Play Readers and Writers of Denton will not meet while the Campus Theatre is closed for the holidays through January 1. The next meeting of Play Readers will be Tuesday, January 8 at 7, when we'll read and adjudicate two or three more entries for the Method and Madness Playwriting competition. Last week, we read three entries--thanks, everybody!
The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be January 15 at 7 pm.
The Second Saturdays Seminar on January 12 from 1-3 pm will be...wait for it...reading and adjudicating more entries!
So Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Feste Saturnalia, and Happy New Year--see you in 2013!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Play Readers will meet Dec. 11
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 7 pm at the Campus
Theatre to read a play or two out loud from the entries we've received for the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition. Last week, we read Everybody Comes to Rick's, the original play that Casablanca is based on, (thanks to Play Reader Suzanne Sweeney). It was really fun to compare and contrast it with the movie.
Because of the way the December holidays fall on the calendar this year, Playwrights of Denton won't meet until Jan. 15.
The Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 8 (1-3 at the Campus Theatre) will focus on reading and adjudicating 2 or 3 of the plays submitted to the Method and Madness Playwriting Festival. It's a great way to hear some brand-new plays!
If you're interested in directing or acting in the Method and Madness New Plays Festival May 30-June 1, it's not too early to contact Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com. We especially want potential directors to be involved in the final round of adjudication in February/March.
It's a Wonderful Life opens Dec. 7 and runs until Dec. 16. More info at the DCT website, www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
Because of the way the December holidays fall on the calendar this year, Playwrights of Denton won't meet until Jan. 15.
The Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 8 (1-3 at the Campus Theatre) will focus on reading and adjudicating 2 or 3 of the plays submitted to the Method and Madness Playwriting Festival. It's a great way to hear some brand-new plays!
If you're interested in directing or acting in the Method and Madness New Plays Festival May 30-June 1, it's not too early to contact Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com. We especially want potential directors to be involved in the final round of adjudication in February/March.
It's a Wonderful Life opens Dec. 7 and runs until Dec. 16. More info at the DCT website, www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Play Readers will meet Dec. 4
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read Caryl Churchill's dystopian A Number. This Tuesday, we've got a copy of Everybody Comes to Rick's, the original play that Casablanca is based on, to read if we have enough readers (thanks to Play Reader Suzanne Sweeney). Won't that be fun?
Because of the way the December holidays fall on the calendar this year, Playwrights of Denton won't meet until Jan. 15.
The Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 8 (1-3 at the Campus Theatre) will focus on reading and adjudicating 2 or 3 of the plays submitted to the Method and Madness Playwriting Festival. It's a great way to hear some brand-new plays!
It's a Wonderful Life opens Dec. 7 and runs until Dec. 16. More info at the DCT website, www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
Because of the way the December holidays fall on the calendar this year, Playwrights of Denton won't meet until Jan. 15.
The Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 8 (1-3 at the Campus Theatre) will focus on reading and adjudicating 2 or 3 of the plays submitted to the Method and Madness Playwriting Festival. It's a great way to hear some brand-new plays!
It's a Wonderful Life opens Dec. 7 and runs until Dec. 16. More info at the DCT website, www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet on Tuesday, Nov. 20, because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Play Readers of Denton met Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 pm and read Buried Child by Sam Shepard.
Cheaper by the Dozen will hold auditions Nov. 18 and 19 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#! Break a leg, everybody!
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
The postmark deadline for submissions for the Method and Madness competition is Dec. 1, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Dec. 8 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Interested readers and potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Play Readers of Denton met Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 pm and read Buried Child by Sam Shepard.
Cheaper by the Dozen will hold auditions Nov. 18 and 19 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#! Break a leg, everybody!
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
The postmark deadline for submissions for the Method and Madness competition is Dec. 1, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Dec. 8 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Interested readers and potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Play Readers will meet Nov. 13
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read either Buried Child by Sam Shepard or Cheaper by the Dozen (in anticipation of auditions Nov. 18, 19) depending on what the group decides--and if we have enough readers for Cheaper. Last week, Play Readers read The Maids by Jean Genet.
