The Play's the Thing 2015

April Showers Bring May Flowers - April 17-19, 2015

produced by Catherine Zudak

Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm

A2CT Studio Theatre

Admission: FREE!

A2CT and Pass the Hat Productions celebrate spring with concert readings of original plays about springtime, romance, second chances, renewal, and coming of age. April is Sexual Assault and Prevention month, so included in the festival is a "Pass the Hat" benefit for organizations that support education, victims, and prevention.

Friday evening’s performance, directed by Joe York, features the full-length play Leda by Amy Crider (Chicago, IL). Leda, who was ravished by Zeus in one of his elaborate one-nighters, twists Greek tragedy through contemporary ironic and romantic turns to comment on both ancient and modern society. Saturday evening features one-act plays by local playwrights directed by Nakenya Lewis-Yarbrough; The Remarkable Adventures of Miss Peggy Primrose by Josephine Rood and Estate Sale by Lori Eaton. The Remarkable Adventures chronicles one turn of the century heroine’s attempts to keep up appearances after a too handsome cabin boy rescues her during a shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and Estate Sale is a thoroughly modern story that delves into the kindness we owe strangers. The final performance of the festival Sunday afternoon includes short plays directed by Trevor Maher, also by local playwrights, Brian Cox, Shawntai Brown, and R.D. Wakeman. The shorts range from sweet romantic comedies to a funny, though dark trip to the morgue.

The Play’s the Thing Cast List

Full-Length Play, Directed by Joe York, Friday, April 17, 8pm

Leda, by Amy Crier

Cast List*

Alan Fyfe

Aubrey Donnell

Emma Kennedy

Eric Blake

Halla Motawi

Jamie Jee

Katie Parzych

Keith Nelson

Linda Lee Austin

Lisa Gavan

Lori O’Dell

Lyn Davidge

Morgan Brown

Phoenix Vlasin

Tom Underwood

* Individual cast assignments TBA

One Act Plays, Directed by Nakenya Yarbrough-Lewis, Saturday, April 18, 8pm

The Remarkable Adventures of Miss Peggy Primrose, Josephine Rood

Cast List

Peggy Katie Parzych

James Keith Nelson

Estate Sale, Lori Eaton

Cast List

Tilda Aubrey Donnell

Becky Lori O’Dell

Janelle Phoenix Vlasin

Sarah Emma Kennedy

Pat Linda Lee Austin

10-Minute Plays, Directed by Trevor Maher, Sunday, April 19, 2pm

Free Refills, by R. D. Wakeman

Morgue, by Shawntai Brown

Sign Post up ahead, by Brian Cox

Understanding, by Brian Cox

The Voices in Marty’s Head Meet the Voices in Mary’s and Fall in Love, by Brian Cox

Ensemble*: