Celebrate Valentine’s Day and the President’s Day Weekend with plays written by Playwrights ETC, the newly formed lab at the Eventide Theatre Company. These short works – presented as the latest installment of ETC’s Virtual playhouse – will be broadcast over the holiday weekend, FREE!
Please join us via the link below!
Part 1
Saturday, February 13 at 4:00pm
Featuring plays written by Jim Dalglish, Lynda Sturner, and Candace Perry
The plays:
Pilgrim Girl
A monologue By Jim Dalglish
Directed by Jim Dalglish
Actor: Lauren Foster
Cape Cod… 400 years ago… The Mayflower… What really went down.
No Show Baby
An excerpt of a one-woman show
Written and performed by Lynda Sturner
Directed by Margaret Van Sant
How many families can one woman cope with?
Grist for the Mill
A short play
By Candace Perry
Directed by Candace Perry
Actors: Sallie Tighe, Mary Chris Kenney, Ken Chisholm
In couples’ counseling, everything is grist for the mill. Even for spies. Especially for spies.
Part 2
Sunday, February 14 at 4:00pm
Featuring plays written by Jim Marlow, Betsy Mangan, and Lisa Jo Rudy
The plays:
Nothing Like Justice
An excerpt of a full-length play
By Jim Marlow
Directed by Patty Thomas
In association with South Coast Players
Actors: Scott Fishman, Ashley Moore, Karrie Szatek, Harvey Ussach, Kate Fishman
When the prodigal son returns after years, what reasons do the rest of the family attribute to his appearance?
Lost and Found
A short play
By Elizabeth (Betsy) Mangan
Directed by Betsy Mangan
Actors: June Bowser-Barrett, Celeste Howe
A family burial is hard enough but what happens if you lose the body?
Zoom
A short play
By Lisa Jo Rudy
Directed by Lisa Jo Rudy
Actors: Erika Strand, Victoria Smith, Robert Bock, Carol McManus, Frank Hughes Jr., Rob Minshall
In association with Not My Monkeys Productions
Zooming during COVID can bring families together in unexpected ways.
Part 3
Monday, February 15 at 4:00pm
Featuring plays written by Gloria Craig, Lee Roscoe, and Maureen Condon
The plays:
Farmers of the Sea
A short play
By Gloria Craig
Directed by TBD
Actors: TBD
A lobstering couple already in debt face expulsion from their house due to eminent domain.
No School
A short play
By Lee Roscoe
Directed by Lee Roscoe
Actors: LaVane Harrington, Kat Connelly
Resentments have been brewing when a single mum and her son clash over school fees for sports.
Crude: The Climate Change Musical
An excerpt of a musical
By Maureen Condon
Directed by Maureen Condon
Actors: John McKenna, Bill Farrell, Brandon Prentiss, Terrance Brady
A comedy about an environmentalist daughter who outwits her oil tycoon dad.
About Playwrights, ETC
Playwrights, ETC is a new playwriting lab that gives Cape Cod playwrights a path from concept to production. Each quarter, the lab accepts 12 playwrights who wish to develop new works.
About Virtual Playhouse
Eventide Theatre Company formed Virtual Playhouse as an entirely new way to enjoy original plays written by local playwrights.
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This has been terrific fun to watch, a shining star in these dark pandemic times. I love your spirit for the arts ❤️
Thanks so much for the feedback Kristen. So glad you enjoyed it!