List of 2020 productions
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Productions, Uncategorized on October 11, 2019
Here’s a list of my scheduled productions for 2019:
1. Jan. 24-25: HAMLET ON SPRING BREAK (one-act), South County High School, Lorton, Virginia.
2. Jan. 25., Feb. 2, Feb. 12, Feb. 20: THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE INTERNET (ten-minute), The Secret Theatre, New York.
3-5: Feb. 6-8: THERE’S A REASON WHY THEY CALL IT FALLING (one-act), TROUBLESHOOTING (ten-minute), THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE INTERNET (ten-minute), South Walton One-Act Festival, South Walton High School, South Walton Florida.
6: Feb. 6-8: JENNA AND HER PRIZE-WINNING PIG CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY (one-act), Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie, Oregon.
7. March 11-15: THE CURIOUS CASE OF JOCKSTRAP MALONE (one-act), New Ideas Festival, Alumnae Theatre, Toronto, Canada.
8. April 8: Reading of RIKKI THE THIRD (full-length), via Zoom, 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia, with a cast from the U.S., Australia and Canada.
9. April 15: Reading of THE TASTE TESTER (full-length), via Zoom, 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia, with a cast from the U.S., Australia and Canada.
10. April 18: PRIORITIES IN AISLE 14 (one-minute), Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, part of Coronavirus One-Minute Plays.
11. April 24: Reading of AN IMPROPER EDUCATION FOR AN IMPROPER LADY (full-length), via Zoom, 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia, with a cast from Melbourne, Australia.
12. May 2: Reading of TRUE NORTH (full-length), via Zoom, 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia, with a cast from Ontario.
13. May 7: CHEF PIERRE DOES NOT DO SIMPLE (ten-minutes), Phoenix Tears Productions, Orlando, Florida, livestreamed as part of Ten-Minute Tuesdays.
14. May 9: CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT (one-act), performed over Zoom by OnLive Theatre, East Lansing, Michigan.
15-16: May 9: LADY MACBETH’S LAMENT (five minutes) and DELICACIES (five-minute), performed over Facebook Live by Back Porch Theater, Houston, Texas.
17: May 13: Reading of RED MOON RISING IN THE EAST, via Zoom, Little Theatre of Norfolk, Norfolk, Virignia.
18: May 16: Reading of A MAPLE LEAF ON THE WIND (full-length), via Zoom, 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia
19: May 17: Q DOWNSIZED (five minutes), performed virtually by Center Stage Israel, Ra’anana, Israel. (My 16th country!)
20. June 12-13: THE ARMADILLO QUEEN (full-length), Fountain Community Theater, Fountain, Colorado.
21. June 13: Reading of LE VERRIER VS. ADAMS (full-length), via Zoom, 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia.
22: June: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (one-act), Video production, Showtimers, Roanoke, Virginia.
23. July 19: BOLIVIA! (short play), Zoom production, Open Eye Theater on Main Street, Margaretville, New York.
24-26. 11-13. August 1: THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE (ten-minute), CHEF PIERRE DOES NOT DO SIMPLE (ten-minute), THE UNOPENED VALENTINE (ten-minute), Danniella DiClaudio and Friends, Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
27. August 2: Video production of THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT (full-length), Zoom production, JaYo Théâtre, Washington, D.C.
28. August: Video production of THE ANGEL OF BROOKLYN (one-act), Attic Productions, Fincastle, Virginia.
39. Sept. 3: Video production of BOLIVIA! (short play), Talking Horse Productions, Columbia, Missouri.
30. Sept. 12: Video production of THE WEIRD SISTERS GO ROGUE (one-act), Honestly Speaking, Washington, D.C.
31. Sept. 26: Reading of A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS (full-length), via Zoom, 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia.
