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Tuesday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Extinction by Carrie Printz, Denver (Short
play)
A blogger visits the offices of a struggling daily newspaper on
a really bad
day.
Japanese Schoolgirl Night by James McLindon,
Northhampton, Mass. (Short
play)
A wide-eyed college girl gives her literature professor an oral
report that
will make your hair stand on end.
Children by Carrie Printz, Denver (Short
play)
When two couples are called to the principal¹s office at their
children¹s
middle school, they¹re in for the shock of their lives.
This End Up by Felice Locker, Boulder (Full-length
play)
When Leonard becomes rich after a legal settlement over the loss
of his
Alzheimer¹s-afflicted wife, he becomes a target for con artists.
Wednesday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Movement Man by Will Cooper, Chicago, Il.
(Full-length play)
In 1979 Chicago, the son of a discount outlet tycoon and a young
woman
fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment discover there¹s more
than one arena
for saving the world.
The Price of Amantillado by Kathryn Gould,
Centennial, Colo. (One-act play)
The prequel to Edgar Allen Poe¹s story, "The Cask of Amontillado,"
is a tale
of secret romance.
Thursday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Reboot by Matt Udvari, Austin, Texas (Short
play)
Somewhere in the future, a computer-driven, mechanical and inalterable
lifestyle comes head to head with the forces of chance, impulse
and love.
Race Relations by Carrie Printz, Denver (Full-length
play)
At a liberal university campus in the 1980s, a student newspaper
editor and
a controversial columnist grapple with bringing issues of race to
light
without inciting a riot themselves.
Friday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m.
The Girlfriend Experience by Mark Troy, Toluca
Lake, Calif. (One-act play)
After recently divorced Bummy Befroskowitz orders up a call girl
from an
all-inconclusive menu, both of their mothers get into the act.
Falling Headlong by Ralph Tropf, Los Angeles,
Calif. (Full-length play)
In the post Roe v. Wade era, a talented young fertility specialist
is forced
to make difficult medical and ethical decisions in her professional
and
personal life.
Saturday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Your Dog Ate My Cat by Kathryn Gould, Centennial,
Colo. (Short play)
Does Sherra love her dog best? or her boyfriend, Roy? Does Roy love
his cat
best? or Sherra? Can all four live together as one happy family?
1001 Ways to Kill a Princess, by Kathryn Gould,
Centennial, Colo. (Short play)
Two princesses--one a staunch feminist, the other a 'super'
princess--compete over who will be heir to the throne.
Mohammed¹s Moon by Dale Andersen, Ladera
Ranch, Calif. (Full-length play)
This play addresses terrorism in the U.S. notably the 9/11 attacks
by
creating a montage of mundane and mythic, naturalistic and fantastic
and
evil and spiritual.
Queen Bee by Laura Neubauer, Las Vegas, Nevada
(Short play)
A landscape specialist and a scientific bookkeeper prove that romance
can
flourish even when the participants can¹t stop talking in professional
lingo.
Playwriting Festival Information
Congratulations to our winning playwrights.
1001 Ways to Kill a Princess, by Kathryn Gould, Centennial,
CO
Children, by Carrie Printz, Denver, CO
Extinction, by Carrie Printz, Denver, CO
Falling Headlong, by Ralph Tropf, Los Angeles, CA
Japanese Schoolgirl Night, James McLindon, Northhampton,
MA
Mohammed’s Moon, by Dale Andersen, Ladera Ranch,
CA
Movement Man, by Will Cooper, Chicago, IL
Queen Bee, by Laura Neubauer, Las Vegas, NV
Race Relations, by Carrie Printz, Denver, CO
Reboot, by Matt Udvari, Austin, TX
The Girlfriend Experience, by Mark Troy, Toluca Lake, CA
The Price of Amantillado, by Kathryn Gould, Centennial,
CO
This End Up, by Felice Locker, Boulder, CO
Your Dog Ate My Cat, by Kathryn Gould, Centennial, CO
In keeping with our purpose to produce groundbreaking work in an
intimate, accessible setting, and to expose our community to the
diversity of contemporary theatre by producing new, more recent
work, Theatre O is proud to present the “Outside The
Box” Festival of New Plays!
“Outside the Box” will be held from June 15 –
19, 2010 at Theatre O’s brand new professional black box theater
space in Boulder, Colorado. The festival will offer four evenings
and one full day of original play readings, followed by stimulating
and informative talk-backs between playwrights, directors, actors
and audience.
“Outside the Box” is designed for playwrights, directors
and actors interested in developing and celebrating new plays and
the craft of playwriting, and for theatergoers who love new and
innovative theatre!
Playwright-in-Residence
One of Theatre O’s goals is to develop a deep long term relationship
with a new or relatively unknown playwright. This could evolve into
a Theatre O playwright residency, where they can develop and fully
stage successive new works in collaboration with Theatre O actors,
directors, and other theatre professionals; or it might mean developing
such a relationship with more than one playwright.
Theatre O wants to put the playwright at the center of creative
process, where they are profoundly valued yet challenged to produce
their best work. The collaborative process will be flexible to suit
the unique realities of each piece, and allow the playwright the
opportunity to reorder and combine scenes, and cut and shape material
and characters, right up until opening night.
If we discover such a playwright, Theatre O commits to producing
at least one original piece from them each year. In practical terms,
this would take approximately six to nine months, from commission
to opening night.
Theatre O wants to take risks on new innovative work, and give
such pieces a chance to evolve artistically by enabling the playwright
to refine their work in the rehearsal process, and during successive
productions. This is an ideal arrangement for new playwrights who
don’t want to open their plays cold in New York, and for plays
that need a few productions before New York.
Submission Guidelines
(.pdf)
Submission Guidelines (.doc)
Directors and Actors
If you are interested in participating as a director or an actor,
please contact:
cthatcher@theatreo.org.
Theatre O
“Outside the Box”
5311 Western Ave, Suite O
Boulder, CO 80301
720.545.2119
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