Playwrights of Denton will meet Tuesday, January 17, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. The deadline for submissions for the inaugural Method and Madness Playwriting Competition and Festival is Saturday, January 14th, so it's time to start working on the next round(s)!
The February meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.
At the Play Readers of Denton meeting this past Tuesday, we read Beth Henley's Miss Firecracker Contest. The next meeting of Play Readers of Denton will be January 24; please note that Play Readers will NOT meet January 31st, as it will be the fifth Tuesday of the month.
The Second Saturdays Seminar on Saturday, January 14th, will be a workshop on reading and evaluating new plays. Participants will be able to go on to adjudicate one-act plays entered in the Method and Madness Playwriting Festival, if they wish. The seminar will be from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre and is free. Call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com to reserve a spot.
There are two productions coming up at DCT: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (directed by Play Reader Brad Speck) will be performed at the POINTBank Black Box Theatre Jan. 20-22: more info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/LadyDayinfo.htm. The next Mainstage production will be Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Jan. 27-Feb. 5 (more info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/Laughteronthe23rdFloorinfo.htm.)
Friday, January 13, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Play Readers will meet January 10
Play Readers is 6 years old! We started on a very cold night in January, 2006, at the Emily Fowler Library, and the very first play we read was David Auburn's Proof. By the following week, we had moved to the North Branch Library, and within a few months we were the first program incorporated into Denton Community Theatre's then-new Outreach program.
Last week, Play Readers started the new year with an oldie-but-goodie, Jack Heifner's Vanities. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 10, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.
The next meeting for Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, January 17, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. But before then, the postmark date for the new Method and Madness Playwriting Competition is Saturday, January 14th, so get those one-acts in! First prize is $2000, and the top five winners will receive a staged reading at the Method and Madness Playwriting Festival, May 31-June 3, in addition to cash prizes. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm.
If playwriting isn't your thing (or you don't have time to get something entered), you can still be an important part of the competition and festival by volunteering to adjudicate. Adjudicators will be asked to read and evaluate a minimum of five one-act scripts. Feel unsure about evaluating? There's a form to guide you, with spaces for brief comments to help the playwrights. And if you want even more guidance the Second Saturdays Seminar on Saturday, January 14th, will be on--wait for it--"Reading and Evaluating New Plays," including use of the adjudication form. (You don't have to volunteer to adjudicate to attend the workshop, and you don't have to attend the workshop if you volunteer to adjudicate.) The workshop will be led by Julie Brinker, DCT Outreach Director, from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre. For more info, or to reserve a spot, call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com.
Congratulations to Play Readers Damon Wadyko, Dennis Welch, Johnny Bryant, Brian Patrick, and Pat Watson, who have all been cast in DCT's next Mainstage production, Laughter on the 23rd Floor! The show runs Jan. 27-Feb. 5. Tickets are available at the Box Office (M-F 1-5 pm): 940 382-1915 or online at www.campustheatre.com.
Last week, Play Readers started the new year with an oldie-but-goodie, Jack Heifner's Vanities. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 10, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre.
The next meeting for Playwrights of Denton will be Tuesday, January 17, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. But before then, the postmark date for the new Method and Madness Playwriting Competition is Saturday, January 14th, so get those one-acts in! First prize is $2000, and the top five winners will receive a staged reading at the Method and Madness Playwriting Festival, May 31-June 3, in addition to cash prizes. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm.
If playwriting isn't your thing (or you don't have time to get something entered), you can still be an important part of the competition and festival by volunteering to adjudicate. Adjudicators will be asked to read and evaluate a minimum of five one-act scripts. Feel unsure about evaluating? There's a form to guide you, with spaces for brief comments to help the playwrights. And if you want even more guidance the Second Saturdays Seminar on Saturday, January 14th, will be on--wait for it--"Reading and Evaluating New Plays," including use of the adjudication form. (You don't have to volunteer to adjudicate to attend the workshop, and you don't have to attend the workshop if you volunteer to adjudicate.) The workshop will be led by Julie Brinker, DCT Outreach Director, from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre. For more info, or to reserve a spot, call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com.
