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13th Annual. This year we will be presenting three plays in public readings on September 19th to 21stThursday September 19 at 7:30pm "Festival Season" by Shannon Patte
Friday September 20 at 7:30pm "Rye an' Gospel" by Lee MacDougall
Saturday September 21 at 7:30pm "Goldfish" by Steve Ross
Shannon Patte “Before writing FESTIVAL SEASON, I dedicated a significant amount of time crafting each characters’ backgrounds. This helped me understand how they would respond to whatever situation I threw at them. It was so much fun imagining how these characters would work together to organize a small-town flower festival.”
Lee MacDougall gives us a teaser for RYE AN’ GOSPEL “Darla Parker and her outrageous friend Rex head back to the small town she grew up in to attend her grandmother’s funeral. When she ends up inheriting the family Mill property, the whole town gets involved in a battle between her cousin Lo-anne, the Mayor Mert Cooney, Stella and Vic Polinki, and more crazy locals than you can shake a stick at.”
“Walter is a retiree living a quiet life in a quiet neighbourhood. Shannon is a busy mother of two who moves in across the street. An unlikely friendship develops as they sit and talk about everything from life to love to death to egg rolls. A year in the life of two lonely people who didn’t know they needed each other. Until they did.” Playwright Steve Ross, “Goldfish”.
Following a single day of rehearsal, the plays will be presented as public readings followed by question/answer sessions with the playwrights and invited audience feedback, hosted by Artistic Director Liz Gilroy.
The Port Stanley Playwright’s Festival is part of the Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s established play development program, which has in the past produced premiere productions of: “Not in My Backyard” in 2013, “Bingo Ladies” in 2014, “Birds of a Feather” and “The Birds and the Bees” in 2016, “Five Alarm” in 2017, “Buying the Farm” in 2018, “Giving up the Ghost” in 2019, and productions of “Our House”, “The View From Here” in 2022, and "The Beaver Club" in 2023.
This is a free event. Donations greatly appreciated.
Please call the box office to reserve your seats 519-782-4353
Lee MacDougall gives us a teaser for RYE AN’ GOSPEL “Darla Parker and her outrageous friend Rex head back to the small town she grew up in to attend her grandmother’s funeral. When she ends up inheriting the family Mill property, the whole town gets involved in a battle between her cousin Lo-anne, the Mayor Mert Cooney, Stella and Vic Polinki, and more crazy locals than you can shake a stick at.”
“Walter is a retiree living a quiet life in a quiet neighbourhood. Shannon is a busy mother of two who moves in across the street. An unlikely friendship develops as they sit and talk about everything from life to love to death to egg rolls. A year in the life of two lonely people who didn’t know they needed each other. Until they did.” Playwright Steve Ross, “Goldfish”.
Following a single day of rehearsal, the plays will be presented as public readings followed by question/answer sessions with the playwrights and invited audience feedback, hosted by Artistic Director Liz Gilroy.
The Port Stanley Playwright’s Festival is part of the Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s established play development program, which has in the past produced premiere productions of: “Not in My Backyard” in 2013, “Bingo Ladies” in 2014, “Birds of a Feather” and “The Birds and the Bees” in 2016, “Five Alarm” in 2017, “Buying the Farm” in 2018, “Giving up the Ghost” in 2019, and productions of “Our House”, “The View From Here” in 2022, and "The Beaver Club" in 2023.
This is a free event. Donations greatly appreciated.
Please call the box office to reserve your seats 519-782-4353
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Port Stanley Festival Theatre302 Bridge St., Port Stanley, ON N5L 1C3
Showtimes
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Friday September 228pm
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Saturday September 238pm