Friday, December 1, 2017

Play Readers and Writers will be on hiatus through March

Play Readers and Writers of Denton will be on hiatus through March of 2018. Our next scheduled meeting will be April 3 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Have very happy holidays and a great start to 2018!

Friday, November 3, 2017

Play Readers will meet Nov. 7

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tues., Nov. 7 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. At our last meeting, we read Other Desert Cities in anticipation of auditions. The December meeting of Play Readers will be Dec. 5.

If you have a script that you'd like to hear, please contact thedctteam@campustheatre.com. Play Writers will not meet in Nov., as the third Tuesday falls in Thanksgiving week. We can meet Dec. 19, if a playwright has something to read.

Friday, October 13, 2017

Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet Oct. 17

Play Writers of Denton will NOT meet Oct. 17. If you have a script that you'd like to hear, please contact thedctteam@campustheatre.com. Play Writers will not meet in Nov., as the third Tuesday falls in Thanksgiving week. We can meet Dec. 19, if a playwright has something to read.

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tues., Nov. 7 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. At our last meeting, we read Other Desert Cities in anticipation of auditions (Oct. 23 and 24). Break a leg, everyone!

Friday, September 29, 2017

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tues., Oct. 5 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. The November meeting of Play Readers will be Nov. 7.

Play Writers of Denton will meet Oct. 17, if a playwright contacts us. If you have a script that you'd like to hear, please contact thedctteam@campustheatre.com.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet Sept. 19

No playwrights have requested a reading for Sept. 19, so Playwrights of Denton will not meet this month. We will meet at 7 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 17, if a playwright contacts us before then.
The next meeting of Play Readers of Denton will be Oct. 3 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. Play Readers now meets the first Tuesday of each month.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Play Readers will meet Sept. 5

Play Readers will resume reading plays together on Sept. 5, 2017, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. We'll be going to a once-a-month meeting time, on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting of Play Readers will be Oct. 3.

Playwrights of Denton will resume on the third Tuesday of each month, if there are playwrights who want to have something read. The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton is scheduled for Sept. 18. If you have something you'd like to have read, please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com asap!

Friday, May 19, 2017

Play Readers will meet May 23--last time before Sept.!

Play Readers will meet at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 23, as usual, and then go on hiatus for the summer. The next meeting of Play Readers will be Sept. 5.

Play Readers and Writers will be on hiatus for the summer, so the next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for Sept. 19 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com asap if you have something you'd like read.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet May 16


No playwrights have scheduled a reading for May 16, so we will take night off. Play Readers and Writers will be on hiatus for the summer, so the next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for Sept. 19 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com asap if you have something you'd like read.

Play Readers will meet Tuesday, May 23, as usual, and then go on hiatus for the summer.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Play Readers will NOT meet May 9

Play Readers will NOT meet Tuesday, May 9! We'll meet Tuesday, May 23, as usual, and then go on hiatus for the summer.


The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for May 16 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com asap if you have something you'd like read.

Friday, April 28, 2017

Play Readers will meet May 2

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, May 2, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud.

We will NOT meet Tuesday, May 9!
The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for May 16 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com asap if you have something you'd like read.

Friday, April 21, 2017

Play Readers will meet April 25

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, April 25, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud.

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for May 16 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com asap if you have something you'd like read.

Friday, April 14, 2017

Playwrights of Denton will NOT meet April 18


We don't have a playwright this month, so the next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for May 16 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com asap if you have something you'd like read.

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, April 25, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read Susan Glaspell's  Suppressed Desires and James M. Barrie's The Twelve-Pound Look.

Friday, April 7, 2017

Play Readers will meet April 11

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, April 11, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read Kathleen Culebro's Smart Pretty Funny.

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for April 18 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

DCT's Mainstage production of Oliver! finishes up its run this weekend. Break a leg to Play Readers Jim Laney, Wes Porter, and Rachel Tillman, who are all cast in the production, and Play Readers Pat Watson, Bryan Patrick, Elsie Barrow, Betty Kay Seibt, Dr. Linda Rubin, and Brad Speck, who are all involved behind the scenes. For more information, go to https://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DCT-Oliver-FB-01.jpg

Congratulations to Play Readers Buster Maloney, Jojee Allgood, and Kay Lamb, who have been cast in the DCT MainStage production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, directed by Play Reader Brad Speck.

Friday, March 31, 2017

Play Readers will meet April 4

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, April 4, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike--break a leg at auditions, everyone!

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for April 18 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

DCT's Mainstage production of Oliver! opens tonight and runs this weekend and next. Break a leg to Play Readers Jim Laney, Wes Porter, and Rachel Tillman, who are all cast in the production, and Play Readers Pat Watson, Bryan Patrick, Elsie Barrow, Betty Kay Seibt, Dr. Linda Rubin, and Brad Speck, who are all involved behind the scenes. For more information, go to https://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DCT-Oliver-FB-01.jpg

Auditions for DCT's Mainstage production of Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike will be Sunday and Monday, April 2 & 3 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More information at https://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/opportunities/auditions/.