Congratulations to Play Readers Damon Wadyko, Dennis Welch, Johnny Bryant, Brian Patrick, and Pat Watson, who have all been cast in DCT's next Mainstage production, Laughter on the 23rd Floor! The show runs Jan. 27-Feb. 5. Tickets are available at the Box Office (M-F 1-5 pm): 940 382-1915 or online at www.campustheatre.com.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Play Readers will meet January 3, 2012
Play Readers won't meet while the Campus Theatre is closed for the holidays Dec. 19-Jan. 2, so our next meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. For our combined Play Readers and Writers celebration this past Tuesday night, we had a fabulous feast and read The Lion in Winter.
The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be January 17, 2012. The deadline for the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition is January 14, so get those scripts in! The first prize is $2000--more info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm.
If you're more interested in adjudicating scripts for the competition than in submitting one, the Second Saturdays Seminar on January 14 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be a workshop on reading and evaluating scripts. Call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com for more info or to reserve a space.
Congratulations to Play Readers Dennis Welch, Damon Wadyko, Johnny Bryant, Brian Patrick, and Pat Watson, who have all been cast in DCT's Mainstage production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor! The show runs Jan. 27-Feb. 5.
Christmas Belles continues this weekend, with Play Readers Jo Cassell, Susanne Coffey, and Amber Bryant--it's a great way to get in a festive spirit, if you aren't there already.
Hope to see you in the New Year--Merry Everything to everybody!
The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be January 17, 2012. The deadline for the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition is January 14, so get those scripts in! The first prize is $2000--more info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm.
If you're more interested in adjudicating scripts for the competition than in submitting one, the Second Saturdays Seminar on January 14 (1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre) will be a workshop on reading and evaluating scripts. Call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com for more info or to reserve a space.
Congratulations to Play Readers Dennis Welch, Damon Wadyko, Johnny Bryant, Brian Patrick, and Pat Watson, who have all been cast in DCT's Mainstage production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor! The show runs Jan. 27-Feb. 5.
Christmas Belles continues this weekend, with Play Readers Jo Cassell, Susanne Coffey, and Amber Bryant--it's a great way to get in a festive spirit, if you aren't there already.
Hope to see you in the New Year--Merry Everything to everybody!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Play Readers and Writers Holiday Reading Dec. 13
Play Readers and Writers of Denton will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre for a holiday get-together and reading. We have several holiday scripts to choose from, including The Lion in Winter, Christmas Belles, The Homecoming, and A Tuna Christmas. Bring something edible or potable to share, and please help us celebrate the end of our 6th year of sharing plays together!
The Campus Theatre will be closed Dec. 19-Jan. 1, so the next meeting of Play Readers will be Jan. 3, 2012, and the next meeting of Playwrights will be Jan. 17.
DCT opens Christmas Belles this weekend: more info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/ChristmasBellesinformation.htm. Break a leg to Play Readers Jo Anne Cassell, Susanne Coffey, and Amber Bryant!
Come play with us on Saturday afternoon! The Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus) will be on Improv for Beginners, and is full of fun games and exercises. Kyla Welch will be leading the workshop; call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com to reserve a spot!
Auditions for Laughter on the 23rd Floor will be Sunday and Monday, Dec. 11 and 12, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/Laughteronthe23rdfloorinfo.htm. Break a leg!
See you at the Campus!
The Campus Theatre will be closed Dec. 19-Jan. 1, so the next meeting of Play Readers will be Jan. 3, 2012, and the next meeting of Playwrights will be Jan. 17.
DCT opens Christmas Belles this weekend: more info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/ChristmasBellesinformation.htm. Break a leg to Play Readers Jo Anne Cassell, Susanne Coffey, and Amber Bryant!
Come play with us on Saturday afternoon! The Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 10 (1-3 pm at the Campus) will be on Improv for Beginners, and is full of fun games and exercises. Kyla Welch will be leading the workshop; call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com to reserve a spot!
Auditions for Laughter on the 23rd Floor will be Sunday and Monday, Dec. 11 and 12, at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/Laughteronthe23rdfloorinfo.htm. Break a leg!
See you at the Campus!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Play Readers will meet Dec. 6, 2011
Play Readers will meet at 7 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at the Campus Theatre. Last week, we read Dan Creson's new cycle of one-act plays, which we urged him to submit to playwriting competitions.
The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be January 17, 2012, since the December meeting date falls when the Campus is closed for the holidays.
