2018 Playwrights Festival
Posted September 1, 2018 at 9:58 am by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s 2018 Playwrights Festival
What is the Playwrights Festival? It is an opportunity for new and veteran playwrights alike to develop and present their work onstage. Festival performances of new works, created by islanders, will take place September 6th through September 9th in the Gubelman and Whittier Theatres. Eight plays will be fully staged and performed the 6th through the 9th, and seven plays will be performed in a readers-theatre format matinee on September 8th. Don’t miss seeing your island friends and neighbors bring their original works to the stage!
Thursday-Saturday, September 6-8 7:30 pm (fully staged performances)
Saturday, September 8 2:00 pm (readings)
Sunday, September 9 2:00 pm (fully staged performances)
Tickets for the fully staged performances: $15 Tickets for the readings: Pay What You Can
The following plays will be fully staged and performed September 6th-8th at 7:30 pm and September 9th at 2:00 pm during the 2018 SJCT Playwrights Festival:
- A Rescue by Carolyn Jewett
- Letting Go by Jan Zurcher
- The Dressmaker by Courtney Kessler-Jeffrey
- The Depot by Jim Zurcher
- For What It’s Worth by Stan Matthews
- Island Man by Mike Buettell
- 9th Annual Centennial by Donald Pollard
- Relative Obscurity by Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey
The following plays will be performed in a readers theatre-format matinee on September 8th at 2:00 pm:
- Home Exchange by Debbie Emery
- Mind Games by Carol Hooper
- The Diehard by John Aschoff
- A Leak in the Plumbing by Pamela Herber
- A Cellular Prophesy by Wendy Shepard
- The Receptionist by Clayton Banry
- World’s Greatest Receptionist by Tawan Shaller
*Warning: some plays in the festival contain adult language and content
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Run, do not walk, to see the Playwright’s Festival! The latent talents of your island neighbors will astound you!
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