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List of 2023 productions
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions on December 31, 2022
- June: REVENGE OF THE FAIRY QUEEN (full-length), Renaissance Theatre, Lynchburg.
- August 26-27: THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES and THAT PLAY ABOUT THE GURGLING MUD PIT (ten-minute), Griffin Theatre, Bear, Delaware.
- December: SVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME (one-act), Xenia Area Community Theatre, Xenia, Ohio.
‘No Two Snowflakes’ in New York festival
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on July 24, 2022
My 15-minute play NO TWO SNOWFLAKES is playing in the one-act festival at The Secret Theatre in Queens — from January 10 to August 6, with the potential to advance on to the semi-finals and finals.
From left: Director Melissa Lewyn, Emma Sarah Davis, me, Alex Hardin and Cameron Reese.
This is the second time I’ve had a show in that festival. I had THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE INTERNET in 2019.
Video: ‘Shakespeare’s Lost Christmas Play’ in Minnesota
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Uncategorized, Video on January 15, 2022
Pine Island High School in Pine Island, Minnesota produced SHAKESPEARE’S LOST CHRISTMAS PLAY in December 2021. Here it is:
Video: ‘Shakespeare’s Lost Christmas Play’ from four different continents
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Video on December 31, 2021
The New Jersey-based Zenith Players did an online reading of SHAKESPEARE’S LOST CHRISTMAS PLAY, with actors from four different continents — the United States in North America, The Netherlands in Europe, Colombia in South America and Australia in, well, Australia.
The cast:
Steve Anderson as ERASMUS
Caitlin Jurewicz as ANN
Andrea Atwood as THOMASINA
Patrick Brockway as BARTHOLOMEW
Tatanya Löwed-Spence as SUSAN
Tricia Pisarra as EMMA
Claire Bochenek/Mira Singer as TOBY
Emily Brennan as OLIVIA
Joshua Boyer as ROGER
Emily De Rango as JOAN THE STAGE MANAGER
Shakira Searle as HORTENSE THE DIRECTOR
‘Let There Be Lights!’ and ‘Santa in the Off-Season’ in San Jose
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on December 19, 2021
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. library in San Jose, California has its own theatre program for kids. On December 17, the library produced, virtually, two of my short scripts — the five-minute SANTA IN THE OFF-SEASON and the one-act LET THERE BE LIGHTS!
Here are some photos and the program:
‘Shakespeare’s Lost Christmas Play’ in Birmingham, UK
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Reviews, Uncategorized on December 12, 2021
Infinite Arts in Birgmingham, England, UK produced my play SHAKESPEARE’S LOST CHRISTMAS PLAY in December, and also sent along some fan mail!
Staged reading of ‘The Girl Who Made Emus Believe They Could Fly at Christmas’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on December 6, 2021
The Valley Playhouse in Harrisonburg did a staged reading of my one-act THE GIRL WHO MADE EMUS BELIEVE THEY COULD FLY AT CHRISTMAS on December 5, 2021, as part of the city’s Winterfest festival.
Review: ‘Miss Mitchell’s Comet’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews, Uncategorized on September 10, 2021
Jack Seamus Conley of the Rainy Day Arts Collective in Seattle, Washington posts on the New Play Exchange this very nice review of MISS MITCHELL’S COMET, my two-person (but mostly one-woman) play about Maria Mitchell, America’s first female astronomer.
“Fascinating and well-rendered story about an important but not-well-enough-known figure in scientific history. The use of the supporting actor to play the whole cast of characters in Maria’s life is an excellent move and really brings the focus on what matters: centering Maria Mitchell in a world that doesn’t give her achievements enough credit. Fabulous piece, and I always love seeing amazing historical women centered. ”
You can find a video production of this script here.
Review: ‘The Weird Sisters Go Rogue’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews, Uncategorized on September 10, 2021
Jack Seamus Conley of the Rainy Day Arts Collective in Seattle, Washington posts this lovely review on the New Play Exchange of my one-act THE WEIRD SISTERS GO ROGUE:
Love this piece! Incredibly creative female-centric take on Macbeth that is sure to delight Shakespeare lovers, witch enthusiasts, and appreciators of parody/comedy alike. I’m always enthralled by pieces that give additional voices to the more “minor” characters in well known tales, and “The Weird Sisters Go Rogue” does not disappoint. ”Love this piece! Incredibly creative female-centric take on Macbeth that is sure to delight Shakespeare lovers, witch enthusiasts, and appreciators of parody/comedy alike. I’m always enthralled by pieces that give additional voices to the more “minor” characters in well known tales, and “The Weird Sisters Go Rogue” does not disappoint. ”
Four pieces in Florida
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on April 27, 2021
Rough Magic Shakespeare Company in Florida produced four of my short pieces as part of their Shakespeare’s birthday celebration on April 23, 2021. Three of the four pieces — THE SHIPWRECK, THE GROUNDSKEEPER and MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE — were written in their quick-turnaround challenge event, the 14th quick turnaround play festival I’ve been involved in. The fourth, LADY MACBETH’S LAMENT, is an older piece.
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