32. Oct. 16: BOLIVIA! (short play), Queens of Cups Productions., via Zoom, London, Great Britain.
33. Oct. 16-17: THE WEIRD SISTERS GO ROGUE (one-act), Pumphouse Players, Cartersville, Georgia.
34. Oct. 22-24, 28-30: THE GOVERNMENT’S TOP-SECRET TIME TRAVEL PROJECT EXPOSED (short play), Emerson Arts, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
35. Nov 6-15: RED MOON RISING IN THE EAST (full-length), Little Theatre, Norfolk, Virginia.
36. Nov. 21: AS ASIAN AS APPLE PIE (one-minute), Playground Experiment, New York, New York
37. Dec. 5: Staged reading of CHRISTMAS SPIDERS (one-act), Take Two Theatre, Timmons, Ontario.
38. Dec. 12: Virtual production of THE ONE-WORD CHRISTMAS CAROL (one-act), Attic Productions, Fincastle, Virginia.
39. Dec. 12: ON THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (full-length), Danniella DiClaudio Productions, Charloi, Pennsylvania.
40. Dec. 12: Video reading of SHAKESPEARE’S LOST CHRISTMAS PLAY (long one-act), 57 Hours Productions, Fincastle, Virginia.
41. Dec. 16 and 19: DEATH BY POINSETTIA (one-act), Possibilities Theatre, Chicago.
42. Dec. 18 and 19: DEATH BY POINSETTIA (one-act), Pop Up Productions, Louisiana.
43. Dec. 17-18: SHAKESPEARE’S LOST CHRISTMAS PLAY (hour-long), Eskdale High School, Millard County, Utah.
44. Dec. 18: LET THERE BE LIGHTS! (one-act), the Belfast Maskers, Belfast, Maine.
45. Dec. 19: ANGEL O’LORD (short play), Unity in Marin, Marin County, California
46: Dec. 20: Virtual reading of A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS, Monday Night Book Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
47. Dec. 20: Virtual reading of SHAKESPEARE’S LOST CHRISTMAS PLAY, Women of Words book club, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
48. Dec. 20: JOY TO OTHER WORLDS (one-act), The Playhouse, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
49. Dec. 16: Video reading of JOSE AND MARIA (full-length), Jackie Youm and friends, private group, Washington, D.C.
50-51: December: Reading of “The Year Dad Finally Lost It” and “The Christmas Goat,” (10-minute plays) by Orangewood Christian School, Orlando, Florida.
52. Dec. 25: Video production of DEATH BY POINSETTIA (one-act), The Quannapowitt Players Suburban Holidays festival in Reading, Mass.
TBA: ON THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (full-length), Del Norte High School, Del Norte, Colorado.
ALL THESE POSTPONED BY PANDEMIC
1. March 28-29: THE SECRET LIFE OF PHONES (ten-minute), Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble, Brentwood, California.
2: April 23-34: THE SANDSTORM (ten-minute), Paris Junior College, Paris, Texas. (Postponed, possibly until August)
3-6: May 15-17: THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES, CHEF PIERRE DOES NOT SO SIMPLE, WAITING ON THE 10:15, THE SECRET LIFE OF PHONES (all ten-minute), Acting Out Theatre Club and Efflugent Productions, Bedford, Virginia.
7-8: May 28-June 13: SAGUARO and THE VIKING FUNERAL OF HAROLD OLAFSON (five minutes), Cone Man Running festival, Houston, Texas. (Postponed; new date TBA)
9: May: THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES (ten-minute), Summit Academy, Xenia, Ohio.
10: December: DEATH BY POINSETTIA (one-act), MILKWEED (ten-minute), FATHER CHRISTMAS (ten-minute), West Michigan Arts Council, Gowen, Michigan.
