Greg’s fear of a bully has him wishing for a hero—what he gets is a foul-mouthed fairy unlike any of his childhood stories. In this comedic twist on the classic “wish-fulfillment” tale, Greg learns that magic won’t save him, but maybe tough love will.
MY FAVORITE ANTHILL
To Carter, burning ants is just a backyard game, but to the ants, he’s an unstoppable force of destruction. As his Aunt Laura tries to teach him a lesson, the ants prepare to appease a god they cannot understand.
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Lisa Balderston
About the Author...
Austin Steinmetz is a playwright whose work has recently been featured in the 2025 ShowOff! International Playwrights Festival, the 2025 Snowdance Festival and the 2024 Script Tease of Short Plays Competition. He is excited for his upcoming staged reading at Trinity Theatre’s New Works Festival in San Diego on April 25th! A two-time winner of Theatre Oxford’s National 10-Minute Play Contest, Austin loves the thrill of a live audience and a blank page. He hopes to continue to write stories that leave audiences smiling long after the final curtain.
