Old Pueblo Playwrights Debuts at Tucson Fringe Festival

 

From: Carol Somer <cbs@cbscomm.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2020 5:26 PM
Subject: NEWS: Old Pueblo Playwrights Debuts at Tucson Fringe Festival

 

Old Pueblo Playwrights Debuts at Tucson Fringe Festival

 

TUCSON, ARIZ.—Jan. 1, 2020—Old Pueblo Playwrights will present an eclectic suite of original plays in a special off-book production at The 2020 Tucson Fringe Festival. The five 10-minute plays were written and will be directed by OPP members.

"We normally present only staged readings but chose to 'fly without a net' for our first-ever Fringe production," explained OPP President and playwright John Vornholt.

"Audiences may post comments on Facebook at Old Pueblo Playwrights since the hour time slot does not permit our usual talkback. We also invite theatre-lovers to attend one of our Monday night meetings where local dramatists perfect their work via table readings and moderated critiques. Select plays enjoy a staged reading at our annual New Play Festival now in its 29th year." The 2020 festival will be held the week of March 23 at St. Francis in the Foothills.

NOTE: Some of the plays to be presented at Fringe were stage-read at a past OPP festival.

WHAT	Old Pueblo Playwrights Showcase @The Fringe Festival
WHEN	Friday Jan. 10, 2020, 7:30-8:30 pm; Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, 12-1 pm.
WHO	Fainting Goats, Dead Cats and Cheating Husbands—What man puts a goat's honor before his wife? PLAYWRIGHTS: Phil Levere & Tim Foran; DIRECTOR: Dave Sewell; ACTORS: Dave Sewell (The Judge), Hannah Taylor (Mrs. Grey), Edward Donald Young (Mr. Grey) For Better or Worse—Sage advice could turn starry-eyed lovers star-crossed! PLAYWRIGHT: Anne Aikman-Scalese; DIRECTOR: Carl Damhesel; ACTORS: David Gunther (Jason), John Cafiero (Bill), Mayela Morales(Heather), Sydney Flynn (Louise) Old Acquaintance—Two old high school friends have more to catch up on than anticipated! PLAYWRIGHT: Sydney Flynn; DIRECTOR: Sheldon Metz; ACTORS: Meagan Jones (Barbara), Hannah Taylor (Marilyn) A Vereshchavgino Restaurant—A hungry stranger despairs at getting something to eat in a Russian village! PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR: Sheldon Metz; ACTORS: Ina Shivack (Ravinka), David Zinke (Shlomo), Ellie Vought (Rocha) Home For Christmas—It's great to be home from college for the holidays, but wait! PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR: Vince Flynn; ACTORS: Sydney Flynn (MaryAnn), David Gunther (Ted), Paul Hammack (Bob)
WHERE	Arizona Theatre Co./Cabaret Theatre, Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., Tucson
TIX	Buy OPP Showcase tickets at shop.tucsonfringe.org/item/old-pueblo-playwrights-showcase; others at shop.tucsonfringe.org/
OPP	Old Pueblo Playwrights strives to inspire Tucsonians to create new works for stage, film, radio, or TV. The nonprofit arts group is supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Tucson Pima Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The public is invited to join professional and aspiring writers Monday nights at 7 at the Temple of Music and Art to enjoy and critique readings of original, unproduced member scripts. Visit us on Facebook at Old Pueblo Playwrights.
FRINGE	Founded in 2011, the unjuried, uncensored Tucson Fringe Festival observes international Fringe tenets to provide performing artists with low-risk, low-cost opportunities to perform and 100% of ticket sales—and the Tucson arts community with avant-garde performing arts at an affordable price. Performances are uncurated to give the community a diverse artistic experience.
CONTACT	OPP/John Vornholt: 520-548-3484 or johnvorn@aol.com CBS Communications/Carol Somer: 858-204-7424 or cbs@cbscomm.net Tucson Fringe Festival/Maryann Green, 520-261-4851, info@tucsonfringe.org

 

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