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The
11th Annual Playwrights' Festival
This show has closed. Thank you all for a successful
festival.
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Press Release
Port Townsend Leader Article
"...kept the opening night audience laughing
all of the way through until the end. ... Wonderful, witty
dialogue in all three plays keeps the momentum rolling along..."
— Port Townsend Leader Review
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Gathering
by Art Reitsch
Directed by David Hundhausen
New to
playwriting, festival winner Art Reitsch finds comedy in the
simplest of life's events in his touching family comedy
Gathering.
The Switch
by Paul Anderson
Directed by Sherie Guilliat
First
time festival winner, Paul Anderson examines the madness we are
driven to by the choices we face in his absurdist comedy The
Switch.
A Few Moments at the Sonatina Cafe
by Jack O'Connor
Directed by DJ Adams
Multiple festival winner Jack O'Connor has written a delicate
and beautiful exploration of interpersonal relationships and our
inner selves. Come enjoy A Few Moments at the Sonatina Cafe.
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Playwrights Art Reitsch, Jack O'Connor and
Paul Anderson
celebrate their world premieres with KCP
Artistic Director
Denise Winter at the Opening Night Gala Friday,
February 23. Photo by Eligius Wolodkewitsch |
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The show has closed.
Thank you all for a successful festival.
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Thursday
shows include
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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23
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24
8:00 |
25
2:30 |
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1
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2
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3
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4
2:30 |
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10
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First Thursday performance is "pay-what-you-wish"
Note that all performances of the Playwrights' Festival
are followed by AfterWords discussions with playwrights,
directors and cast members and are a valuable component to
the playwrights' workshop process.
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Audience Comments
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Best play I have ever seen! I really liked Richard Bruce for his
consistent performances and outstanding talent.
let me rephrase, I
have seen many plays in England and around.. I enjoyed the
characters in all three play the themes in all three play
locally they are wonderfully written and noticed some shocking
talent..
Thank you -- bravo..
— Victoria, London,
England
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Great show! Captured all the emotions in the spectrum, but I
mostly enjoyed the laughing. "The switch" was cool for that.
We especially liked the small group discussion after the show
where we were able to ask questions about the shows and about
theatre itself. Very informative and teaching and gives me ever
more appreciation of the acting profession and all it entails.
thanks so much
— Roger
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We thought all three
plays were well done, enjoying especially the absurdity of The
Switch. Hearing the private thoughts of the characters in A Few
Moments at the Sonatina Cafe was an interesting twist that gave
the characters added dimension in a one act play. Above all, the
AfterWords discussion following the plays, with cast members,
directors, playwrights, and artistic director, gave us a deeper
appreciation for all that goes into the creative and production
processes. Bravo to KCP!
— Kath, Port Townsend
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One of the best
Playwright Festivals yet! All three plays were wonderfully acted
and the stories were engaging and often thought-provoking.
Bravo!
— Marj, Port Townsend
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Three strong winners!
Gathering is sweet and hot.....funny stuff from a real place. I
know that kid who won't hug his dad....I raised that kid. YIKES!
The Switch is amazing..."young man" is one fresh new face
glowing with believability in a surreal setting. "Old Man" is
awesomely unbelievable...like a character from the Simpsons...funny
clipped dialogue. Loved laughing with these guys and the rest of
their odd visitors.
Sonatina Cafe is
engaging and surprising too. Not an easy little piece but full
of humor and the players have worked hard to make it
shine....bravo for them and for us. I'll see these again.
— Kate
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Fantastic openning
night!!
"Gathering" was wonderful with several twists and warm human
interest. Although the ending was a bit predictable, it was a
very touching and uplifting play dealing with relationships,
issues and feelings everyone can associate with in their lives.
"The Switch" had a number of surprises and on a number of
occasions caused me to take a deeper look at what seemed
obvious.
"A Few Moments at the Sonatina Cafe" addressed relationships by
hearing what the characters publicly said, but also what they
thought (which occasionally quite different).
The actors did a
great job in all three plays.
— Bill, Greater Port Towndsend metropolitan
area
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