Dam Drama Collective is a collaboration of English-language theater groups based in Amsterdam. Following the great success of our Variety Theater production last year, we decided to make this a recurring event under our new, official name: Dam Drama Collective.

Each production features a unique theme tying several one-act plays together. The theme for this year’s performance is Time Periods: “Then. Now. Next.”

Follow six short plays through different snapshots in time. You'll see that while changing times affect the characters, some things remain universally the same. Ultimately, it's about people.

The following groups will each perform a 15–20 minute short play:

Acting Club Netherlands.

The Cauldron Performing Arts.

InPlayers International Drama Group.

Park Avenue Theater.

Playhouse Theatergroup.

Positive Productions.

Dates: 23, 24, 25th of October 2026.

October 23 - 20:00

October 24 - 20:00

October 25 - 14:00

Location: De Sloot Theater, Amsterdam.

LAYS:

ACTING CLUB NETHERLANDS.

Title: Lost and Found.

Summary:

Imagine waking up in a Lost & Found Unit.Imagine finding yourself among other belongings, in a place that seems almost utopic - magical, warm, carefully arranged. A close-knit community led by a mysterious someone called The Judge, and welcomed by a whimsical Miss... Labradoodle? Everything sparkles. Everyone smiles. There are rules, of course, but only a few. And everyone keeps telling you how lucky you are to be there.But how "lost" would you feel?How "found" would you allow yourself to believe you are? What does this even mean: to be lost, to be found, to belong - and who gets to decide? Get a glimpse of our upcoming production: a story about a future that might not be too far away.It might, actually, be here already. Director: Dolunay Uludag.

Cast: 

Sugarcup - Dolunay Uludag, Ms. Labradoodle - Valentina Spiropoulou, The Judge - Batuhan Deniz, The Book - Cristina Marques, Tiara - Anusha Paul, Trophy - Andreas Kalketenidis, Medal - Obada Mallah.

INPLAYERS:

The Strongerby August Strindberg

Cast: Yann Belin, Laura Durnford & Megan Murdie.

Summary:

A café, an audience of strangers, and a conversation carried almost entirely by one voice. Beneath the pleasantries of a Sunday afternoon, questions of rivalry, intimacy, and who really holds the power in a relationship rise to the surface — before the eyes of the world, then and now. Strindberg's classic study of what goes unsaid. Directed by Barbie Insua.

PLAYHOUSE THEATERGROUP:

Sure Thing by David Ives.

Cast Jay M & Cinta Iriondo. 

Directed by: Brian Ligthart.

Summary: Sure Thing is a fast-paced, comic one-act play centered on Bill and Betty, two strangers who meet by chance in a café.Every time their conversation hits an awkward patch, a political disagreement, or a romantic rejection, a bell rings. The bell instantly resets the scene, allowing them to erase their mistakes and try a different conversational approach. Through a repetitive cycle of trial and error, they continuously edit their personalities until they achieve perfect compatibility and successfully agree to a date.

THE CAULDRON:

Show title: All the Way Down (written by Jon Madge)

Summary: Jules and Tam meet on a bridge late one night, but they're each there for a very different reason.

Cast: Jules - Alcina Summers, Tam - Elizabeth Salas

Director: Kat Carson.

PARK AVENUE:

TITLE: PERIOD.

Summary: Blurp: Everything has a beginning. Everything has an ending. And somewhere in between, something happens. A little confusion. A little comedy. Humans are by nature complicated and connections are unpredictable. Somewhere between the two, there is comedy. Join us for it.

Written & Directed by Jo van der Meij. Cast: Aroosha Zahid, Rosan Tan, Rodney Giano, Daan Valk.

POSITIVE PRODUCTIONS:

TITLE: Scene “funerals are for dating” from the musical “i can live with that”. Includes a song that will be sing with a track

Summary: an old man and an old woman meet in a funeral. Both partners have already past away. The man invites the woman to go on a date with her, she is very against the idea and that their time for that has past, but at the end, in a very sweet way, she agrees to go for a coffee together.

- Cast: Laura Holliday and Ruben Apuzo

- Director: Mike Ramirez.

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