(A Playwright Festival and Fundraiser)
August 27-29, 2010
The Plays
Perspectives by Cathy Zinkel.
A comedy with
Caldwell's Bomb by Bill Rogers.
A
Cold
Herring by Jason Slavik.
This show is a
comedy
farce. Parts: 5M, 1F
Best Friends by Jim Meady.
This show is an
Open Sundays, All Makes Repaired by Gerry
Mandel.The Liberation of Aunt Jo Mama by Gregory
S. Carr.
The Directors
(deadline July 15th)
The directors will be
provided by our MoACT member theatres. If you are with one of our member
theatres and would like to direct, please contact your MoACT rep from that
theatre and have them send us your name and contact info. and which member
theatre you are from and which show or genre you prefer (comedy, drama or any). send to: a1cptjack@comcast.net
with MoACT Director in the subject line. The shows will be assigned to the
directors via director's preference. If more than one director wants the same
show we will do a random drawing to determine the director of that show. A copy
of the script will be sent to the director of each show once they are chosen.
Actors/Actress (16 and older)
Event Cost: $25 in Advance ($15 for the Awards Brunch and $10 for auditions & shows) or
$35 at the DoorAuditions will be held Friday evening, Aug. 27th. Auditions are open to anyone age 16 and above and will be a very short reading from one of our selected plays. The directors will then draft their casts.
The plays will be cast that evening and rehearsals held the next morning, Sat. August 28th with performances (staged readings with script in hand) beginning that afternoon. Basically, the shows will be produced in a 24 hour time span...theatre on the fly!
Our Adjudicators
Mikelle Cortez, Fulton High School Theatre Instructor
Sarah Given, Mexico High School Theatre Instructor
Jonathan Griffin, Missouri Military Academy Theatre Instructor.
Festival Events
Aug 27, 2010 (Friday)
6 - 7 PM - Open Registration
7:15 PM - (10 minutes) Mexico Welcome
7:30 – 9PM - Welcoming Announcements & Open Auditions:
9:30PM - Announce the casts
Aug. 28, 2010 (Saturday)
9 a.m. – 12 noon
-Breakfast on your own and rehearsals12 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30
Welcome – and first Session of shows.Dinner Break
(following shows) – On your own7PM -Evening
Session
(Open Sunday-All Makes Repaired, Caldwell's Bomb & Best Friends)
Each show will be followed by the judges critiques.
10 PM (following shows)- Afterglow Party, site to be determined.
Aug. 29, 2010
(Sunday)
10AM - Awards Brunch
at the Mexico Country Club
10:30AM - Night Of The Armadillo (a short play) by Jason
Slavik
Awards presented following performance.
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This is a chance to meet, share time & information with, learn from and perform with other actors from all over the state.
All of this takes place at beautiful Presser Hall, 900 North Jefferson St., Mexico, MO 65265.
Event registration cost is $25 per person in advance, which includes, admission to all six shows
and the awards brunch at the Mexico Country Club.
Actors and actresses must register and pay
in advance by August 15, 2010 to receive the discounted rate.
At the door cost is $35 for both the
registration and banquet.If family and friends just want to see you perform they may
buy tickets at the door for $10.00 per person per show or $25.00 for all six
shows or $15 if they register in advance (this does not include the Sunday Brunch).
Hotel reservations may be made at the Best Western in Mexico, 573-582-0700, ask for the
MoACT rate of $59.99 plus tax. Reservations must be made by August 13, 2010 to get the
discounted rate. Click Here for more hotel information.
Click Here to register for the festival
This fun weekend event is hosted by the Mexico Area
Community
Theatre and is a fundraiser for MoACT.
For more information on this event you may call Randy or
Ann Stinebaker 314-968-8070 5 to 9 p.m.Money made from this fundraiser will help with the MoACT state festival for the
AACT Festival cycle in 2011.
Check out the AACT Web site:
http://www.aact.org
