Village Playwrights Announces Upcoming Events

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MAR 9 -- 60 mins., Larry Hassman, "SURPRISE! Happy New Year"Poor Tim, sadly left alone by his "friend" to greet the New Year, is surprised by James, a handsome stranger, seemingly lost, ringing his doorbell by mistake. One thing leads to another and Tim, happily bedded, fantasizes starting the new year with a passionate new love. But reality insinuates - the handsome stranger is a "pay-as-you -go" hooker. Tim's friend Philip returns and James, before leaving to meet his missed client, adroitly reconciles the two who greet the new year happily reconciled and in each others arms. 30 mins., Dennis Rager, "Diagnosis, Debt or Dead?"If you were told that you only have a short time to live, what would you do? "Diagnosis, Debt or Death" is the story of Shelly Dana, who receives such a diagnosis and decides to live whatever days she has left on earth in a life and adventure exploring trip around the world. But this hedonistic medicine is too good. Shelly begins to feel better than she has ever felt. With deaths shadow no longer hanging over her, Shelly returns home to a huge stack of credit card bills from her life-changing adventure. The play centers around the subsequent face-off in the medical office of Dr. James Craig, the physician who gave Shelly her death sentence. Was it just a case of mistaken identity? See "Diagnosis: Debt or Death" for the dramatic conclusion to Shelly's life-changing escape from death March 23 -- 2 hours, Mervyn Kaufman,"The Love Life" is a wry send-up of a longstanding tradition, in some parts of our land, that empowers a man to take on multiple marriage partners legally.

Merv Kaufman is a long-ago graduate of the UCLA Theater Arts Dept. He came to New York to establish a career in publishing-books and magazines- but ultimately refocused his talents on playwriting. He's enjoyed seeing some of his work read at various sites, in New York and elsewhere, and looks forward to someday seeing his work actually performed. By real actors!
April 13-- 30 mins., Jim Chacon, "Love is Expansive" 90 mins., free
April 15-17-- Village Playwrights present

STRUTS AND FRETS: short plays by the Village Playwrights

at the Producers Club, 358 W. 44th St., NYC

April 15 and 16 at 8pm and April 17 at 2 pm Tickets $18, $15 for seniors and students

For reservations call 614-285-2515 or email villageplaywrights@gmail.com

May 5, 12, 19 and 26: a twelve hour intensive play-writing course conducted by Drew Sachs; $50 fee to help pay for the room. Click on the link for more details. Intensive Playwrighting
May 11-- Open
May 25-- Open
June 8 -- Open
June 22: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: LGBTQ Stories, readings of 10 minute plays to celebrate Gay Pride at the LGBT Community Center

MEMBERS NEWS: "THE BRONX QUEEN" written and performed by Joe Gulla Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 JOE's PUB at The Public Theater For more information and tickets... http://www.publictheater.org/en/tickets/calendar/playdetailscollection/joes-pub/2016/j/joe-gulla-the-bronx-queen-presented-in-association-with-the-downtown-urban-theater-festival/?SiteTheme=JoesPub

NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT at LIU POST

Here's an opportunity to submit unproduced full-length plays to a New Play Development Workshop that's happening this summer at Long Island University's Post campus. Playwrights receive a stipend to participate, which means that they must attend at least one rehearsal per week out on Long Island. The plays will be produced as a staged reading, acted and directed by MFA in Theatre candidates. The educational goal is to have these students interact with a professional playwright in their midst.

Plays are needed for the workshop that begins May 16 and ends June 19.

The Theatre program at LIU Post is committed to the creation of new works for theatre. Along with presenting revivals of classical and contemporary plays and musicals, the department presents a New Play Festival, which allows undergraduate actors to work on new plays from professional writers, and a New Play Development Workshop with our MFA students, who get to work with new plays every summer.

Professional playwrights who wish to participate in these events are welcome to submit unproduced new plays and musicals for consideration following the guidelines below. A stipend will be paid for participation. While we cannot usually provide accommodation for playwrights, we are most interested in writers who can actively participate in the development process in person on our campus. This might mean coming to rehearsal once a week, or participating online, or some other active involvement with their play's development.

Plays developed with the undergraduates in the New Play Festival will have a professional director. Playwrights do not have to be physically present or directly involved if they choose not to be, though we welcome their participation. Undergraduate actors will be cast to work in the New Play Festival.

Plays developed during the summer New Play Development Workshop with our graduate students will have a MFA student director. Playwrights must be physically present and directly involved, as part of what we're teaching is how to work with a playwright in the room. MFA in Acting students will be cast in the summer New Play Festival Workshop.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Plays/Musicals must be original and unproduced full-length plays and musicals. No adaptations, translations, ten-minute/short one-act plays, or children's plays/musicals accepted.

2. While there is no restriction on genre or style, plays with large casts (6 or more characters) are especially welcome.

3. Plays must be submitted in proper format (such as Dramatist Guild Modern or Traditional format; Samuel French format, etc.)

4. Plays written by members of The Dramatist Guild will receive preference.

5. Plays must be submitted as a PDF. Musical scores should be submitted electronically. Please do not send hard copies of scripts.

6. Only one play per playwright accepted.

7. Plays should be emailed to: post-theatre@liu.edu.

   1. Include a resume ( in a PDF);

   2. Include a synopsis (in a PDF);

   3. For the Development Workshop, indicate availability to be present during the summer rehearsal period.

8. Deadlines:

1. for the New Play Festival: June 1

2. for the New Play Development Workshop: March 1

Questions should be sent to: post-theatre@liu.edu. Please do not call.

ABOUT THE VILLAGE PLAYWRIGHTS

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.comVisit us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Village-Playwrights/120580224712564website: https://sites.google.com/site/villageplaywrights/news?pli=1