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Nov. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Nov. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Play Readers will meet Nov. 6
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read either The Maids by Jean Genet or Cheaper by the Dozen (in anticipation of auditions Nov. 18, 19) depending on what the group decides. . Last week, Play Readers read Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Nov. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Top Hats and Tiles runs Nov. 1-4 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St., to honor the generous donors who have purchased commemorative tiles as a fundraiser for the renovation of the space. Play Readers and Writers of Denton will have a place-holder tile until ours is finished and put up. Tickets are $15 each, and seating is limited to 80 for each performance. Conceived and directed by Donna Trammell, this lively production features five of DCT’s favorite female vocalists – Sherna Armstrong, Maria Harris, Kay Lamb, Pat Sherman, and Katie Moyes Williams – with John Priddy at the keyboard. This special event “tips a hat to the ladies of Broadway” with an evening of songs from shows with women in the title … from Aida and Annie to The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Special guest and tile donor Bob Rogers will entertain at the piano during the tile wall preview and reception before each performance.
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Nov. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Top Hats and Tiles runs Nov. 1-4 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St., to honor the generous donors who have purchased commemorative tiles as a fundraiser for the renovation of the space. Play Readers and Writers of Denton will have a place-holder tile until ours is finished and put up. Tickets are $15 each, and seating is limited to 80 for each performance. Conceived and directed by Donna Trammell, this lively production features five of DCT’s favorite female vocalists – Sherna Armstrong, Maria Harris, Kay Lamb, Pat Sherman, and Katie Moyes Williams – with John Priddy at the keyboard. This special event “tips a hat to the ladies of Broadway” with an evening of songs from shows with women in the title … from Aida and Annie to The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Special guest and tile donor Bob Rogers will entertain at the piano during the tile wall preview and reception before each performance.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Play Readers will meet Oct. 30
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. Last week, Play Readers read Ubu the King by Alfred Jarry.
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Nov. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Top Hats and Tiles will run Nov. 1-4 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St., to honor the generous donors who have purchased commemorative tiles as a fundraiser for the renovation of the space. Play Readers and Writers of Denton will have a place-holder tile until ours is finished and put up. Tickets are $15 each, and seating is limited to 80 for each performance. Conceived and directed by Donna Trammell, this lively production features five of DCT’s favorite female vocalists – Sherna Armstrong, Maria Harris, Kay Lamb, Pat Sherman, and Katie Moyes Williams – with John Priddy at the keyboard. This special event “tips a hat to the ladies of Broadway” with an evening of songs from shows with women in the title … from Aida and Annie to The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Special guest and tile donor Bob Rogers will entertain at the piano during the tile wall preview and reception before each performance.
Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Nov. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Top Hats and Tiles will run Nov. 1-4 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St., to honor the generous donors who have purchased commemorative tiles as a fundraiser for the renovation of the space. Play Readers and Writers of Denton will have a place-holder tile until ours is finished and put up. Tickets are $15 each, and seating is limited to 80 for each performance. Conceived and directed by Donna Trammell, this lively production features five of DCT’s favorite female vocalists – Sherna Armstrong, Maria Harris, Kay Lamb, Pat Sherman, and Katie Moyes Williams – with John Priddy at the keyboard. This special event “tips a hat to the ladies of Broadway” with an evening of songs from shows with women in the title … from Aida and Annie to The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Special guest and tile donor Bob Rogers will entertain at the piano during the tile wall preview and reception before each performance.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Play Readers of Denton will meet Oct. 23
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 23, to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Ubu the King by Alfred Jarry.
Last week, Playwrights of Denton met to read and discuss Dan Creson's new one-act play, After. Because of the way the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fall this year, the next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Jan. 15, 2013!
