At about this time each year, the Chain Winter One-Act Festival showcases new works by established and emerging artists. The headlining program this year consists of three short plays performed in roughly 90 minutes; they include the New York premiere of a piece by a renowned playwright, David Rabe, who has a long association with the Chain Theatre — an independent company promoting locally based talent — and a world premiere from another noted stage and screen veteran, Lyle Kessler, best known for “Orphans,” a searing tragicomedy that has been a vehicle for such stars as Albert Finney and Alec Baldwin.