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Photos of “The Picture Window” in San Diego
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on March 1, 2017
My 10-minute play THE PICTURE WINDOW was produced Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2, 2016 in the North Park Playwrights Festival in San Diego. Here are three photos:
The ghost of Bert looks on as his widow, Sally, interacts with a visiting nurse.
Those are Bert’s ashes scattered on the floor. The urn containing them was knocked to the floor by a baseball that came crashing through the window.
Bert left instructions that whoever was the first to knock a baseball through the picture window would win a scholarship to his alma mater.
Photos from “The Cactus Rustlers”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on January 19, 2017
Kelli Hobson (left) and Emma Sala (right) are the titular cactus rustlers.
I held a staged reading of my new comedy, THE CACTUS RUSTLERS, at Showtimers in Roanoke, Virginia on January 14, 2017.
Here’s some of the feedback I got:
“This thing is a hoot!”
— Brian L.
“This play was great fun! It reminded me of the wonderful Greater Tuna plays about West Texas, only with more actors. We definitely left smiling.”
— Diana C.
“Hilarious story.”
— Rebecca G.
THE CACTUS RUSTLERS
Two young women are bored with their lives and wish they were living in the Old West. They read a newspaper story about how there’s a lucrative black market for cacti, and so set off to become cactus rustlers. Adventure ensues, which includes a space alien. Cast: 12 – 7 female, 5 male.
Here’s what it looked like: Read the rest of this entry »
Poster for South Walton One-Act Festival
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on January 18, 2017
Here’s the post for the festival of student-directed one-acts at South Walton High School in Florida, which includes two of my scripts: FOLLOW THE MONEY and CINDY RELLA.
Photos from “Joy To Other Worlds” in Utah
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on December 23, 2016
EskDale High School in Millard County, Utah produced by one-act JOY TO OTHER WORLDS in early December 2016. Director Lois Farber shares these amazing photos. You can find them all here.
Man tries to create the biggest display of Christmas lights in the neighborhood. It’s, um, very bright.
How bright? Well, the aliens out in deep space take notice of the unusual light coming from an otherwise obscure planet. Naturally, they decide to investigate.
By investigate, we mean land on planet Earth. Is that not the most awesome alien landing ship ever?
By investigate, we mean the aliens come armed.
Naturally, things go very wrong. She mistakes this alien for a contest judge and offers some fruitcake. You know all about fruitcake.
The aliens try to figure out what fruitcake is and how dangerous it might be.
Curtain call.
Photo from “Svetlana’s First Christmas Away From Home”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on December 7, 2016
The cast of SVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME.
Back in the summer, I was corresponding with a direction at Victorian Players in Youngstown, Ohio. He was looking for a Christmas script, with some very specific needs. He needed a cast of about 20, with mostly kids. I didn’t have anything like that, so I told him if he gave me a few weeks, I’d write one. So I did. The result was SVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME. Here’s a photo from its premiere.
It looks like it’s going to be popular because it’s already been booked at a theatre in Texas for next Christmas.
SVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME
A last-minute substitute attempts to preside over a Christmas pageant, which has devolved into chaos – unruly kids, a pushy parent, a church busybody, a kitchen on fire. And then there’s the foreign exchange student, who’s supposed to be the angel, who is in the restroom in tears because it’s her first Christmas away from home. Then something unexpected happens. Cast: 21 – 6 adults (four female, one male, one non-gender), 7 teenagers (five female, two male), 8 early teens or pre-teens (one female, seven non-gender.)
* Produced by Victorian Players, Youngstown, Ohio, December 2016.
* Scheduled to be produced by Red River Revue, Clarksville, Texas, December 2017.
Photos from “Jill And The Beanstalk”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on December 7, 2016
Curtain call.
Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia produced my one-act JILL AND THE BEANSTALK on Dec. 3 at the college’s Stuart campus and again on Dec. 7 at Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School. You can find more photos here.
JILL AND THE BEANSTALK
Jill’s science project results in a beanstalk through the school’s ceiling. Comedy and chaos ensue, along with a goose that lays golden eggs, a harp that plays itself and, perhaps, even a rumor of a giant. Cast: Seven — 3 male, 3 female, 1 non-gender. Running time: Twenty minutes.
* Staged reading by Mitchell Community Public Library, Mitchell, Indiana, February 2016.
* Produced by Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, Virginia, December 2016.
The starring props.
Photos from “The Money House” in Los Angeles
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on November 17, 2016
The Money House.
Readers Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles held a staged reading of my one-act THE MONEY HOUSE in October.
Gloria Maxwell played Ginger, Jim Jones played Jeremy, and Jane Jones played Samantha. Directed by Jean Alden.
Photos from “The Recruiter” in Houston
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on November 12, 2016
The recruiter talks with the football coach, oblivious to the softball phenom.
My five-minute piece THE RECRUITER is being produced in Houston Nov. 9-19 as part of the 2016 Five Minute Mile Play Festival by Cone Man Running Productions at the Obsidian Theatre. Here are some photos.
THE RECRUITER
A scene about gender discrimination in college sports. A college recruiter shows up at a rural school asking about a particular football player; oblivious to the softball player banging home runs in batting practice. Cast: Two adult males, one teenage girl.
This is also one of the short scenes in PLAY BALL!, a full-length collection of short baseball scenes. Read the rest of this entry »
More photos from “Catch of the Day” in Michigan
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on November 11, 2016
The cast of CATCH OF THE DAY.
Here are some photos from my one-act CATCH OF THE DAY, which was produced at Michigan State University Nov. 3-6.
You can see the whole photo gallery here.
Earlier the director sent me this promo video and rehearsal photos.
CATCH OF THE DAY
A nervous mother is preparing to entertain her daughter and the daughter’s new boyfriend. She’s eager for the match to succeed. She’s instructed her husband to pick up some fish on the way home for dinner; he mistakenly acquires a fugu, a type of fish prized as a delicacy in Japan — but which is also highly poisonous, if improperly prepared. Naturally, the woman succeeds in poisoning the daughter and her boyfriend — sending them into a trance. Comedy ensues, while the pair are frozen in position through part of the play. Cast: Two males, two females. Running time: 30 minutes.
* Staged reading as a radio play by Falcon Radio Theatre, Seattle, Washington, April 23, 2013.
“Jill And the Beanstalk” to be produced in Virginia
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on November 11, 2016
The beanstalk takes shape.
Yes, that’s a beanstalk, the starring prop of my one-act JILL AND THE BEANSTALK, which will be produced in December by Patrick Henry Community College in Virginia.
Shows will be Saturday, December 3 at 11 a.m. at Patrick Henry’s Stuart campus. A second show will be Wednesday, December 7 at 3:45 p.m. for after-school students at Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School.
This will be the first production of the script, which previously had a staged reading in Indiana.
JILL AND THE BEANSTALK
Jill’s science project results in a beanstalk through the school’s ceiling. Comedy and chaos ensue, along with a goose that lays golden eggs, a harp that plays itself and, perhaps, even a rumor of a giant. Cast: Seven — 3 male, 3 female, 1 non-gender. Running time: Twenty minutes.
* Staged reading by Mitchell Community Public Library, Mitchell, Indiana, February 2016.
Here’s an updated list of 2016 productions: Read the rest of this entry »
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