2009 Playwrights Festival

Our annual Playwrights Festival returns with six new plays by five American playwrights. This year we feature two local playwrights, as well as several Festival veterans, returning with new works to share. Click on the shows below or scroll down for full information.

This year's festival selections are:
Festival performance dates are:
  • Evening performances, July 17 & 18 at 7:30 p.m. ($7.00)
  • Special Saturday matinee, July 18 at 2:30 p.m. ($5.00)
  • Special Sunday evening event, August 2 at 7:00 p.m. (Free)

At the end of each performance, there will be a short discussion to provide feedback for the playwrights. We welcome your comments.

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Weekend 1

A Weekend of Short Plays - Our opening weekend will feature several short plays and one-acts.

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Evening Performances: July 17 & 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Alice In Gotham Land
    By Francis Gorman (Columbus OH)
    Directed By April Olt
    Synopsis: An enigmatic doorman attempts to share his fanciful perspective on the world with a young girl. (One Act)
    Featuring: Drew Washburn, Brieanna Wilkoff
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    Meeting God on a Tuesday Morning
    By Jeremy Sony (Columbus, OH) †
    Directed By Lisa Billing
    Synopsis: Late for a meeting on a Tuesday morning, the last thing power attorney Jack Clark expected was to end up dead. And even more jarring, he didn't expect to be welcomed to the afterlife by a case-worker named Morty. Kicking around in a heavenly waiting room that oddly resembles his apartment, Jack is forced to come to terms with the man he was and the person he is, getting some help from someone who probably knew him the least, yet seems to understand him the most. With the help of Morty and their inexplicably shared secretary Hanna, Jack readies himself for the biggest meeting of his life.
    (One Act; Staged reading; Contains moderate adult language)
    Featuring: Stefan Langer, Sonda Staley Lewis, Don Roberts
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    The First Time: A Series of Shorts
    By Jaclyn Villano (Austin, TX) ‡
    Directed By Don Roberts
    Synopsis: Three separate scripts, each centered on the theme of "The First Time." (One Act; Staged reading; Contains strong adult language and themes)
    Featuring: Rose Babington, Dale Bush, Kate Charlesworth-Miller, John Grote, Stefan Langer, Megan Pierce
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    Honeymoon
    By Rob Taylor (Lexington, NC)
    Directed By Tim Browning
    Synopsis: Groggy and hung-over, Dan doesn't remember much about his bachelor party. The stranger who greets him in his bedroom the next morning, however, is only too happy to fill him in — starting with their matching wedding rings! (One Act; Contains strong adult themes)
    Featuring: John Grote, Natalie Lloyd, Alycia Yates
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Special Saturday Reading: July 18, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.
  • American Royalty
    By Rob Taylor (Lexington, NC)
    Directed By J.B. Jasiunas
    Synopsis: Karen's life reads like a scandal in a tabloid magazine: Her boss is a sexually-aggressive cad; she's going into debt from her husband's addiction to (often bogus) Hollywood memorabilia; and his ex-secretary (back when he had a job) is an unabashed seductress. In a world where celebrities are treated like royalty and fantasy is valued above all else, will Karen be able to find a little reality in her life — or just reality TV? (One Act; Reading; Contains adult themes)
    Featuring: Dale Bush, John Grote, Natalie Lloyd, Megan Pierce

Special August Performance!

A special reading of Peaches en Regalia (another Playwrights Festival winner) will be performed, at which the full slate of the 2009–2010 Curtain Players season will be announced!

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Special August Reading: August 2, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
  • Peaches en Regalia
    By Steve Lyons (Berkeley, CA)
    Directed by Jill Taylor
    Synopsis: Four strangers at Doug's Diner find their lives forever changed by — a small side dish. (Full length; Reading)
    Featuring: Amy Anderson, Jeff Kemeter, Stefan Langer, Tammy Muse
Previous appearances in the festival:
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Separation Anxiety (2008)
Do They Expedite There? (2005)

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No Worse for the Wear (2008)

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Walter Men (2006)

For a look back at previous years, please visit our Festival History.