Congratulations to the casts of the Playwrights’ Forum Festival!
CUTTING EDGE BEAUTY
Playwright: Dacey Else*
Director: Dominick Betts
Cast: Elias Baldwin-Bonney, Olivia Davies, Jameson Elton, Savannah Esco, Delaney Kahler, Lily Savage, Emma York
Synopsis: A raging satire centered around a teen web channel and it’s cult following.
EGGS OVER EASY
Playwright: Rich Rubin
Director: Tom Armitage
Cast: Melody Deatherage, Jean Hardie, Hollis Higgins, JP O’Shaughnessy
Synopsis: A tender snapshot of four seniors gathering for breakfast at the local McDonald’s, and their struggle to carry on
HELL ON WHEELS
Playwright: Jean Hardie
Director: Dallan Starks
Cast: Elias Baldwin-Bonney, Deborah Brooks, Olivia Davies, Will Gilman
Synopsis: A dog, cat and mouse, along with two humans. A droll sendup of domestic life from the non-human POV – the four-legged equivalent of “Waiting for Godot” meets “The Sunshine Boys”
META…**
Playwright: Bryan Harnetiaux (Spokane Civic Theatre’s Playwright-In-Residence)
Director: Jeremy Urann
Cast: Cheyenne Miller, Lynn Noel
Synopsis: A two-hander, involving a retiring reference librarian who butts heads with a gonzo and somewhat desperate high school student in a local public library
MOTHER’S DAY
Playwright: Pamela Kingsley
Director: Jeremy Urann
Cast: Melody Deatherage, Trudy Rogers, Lily Savage
Synopsis: In this hilarious comedy, three generations of women -mother, daughter and granddaughter – finish up a Mother’s Day outing in an unruly fashion at a prestigious museum
PUPPIES AND KITTENS
Playwright: Barbara Lindsay
Director: Pamela Kingsley
Cast: Tristen Canfield, Jennie Oliver, Dalin Tipton
Synopsis: An unsettling drama about a woman who returns to her boyfriend’s place after a trip to find unexpected company, and must choose to stay or go
STREAMLINERS ACROSS AMERICA
Playwright: Paul Lewis
Director: Tom Armitage
Cast: Murphy Kettrick, JP O’Shaughnessy, Jennie Oliver
Synopsis: A wistful drama set in the 1950s about a young boy and his mother’s encounter with the engineer of a train heading West
THE GREAT FISH AND JONAH
Playwright: Matthew Weaver
Director: Matthew Harget
Cast: Tristen Canfield, Dave Rideout
Synopsis: A refreshing and hysterical re-telling of the Biblical tale of Jonah and the Whale (errr “Great Fish”)
THE GREEN LIGHT IN THE WEST
Playwright: Paul Lewis
Director: Jack Delehanty
Cast: Bridget Pretz, Dalin Tipton, Ladonna Wojtowicz
Synopsis: A mysterious tale of three souls marooned on a deserted beach, and their search for a way out
THE SITTING
Playwright: Pamela Kingsley
Director: Adam Sharp
Cast: Jack Delehanty, Jean Hardie, Dalin Tipton
Synopsis: In this intimate drama, a woman keeps an appointment for a portrait arranged by her husband, with unexpected results.
*Youth Division Participant
**Non-competitive Entry
Thank you to everyone who auditioned!
Congratulations to the playwrights, directors and actors working on our 31st Playwrights’ Forum Festival!
The Festival plays in the Studio Theatre June 20 – 23.
Rotation A: Thursday at 7:30PM, Saturday at 2PM and Sunday at 6PM
Rotation B: Friday at 7:30PM, Saturday at 6PM and Sunday at 2PM
Firth J Chew Studio Theatre- Tickets are now available at the Box Office (Tues – Fri, 2PM – 6PM) and online at www.SpokaneCivicTheatre.com.