THE FATE OF OUR PLAYS ARE IN YOUR HANDS NOW!
YOU DECIDE WHICH PLAYS WILL WIN!!!!
For our 4th annual new play contest, The Valley Repertory Company will present 6 powerful new dramas and 6 raucous new comedies by playwrights from all over the United States, chosen from over 430 submissions from all around the world.
These 12 semifinalist plays will be presented over two nights: Thursday, February 21st and Friday, February 22nd. Each night, Act One consists of three dramas, and Act Two consists of three comedies. Audience members vote to advance two dramas and two comedies per evening to the finals on Saturday, February 23rd. The final night audience then selects a winning drama and a winning comedy, whose authors each receive a prize of $150.
This is an exciting opportunity for theatre lovers to see brand-new plays, most of them having their world premiere with Valley Rep, and to take part in encouraging and developing the careers of new and established playwrights from all across the country.
Tickets for any single performance are $10, and a package for both semifinal nights—granting you access to all 12 semifinalists—is just $15. Order tickets online (at no additional cost!) at www.valleyrep.com, or call our Box Office at 860-810-6152.
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21
SEMIFINALS NIGHT ONE
ACT I (Dramas)
Directed by Dorrie Mitchell
6 WORDS by Betsy Maguire
Black Reader: Troy Walcott
White Reader: Robin Miller
Jerome Jones: Male, Tom Raines
Scott Banks: Anthony Urillo
Amanda Banks: Miranda Flood
AUTOBIOGRAPHY by J.C. Pankratz
Mariela: Lisa Eaton
K. Ludman: Phaedra Beckwith
A LONG TRIP by Dan McGeehan
The Man, Older: Tom Raines
The Woman, Older: Rosemarie Beskind
The Man, Younger: Troy Walcott
The Woman, Younger: Grace Day
ACT II (Comedies)
Directed by Jeffrey Flood
THE OAK TREE by Jay Koepke
Stu: Eric Michaelian
Daisy: Angela Taylor
The Oak Tree: Bill Mullen
SHIRLEY VS. THE SQUIRRELS by Camilla Maxwell
Shirley: Rosemary Stella
Chloe: Angela Taylor
Jonathan: Charles Schoenfeld
THE WINNER'S CHOICE EMPRESS OF THE WAVES BEAUTY CRUISE by Reina Hardy
Glen: Nate Strick
Rob: Bill Mullen
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22
SEMIFINALS NIGHT TWO
ACT I (Dramas)
Directed by Janine Flood
AFTER THE HERSHOLT by Hal Corley
Buddy: Andy Neild
Nora Lee: Summer Echelson
THE BUS BOY by Michael R. McGuire
Carmela: Jennifer Rawlings
Juan Carlos Hernandez: Robin Miller
Waiter: Charles Schoenfeld
Dishwasher: Christopher Bushey
Wife: Rebecca Rinas
THE ISLANDS by Norman Simon
Elise: Karen Balaska
Anne-Marie: Carla Majuntke
Tomas: Christopher Bushey
ACT II (Comedies)
Directed by Heidi Jean Weinrich
GOOD TALK by James McLindon
Son: Andy Neild
Dad: Anthony Urillo
HOW TO BAKE A FARCE by Betsy Maguire
Lula-Rae: Rosemary Stella
Bob: Christopher Bushey
Larry: Mark Vogel
Michael: Bruce Showalter
Christi: Summer Echelson
TOMATO by Josh McIlvain
Archibald: Bruce Showalter
Beauregard: Eric Michaelian
Catherine: Jennifer Rawlings
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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23
THE FINALS
ACT I: The 4 dramas that were voted "best" from Thursday and Friday
ACT II: The 4 comedies that were voted "best" from Thursday and Friday
