Playwright’s Jam
MAY 5 Playwright’s Jam will meet in Niskayuna
Sunday, May 5th’s Playwright’s Jam will be different – – – James Callahan, a regular Jammer, will have his play, ISOLDE, read at 3:00 pm at the Congregation Beth Israel 2195 Eastern Parkway in Niskayuna NY 12309.
Many Jamers will be a part of the reading,
JOIN THE MONTHLY PLAYWRIGHT’S JAM!
A monthly meetup hosted by Caffe Lena for local writers, actors, & directors
The first Sunday of the month 1:00 – 4:00pm
Doors open at 1:00; Casting begins at 1:15pm and the readings start at 1:30pm!
Bring your great ideas, your new scripts, your edits and your friends for an inspiring afternoon of theater in the making
- Playwrights should bring a highlighted script for each of their actors and one extra for stage directions
- Bring a short scene (7 – 8 minutes). Cast your actors from the audience, including your fellow playwrights. Give them brief directions and then put them on stage to read your script. We’ll go around the room after the reading and let everyone give a “popcorn” reaction (one word!).
- Playwrights should bring a highlighted script for each of their actors and one extra for stage directions
- Each meeting will include 6 or 7 scenes selected at random from those submitted. After the readings we’ll have time to hang out and get acquainted.
- This event will be co-hosted by Michael Wells-Oakes and Vivian Nesbitt
- Playwright Nice! We foster a diverse community that has a great time making art and helping one another get better. Excessive profanity, explicit sexual themes, and “humor” that unkindly targets a specific group undermines this goal. It is up to the discretion of the host to enforce the house standards.
Looking for an opportunity to connect with local writers, actors, and directors? Want to share a theater piece you’re writing?
JOIN THE MONTHLY PLAYWRIGHT’S JAM!
A monthly meetup hosted by Caffe Lena for local writers, actors, & directors
The first Sunday of the month 1:00 – 4:00pm
Doors open at 1:00; Casting begins at 1:15pm and the readings start at 1:30pm!
Bring your great ideas, your new scripts, your edits and your friends for an inspiring afternoon of theater in the making
- Playwrights should bring a highlighted script for each of their actors and one extra for stage directions
- Bring a short scene (7 – 8 minutes). Cast your actors from the audience, including your fellow playwrights. Give them brief directions and then put them on stage to read your script. We’ll go around the room after the reading and let everyone give a “popcorn” reaction (one word!).
- Playwrights should bring a highlighted script for each of their actors and one extra for stage directions
- Each meeting will include 6 or 7 scenes selected at random from those submitted. After the readings we’ll have time to hang out and get acquainted.
- This event will be co-hosted by Michael Wells-Oakes and Vivian Nesbitt
- Playwright Nice! We foster a diverse community that has a great time making art and helping one another get better. Excessive profanity, explicit sexual themes, and “humor” that unkindly targets a specific group undermines this goal. It is up to the discretion of the host to enforce the house standards.
Michael Wells-Oakes
Michael’s plays include: SEA VINE, NJ; A COLD DECEMBER; TIDINGS and THE COLLEGE HOOP SCANDAL. His play WINTER WHEAT was a semi-finalist for the Risk Theater Modern Tragedy Competition. His Monologue, YOU LABOR, received the Silver Ear Award at the First “Me & My Masks” Monologue Festival. His plays have been produced at The Luna Stage (NJ), The Puzzle Theater, The Triangle (SC), Harold Clurman, Bernie Wohl Theater, White Fire Theater (CA), The Ko Festival(MA), Manhattan Class Company, and the 29th Street Playwrights New Work Series. In 1986, he and his wife, Jennifer Wells founded and ran the NYC Drama Workshop, a theater program for teenagers sponsored by GVYC. They wrote and produced 14 plays for teens to perform. REMEMBER ME ALWAYS and GREENFIELD BLOOMS, are published by Samuel French. Michael is a National Playwrights Conference Finalist, received a New York Foundation for the Arts grant and a DeWitt Wallace Writer of Distinction Grant. He is a MacDowell Colony Fellow and a member of the Dramatist Guild.