11. Dec. 20: THE ONE-WORD CHRISTMAS CAROL (one-act), Pocket Sandwich Theatre, McKinney, Texas.
Date TBA: RHONDA’S HIGH-CLASS ROADKILL CHILI (full-length), J. Tucker, Hayfork, California
Photos from my work in Kitchener, Ontario
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on October 4, 2019
Once again, one of my short pieces was performed in the annual Asphalt Jungle Shorts festival in Kitchener, Ontario. This is a walking tour festival where the audience is led around downtown and short pieces of live theatre break out at various points. This year my piece was THE GOVERNMENT’S SECRET TIME TRAVEL PROJECT EXPOSED. It was directed by festival founder Paddy Gillard-Bentley and performed by Mason Miceveski.
First we see a man clad in black running down the street.
‘Extracted’ to have staged reading in New York
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Uncategorized on September 8, 2019
Logo by Julia Allan
My political allegory EXTRACTED will have a staged reading in New York on Sat., Nov. 16 through Equity Library Theater of New York. The reading will be at noon at NYPL-Belafonte, 203 W. 115th Street. The reading will be directed by Alexandra Scordato. Free admission, groups welcome, seating is limited, more info at 631 898 4205.
The official teaser:
A truck driver sleeping in his cab in southern California is awoken by someone banging on his door. He opens it to find two teen-age girls who say they desperately need a ride back to New York — Sam says she’s rescued her sister Libby from drug gangs in Los Angeles and needs to get her home to her family. Thus begins a strange, cross-country journey full of mysterious characters — and a dark allegorical tale.
More on EXTRACTED:
* Review by Royal Shiree on New Play Exchange
* ‘Extracted’ named semi-finalist in Austin competition
* ‘Extracted’ praised for ‘precise comic sensibility’
Rehearsal begins for ‘Exchange of Gifts’ tour
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on September 8, 2019
From left: Director Kerry Plank, stage manager Kelly Hoagland, actresses Kaiya Hoagland, Lyndsey Hanks, Olivia Hunter.
On Labor Day weekend, most people were probably thinking about the end of summer, or the beginning of fall, but my thoughts were on Christmas. We held the first rehearsal for my touring Christmas show, EXCHANGE OF GIFTS. Here are some photos.
By the way, our only Roanoke show is now SOLD OUT — three months before the event.
From the other side.
MORE ON EXCHANGE OF GIFTS:
* Full tour schedule and ticket info.
* Behind the scenes of the publicity photos.
Review for ‘Extracted’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews, Uncategorized on August 31, 2019
The Virginia playwright Royal Shiree — a graduate of the celebrated MFA program at Hollins University — has posted this review of my play EXTRACTED on the New Play Exchange:
“ To say “Extracted” is an allegory is an understatement. The symbolism represented in forms of colors, characters, poems, and even location touches upon the current state of confusion and conflict. The use of a truck profoundly suggests how fast and far-reaching ideologies fester; sports is a common theme and implies much more than a game with a flavor of masculinity. To quote and reference history is disturbing to our present and forces us to look inward and recognize ourselves. This would be interesting to see the director’s perspective on staging this. ”
— Royal Shiree
New York audiences will get a chance on Nov. 16, when there’s a staged reading of the script through the auspices of Equity Library Theater at NYPL-Belafonte, 203 West 115th St.
Previously, EXTRACTED was a semi-finalist in the Southwest Theatre Productions competition in Austin, Texas.
‘Troubleshooting’ wins award in Australia
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on August 27, 2019
Michelle Drinnan with the prize I won but couldn’t accept.
My short play TROUBLESHOOTING was named “best original script” in the annual Foster One Act Play Festival in Foster, Australia — but I couldn’t accept the prize because it’s reserved for an Australian writer. Still, the honor! As Gemco posted on their Facebook page: “We are so proud that Dwayne Yancey was awarded best original script for troubleshooting! We have chosen not to accept as this award is for an Australian writer, however we are chuffed nonetheless!”
“Chuffed,” by the way, is Australian slang for “pleased.” I’m chuffed, too!
