O-centric: Orange County’s New Play Festival stages four compelling works from OC playwrights that tell stories you don’t typically see in local theatre, stories that need to be told. This year’s festival is dedicated to one-acts so you can see all four at each performance: Beethoven & Misfortune Cookies by Joni Ravenna; Magic Box, Evil Eye by Jordan R. Young; Still Moving by Ben Susskind; Thump in the Night by Lydia Oxenham.

WHERE: Moulton Center Studio Theatre, Chapman University, 300 E. Palm Ave, Orange

WHEN: August 15-25. 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays

TICKETS: $23 ($12 students with ID)

CONTACT: 714-902-5716, oc-centric.com