Friday, March 16, 2012

Playwrights of Denton will meet March 20

Playwrights of Denton will meet Tuesday, March 20, at 7 pm to support the work of local playwrights. The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be April 17.

Play Readers of Denton met last week to read and evaluate 2 more one-act plays. Thanks again, everyone! We're almost done with this charge to read and evaluate entries for the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition. The next meeting Play Readers of Denton will be March 27, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.

So many productions coming up! Play Readers Wes Porter, Melissa Moore, and Jocelyn Allgood continue their run of Foxfire at Butterfield Stage, Gainesville, this weekend. The DCT POINTBank Black Box production of Dog Sees God (directed by Play Reader Kenny Fudge and starring Play Readers Mandy Rausch and Melanie Welch) runs March 30, 31, and April 1. The next DCT MainStage production, the musical version of Little Women, runs April 6-15. Play Reader Buster Maloney directs, and Play Readers Clay White, Jason Joos, Johnny Williams, and Rachel Tillman are in the cast.

It's a busy Spring for DCT--hope we'll see you here soon!

Friday, March 9, 2012

Play Readers of Denton will meet March 13

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, March 13, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read and evaluate two more entries into the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition. We're almost done with this project, thanks to all the help that Play Readers have given us!

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, March 20, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.

The Second Saturdays Seminar from 1-3 pm on March 10 will be our final installment of Reading and Evaluating New Plays. If you can't come on Tuesday nights but would like to help read (as a group) and then evaluate (individually) 2 new one-acts, please don't hesitate to attend!

Foxfire runs this weekend and next at Butterfield Stage in Gainesville. More info at www.butterfield stage.org. Play Readers Wes Porter, Melissa Moore, and Jocelyn Allgood are involved onstage or backstage--break a leg, y'all!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Play Readers will meet March 6

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, March 6, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read 2 more one-act plays out loud and then write individual evaluations. At the last meeting of Play Readers, we read and "retired" two one-acts for the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition.

The next meeting of the Playwrights of Denton group will be Tuesday, March 20, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.

The Second Saturdays Seminar on March 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be the last in our series of Reading and Evaluating New Plays.

Music Theatre of Denton's production of Avenue Q opens tonight and runs through March 11. It's Sesame Street for adults--and not for children! More info at http://www.musictheatreofdenton.com

Happy March!

Friday, February 24, 2012

Play Readers will meet Feb. 28

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read one or two one-act plays out loud.

At Playwrights of Denton last week, we didn't have any new work to share, so we just had a good visit. The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be March 20.

At the Second Saturday Seminar on March 10 (from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre), we will finish our task of reading and evaluating new plays for the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition and Festival. We are definitely on track to announce winners by April 1st!

Music Theatre of Denton opens Avenue Q next weekend. More info at http://www.musictheatreofdenton.com/Current_Production.htm.

Enjoy the Oscars Sunday night!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Playwrights of Denton will meet Feb. 21

Playwrights of Denton will meet Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to support the work and vision of local playwrights. The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, March 20.

At the Play Readers of Denton this past week, we read, adjudicated, and "retired" two more scripts in the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition. We'll be doing the same thing at our next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

The next Second Saturdays Seminar on March 10 will be the last chance to "Read and Evaluate New Scripts" from 1-3 at the Campus Theatre--and it's free!

Congratulations to Play Readers Mandy Rausch and Melanie Welch, who have been cast in DCT's Black Box production of Dog Sees God, directed by Play Reader Kenny Fudge. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/blackbox.htm.

Auditions for the DCT MainStage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons are coming up in April--stay tuned for further information!

Hope to see you at the Campus soon!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Play Readers will meet Feb. 14

Play Readers will meet Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read and evaluate two more one-act plays that are entered into the Method and Madness Playwriting competition. I can't promise that they'll be Valentine's Day appropriate, but I'll try! The Thin Line Film Festival will be using the Campus Theatre downstairs, but just check in at the box office and then we'll move upstairs to the Board Room as usual.

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 pm.

The Second Saturdays Seminar from 1-3 pm on Saturday, Feb. 11, will continue our mission to read and evaluate two more one-act plays for the competition. Training is fast and easy, for anyone who hasn't done it yet!

Auditions for the Black Box production of Dog Sees God are coming up Feb. 11 and 12. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/DogSeesGod.htm. Break a leg!

Friday, February 3, 2012

Play Readers will meet Feb. 7

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre (214 W. Hickory St.) to read a couple of one-acts out loud. Last week, we read (and then individually evaluated) 2 scripts, and we hope to do two more this week. We are making progress with the Method and Madness entries!

The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. We're ready for some new stuff!

The Second Saturdays Seminar on Feb. 11 will be a continuation of last month's Reading and Evaluating New Scripts, focusing on two more playwriting competition entries. Training is fast and simple! Call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com to reserve a spot.

Congratulations to Play Readers Jason Joos, Clay White, Leigh Ann Stadt, Johnny Williams and Rachel Tillman, who have all been cast in DCT's Mainstage production of Little Women! And congratulations to Wes Porter and Jojee Allgood, who will be taking their talent up the road to Gainesville for Butterfield Stage's Foxfire.

Auditions for the Black Box production of Dog Sees God, directed by Kenny Fudge, will be Feb. 11 and 12 at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre at 7 pm. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/DogSeesGod.htm.

This is the final weekend of DCT's production of Laughter on the 23rd Floor, which features a host of Play Readers. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/Laughteronthe23rdFloorinfo.htm.

Break a leg, everybody!