All of the showcased pieces are in early stages of development. Ranging from first drafts to polished edits, none of the featured plays have been professionally produced before.
Come early to enjoy music and refreshments and then settle in to share in a relaxed evening of theatre-in-creation.
Admission and refreshments by suggested donation. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Play readings start at 7:00 pm.
DaPlay Readings are:
Come early to enjoy music and refreshments and then settle in to share in a relaxed evening of theatre-in-creation.
Admission and refreshments by suggested donation. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Play readings start at 7:00 pm.
DaPlay Readings are:
November 3rd, 7pm
Writing by Emily Forrest
How near to you are your loved ones after they've passed away? While Della struggles with alcohol and getting her life back together, she discovers they are closer than she thought.
November 4th, 7pm
Hyperions Wake by Steven Bourque
A free adaptation of Friedrich Holderlin's 18th century text, Hyperion: or, The Hermit in Greece. Drawing inspiration from ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, this re-imagining focuses on a young man's journey to find himself amidst a world of both immense beauty and cruelty.
November 8th, 7pm
Toss by Pam Calabrese MacLean
What if your Mother has a secret? What if she can't remember? What if the rest of your life depends on the toss of a coin?
November 10th, 7pm
They That Take The Sword by Steven Cloutier
Four characters thrust together after being detained by airport security are forced to confront their deepest and most sacredly held beliefs as their darkest secrets are revealed.
November 12th, 7pm
New Grudge from Ancient Mutiny by Ira Henderson
Dramatis Personae: Leo: A Fucker; Mark: A Moderator; Tim: A Conservative; Clare: A Person on a Ledge. Hating everything. Moving on. And a fumble.
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Joanne/Shannon by Andrea Dymond
Two woman's journey as they struggle to recover from the traumatic loss of a key person in each of their lives, in one case, a best friend, and the other, a daughter.
November 14th, 7pm
Drinking Song by Amanda Jernigan
Reading Actors: Andrew Chandler, Keelin Jack, Kim Parkhill & Hugo Dann
Dramaturgy/Direction: Garry Williams
A teacher lectures her way out of her grief, or deeper into it. A young man sings himself into his father's shoes. An actor struts and frets her way back into the household from which she's been banished. A dead man plays himself alive. Drinking Song is a poetic (re)creation of one stormbound night, and the shared history of a family of players joined and divided by wine and song. Revelry, revelations, Ravel ... Come enjoy, experience, and share your response to this work-in-progress.
Widely published as a poet and freelance writer, Amanda Jernigan has previously worked with DaPoPo as a co-creator of Four Actors in Search of a Nation and as a contributing writer for 13 Ways of Looking at a Madman. Amanda currently teaches in the English department at Mount Allison University. Drinking Song is one of her first full-length plays and is in the workshop stage of development.
Drinking Song by Amanda Jernigan
Reading Actors: Andrew Chandler, Keelin Jack, Kim Parkhill & Hugo Dann
Dramaturgy/Direction: Garry Williams
A teacher lectures her way out of her grief, or deeper into it. A young man sings himself into his father's shoes. An actor struts and frets her way back into the household from which she's been banished. A dead man plays himself alive. Drinking Song is a poetic (re)creation of one stormbound night, and the shared history of a family of players joined and divided by wine and song. Revelry, revelations, Ravel ... Come enjoy, experience, and share your response to this work-in-progress.
Widely published as a poet and freelance writer, Amanda Jernigan has previously worked with DaPoPo as a co-creator of Four Actors in Search of a Nation and as a contributing writer for 13 Ways of Looking at a Madman. Amanda currently teaches in the English department at Mount Allison University. Drinking Song is one of her first full-length plays and is in the workshop stage of development.
November 16th, 7pm
Paint on Windows by Kristi Anderson
Sunshine Cleaners laundromat and three eclectic characters; Keelin the wide-eyed country kid in the big city, Simon the painter who sees art through meth crystals, and Fiona the eccentric lady of the laundromat determined to solve all life's problems with stain remover. Paint on Windows is a rapid one-woman exhibition of character and physicality.
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