NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT

In the past three years TheatreOne has presented a new program entitled Emerging Voices, a series of workshops and staged readings of new Canadian plays. Scripts are selected from Theatre BC’s Canadian National Playwriting Competition, and local and regional playwrights are invited to submit new work.  The series began as an educational outreach project primarily involving students in Vancouver Island University’s Theatre Department. This season Emerging Voices has grown into a full-fledged development opportunity employing professional artists engaged under Canadian Actors’ Equity rules. Emerging Voices provides an important venue through which emerging writers can have their plays workshopped by professional artists and read before an audience receiving valuable feedback in the process.

2009 /2010 Scheduled Readings:

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

The Last Weekend by Barbara Wheeldon...Spend a weekend with a loving, fun, and irreverent group of women celebrating a time-honoured tradition now on the brink of change. Featuring Patricia Ludwick, Barbara Wheeldon, Garry Davey, Joanne MacIntosh, and Leslie Parrot

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Matters Domestic - Two brand new One-act plays by Barbara Ellison that made their debut at the Vancouver Fringe this year. Peter Birnie of the Vancouver Sun has this to say. DNA is "an unexpected Mother's Day gift gone terribly wrong" and Download is a "whole new way to find a father" Featuring Joelle Rabu, Carolyn Westberg and Garry Davey.

Wednesday January 13th, 2010

Tamarack by Edward Kuhn...

An aging poet's last desperate attempt at having his life's work more widely recognized alienates him from his long-suffering wife, who finally abandons their wilderness life for a more tolerable existence in a nearby seniors' residence.  Written with warmth and wit, this brand new play is a lovely look at just how dangerous a little learning can be. 

The staged reading will feature veteran Canadian artists Antony Holland, Patricia Ludwick, and Matthew Walker.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Recess by Cody Porter

A notable entrant in Theatre BC’s Canadian National Playwriting Competition in 2009.

When times get tough, they just seem to get tougher, and tougher.  Cody Porter’s new play, explores the lengths a man will go when the world seems to be failing him at every turn.  A darkly accurate portrayal of a middle class professional waging his own private war against the recession and trying to keep everything under wraps on the home front.  As they used to say in the army…Situation Normal…All Fouled Up!  Starring Nicolle Nattrass, Carolyn Westberg, and Garry Davey.

Presented at NANAIMO CENTRE STAGE - the new small performing arts space at 25 Victoria Rd.

Time: 7.30pm

Admission by Donation: Suggested donation $5.00

Past Readings:

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 – Fetch by Samantha Wright

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 – Reason has Nothing to Do With It by Pauline Carey

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 – Mahogany Row by Stephen Baetz. Directed by Robb Mowbray of Theatre BC

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - Wings by Liza Potvin

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 – Homeless Hannah by Leo Orenstein

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - (Two One-Act Plays)...

Naked in the Kitchen by Lynda Martens & Catch by James McAndrew

All staged readings in 2007-2008 enjoyed an intense week of rehearsal. They were directed by seasoned professional Catherine Caines with casts of trained actors.

Wednesday, January 27th, 2009 - History by Michelle Turner

In the Dark by Mort Ransen

Wednesday, February 24th, 2009- Simply Told by Corrina Hodgson

Black and Blue by Ron Fromstein

Wednesday, March 24th, 2009 - Good Housekeeping by Nicolle Nattrass

Wedensday, April 28th, 2009 - Betty and Joe by Stephen Baetz

All staged reading in 2009 were workshopped for one day. They were directed by Garry Davey.

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