We're finishing up rehearsals tonight with two days to go. The showcase is this Thursday, the 4th, at 7 pm, for you local theatre buffs. And we promise a group of plays that can definitely match the fabulous ones we had last year (and not just saying that because I wrote one - and a darn good one, if I do say so myself).
This year I wrote a comedy based on the Austenland book (see previous posts in September), which I loved. I decided to find out what it would be like if a place like that existed, where you could vacation inside the world of a novel, and a young woman went to their main offices to book the trip. It's turned out utterly fantastic because I got Eileen Cuff, local actress, who is as obsessed with these kinds of novels as I am (esp. Darcy), and she is completely perfect for the part. Just the right amount of melancholy and mania.
And Tony, my awesome director, got us frock coats and capes so Darcy and Mr. Rochester are all decked out in 19th century garb. It's killer. Daniel and Kevin, the actors, are really working it! It's been a complete madhouse in terms of scheduling and prep, but SO worth it. I am having the best time. And you will too, if you come!
Other plays include: a plant that loves Barry Manilow songs, an IT Helpline romance, an argument between the ego, superego and id, and a brother and sister with a long-standing rivalry making a tape for their father who is in a coma. There's a little bit of everything.
If you're not local, but would like more info on how to write a 10 minute play, check out Gary Garrison's book, Perfect 10, on Amazon. I worked with him years ago at ACTF (American College Theatre Festival), when my 10 minute play was selected for the Mid-Atlantic group and I went to the festival, cast my play, went through rehearsals, and saw it performed in front of a big audience - very cool. He teaches at NYU.
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