Photos from shorts on Long Island
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on May 30, 2019
The Ghost Lamp
Four of my short scripts were produced in April by the Babylon Arts Council, Lindenhurst, New York: DEEP INTO OCTOBER, FIREBALLER, THE GHOST LAMP and THE UNIFORM. Three of those deal with baseball so I’m not sure from the photos which ones are which but this is definitely THE GHOST LAMP.
Photos: ‘Curiosity Killed The Cat’ in Ohio
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on May 24, 2019
Summit Academy in Xenia, Ohio produced my one-act CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT on May 23, 2019. Here are photos.
Curiosity and the private investigator.
Curtain call!
Review for ‘The Debate At Bosworth Field’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews, Uncategorized on May 15, 2019
My 10-play play THE DEBATE AT BOSWORTH FIELD just got a very nice review on the New Play Exchange:
“A delightful historical romp! Like Monty Python meets the History Channel – What fun characters, and cracking dialogue. Yancey’s imaginative set-up finds us out on Bosworth Field – the declarative WIN for Lancaster over York, duh – in this all-too-relevant satire. Thank you to this bold author for stuffing a short play with tons of characters! It’s hilarious, with all the farcical strings pulling in criss-crossing dimensions. You can say a ten-minute play can only have 2-3 characters, but then you wouldn’t have this epically hilarious gem! No wonder it was recently selected for a competitive festival. It’s a hoot.”
— Rachael Carnes
The festival she references is the Fight Like a Girl festival in Manchester, Great Britain in August (it’s a fund-raiser for cancer research). Here’s a synopsis:
THE DEBATE AT BOSWORTH FIELD
Imagine if Richard III and Henry Tudor had met in a campaign-style debate instead. This time, Richard wins. Cast: 8 – 5 male, 2 female, 1 non-gender.
Review for ‘That Play About the Gurgling Mud Pit’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews, Uncategorized on May 9, 2019
My 10-minute play THAT PLAY ABOUT THE GURGLING MUD PIT has gotten this nice review on the New Play Exchange:
“We’re not sucking the audience into a gurgling mud pit.” Yancey wholeheartedly embraces his meta concept and, in doing so, shines the spotlight on crucial theatrical positions in a very appealing way. It’s a scream as we learn more and more about the gurgling mud pit play, and the crew reacts to each bit of new information. A very good way to inform the audience about the hidden heroes who bring shows together, and an excellent way to celebrate all that goes into a production. ”
— Matthew Weaver
THAT PLAY ABOUT THE GURGLING MUD PIT
A director tries to explain a new play to the crew. Opinions vary. A meta-play about theatre. Cast: Five – all non-gender.
* Scheduled to be produced by The 10-10 New Plays Festival, Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, June-July 2019.
Photo from ‘The Ring’ in Geneva, New York
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on May 4, 2019
Staged reading of THE RING
Here’s a photo of the staged reading of my one-act THE RING at Geneva Theatre Guild in Geneva, New York in April 2019. That same script is also having a staged reading in Louisiana in both April and May.
THE RING
Sixty years after a close call in a state championship girls basketball game, the star of the losing team still can’t reconcile herself to losing — so she breaks into the home of the star player on the winning team, hoping to steal her championship ring. A poignant story about regrets and sportsmanship. Cast: Two senior females.
* Produced by Haylofters, Burlington, Wisconsin, May 2014; took second place in audience vote at one-act festival.
* Staged reading by Readers Repertory Theatre at San Pedro, Los Angeles, February 2015.
* Staged reading by Geneva Theatre Guild, Geneva, New York, April 26-28, 2019.
* Staged reading by The Itinerant Theatre, Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 27-28, May 3-4, May 24-26, 2019.
Now produced in 13 countries
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Uncategorized on May 4, 2019
This month (May 2019), my ten-minute play CHEF PIERRE DOES NOT DO SIMPLE is being produced in Kaiserslautern, Germany by KMC Onstage Studio Shows (which is affiliated with the U.S. Army; I believe this is at an Army base there).
This makes the 13th country in which my work has been produced.
The full list, in alphabetical order:
1. Australia (including one full-length script)
2. Cameroon
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Great Britain
6. India
7. Ireland
8. New Zealand
9. The Philippines
10. Singapore
11. South Africa
12. South Korea
13. The United States (including seven full-length scripts)
Rehearsal photos from ‘Veronica’s Dolls’ in Texas
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on April 26, 2019
Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas is producing my short one-act VERONICA’S DOLLS, along with five other scripts of mine (!). VERONICA’S DOLLS involves some dolls coming to life to rescue their now-teenage owner, who has overdosed in a suicide attempt. One of the dolls uses the girl’s cellphone to call 911. If you’re using humans to play dolls, then you need a phone scaled accordingly. And director Lisa Martin has created one!
The phone!
The toy box!
