouflage corps supporting the war effort. As they train to use their artistic talents to conceal military structures and equipment, they face skepticism from the very institution they serve. In learning the art of invisibility, the women begin to question what it means to fight for a country that struggles to truly see them.
About the Author
Mandy Conner
Mandy Conner has been teaching at Connally High School in Waco, Texas for over 20 years. She began her love for theatre while attending McLennan Community College and Texas Tech University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in English. She has earned 11 trips to the Regional UIL One Act Play Meet (including her original productions Ago, Lafayette No. 1 and Should Not Cause Harm), and has had seven appearances at the UIL State One Act Play Meet (including her original productions of Lafayette No. 1 and Should Not Cause Harm), earning First Runner-Up in 2010. She recently received the 2018 K-12 Educator of the Year from the Texas Educational Theatre Association. In addition to teaching, directing, and writing, Mandy is a motivational speaker and conducts creativity workshops throughout the state. Mandy resides in China Spring, Texas with her husband Chris and two daughters, Edie and Josie.
About the Director
Maria McConville
Maria McConville is the Director of Education & Engagement at Stage Partners. She directed the inaugural One-Act Commission at ITF in 2024, Reel Times at Somerset High by TJ Young. Other favorite credits include directing The Addams Family at Wilton High School, CT, Newsies at Wilton Children's Theatre, and acting with Equity theatre company, Thrown Stone, in Molly Smith Metzler's Cry It Out. As a teaching artist, Maria has worked with 2nd grade through 12th grade, though she has a special place in her heart for 6th-8th graders. Growing up in NYC, Maria attended LaGuardia HS of Performing Arts for Drama and then went on to study theatre at Fordham University at Lincoln Center. Her published plays include To Date or Not to Date (Playscripts), #VIRAL, #Censored, and Two of the Fairest Stars (Stage Partners). Her favorite show of all is her family.Want to Audition?
Registered students interested in participating in the Commissioned One-Act workshop and staged reading (as performers or stage managers) should submit a virtual 1-minute audition monologue video by June 1. Student need not be an inducted Thespian to participate. Auditionees who are cast in the workshop/reading will be notified by June 15. Workshop rehearsals will be held at designated times during the week of ITF, culminating in a staged reading of the play on Friday of festival week.
Casting Breakdown
- Dorothy Danforth, 30, woodworker, rough around the edges
- Agnes Lott, 24, photographer, husband Arvin is fighting in the war
- Elizabeth Stowe, 22, muralist, scatter-brained
- Ethel Glover, 27, theatrical designer, straight laced, rule follower
- Nadine Darnell, 20, painter, only child
- Wilhelmina Grimes, 35, a sculptor, never married
- Newsies
- Messenger(s)
- Dolores Darnell, 55, Nadine's mother, a widow
- Helen Fuller, 46, rigid, rule follower
- Lt. H. Ledyard Towle, 34, authoritative, yet charming
- Captain Charles Palmer, 40, not supportive of the Women's Corps
- Colonel Max Ford, 45, eternal pessimist
- Elene Foster, 26, journalist