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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.
Photos from reading of ‘Extracted’ in New York
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on November 28, 2019
Equity Library Theater of New York hosted a reading of my full-length play EXTRACTED in New York on Nov. 16. The reading was directed by Alexandra Scordato. Actor Paul Weissman paid me what I thought was the ultimate compliment: When he met me, he said he was surprised. He said he assumed that, based on the hip dialogue, the writer was in his early 30s. I’ll take that anyday! Next up: Revisions!
For more photos, see here.
it was hard to get the whole cast in the same photo. From left: Erika DeGraff (Myth America); Esh Red (Dominique; she’s seated so hard to see here), Victoria Marliny (Esmerelda), Amina Theis (Sam), Kimberly Rios (Libby), Matt McGlade (Joe), Paul Weissman (Gordon), Brandon Bogle (Tiny).
Here’s a better view of Esh Red, who played Dominique. She’s at left, casting an eye on Sam and Libby.
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Photos from ‘Sometimes Elephants Die Standing Up’ in Maryland
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions on November 9, 2019
Cecil College in Elkton, Maryland produced my short play SOMETIMES ELEPHANTS DIE STANDING UP in early November 2019. More photos by Sarah Rose Capparuccini here.
The elephant’s dead but still useful.
Two reviews for ‘The Sandstorm’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews on October 24, 2019
My 10-minute play THE SANDSTORM has garnered two nice reviews on the New Play Exchange, one from Ohio playwright John Busser and the other from New York playwright Scott Sickles:
“Short, sad and oh so relevant. I was moved by the simplicity of the narrative and the characters, in just a few pages, had me concerned about their fate. Not a showy play at all, it is quiet but powerful.”
— John Busser
“O, how I love a good apocalypse! This one’s just getting started, but the play also has other things I love: smart people, bureaucracy, science and culture! And best of all, the characters have dimension! An investigation is in progress but it leads to unexpected admissions and even impactful lessons learned. As they face the certainty of a rather grave future, Yancey again instills his play with a bright hope in the deep darkness. Even in that darkness, this effervescent piece did my heart an otherworld of good!”
— Scott Sickles
Here are photos from a 2017 production in Texas and video from a 2015 production in Chicago.
Review for “The Math Lesson’
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Reviews, Uncategorized on October 24, 2019
My 10-minute play THE MATH LESSON got a nice review from New York playwright Scott Sickles on the New Play Exchange:
“An elegant and concise sci-fi drama illustrating what’s at the root of everything wrong in the world, namely institutionalized ignorance. Yancey shows us a savvily-defiant teacher called to task over a subversive math problem. The power struggle is palpable and infuriating. Meanwhile, two normal girls simply observe the changes in the world around them, unaware that their planet is in a show but certain freefall. The play infuses doom with hope, and pays tribute to the beauty of their world and ours. Much like the math teacher, THE MATH LESSON is a sublime protest. A genuinely important short play!”
— Scott Sickles
Here are photos from a 2017 production in Chicago.
Photos from ‘Chef Pierre Does Not Do Simple’ in Italy
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Photos, Productions, Uncategorized on October 24, 2019
In late September and early October, I had my first production in Italy — which became the 15th country on my list. The U.S. Army — which has an entertainment division for its troops — produced my 10-minute piece CHEF PIERRE DOES NOT DO SIMPLE at the Soldiers Theatre in Vincenza, Italy.
Here are some photos from the show, which took place Sept. 27-29 and Oct. 4-6.
More Chef Pierre.
And more.
More photos here.
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.
‘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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