06/15/2006: "Auditions Coming Up For Playwrights Festival"

Open auditions will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, June 26 and 27, at San Juan Community Theatre for several works selected for the 17th annual Islands Playwrights Festival. There are many roles for two men and six women, as well as one younger girl, in two one-act plays and two monologues.

The works selected for main stage production this year are: The Music Box, a monologue by Gray (San Juan), wherein a dying patient is visited by her closest friend; The Appraisal a one-act play by Greg Sutherland (San Juan), where three generations of island women are forced examine the value of their land, their home and their hearts when the county tax appraiser shows up unannounced; Being Mother Teresa, a one-act play by Cinda Pierce (San Juan); and You Better Slow Down, a monologue by Susea McGearhart (San Juan) about a woman driving the Baja Hwy 1 with her husband in a camper.

"We are excited to have three new playwrights in this year's Festival," said Festival Coordinator Lynne Mercer. "Each brings a fresh perspective to the process, and shows that the Festival is very much an important step in bringing new works to the stage."

The Playwrights Festival is an excellent opportunity for newcomers to the stage, as the works are short and the rehearsal period is less demanding than a full-length play. Stage experience is helpful, but not required. Performance dates are September 8-23. Scripts may be reviewed at the SJCT Box Office any Tuesday-Friday, 11-4, Saturdays 11-2, and one hour before any performance. For more information, please call festival coordinator Lynn Mercer at 378-3211, extension 21.