The Village Playwrights Kick Off Winter 2015-16 Events

The Village Playwrights have announced their recent news and upcoming events. Scroll down for details!

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OCT 28 -- The Village Playwrights announce the winners for QUEER SCARE 2. Best Play: Prom Nights by Trystin Bailey; Scariest Play: Butterfly by Larry Hassman; Funniest Play: Three Characters and the Speed of Light by Gloria Craig

NOV 11 -- 1 hour, Drew Sachs, "Saffron, Baby" explores what happened when, in 1969, Janis Joplin abruptly exits a Malibu Christmas Party chased by Jim Morrison and Morrison's "old lady" Pam Courson comes looking for him and runs into Joplin on Malibu Beach standing over the body of a knocked-out Jim Morrison. "Nocturnal Permission", A warm spring afternoon and the last thing on Asher and Caleb's minds are afternoon prayers at their yeshiva.

Drew Sachs (playwright) received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. He was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O'Neill Conference with his works I AM NOT BREAKFAST and HADRIAN'S FAVORITE. Drew's short play "CHRIS SQUARED" was part of the Boston Theater Marathon IX. Other productions of his plays include, ANYA, A BOROUGH PARK ANTIGONE and THE KNOCK, both produced by The Drilling CompaNY. His play WHO ARE YOU DANCING WITH NOW? received honorable mention at the Kennedy Center Play Writing Competition. STABBING O.J., a play focusing on the Anita Bryant scandals of the 70's, was produced at Queens College and directed by Susan Einhorn, as part of The College Plays which later went on to the Samuel French Festival. Other works include MISS UNDERSTANDING (finalist; Nantucket Short Play Festival), "You Never Miss What You Never Had" (PBS Television). Drew's THE THREE RINGS OF CARMEN a re-telling of George Bizet's opera Carmen was commissioned and produced by the Lexington School for the Deaf and his earliest work SCOTT FREE was produced in New York City by Steppin' Out Rep. Drew has taught play writing at Carnegie Mellon University, Adelphi University and for Roundabout Theater Company's Teaching Artist Program and Polaris North. He is currently a member of the playwrights group at Abingdon Theater. Drew is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America.

1 hour -- John Pakkanen, "Becoming Sonny," On the eve of an election, a very ambitious, family values politician and his wife, who feel that they have the election in the bag, are suddenly thrown into damage control mode when their twenty year old son drops by and tells them that he is gay.

NOV 25 -- 30 mins., Debbra Liverman

1 1/2 hour open

DEC 9 -- Stephen Bracco -- 30 mins

1 1/2 hours open

DEC 23 -- no meeting

JAN 13 -- 1 1/2 hours -- Kevin Berry, "Billy" - faced with a rare illness, the family of Billy must deal with faith and the secrets they keep.
Kevin K. Berry's plays have been produced in Portland, San Francisco and New York City and he was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship at the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis, twice finalist of the Eugene O'Neill Conference and winner of The New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest. A participant of Village Playwrights since 2006 with 10 short plays produced through Village Playwrights productions.

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MEMBERS NEWS:

Jack Dyville is getting the Old Gang Back together for the Holidays and has scheduled a Reading for SUNDAY DECEMBER 136-8pm at Studio B @ Art/NewYork, 520 8th Avenue. 3rd Floor,The event is called"SAUCY SANTAS & SCHNAPPS!"Contact Jack with your - 5 Minute - 10 Minute -15 Minute Plays for Adults at jackdyville@gmail.com. Make the Holiday a Little Naughty, Okay? Not Nasty. Just Naughty.

Contact Jack if you want to help or participate or are Interested in READING.

Marjorie Conn is performing an experimental piece: "Hot Diggety Dog!" a short ventriloquist routine incorporating stories about dogs with a real dog named Dreidel and a dog puppet named Ervina. This is part of the 4th Annual Bad Theater Fest at the PIT Loft, 154 West 29 St, (b/t 6th and 7th Ave), 2nd Floor New York, NY (not wheelchair accessible). Performances on October 30 at 7pm and Friday, November 6 at 9pm. Ticket info at www.badtheaterfest.com.

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The Village Playwrights meet at 8 PM on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th Street. Participation is open to all Playwrights and Screenwriters. Beginners are encouraged and helped. "This is a place to speak from the heart. This is a place to find one's voice. This is a place to take risks." For information about attending a Village Playwrights' meeting, call 614-285-2515 or e-mail villageplaywrights@gmail.com Visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Village-Playwrights/120580224712564 or online at sites.google.com/site/villageplaywrights/news?pli=1.