Kyla Welch will be leading the next Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 10; the topic will be Beginning Improv. The workshop is free and runs from 1-3 pm. Call 940 382-7014 x3 for more information or to reserve a place.
DCT's special event production of Christmas Belles is Dec. 9-18. Call 940 382-1915 (M-F 1-5 pm) for tickets to this hilarious Texas holiday comedy!
The deadline for DCT's new Method and Madness Playwriting Competition is January 14th! More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm. If you're not entering but would like to volunteer as a reader for the competition or a helper for the festival May 28-June 3, please call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com.
The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be January 17, 2012, since the December meeting date falls when the Campus is closed for the holidays.
Kyla Welch will be leading the next Second Saturdays Seminar on Dec. 10; the topic will be Beginning Improv. The workshop is free and runs from 1-3 pm. Call 940 382-7014 x3 for more information or to reserve a place.
DCT's special event production of Christmas Belles is Dec. 9-18. Call 940 382-1915 (M-F 1-5 pm) for tickets to this hilarious Texas holiday comedy!
The deadline for DCT's new Method and Madness Playwriting Competition is January 14th! More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm. If you're not entering but would like to volunteer as a reader for the competition or a helper for the festival May 28-June 3, please call 940 382-7014 x3 or email thedctteam@campustheatre.com.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Play Readers will meet November 29, NOT Nov. 22!
With Thanksgiving coming up, and so many Play Readers going off to see friends and family (or welcoming friends and family here), we won't try to meet Tuesday, Nov. 22. Instead, we'll meet Tuesday, Nov. 29, even though it's technically the fifth Tuesday of the month. We're planning to read Dan Creson's new cycle of one-act plays, and we need a bunch of readers--please try to come if you can!
Last week, Playwrights of Denton met, but we didn't have enough readers to cover the roles in Dan's plays. The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be January 17, 2012, because the Campus will be closed for the holidays when we would usually meet in December.
Remember that the submission deadline for DCT's Method and Madness One-Act Play Competition is January 14, 2012. Prizes range from $2000 to $200. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm.
Mark your calendars now for the Second Saturdays Seminar on December 10, 2011. Kyla Welch will be leading a workshop on Improv for Beginners, and it's going to be a really fun time. The workshop is free and runs from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre.
Last week, Playwrights of Denton met, but we didn't have enough readers to cover the roles in Dan's plays. The next meeting of Playwrights of Denton will be January 17, 2012, because the Campus will be closed for the holidays when we would usually meet in December.
Remember that the submission deadline for DCT's Method and Madness One-Act Play Competition is January 14, 2012. Prizes range from $2000 to $200. More info at http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre/PlaywritingCompetitionMainPage.htm.
Mark your calendars now for the Second Saturdays Seminar on December 10, 2011. Kyla Welch will be leading a workshop on Improv for Beginners, and it's going to be a really fun time. The workshop is free and runs from 1-3 pm at the Campus Theatre.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Playwrights will meet Nov. 15
Playwrights of Denton will meet at the Campus Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7 pm. We have a cycle of three one-acts to read, so Play Readers are welcome (and needed).
Because so many of us are going out of town for Thanksgiving (or welcoming far-flung family and friends), there won't be a Play Readers meeting on Nov. 22--but we WILL meet on Nov. 29, even though it will be the fifth Tuesday of the month.
Last week, Play Readers had fun reading Noel Coward's Private Lives.
Two important fundraisers are coming up for DCT and the Campus Theatre: The Arts Guild Auction for the Arts is Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Center for the Visual Arts; and Beaujolais and More is Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Civic Center. They're both great events, and help us underwrite the Play Readers and Playwrights of Denton programs.
Because so many of us are going out of town for Thanksgiving (or welcoming far-flung family and friends), there won't be a Play Readers meeting on Nov. 22--but we WILL meet on Nov. 29, even though it will be the fifth Tuesday of the month.
Last week, Play Readers had fun reading Noel Coward's Private Lives.
Two important fundraisers are coming up for DCT and the Campus Theatre: The Arts Guild Auction for the Arts is Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Center for the Visual Arts; and Beaujolais and More is Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Civic Center. They're both great events, and help us underwrite the Play Readers and Playwrights of Denton programs.
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