‘The Four Horsemen of the Internet’ in rehearsal in New York
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on January 21, 2020
My 10-minute play THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE INTERNET will open at The Secret Theatre in New York on Jan. 25, part of a competition festival that runs through February and culminates with an audience vote of winners in early March. Director Leslie Kincaid Burby shares these rehearsal photos. Our four guaranteed dates: Jan. 25., Feb. 2, Feb. 12, Feb. 20. The rest depend on whether we advance in the voting.
The cast from left to right: Henry Burby (Trolling) Joe Burby (War), Lucy McMichael (Death), Adam Burby (Viral), Emma Mueller (Ghosting), Richard Grunn (Famine), Kimberley Reisner Windbiel (Plague) and Kevin Stafford (Deletion).
The four horsemen of the apocalypse, before they get replaced.
More photos below: Read the rest of this entry »
Reviews of ‘Exchange of Gifts’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Reviews on January 14, 2020
Here’s some of the press coverage and other feedback that my touring Christmas show “Exchange of Gifts” received.
“This play was so good with a great message and many laughs. I am sorry if you missed it . . . terrific play.”
— columnist Mary Beth Gutshall in The Recorder, about the Dec. 14 show in Monterey
“Wow! What a great job all the ladies did. We were very impressed. They knew their lines well and it was very funny! Merry Christmas.”
— Anonymous feedback sent to The Bower Center for the Arts about the Dec. 20 show in Bedford.
Finally, here’s the story that the Lynchburg News and Advance did Dec. 18 to advance the shows in Bedford and Lynchburg: Read the rest of this entry »
Praise for The American Experiment’ from a New York theatre
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews on January 3, 2020
This came in the form of a rejection notice, but a very happy one, from a New York theatre:
“We so appreciated its arresting theatrical premise, thoughtful character work, and head-on engagement with urgent contemporary crises.”
Ultimately, though, THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT was deemed not the right fit for that particular company. It happens. But the company didn’t need to say anything, much less such nice words.
Praise for ‘The Christmas Goat’ from a UK producer
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews, Uncategorized on January 3, 2020
The Ambassadors, a theatre company in London, included my 10-minute play THE CHRISTMAS GOAT as a staged reading in its December event at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London. Producer Graham Hill sends these kind words:
“So many people came up to me afterwards and commented on how much they’d enjoyed the piece and how funny and engaging your writing was. The thing I personally love about your writing is that you don’t approach ideas and themes from the obvious angle and I think this is what hooks the audience so quickly.”
Week 3 of ‘Exchange of Gifts touring show
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on December 27, 2019
My first self-produced show is now history. The Christmas show EXCHANGE OF GIFTS played nine shows in different different locations up and down western Virginia in December 2019. Here are photos from week 3 — which saw the show in Bedford at the Bower Center for the Arts, in Axton at Mountain Valley Brewing and the finale in Lynchburg at Riverviews Artspace. Next up: EXCHANGE OF GIFTS will be published in 2020 by Norman Maine / Big Dog Plays.
In Bedford: Svetlana shows Tilly what she’s found.
Axton: A very intimate space, and a dog in the audience.
Lynchburg: Stuck in the airport one last time.
MORE ON EXCHANGE OF GIFTS:
* Photos from week 2 in Critz, Monterey and Clifton Forge
* Photos from week 1 in Roanoke, Galax and Blacksburg
* Interview with Alleghany Mountain Radio
* Full tour schedule and ticket info.
* Behind the scenes of the publicity photos.
* Rehearsals begin
Week 2 of ‘Exchange of Gifts’ touring show
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on December 17, 2019
On weekend 2, my self-producing touring Christmas show EXCHANGE OF GIFTS was in Critz at the Reynolds Homestead on Dec. 13, in Monterey at the Highland Center on Dec. 14 and in Clifton Forge at the Masonic Theatre on Dec. 15. Good crowds in all, but Monterey — the smallest town on our 9-date tour — had the biggest crowd of all!
Stuck in the airport — at Reynolds Homestead in Critz.
What’s up, doc? In Monterey.
Svetlana demonstrate how a roller coaster works — in Clifton Forge.
MORE ON EXCHANGE OF GIFTS:
* Photos from week 1 in Roanoke, Galax and Blacksburg
* Interview with Alleghany Mountain Radio
* Full tour schedule and ticket info.
* Behind the scenes of the publicity photos.
* Rehearsals begin
Photos from ‘God and the Devil Meet for a Business Lunch’ in California
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on December 17, 2019
My 10-minute play GOD AND THE DEVIL MEET FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH was produced Dec. 13-14 at American River College in Sacramento, California, directed by Zachariah Mejia.
God, the waitress, the devil. Or so I assume!
Definitely no waitress here.
Pretty sure that’s the devil on the left.
MORE FROM THE GOD AND THE DEVIL SERIES . . .
Want to see more?
* Here’s video of a group in Sacramento, California doing the same piece in 2005.
* Here’s audio from when Falcon Radio Theatre in Seattle did the script in 2013.
* Video: “God and the Devil Settle a Contract Dispute”
* Video: “God and the Devil Debate The Issues”
* GOD AND THE DEVIL MEET FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH by the Lake Players, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, 2014.
Photos from ‘Father Christmas’ in Oklahoma
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on December 17, 2019
The cast
The show.
The Snyder Drama Club at Snyder Schools in Snyder, Oklahoma produced my 10-minute play FATHER CHRISTMAS on Dec. 11 with another show on Dec. 18. Here are photos from director Micah Baker. More below. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Your play is terrific!”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Reviews, Uncategorized on December 12, 2019
Fellow playwright Melinda Gros recently attended the Quannapowitt Players Suburban Holidays festival in Reading, Massachusetts where my one-act THE GIRL WHO MADE EMUS BELIEVE THEY COULD FLY was produced Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1, 5-7, 2019. She sends this happy message:
“I saw the production this weekend – the company did a very nice job – and your play is terrific! I don’t know much about emus, but the actors made them very avian and hysterical, especially the ballet-dancing emu. Congrats!”
Poster for ‘A Zombie Christmas’ in Richmond, Virginia
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Uncategorized on December 12, 2019
Chesterfield Children’s Theatre in suburban Richmond, Virginia will present my 10-minute piece A ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS on Dec. 13, 2019 as part of several other works. Here are the promotional images. The show, by the way, is sold out.
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