CONTEST WINNER WILL SEE PLAY PUT INTO ACTION PLAYHOUSE HONORS TEACHER.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer NEWHALL - The winner of the first-ever playwriting play·writ·ing also play·wright·ing n. The writing of plays. contest sponsored by the Repertory East Playhouse in its first season will see his play produced the first week of July. ``North of Pelican Rapids,'' written by Greg Elsasser, tells the story of a teenager who arrives to pick up his prom date only to find out she has been detained and he must be entertained by her quirky parents. Elsasser, 33, is a playwright by passion and a high school drama and English teacher at Warren High School Warren High School is the name of several high schools:
``This is the first play that's been recognized by someone other than me and my mother,'' he joked. When he was performing in ``For Whom the Southern Belle For other uses, see Southern Belle (disambiguation). A southern belle (derived from the French belle, 'beautiful') is an archetype for a young woman of the American Old South's antebellum upper class. Tolls,'' a spoof of ``The Glass Menagerie,'' he was inspired to write a parody of another bastion of the American theater
The American Theater , ``Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Noun 1. Virginia Woolf - English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941) Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf, Woolf ?'' Professing a liking for Mountain Dew, he changed the condition of the lead characters in his show. ``Instead of them being drunk, I had them high on caffeine from the Mountain Dew,'' he said. ``Then it kind of descends into madness. Kind of a black comedy.'' More than 20 submissions were received in the contest, which opened in March and ran through May. The show will be presented as part of the REP's Signature Series, a reduced-price showcase of theater that will run at 8 p.m. July 8, 9, 15 and 16. ``I believe the reason we chose 'North of Pelican Rapids' will be clear; it is wonderfully written and quite hilarious,'' said Craig Duswalt, producing artistic director of the playhouse. Opening for Elsasser's play will be ``Hope of the Future,'' two one-act plays written by Shannon Keith Kelly and produced by the Sugar- Free Theatre Company. The two one-acts are ``Rapid Transit,'' a comedy about two women who become unlikely friends while waiting for a subway train and ``Practical Magic,'' a story about two pregnant couples leaving a natural childbirth natural childbirth: see birth. natural childbirth Any of the systems (e.g., the Lamaze method) of managing birth without drugs or surgery. All begin with classes to teach pregnant women about the birth process, including when to push and what class. In ``Rapid Transit,'' Shannon Penrod will play Faye, the brash Star Trek fan, and Laurie Harrop-Purser will play upper-class housewife Samantha. The women will also star in ``Practical Magic,'' accompanied by their real-life husbands, Jim Miller and Reese Purser PURSER. The person appointed by the master of a ship or vessel, whose duty it is to take care of the ship's books, in which everything on board is inserted, as well the names of mariners as the articles of merchandise shipped. Rosc. Ins. note. 2. . Casting for ``North of Pelican Rapids'' is still being completed. It was announced Monday that the role of the neurotic father will be played by Bill Quinn. The show is not part of the REP's 2005 season and season tickets will not be honored. Tickets for the show are $5 each and can be reserved by calling the box office at (661) 288-0000. The Repertory East Playhouse is at 24266 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , Newhall. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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