MERIDIAN SUMMER on the stage in Newburyport!

MERIDIAN SUMMER, my play about the summer of 1964 when civil rights activists James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman were murdered, has had a new reading with a wonderful cast.  Recently awarded the Peter Honegger Prize for Best One Act Play by the New Works Festival in Newburyport, MA, the play took to the stage at the Firehouse Center for the Arts on April 12.  

Many thanks to director, Letta Neely; actors Cassandra Cato-Louis, Laura Dinn, Melinda Kalanzis, Dirk Mercer, Caleb Palmer; and stage directions reader Sharnette Manuel.

 Creative Team, left to right:  Dirk Mercer, Caleb Palmer, Melinda Kalanzis, Laura Dinn, 

Letta Neely, Cassandra Cato-Louis, and Sharnette Manuel

Six performances remaining!

 Don't miss

More Little Devils

A great collection of six short plays by Cape Cod playwrights

including the premier stage production of my play

"NO  SURRENDER"

 

 l to r:  John Shuman, John Dennis Anderson, and P. Adams-Riviere 

 

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES OF MORE LITTLE DEVILS:

ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, ORLEANS

April 11 and 12, 7:30 pm

PILGRIM HOUSE, PROVINCETOWN

April 17, 18, 19, 8:00 pm & April 20, 4:00 pm

Tickets and more info

 

 

NO SURRENDER one of six new short plays!

 

 SIX PLAYS IN THREE VENUES!

More info and tickets here 

Cape Rep
3299 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631
Friday, March 28 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 29 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 30 at 2:00pm
Tickets: $10.00 - $40.00

The Academy of Performing Arts
120 Main Street, Orleans, MA 02653
Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 5 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 11 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 12 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $10.00 - $40.00

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY:
The Academy of Performing Arts is an historic building and does not have an elevator. The performance space is located on the second floor and it is not accessible for people who use wheelchairs or who have difficulty climbing stairs.

The Pilgrim House
336 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA 02657
Thursday, April 17 at 8:00pm
Friday, April 18 at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 19 at 8:00pm
Sunday (Easter), April 20 at 4:00pm

WRITING FOR CHANGE

THANKS TO NAUSET EDUCATION FOR SPONSORING 

THIS UPCOMING CLASS I'LL BE TEACHING

 Many of us want to use our words to make a difference.  We write letters to the editor, graffiti, bumper stickers, plays, speeches, pamphlets, songs…the list goes on.  In this workshop, participants will learn to find their particular voice to get across their messages for change in hopes of making a better world.  We'll read examples of powerful writing, perform in-class exercises, and share our words.  All levels of experience welcome.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Join us this weekend for the 24 Hour Plays!

 

The 24-Hour Plays

We’re so proud to partner once again with the Provincetown Playwrights Lab in presenting the annual 24-Hour Plays. The longest consecutive-running production in the state of Massachusetts, this weekend’s performances of the 24-Hour Plays marks its 15th anniversary in Provincetown!   If you’re not familiar with this community-gathering event, here’s the scoop: This Friday evening, Feb 28 we’ve signed up 7 writers, 7 directors, and 21 actors to put together seven brand new 10-minute plays -- written, rehearsed, directed, staged, all within 24 hours -- for an opening night at 7pm on Sat, March 1 at 7pm.

Due to popular demand, for the past few years we’ve been adding an encore matinee on the following Sunday afternoons. And this year’s no different! In fact, as of this writing, we’ve only got 7 more tickets left for the Saturday evening show of the 24-Hour Plays. So, we encourage you to grab your tickets for the Sunday, March 2 matinee at 2pm!

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24 Hour Plays Return!

 The Provincetown Theater with the Provincetown Playwrights' Lab celebrates

our 15th year of all nighters!

On Friday, February 28, playwrights, directors, actors and producers will gather at the Provincetown Theater.  The next morning before 7 am, scripts will be delivered, rehearsals will begin!

Performances on Saturday, March 1 at 7 pm and Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm

7 Playwrights

7 Directors

21 Actors

1 Surprise Prop 

Come see what happens!

 

The exhausted folks who made it happen in 2011, our first year:

Back Row: Judith Partelow, Dian Hamilton, Roger Chauvette 

Middle Row:  Jerry Thompson, Candace Perry, Doug Asher-Best 

Front Row:  Joanie Zavez, Paul Pilcher

 

 

My play with original country songs, JULE'S SONG, joins O'Neill Festival of New Works, October 6 and 14

Please join us for one (or both) upcoming workshop readings of my new play, JULE'S SONG, presented as part of the O'Neill Festival of New Works

 

Sunday, October 6 at 2:00 pm and Monday, October 14 at 2:00 pm.

 

Creative team, l to r:  Art Devine, director; Dennis Cunningham, actor; Candace Perry, playwright;

Paul Kehoe, Trish LaRose and Susanna Creel, actors

 

 Inspired by the creative community of Provincetown and the comaraderie of other playwrights, Eugene O’ Neill changed the American theater with work that began on the Outer Cape.  More than 100 years later, I'm honored to be part of another group of playwrights who have found inspiration with each other and in the marvelous mix that is still Provincetown.  Four Outer Cape playwrights will workshop four new full length plays.  Each play will be presented as a staged reading the first weekend, playwrights will revise their plays during the week based on audience feedback, and new versions will be presented as staged readings the second weekend.