The Elephant Man runs through this weekend, and includes Play Readers Paul Miller, Johnny Williams, Kevin Wickersham, Jocelyn Allgood, Bryan Patrick, Dennis Welch, and Amber Bryant in the cast, with Sean Frith, Johnny Bryant, Rob Stadt, Susanne Coffey, Betty Kay Seibt, Brad Speck, Tom Stawicki, Johnny Bryant, and Mark Jadrych behind the scenes. What a representation from our group! Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday afternoon at 2. More info at www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Nov. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
We have enough pledges for a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box! Julie has gone ahead and paid for a white ($100) tile. It won't be ready by the grand unveiling at Top Hats and Tiles Nov. 1-4, but there will be a place-holder to show it. If anyone else wants to contribute, we can continue working toward the next tile color level, at $250. If you haven't pledged yet but you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge amount.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Playwrights of Denton will meet Oct. 16
Playwrights of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Campus
Theatre at 7 pm to support the work of local playwrights. Playwrights who are planning to have a play (or part of one) read should contact Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com to arrange to have copies made. Play Readers are welcome to help read the scripts!
Last week, Play Readers read Master Harold...and the Boys by Athol Fugard. Next week, we're planning to read Ubu the King by Alfred Jarry.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.We have $70 in pledges so far, so not many more to go!
Last week, Play Readers read Master Harold...and the Boys by Athol Fugard. Next week, we're planning to read Ubu the King by Alfred Jarry.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.We have $70 in pledges so far, so not many more to go!
Friday, October 5, 2012
Play Readers will meet Oct. 9
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Campus
Theatre at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Master Harold...and the Boys by Athol Fugard. Last week, we read Fences by August Wilson.
Playwrights of Denton will be meeting Tuesday, October 16, at 7 pm, and we should have a couple of plays by members to read, so Play Readers are welcome, too.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Auditions for Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, directed by Sharon Veselic, will be Oct.7, 8 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre. For more information, visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg, everyone!
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.We have 3 pledges so far, so not many more to go!
Playwrights of Denton will be meeting Tuesday, October 16, at 7 pm, and we should have a couple of plays by members to read, so Play Readers are welcome, too.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Auditions for Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, directed by Sharon Veselic, will be Oct.7, 8 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre. For more information, visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg, everyone!
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.We have 3 pledges so far, so not many more to go!
Friday, September 28, 2012
Play Readers will meet Oct. 2
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the Campus
Theatre at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Fences by August Wilson. Last week, we read A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
Playwrights of Denton will be meeting Tuesday, October 16, at 7 pm, and we should have a couple of plays by members to read, so Play Readers are welcome, too.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Congratulations to Play Readers Bryan Patrick, Wes Porter, Fred Cassell, and Carol Howdeshell, who have all been cast in DCT's holiday production of It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Play Reader John Evarts. The production runs Dec. 7-16.
Auditions for Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, directed by Sharon Veselic, will be Oct.7, 8 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre. For more information, visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg, everyone!
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.
Playwrights of Denton will be meeting Tuesday, October 16, at 7 pm, and we should have a couple of plays by members to read, so Play Readers are welcome, too.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Congratulations to Play Readers Bryan Patrick, Wes Porter, Fred Cassell, and Carol Howdeshell, who have all been cast in DCT's holiday production of It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Play Reader John Evarts. The production runs Dec. 7-16.
Auditions for Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, directed by Sharon Veselic, will be Oct.7, 8 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre. For more information, visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg, everyone!
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Play Readers will meet Sept. 25
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Campus Theatre at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
Playwrights of Denton will be meeting Tuesday, October 16, at 7 pm, and we should have a couple of plays by members to read, so Play Readers are welcome, too.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Upcoming auditions to plan for: It's a Wonderful Life, directed by John Evarts, on Sept. 24 and 25 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre, and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, directed by Sharon Veselic, on Oct.7, 8 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre. For more information, visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg, everyone!
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.
Playwrights of Denton will be meeting Tuesday, October 16, at 7 pm, and we should have a couple of plays by members to read, so Play Readers are welcome, too.
We're starting to receive submissions for the Method and Madness competition, so the Second Saturday Seminar on Oct. 13 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Potential adjudicators are encouraged to attend.
Upcoming auditions to plan for: It's a Wonderful Life, directed by John Evarts, on Sept. 24 and 25 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre, and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, directed by Sharon Veselic, on Oct.7, 8 at 7:30 pm at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre. For more information, visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg, everyone!
