Southern Rep Theatre to Host 4th Annual WORK HARD PLAY HARD, 6/22

Southern Rep has announced that it will host its annual WORK HARD PLAY HARD from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Il Posto (4607 Dryades Street). WORK HARD PLAY HARD will feature live music, food, an open bar, and a silent auction/raffle of donated items and services from local artists and businesses, with all proceeds benefitting the job creation, professional development and artistic empowerment efforts that are part of Southern Rep's "New Play Development" mission: 6X6: THE PLAY SLAM, and 3X3: THE ONE ACTS. Tickets are $10 at the door.

"Southern Rep is proud of its history of providing important opportunities like 6x6 and 3x3: THE ONE ACTS for local playwrights, actors, and directors to showcase their work publically. WORK HARD PLAY HARD is chance for us celebrate and support those programs, ensuring that they continue to nurture new talent, develop new plays, and pave the way for a more diverse, fresh, and interesting New Orleans theatre community.-- Aimée Hayes, Producing Artistic Director"

ABOUT THE EVENT:

WORK HARD PLAY HARD

June 22, 2015, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Il Posto

4607 Dryades Street, New Orleans LA

Hosted by the 6x6 and 3x3 Playwrights

Includes live music from The Funraisers, food, open bar, a silent auction/raffle, and games galore! Come for the Cards Against Humanity, stay for the Competitive 52-Card Pickup!

Tickets: $10 at the door, proceeds to benefit 6x6 and 3x3: THE ONE ACTS

ABOUT 6x6:

Six passionate playwrights, six unpredictable plays, one wild hour: Southern Rep's 6x6 is a monthly play-slam of inventive proportions. 6x6 Playwrights are given a "surprise" theme about which they must write a ten-minute play. After a blind reading, the six plays with the most votes are given a staged reading at Mid-City Theatre. Every month, a new theme, and six new plays!

6x6 PLAYWRIGHTS ON THE PROGRAM:

"Getting a monthly prompt has been a fantastic way for me to expand my collection of ten-minute plays and launch them into the world - many of the plays I've written for 6x6 have gone on to receive recognition and be performed elsewhere!"- Ariadne Blayde

"6x6 seeks to nurture the playwright while challenging them to become better writers. The monthly prompts allow for experimentation with different genres and styles and the feedback on submissions is both insightful and supportive. Above all, 6x6 gives novice playwrights like me the opportunity to have their work produced, directed, and performed by respected members of the New Orleans theatre community and for that I am truly grateful." - Amanda Zirkenbach

'There's a lot to love about 6x6. In an environment when the typical response time from a theatre is six to nine months, getting a play up in two weeks is a breath of fresh air. Not only that, we're always working with a great people, and I love meeting all the talented actors and directors than Southern Rep brings in." - Ross Peter Nelson

"6x6 is community building through theatre." - Juli van Brown

ABOUT 3x3:THE ONE ACTS:

Southern Rep's 3x3:THE ONE ACTS is a quarter-annual showcase that gives "graduates" of the 6x6 program a chance to take the play-slam format further.3x3 playwrights are given three months to write one act plays that then receive workshop productions.

3x3 PLAYWRIGHTS ON THE PROGRAM:

"3x3 affords me the opportunity to create a one-act play for production, annually. The critiques by the 3x3 members during the readings enable me to reevaluate my work, and grow as a writer. 3x3 has been a very valuable experience." - Pat Bourgeois

"Seeing those words I type out on a blank screen come to life is an absolute thrill. And being given that opportunity with such regularity is priceless." - Brian Sands

"Sourthern Rep's 3x3 is an awesome way to bring together the playwriting community in New Orleans and...has offered me opportunities to grow with my colleagues by supporting and challenging each other." - Lisa Shattuck

About Southern Rep Theatre

Now in its 28th Season, Southern Rep Theatre produces award-winning productions that are engaging, educational, and accessible for audiences of every socioeconomic background. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Aimée Hayes and Managing Director Jenny Windstrup, Southern Rep Theatre's Mainstage Season work includes bold World and Regional Premieres as well as the best of Broadway, off-Broadway, and classic plays. Southern Rep Theatre's Lagniappe Series and "School to Stage Pipeline" of Arts Education Programs reflect the company's ongoing commitment to new play development by providing resources for students and burgeoning theatre professionals and supporting a more diverse theatre community. A mainstay of New Orleans' arts community, Southern Rep Theatre continues to build on its unique position as a sector leader, creative force, and important resource for contemporary American theatre.

Southern Rep Theatre's 2014-15 season is supported in part by grants from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Arts Council New Orleans. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.

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