Friday, January 4, 2013

Play Readers will meet on Jan. 8

Happy New Year! After 3 weeks off, Play Readers will be meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7 pm at the Campus Theatre to read and adjudicate 2-3 entries for the Method and Madness Playwriting Competition.

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. 

Friday, December 14, 2012

Happy Holidays!

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.