Would we like to have a Play Readers and Writers of Denton tile at the POINTBank Black Box? Tiles start at $100, so if there are 10 of us who would chip in $10 each, or 20 of us who would chip in $5, we could be permanently commemorated. If you'd be interested, email Julie at thedctteam@campustheatre.com and tell her your pledge.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Playwrights will NOT meet Sept. 18
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for one more month, and will not meet Sept. 18; the next meeting will be Oct. 16 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.
Play Readers of Denton will next meet Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Last week, we read Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba.
The next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Oct. 13 from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre. Julie Brinker, DCT Outreach Director, will lead a workshop on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Ms. Brinker, who recently adapted and directed DCT's production of Macbeth, also teaches as an adjunct at North Central Texas College and Texas Woman's University. She holds an MFA in Theatre and is national-award-winning playwright of Rachel's Night, a play for family audiences. She is coordinating the adjudication process of DCT's Method and Madness Playwriting Competition and Festival; participants from this workshop will be trained to adjudicate scripts for the competition, if they wish.
Pygmalion opens this weekend and runs through Sept. 23. Come to London with us in the timeless tale of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed into a perfect lady by Professor Henry Higgins and his sidekick, Colonel Pickering. Play Readers Buster Maloney, Johnny Williams, Mark Jadrych, John Evarts, Amber Bryant, Julie Brinker, Susanne Coffey, Damon Wadyko, Elsie Barrow, Jessica Phillips, Pete Kelly, and Betsy Deiterman are all involved onstage or offstage, under the able direction of Play Reader Dennis Welch. Proof positive that Play Readers ROCK!
Play Readers of Denton will next meet Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Last week, we read Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba.
The next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Oct. 13 from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre. Julie Brinker, DCT Outreach Director, will lead a workshop on Reading and Evaluating New Scripts. Ms. Brinker, who recently adapted and directed DCT's production of Macbeth, also teaches as an adjunct at North Central Texas College and Texas Woman's University. She holds an MFA in Theatre and is national-award-winning playwright of Rachel's Night, a play for family audiences. She is coordinating the adjudication process of DCT's Method and Madness Playwriting Competition and Festival; participants from this workshop will be trained to adjudicate scripts for the competition, if they wish.
Pygmalion opens this weekend and runs through Sept. 23. Come to London with us in the timeless tale of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed into a perfect lady by Professor Henry Higgins and his sidekick, Colonel Pickering. Play Readers Buster Maloney, Johnny Williams, Mark Jadrych, John Evarts, Amber Bryant, Julie Brinker, Susanne Coffey, Damon Wadyko, Elsie Barrow, Jessica Phillips, Pete Kelly, and Betsy Deiterman are all involved onstage or offstage, under the able direction of Play Reader Dennis Welch. Proof positive that Play Readers ROCK!
Friday, September 7, 2012
Play Readers will meet Sept. 11
Play Readers of Denton will next meet Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba. Last week, we read Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
We're gearing up for our opening production of DCT's 43rd consecutive season, Pygmalion, which runs Sept. 14-23. Come to London with us in the timeless tale of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed into a perfect lady by Professor Henry Higgins and his sidekick, Colonel Pickering. Play Readers Buster Maloney, Johnny Williams, Mark Jadrych, John Evarts, Amber Bryant, Julie Brinker, Susanne Coffey, Damon Wadyko, Elsie Barrow, Jessica Phillips, Pete Kelly, and Betsy Deiterman are all involved onstage or offstage, under the able direction of Play Reader Dennis Welch. Proof positive that Play Readers ROCK!
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
We're gearing up for our opening production of DCT's 43rd consecutive season, Pygmalion, which runs Sept. 14-23. Come to London with us in the timeless tale of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed into a perfect lady by Professor Henry Higgins and his sidekick, Colonel Pickering. Play Readers Buster Maloney, Johnny Williams, Mark Jadrych, John Evarts, Amber Bryant, Julie Brinker, Susanne Coffey, Damon Wadyko, Elsie Barrow, Jessica Phillips, Pete Kelly, and Betsy Deiterman are all involved onstage or offstage, under the able direction of Play Reader Dennis Welch. Proof positive that Play Readers ROCK!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Play Readers will meet Sept. 4
Play Readers of Denton will next meet Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 7 pm to read a play out loud. We're planning to read Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Last week, we read George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
We're gearing up for our opening production of DCT's 43rd consecutive season, Pygmalion, which runs Sept. 14-23. Come to London with us in the timeless tale of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed into a perfect lady by Professor Henry Higgins and his sidekick, Colonel Pickering.
