Supporting San Diego Playwrights Development
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This is a cold reading of plays submitted by members read without formal moderation. This should be fun.
Join Zoom Meeting at 7:15 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85470233317 (FREE and open to the public) 1. "Black Irish" by Heath Houseman Black Customer Service Telephone Operator D-von James and white Client Caller Peter Butane’s conversation goes off the rails when race is brought up. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Heath is a Canadian-American screenwriter, produced and published playwright, author, […]
Join Zoom Meeting at 7:15 PM (FREE and open to the public) 1 - "War Bride" by Janet S. Tiger A soldier has a visit with a prostitute in Saigon – but with an unusual reason for being there. 2 - "The Gift of the Magic" by Janet S. Tiger Oh, come on, everyone knows […]
A REMARKABLE HOLIDAY EVENING WITH MR CHARLES DICKENS (OF LONDON!), by Craig AbernethyYoung literary phenom Charles Dickens dazzles his 19th Century American “lecture/an evening with” audience with a tale of Old London at Christmas… About the Playwright…Craig Abernethy’s plays previously read at Stripteasers include “State of the Art” (produced at 6th and Penn Theater, SD), “The Sort […]
A New Full-LengthA REMARKABLE HOLIDAY EVENING WITH MR CHARLES DICKENS (OF LONDON!), by Craig AbernethyYoung literary phenom Charles Dickens dazzles his 19th Century American “lecture/an evening with” audience with a tale of Old London at Christmas…About the Playwright…Craig Abernethy’s plays previously read at Stripteasers include STATE OF THE ART, (produced at 6th and Penn Theater, […]
A Night of Two Short One-Acts THE PERFECT ROOM, by Belle DuCharme Violet and Darla are unwitting roommates in a three-bedroom condominium. Barely able to pay the high rent, they try to have control over who lives with them in the third room, the “perfect room”. Their fear at the edge of homelessness creates a […]
LAURA'S STORY, by Jean Seager The play follows Laura, a white woman in her 70s, as she comes to grips with George Floyd’s murder. She delves into her own past, interacts with historical characters, and learns about systemic racism in America. What, if anything, can she do about it? About the Author… A native Californian, Jean Seager has […]
A New ScreenplayTHE SEARCH, by Grant GelvinAfter thirty years’ research is unexpectedly invalidated, a traumatized SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project head searches frantically for meaning in everything he comes across.About the Author...Grant Gelvin has been an actor, director, and theatrical artistic manager. He has written/directed/produced short films. He is presently working on feature films, mostly sci […]