Gemco Community Players Theatre performed TROUBLESHOOTING and several other scripts (that weren’t mine) at the festival Aug. 24 in Foster in the State of Victoria. Michelle Drinnan was nominated for Best Female Actor for her work in TROUBLESHOOTING. She also won Best Supporting Female Actor for her work on another show. Meanwhile the judges gave special prizes to Michael Young, who appeared in two of the other shows. That’s relevant because he appeared last year in my play THIS ROSE HAS THORNS, produced by the student theatre company at Deakin University in Melbourne.
Michael Young, John Smith and Michelle Drinnan with their various prizes.
The whole Gemco troupe.
Close-up of the prize envelope.
Another review for ‘The Debate At Bosworth Field’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Reviews on August 24, 2019
My 10-minute play THE DEBATE AT BOSWORTH FIELD just got a very nice review on the New Play Exchange:
“I had the pleasure of seeing this play performed three times at a recent festival in Manchester England where my play was also being produced. This hilarious, absurdist play had the English audience laughing non-stop. I love these kind of plays that take literary characters out of context. We see Richard the III with new eyes while enjoying the familiarity of his history. Mr. Yancey skillfully builds the comedy to the perfect final line.”
— Arianna Rose
‘Waiting on the 10:15’ in Lansing, Michigan
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on August 20, 2019
Quinn Thomas Kelly and Ny’kieria Blocker. Not sure which one is Melissa and which one is Paige. All photos courtesy of Jeff Croff.
The undertaker arrives to supervise.
Eight times in the past 12 years, I’ve been a writer in the Overnight Sensations 24-hour play festival in Roanoke that Hollins University and Mill Mountain Theatre produce each summer. A few weeks ago, I saw where Ixion Ensemble in Lansing, Michigan was holding a 24-hour play festival and were looking for writers. I emailed to apply, citing my Overnight Sensations experience. They said thanks, but we’re already full. OK, no problem, moving on. Then last week they emailed me to say, oh, someone got sick and had to drop out, still available? I was. So over the weekend I took part in my first 24-hour play festival remotely.
About 10:30 Friday night I was emailed the prompts:
-Genre: Western
-Use at least one of these names: Chad, Melissa or Paige
-Words to use: Art, cheesemaking, urban and beat
Dialogue: “You can’t make me…” Or “It is if the cheese is talking”
Only real guidelines: ten minutes and you only have three actors.
By Saturday morning I had written and emailed in WAITING ON THE 10:15. I was under the impression all the teams were two women and one man, so I wrote it with two female gunfighters. Turns out my cast — randomly assigned — was two men and one woman so I’m guessing one of the guys played “Melissa.”
WAITING ON THE 10:15
Two female gunfighters appear to be ready to square off against one another in the streets of an old western town. They’re waiting on the undertaker to pronounce when it’s high noon – timed to the arrival of the 10:15 train, which is always late. We eventually learn, though, they were not gunfighters at all, but makers of cheese. Their batch of Swiss cheese hasn’t come out well, so they’re about to shoot holes in it. Cast: Three – two women, one man.
* Produced by Ixion Ensemble, Lansing, Michigan, Aug. 18, 2019, as part of a 24-hour play festival.
‘The Debate at Bosworth Field’ in Manchester, Great Britain
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on August 20, 2019
Courtesy of Andy Pilkington
My 10-minute play THE DEBATE AT BOSWORTH FIELD was included in the Fight Like a Girl! festival in Manchester, Great Britain — a fund-raiser to fight cancer. Don’t have any photos from my piece but here’s the curtain call with all the casts. Pretty sure that’s producer Andy Pilkington in the yellow.
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.
*Produced by Fight Like A Girl Festival, Manchester, Great Britain, Aug. 15-17, 2019.
Courtesy of Andy Pilkington
Photos from ‘The Beautiful Ogre and Other Fairy Tales’ in Ohio
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on August 7, 2019
My 10-minute play THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES was produced Aug. 2-3 in Akron, Ohio by KenMore Kreative. This marked the 14th production of that script. Here are photos, courtesy of Yulia Gray.
The knight but the damsel is not in distress.
The ogre is beautiful.
More photos below.
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