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
We're gearing up for our opening production of DCT's 43rd consecutive season, Pygmalion, which runs Sept. 14-23. Come to London with us in the timeless tale of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed into a perfect lady by Professor Henry Higgins and his sidekick, Colonel Pickering.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Play Readers will meet August 28
Play Readers of Denton will next meet Tuesday, August 28 at 7 pm to read a play out loud.
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
Otherwise, things are quiet here at the Campus--we're just cleaning up from the end of our 42nd consecutive season, and gearing up for our 43rd!
Friday, August 17, 2012
Playwrights will NOT meet August 21
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
Play Readers of Denton will next meet Tuesday, August 28 at 7 pm to read a play out loud.
This is your last chance to see DCT's hit Mainstage production Hairspray, and we've added a performance on Sunday evening at 7:30 to accommodate all the folks who want to see this show (or see it again)!
Congratulations to Play Readers Paul Miller, Jocelyn Allgood, Bryan Thomas Patrick, Kevin Wickersham, and Amber Bryant, who have been cast in DCT's next Mainstage production, The Elephant Man, directed by Sean Frith. Performances are Oct. 12-21. Break a leg!
Friday, August 10, 2012
Play Readers will meet August 14
Play Readers will meet Tuesday, August 14, at the Campus Theatre to read a
play out loud. Last week, the group read The Elephant Man in anticipation of this weekend's auditions.
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
Tickets for DCT's next Mainstage production, the hit musical Hairspray, are going fast--tonight and Saturday are both already sold out! The production runs Aug. 10-19 at the Campus Theatre, so check your calendar and make your reservations soon!
Auditions for DCT's Mainstage production of The Elephant Man, directed by Sean Frith, will be Sunday, August 12 and Monday, August 13, at 6:30 pm at the Campus Theatre. Break a leg!
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 16. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Oct. 13.
Tickets for DCT's next Mainstage production, the hit musical Hairspray, are going fast--tonight and Saturday are both already sold out! The production runs Aug. 10-19 at the Campus Theatre, so check your calendar and make your reservations soon!
Auditions for DCT's Mainstage production of The Elephant Man, directed by Sean Frith, will be Sunday, August 12 and Monday, August 13, at 6:30 pm at the Campus Theatre. Break a leg!
Friday, August 3, 2012
Play Readers will meet Aug. 7
Play Readers will meet Tuesday, August 7, at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Since last Tuesday was the fifth Tuesday of July, Play Readers had a "blue moon" break.
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 18. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Sept. 8.
DCT's Black Box production of Christopher Durang's Baby With the Bathwater runs this weekend only! Tickets are available online via www.campustheatre.com or through the box office at (940) 382-1915 (M-F 1-5). Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon at 2; all performances are at the DCT POINTBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory in Denton.
Tickets for DCT's next Mainstage production, the hit musical Hairspray, are going fast! The production runs Aug. 10-19 at the Campus Theatre, so check your calendar and make your reservations soon!
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer; the next meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 18. And Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus until Sept. 8.
DCT's Black Box production of Christopher Durang's Baby With the Bathwater runs this weekend only! Tickets are available online via www.campustheatre.com or through the box office at (940) 382-1915 (M-F 1-5). Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon at 2; all performances are at the DCT POINTBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory in Denton.
Tickets for DCT's next Mainstage production, the hit musical Hairspray, are going fast! The production runs Aug. 10-19 at the Campus Theatre, so check your calendar and make your reservations soon!
Friday, July 27, 2012
Play Readers will NOT meet July 31
Play Readers of Denton will NOT meet Tuesday, July 31, since it will be the fifth Tuesday in the month. Last week, Jessica reports that Play Readers had a good time reading Butterflies are Free. The next meeting of Play Readers will be Tuesday, August 7 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.
Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminar are on hiatus for the summer--the next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Sept. 8, and the next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be Sept. 18.
Baby With the Bathwater opens August 3 at the DCT POINTBank Black Box for three performances only! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Campus Theatre Box Office. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!__black-box. It's going to be great!
Speaking of great, Hairspray is coming together and is going to be fantastic. Tickets through http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#! or the Box Office (M-F 1-5 pm: 940 382-1915). Don't wait too long--it's selling fast!
Season tickets and tax-deductible DCT memberships are now on sale. It's a great season lineup that includes George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (the play that inspired My Fair Lady), The Elephant Man, Cheaper by the Dozen, The King and I, M*A*S*H creator Larry Gelbart's Sly Fox, and Oprah Winfrey's musical version of The Color Purple. Special events will include It's a Wonderful Life in December and Greater Tuna in June. Season ticket holders receive a discounted ticket price over the entire season, priority reservation access, and can exchange tickets for another performance without a fee.
Beat the heat--come see us at the Campus or the Black Box!
Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminar are on hiatus for the summer--the next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Sept. 8, and the next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be Sept. 18.
Baby With the Bathwater opens August 3 at the DCT POINTBank Black Box for three performances only! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Campus Theatre Box Office. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!__black-box. It's going to be great!
Speaking of great, Hairspray is coming together and is going to be fantastic. Tickets through http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#! or the Box Office (M-F 1-5 pm: 940 382-1915). Don't wait too long--it's selling fast!
Season tickets and tax-deductible DCT memberships are now on sale. It's a great season lineup that includes George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (the play that inspired My Fair Lady), The Elephant Man, Cheaper by the Dozen, The King and I, M*A*S*H creator Larry Gelbart's Sly Fox, and Oprah Winfrey's musical version of The Color Purple. Special events will include It's a Wonderful Life in December and Greater Tuna in June. Season ticket holders receive a discounted ticket price over the entire season, priority reservation access, and can exchange tickets for another performance without a fee.
Beat the heat--come see us at the Campus or the Black Box!
Friday, July 20, 2012
Play Readers will meet July 24
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, July
24, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.
Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminar are on hiatus for the summer--the next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Sept. 8, and the next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be Sept. 18.
Baby With the Bathwater opens August 3 at the DCT POINTBank Black Box for three performances only! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Campus Theatre Box Office. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!__black-box. It's going to be great!
Speaking of great, Hairspray is coming together and is going to be fantastic. Tickets through http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#! or the Box Office (M-F 1-5 pm: 940 382-1915). Don't wait too long--it's selling fast!
Season tickets and tax-deductible DCT memberships are now on sale. It's a great season lineup that includes George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (the play that inspired My Fair Lady), The Elephant Man, Cheaper by the Dozen, The King and I, M*A*S*H creator Larry Gelbart's Sly Fox, and Oprah Winfrey's musical version of The Color Purple. Special events will include It's a Wonderful Life in December and Greater Tuna in June. Season ticket holders receive a discounted ticket price over the entire season, priority reservation access, and can exchange tickets for another performance without a fee.
Beat the heat--come see us at the Campus or the Black Box!
Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminar are on hiatus for the summer--the next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Sept. 8, and the next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be Sept. 18.
Baby With the Bathwater opens August 3 at the DCT POINTBank Black Box for three performances only! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Campus Theatre Box Office. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!__black-box. It's going to be great!
Speaking of great, Hairspray is coming together and is going to be fantastic. Tickets through http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#! or the Box Office (M-F 1-5 pm: 940 382-1915). Don't wait too long--it's selling fast!
Season tickets and tax-deductible DCT memberships are now on sale. It's a great season lineup that includes George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (the play that inspired My Fair Lady), The Elephant Man, Cheaper by the Dozen, The King and I, M*A*S*H creator Larry Gelbart's Sly Fox, and Oprah Winfrey's musical version of The Color Purple. Special events will include It's a Wonderful Life in December and Greater Tuna in June. Season ticket holders receive a discounted ticket price over the entire season, priority reservation access, and can exchange tickets for another performance without a fee.
Beat the heat--come see us at the Campus or the Black Box!