Friday, March 24, 2017

Play Readers will meet Mar. 28

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Mar. 28, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. We'll try to read Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike because auditions are coming right up!

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for April 18 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.


DCT's Black Box production of The Shadow Box opens tonight and runs through this weekend. Break a leg to Play Reader Laurie Long, who is performing in the production, and Play Readers John Rodgers and Pete Kelly, who are co-directing! More info at https://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/the-shadow-box/

Friday, March 10, 2017

Play Readers will meet Mar. 28

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Mar. 28, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read William Gleason's Louder, I Can't Hear You.

Note that we will NOT be meeting Mar. 14 or 21.

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for April 18 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

Friday, March 3, 2017

Play Readers will meet Mar. 7

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Mar. 7, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read Shelagh Stephenson's The Memory of Water.

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for April 18 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

Friday, February 24, 2017

Play Readers will meet Feb. 28

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. 

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for April 18 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

DCT's sister company, Music Theatre of Denton, opens Sister Act this weekend. Tickets for most performances are sold out or nearly so, so make your reservations ASAP!

Friday, February 17, 2017

Playwrights will NOT meet Feb. 21

No playwrights have responded to the call for Feb. 21, so the next Playwrights of Denton meeting will be scheduled for April 18 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet in honor of Valentine's Day.
 



Friday, February 10, 2017

Play Readers will meet Feb. 14

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud.
 
The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for Feb. 21, 2017 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

DCT's Black Box production of Evil Dead: The Musical continues this weekend. The show is co-directed by Play Readers Sean Frith and Travis Barth, and includes Play Readers Brad Speck, Kristen Brasher, March Jadrych, Linda Rubin, Kay Lamb, and Bryan Thomas Patrick in the cast and crew. More info at http://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/evil-dead-musical/. Break a leg, everybody!

Friday, February 3, 2017

Play Readers will meet Feb. 7

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud.
 
The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for Feb. 21, 2017 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

Congratulations to Play Readers Connie Lane and Laurie Long, who have been cast in DCT's Black Box production of The Shadow Box, co-directed by Play Readers John Rodgers and Pete Kelley!

DCT's Black Box production of Evil Dead: The Musical opens this weekend and runs next weekend too. The show is co-directed by Play Readers Sean Frith and Travis Barth, and includes Play Readers Brad Speck, Kristen Brasher, March Jadrych, Linda Rubin, Kay Lamb, and Bryan Thomas Patrick in the cast and crew. More info at http://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/evil-dead-musical/. Break a leg, everybody!


Friday, January 20, 2017

Play Readers will meet Jan. 24

Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud.
 
The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for Feb. 21, 2017 at 7 pm. Please email thedctteam@campustheatre.com if you have something you'd like read asap.

This is the final weekend of DCT's Mainstage production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which includes Play Readers Polly Maynard, Melanie Welch, Susan Thornton, and Dr. Linda Rubin in the cast and crew.

Auditions for DCT's Black Box production of The Shadow Box are Jan. 23 and 24 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info at http://dentoncommunitytheatre.com/opportunities/auditions/.



Friday, January 13, 2017

Playwrights of Denton will meet Jan. 17

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2017 at 7 pm. We have a playwright, Kurt Hyde, who'd like to present, so please let us know if you're available to read by emailing thedctteam@campustheatre.com. 

The play is Black-Eyed Peas and has four characters: one adult male; one adult female; one teen-aged boy; and one teen-aged girl. It takes place in the South during Reconstruction. A widow and her two children struggle to survive while a Yankee carpetbagger takes whatever he can.

It takes about 15 to 20 minutes.
 
Play Readers of Denton will meet Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud. Last week, we read The Shadow Box in anticipation of upcoming auditions for the Black Box production.
 
Congratulations to Play Readers Jim Laney, Bryan Patrick, Wes Porter, and Gary Fulton, who have all been cast in DCT's MainStage production of Oliver!, directed by Play Reader Pat Watson and produced by Play Reader Brad Speck!

Friday, January 6, 2017

Play Readers will meet Jan. 10

Play Readers of Denton will meet again Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read a play out loud, when we'll begin our 11th year of meeting!

The next Playwrights of Denton meeting is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2017 at 7 pm. We have a playwright, Kurt Hyde, who'd like to present, please let us know if you're available to read by emailing thedctteam@campustheatre.com. 


The play is Black-Eyed Peas and has four characters: one adult male; one adult female; one teen-aged boy; and one teen-aged girl. It takes place in the South during Reconstruction. A widow and her two children struggle to survive while a Yankee carpetbagger takes whatever he can.

It takes about 15 to 20 minutes.