Final Shows

This is it! The final four chances to see the works of our islands playwrights live on the Gubelman* stage during the 2013 Islands Playwrights Showcase at San Juan Community Theatre.

The Wager

The showcase completes its run THIS Thursday through Saturday, January 31 and February 1-2 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 3 at 2:00 pm.

Formerly titled the Islands Playwrights Festival, the Showcase features five plays and two monologues all written by residents of San Juan County.
Before the plays made it onto the stage there was a process to get them there, including submitting them to the Theatre for off-island judges to vote on, as well as a series of workshops to develop each play, facilitated by the Northwest Playwright Alliance’s Bryan Willis. Then, of course, there were weeks of rehearsals for the volunteer directors and 16 actors performing in the various plays.

Whispers and Echoes

“Playwriting is the genesis of the theater,” observes SJCT Artistic Director Susan Williams. “The development of the playwright—their education and access to workshops—is intended to help them grow their craft.”
*Remember, the Gubelman is our smaller venue, with limited seating so make sure and buy your tickets ASAP.

Whispers and Echoes – written by Greg Sutherland; directed by Ed Wilson
A man struggles with a hidden disability while his family is left to wonder, “Did we cause this?”
Cast: Jack Gibson, Lynda Guernsey, Sarah Clark, Elsa Dora Hull Arendt, Paul Arroyo

The Haro Hills Homeowner’s Association – written by Kevin Hillstrom; directed by Julie Laidlaw
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood….
Cast: Greg Hertel, Kate Small, Floyd Bourne, Patti Bair, Greg Swinford, Sarah Clark

The Love Tattoo – written by Clark Gilbert; directed by Dorian Oliver
This humorous story is about a couple, a night on the town and a tattoo.
Cast: Elizabeth Schubert, Floyd Bourne, Greg Swinford, Duvie Dow

The Wager – written by Jim McCormick; directed by Janet Thomas
In this contemporary play, two young women clerks bet on their chances of snagging the random male customer. Sometimes their efforts have surprising results.
Cast: Duvie Dow, Megan McCormick, Scott Dow

Are We There Yet? – Written by Jim and Jan Zurcher ; directed by Jim Zurcher
As darkness falls at the end of a long day of driving during a family road trip, you are invited to contemplate the existential-ness of the simple question posed over and over again by the younger family members: “Are we there yet?”
Cast: Kate Small, Duvie Dow

Know Thine Enemy – written and directed by Chris DeStaffany
What starts out as a classic sci-fi play ends as a substitute teacher’s worst nightmare.
Cast: Chris DeStaffany

Born Again – written and directed by Ernest Pugh
Instead of being thrown out for recycling, a piano stool is reincarnated…into a young woman facing some very humorous situations.
Cast: Fiona Small

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