New for me this year at City Theatre is producing the Momentum Festival of New American Plays. With A.D. Tracy Brigden and Lit Manager Carlyn Aquiline we have selected four new plays in various stages of development for the festival.
The hot line-up includes:
Long Story Short by Brendan Milburn and Val Vigoda -- with Tracy Directing (this will be a week long work-shop culminating in two public readings)
Speak American by Eric Simonsen -- with Eric directing (a four day workshop with two public readings
When January Feels Like Summer by Cori Thomas -- with Billy Porter directing (two day rehearsal and reading)
Him by Daisy Foote -- I'll direct this one (two day rehearsal and reading)
It is a unique festival in that the plays are a mix of texts that we have slated for production in the 2008-09 season as well as works by playwrights we are just getting to know. This year Long Story Short and Speak American are the plays already slated and January and Him are works by exciting playwrights that we want to know better.
The big weekend of readings takes place June 12-15 and is scheduled in a way that allows playwrights to hear one another's work and promotes a dialogue between these artists. We'll hold playwright and industry panel discussions, and a musical theatre writing workshop aimed at providing working writers, as well as audience members a window into the type of new play development we do at City. And since everyone loves a party (especially the lushes at City Theatre) we'll throw one almost every night of the festival, celebrating the work of these excellent playwrights and the twenty five actors and directors participating in Momentum 2008.
Check out City's website in May for more details. www.citytheatrecompany.org
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Hello Stuart!
This is Manny just dropping by to say HELLO
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