PlayFest 22 at Key City Public Theatre

Key City Public Theatre is proud to announce the 22^st annual new works festival, PlayFest 22, featuring new one-act plays written by local playwrights, and performances of new scripts being workshopped by regionally and nationally known playwrights. PlayFest 22 features performances, open rehearsals, discussion panels, and workshops, allowing patrons a look deep into the creative processes that generate the art that they enjoy year round at the theater.

            This year’s featured playwright is Jeni Mahoney, a stalwart regular of the festival. She will be workshopping her new play, Mercy Falls. Joining her is Richard Dresser, who will be workshopping his new play, Wolf at the Door, which will make its world premiere at KCPT on April 13th.

            Six local winners of the Port Townsend Arts Commission’s One-Act Play  competition are having their work showcased in the festival. They are: Christopher Clow with “An” Means “Without”, Judith Glass-Collins with Family Photographs, Angela Gyurko with Triangles, Mark Rose with The Maharini, Deborah Wiese with Overboard, and D.D. Wigley with The “Crickets” Episode: a Semi-Documentary Play.

            Tickets cost $10 to attend the One Act Readings, $15 for the One Act Productions, and $20 for the Evening with Jeni Mahoney. For those who seek to attend multiple events, a Festival Pass for $35 grants access to all events, and a Writer’s Pass for $90, includes all events and enrollment in a playwriting intensive workshop with Jeni Mahoney. There are also free to the public events: Working Drafts, AfterWords, Panel Discussions, and a PlayFest Workshop.

Details

One-Act Productions: The One-Act Productions are three of the winning scripts being given a full production on stage. They are:

Triangles, by Angela Gyurko

            “Because everything changes in junior high.”

“An” Means “Without”, by Christopher Clow

            “We don’t care if it’s a boy or a girl…”

Family Photographs, by Judith Glass-Collins

            “The usual family snapshots – Love, Miracles, Loss”

The One-Act Productions are being performed March 2^rd at 7:30pm, March 4^th at 1:00pm, March 9^th at 3:00pm, and March 11^th at 7:30pm. All performances are at the KCPT Playhouse. Tickets cost $15.

One-Act Readings: The One-Act Readings are three of the winning scripts being given staged readings. They are:

Overboard, by Deborah Wiese

            “Corporate piracy and management mutiny.”

The “Crickets” Episode: A Semi-Documentary Play, by D.D. Wigley

            “Censorship? Racism? A playwright fears history may be repeating itself.”

The One-Act Readings are being performed on March 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4^th at 4:00pm at the KCPT Playhouse, and March 9^th at 1:00pm and March 11^th at 2:00pm at the Pope Marine building. Tickets cost $10.

An Evening With Jeni Mahoney: A performance of Mahoney’s new full length play, Mercy Falls, followed by a reception with the featured playwright. March 10^th, 7:30pm, at the KCPT Playhouse. Tickets cost $20.

Wolf at the Door: Richard Dresser returns to PlayFest, KCPT workshopping his new play in advance of its April Premiere. Performed on March 10^th at 5:30pm, and an open rehearsal on March 9^th at 11:00am, both at KCPT. Tickets to the performances cost $10, the open rehearsals are free to attend.

The Maharini: Mark Rose’s submission has grown into a full length play and will be featured on its own. Performed on March 9^th at 3:30pm and March 11^th at 5:30pm at the Pope Marine Building. Tickets: $10.

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Working Drafts: Local playwrights whose submitted plays to this year’s One-Act  for this year’s PlayFest have their works given a cold reading and evaluated by the visiting playwrights. March 11^th, 4:00pm, Pope Marine building. Tickets: $10.

Teen Lab: Each year, KCPT works with local teens to engage local youth with theater. This year, Ian Coates returns with another full length script. Performances are March 3^rd at 4:00pm, March 10^th at 1:30pm, and March 11^th at 4:00pm, at the KCPT Playhouse. Tickets: $10

Playwriting Workshop: A workshop designed to get everyone writing for the stage, this class, sponsored by the Port Townsend Arts Commission, is relevant for both experienced and novice writers. March 10^th, 10:00am, at the Pope Marine building. Free to the public.

Playwriting Intensive Workshop: Come prepared to write and listen to the work of others through exercises designed to inspire new theatrical ideas. Feedback will be focused and intense. March 11^th, 10:00am, at the Pope Marine building. $70.

Playfest 22 is sponsored by John L. Scott Real Estate, and funded by the Port Townsend Arts Commission. Key City Public Theatre’s season sponsors are Aldrich’s Market, Edensaw Woods, Alchemy Bistro and Wine Bar, and SOS Printing.