New Works
The third annual Project Playwright is scheduled for the last two weekends in August (23, 24 & 30, 31 to be exact). The playwrights gather on Friday evening to receive their challenge for Saturday. They write a ten minute play about an assigned topic and then on Saturday morning they meet with a director and assigned cast members. The shows are rehearsed all day and put before the audience that evening.
Déjà vu– the same thing happen Saturday/Sunday once again resulting in an evening performance. Who decides which playwrights move on to the next session? You, members of the audience become the ‘critics’. The last weekend in August will result in a final determination naming one playwright the critic choice for the year.
Sounds like great fun and a challenging experience for all involved. I will be appearing in one or more of the presentations during those two weekends. Sure worth your time to see professional playwrights in action.
All shows are at the Arts Asylum, 1000 East 9th Street in Kansas City, MO. Tickets are $10 each evening or get all four nights for just $25. I don’t know what my role(s) will be yet but yours can be “critic”.
Check projectplaywright.com to find out more (or to see how I have confused the process).
See you there.
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It’s What Theatres Do and What Theatre People Believe in – – – THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
I’m sure the news of the fire destroying the beautiful building housing Great Plains Theatre has been heard by the acting community all over the U.S. What a shame to lose such a landmark building and displace the theatre company which has worked so hard to bring professional theatre to the area. The staff is committed to working toward continuing the season. Artistic Director Doug Nuttleman has said the season will continue. Let’s hope the same for next year’s season.
CLICK on their website and see what the season’s productions are. Pick a show or two or three and make a day trip to Abilene to support this enterprise. Be sure that Driving Miss Daisy is one of your choices. It will be my great pleasure to take the role of Daisy Werthan. Don’t know the venue yet but feel sure it will be a wonderful place to see the show.
So, hope to see you in November for the Great Plains Theatre production of Driving Miss Daisy. Show is scheduled to run November 7 through 16. Location to be announced.
Bonita