The Spring Playwrights' Festival

Monday, February 25, 2008 at 12:40 PM

The Spring Playwrights’ Festival supported by a National Endowment for the Arts Fastrack Grant will include:

Six Plays in 60 (+) Minutes
6 new one act plays, selected from 137 entries by the NPP Programming Committee and Board: Fri 5/30- Sun 6/1.

Meryl Cohn,Provincetown, MA is the author of “Show Me Yours”, a comic encounter among three men who share the distinction of possessing an extra nipple.

Jerry Thompson, Provincetown, MA has penned “Propositions”, a laugh-filled tale of how today’s laundry can throw the best planned con job off track.

Joan Lipkin, St. Louis, MO, with “The Date”, showing two guys at the end of a first date wondering what’s next.

George Sauer, Dedham, MA, with “Small Window” a comic portrayal of the unraveling of a culinary scam built around a severed finger;

Barbara Lindsay, Seattle, WA with “Canyon’s Edge”, which demonstrates how remorse can be transformed into a healing intervention at the brink of the Grand Canyon;

John Kern, Charlotte, VT, with “Birthday Wishes” in which three women and a man discover that they share more than memories of a loved one.

The winning entries were selected from more than 140 plays from across the country that NPP received in response to a call for submissions last December.

Their works will be staged at the Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford Street, on Thursday-Sunday May 29-June 1 on the first weekend of the festival. The second and third weekend, June 5-8, and June 12-15, will be devoted to staging and discussions of acclaimed Cape Cod playwright Wendy Kesselman’s play, “The Notebook”.

The Notebook, by Wendy Kesselman
A powerful drama with themes of youth, the power of literature, and unrequited love. Directed by Nina Schuessler
Thurs 6/5 through Sat 6/7 @ 7:30
Sun 6/8 @ 4:00

Thurs 6/12 through Sat 6/14 @ 7:30
Sat Mat @ 4:00
Sun 6/15 mat@ 4:00
(Total 9 shows)

and

“Art Performance with Robert Cardinal”

NPP fundraiser event Saturday June 28 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.
Renowned artist Robert Cardinal will paint a full-sized work, accompanied by acoustic musicians. He will comment and interact with patrons as they enjoy an assortment of tasty appetizers and beverages. A drawing will conclude the event, and the newly-created painting will go home with one lucky patron. Tickets $150.00.