Friday, July 13, 2012
Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet July 17
Playwrights of Denton is on hiatus for the summer, so we won't meet July 17. The next meeting of Play Readers of Denton will be Tuesday, July 24, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.
Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus for the summer--the next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Sept. 8.
Congratulations to Play Readers Buster Maloney, Johnny Williams, John Evarts, Amber Bryant, Julie Brinker, Pat Watson, and Carol Howdeshell, who have been cast in DCT's Mainstage production of Pygmalion! Play Reader Dennis Welch directs, and Play Reader Damon Wadyko will design the sound. The production will open September 14.
This weekend is your last chance to see Music Theatre of Denton's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee--more info at http://www.musictheatreofdenton.com/.
Thanks for supporting DCT!
Second Saturdays Seminar is also on hiatus for the summer--the next Second Saturdays Seminar will be Sept. 8.
Congratulations to Play Readers Buster Maloney, Johnny Williams, John Evarts, Amber Bryant, Julie Brinker, Pat Watson, and Carol Howdeshell, who have been cast in DCT's Mainstage production of Pygmalion! Play Reader Dennis Welch directs, and Play Reader Damon Wadyko will design the sound. The production will open September 14.
This weekend is your last chance to see Music Theatre of Denton's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee--more info at http://www.musictheatreofdenton.com/.
Thanks for supporting DCT!
Friday, July 6, 2012
Play Readers will meet July 10
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, July 10, at 7 pm to read a play out loud. At the last meeting on June 26, the group read Pygmalion, which will be performed by DCT Sept. 14-23. Auditions are July 9 and 10 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre; more info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg, everyone!
The next meeting of Play Readers will be Tuesday, July 24. There won't be a meeting on July 17 (which would be a Playwrights night) or July 31 (which would be the fifth Tuesday in the month).
The Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminar programs are on hiatus for the summer, and will resume in September.
Music Theatre of Denton opens The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tonight and runs through next weekend--get your tickets now, if you haven't already!
The next meeting of Play Readers will be Tuesday, July 24. There won't be a meeting on July 17 (which would be a Playwrights night) or July 31 (which would be the fifth Tuesday in the month).
The Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminar programs are on hiatus for the summer, and will resume in September.
Music Theatre of Denton opens The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tonight and runs through next weekend--get your tickets now, if you haven't already!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Playwrights will NOT meet June 19
Congratulations to Play Reader Kim Campbell, who has been cast in DCT's Black Box production of Christopher Durang's Baby With the Bathwater, directed by Play Reader Polly Maynard! The show runs 3-5 at the DCT POINTBank Black Box Theatre.
Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet on June 19; we're on hiatus for the summer while Julie is in rehearsal.
Last week, Play Readers of Denton met last Tuesday, June 12, and read Neil LaBute's Fat Pig. The next meeting of Play Readers will be Tuesday, June 26, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Note that Play Readers will NOT meet on Tuesday, July 3--Happy Independence Day!
Second Saturdays Seminars are also on hiatus for the summer. We'll see you in September 8!
All My Sons runs through the 17th--it's a timeless (and ever-timely) classic drama by Arthur Miller and was just revived on Broadway. Tickets are available online at www.campustheatre.com or through the box office (M-F 1-5) at 940 382-1915.
Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet on June 19; we're on hiatus for the summer while Julie is in rehearsal.
Last week, Play Readers of Denton met last Tuesday, June 12, and read Neil LaBute's Fat Pig. The next meeting of Play Readers will be Tuesday, June 26, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Note that Play Readers will NOT meet on Tuesday, July 3--Happy Independence Day!
Second Saturdays Seminars are also on hiatus for the summer. We'll see you in September 8!
All My Sons runs through the 17th--it's a timeless (and ever-timely) classic drama by Arthur Miller and was just revived on Broadway. Tickets are available online at www.campustheatre.com or through the box office (M-F 1-5) at 940 382-1915.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Play Readers will meet June 12
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, June 12, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, Jessica reported that the group read Christopher Durang's Baby With the Bathwater, which will be produced for DCT's Black Box alternative season this summer. Auditions are June 10 and 11 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre; performances dates are August 3-5. Break a leg at auditions, everyone!
Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminars are on hiatus for the summer. We'll see you in September (the 8th for Second Saturdays and the 18th for Playwrights)!
All My Sons opens June 8 and runs weekends through the 17th--it's a timeless (and ever-timely) classic drama by Arthur Miller and was just revived on Broadway. Tickets are available online at www.campustheatre.com or through the box office (M-F 1-5) at 940 382-1915.
Playwrights of Denton and Second Saturdays Seminars are on hiatus for the summer. We'll see you in September (the 8th for Second Saturdays and the 18th for Playwrights)!
All My Sons opens June 8 and runs weekends through the 17th--it's a timeless (and ever-timely) classic drama by Arthur Miller and was just revived on Broadway. Tickets are available online at www.campustheatre.com or through the box office (M-F 1-5) at 940 382-1915.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Play Readers of Denton will meet June 5
Play Readers of Denton will next meet on June 5 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Jessica Phillips will take over as facilitator for most of the summer while Julie's in rehearsal. Playwrights and Second Saturdays Seminars will be on hiatus until after DCT's production of Hairspray.
Congratulations to Play Readers Susanne Coffey, Damon Wadyko and Julie Brinker, who have been cast in DCT's Mainstage production of Hairspray under the direction of Play Reader Clay White.
Auditions for DCT's Black Box production of Baby with the Bathwater will be June 10 and 11 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg!
The Method and Madness Playwriting Festival is coming up next week! If you haven't made your plans yet for this amazing three-day lineup of staged readings, panels, and workshops, check out http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!__outreach-home and click on the "Playwriting Festival" button. It's going to be great!
Have a great Memorial Day!
Congratulations to Play Readers Susanne Coffey, Damon Wadyko and Julie Brinker, who have been cast in DCT's Mainstage production of Hairspray under the direction of Play Reader Clay White.
Auditions for DCT's Black Box production of Baby with the Bathwater will be June 10 and 11 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!auditions. Break a leg!
The Method and Madness Playwriting Festival is coming up next week! If you haven't made your plans yet for this amazing three-day lineup of staged readings, panels, and workshops, check out http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!__outreach-home and click on the "Playwriting Festival" button. It's going to be great!
Have a great Memorial Day!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the Campus
Theatre to read a play out loud. We have the new draft of Garden of Eden by local playwright Claud Singer to read, if that works for everyone.
Please note that there will be no Play Readers meeting on May 29, which is the fifth Tuesday in the month (and a busy night for rehearsals for the Method and Madness staged readings).
The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be June 19.
The Method and Madness Playwriting Festival is coming up! Registration forms are available at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!_outreach-home/play-writing-contest. In addition to a great lineup of staged readings, we're also proud to announce that workshops will feature distinguished speakers like Michael Serrecchia (who starred on Broadway in the original cast of A Chorus Line, among many other productions) and published playwrights and authors Donna Trammell, Donna Fielder, Randy Schmidt, and John Evarts, as well as mental health experts Dr. Linda Rubin, Dr. Dan Creson, and Susanne Coffey.
We’re seeking volunteers to help backstage at the Festival—if you’d like to help with stage managing, light or sound board op, or costumes, please contact Julie Brinker at 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com.
Please note that there will be no Play Readers meeting on May 29, which is the fifth Tuesday in the month (and a busy night for rehearsals for the Method and Madness staged readings).
The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be June 19.
The Method and Madness Playwriting Festival is coming up! Registration forms are available at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/#!_outreach-home/play-writing-contest. In addition to a great lineup of staged readings, we're also proud to announce that workshops will feature distinguished speakers like Michael Serrecchia (who starred on Broadway in the original cast of A Chorus Line, among many other productions) and published playwrights and authors Donna Trammell, Donna Fielder, Randy Schmidt, and John Evarts, as well as mental health experts Dr. Linda Rubin, Dr. Dan Creson, and Susanne Coffey.
We’re seeking volunteers to help backstage at the Festival—if you’d like to help with stage managing, light or sound board op, or costumes, please contact Julie Brinker at 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com.
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