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PACIFIC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2009
May 1-4, 2009

The Pacific Playwrights Festival provides a gathering place for writers and theatre leaders to meet informally, sharing ideas and interests as new projects emerge in staged readings, workshops and full productions.

FRIDAY, May 1
1:00pm Reading - In a Garden by Howard Korder
3:30pm Reading - Doctor Cerberus by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
7:45pm Reading - Extraordinary Chambers by David Wiener
7:45pm Performance of Emilie by Lauren Gunderson
8:00pm Performance of Our Mother's Brief Affair by Richard Greenberg

SATURDAY, May 2
10:30am Reading - 9 Circles by Bill Cain
2:00pm Performance of Emilie by Lauren Gunderson
2:30pm Performance of Our Mother's Brief Affair by Richard Greenberg
7:45pm Reading - Extraordinary Chambers by David Wiener
7:45pm Performance of Emilie by Lauren Gunderson
8:00pm Performance of Our Mother's Brief Affair by Richard Greenberg

SUNDAY, May 3
10:30am Reading of The Language Archive by Julia Cho
2:00pm Performance of Emilie by Lauren Gunderson
2:30pm Performance of Our Mother's Brief Affair by Richard Greenberg
7:45pm Performance of Emilie by Lauren Gunderson
8:00pm Performance of Our Mother's Brief Affair by Richard Greenberg

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PACIFIC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL ARTISTS

    
The artists and staff of South Coast Repertory's 12th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   South Coast Repertory's 2009 PPF playwrights: (l. to r.) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, David Wiener, Lauren Gunderson, Julia Cho, Bill Cain and Howard Korder. (Missing: Richard Greenberg.) Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
Actors Matt Letscher and Matt McGrath. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   Actors Brenda Wehle and Maria Thayer. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
Director Art Manke and playwright David Wiener. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   Dramaturg Amy Levinson and actor Darrell Kunitomi. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
Festival Directors John Glore and Kelly L. Miller. Photo by South Coast Repertory.   (l. to r.) Nancy Bell, Marin Hinkle, Bernard White, Matt Letscher and Matthew Arkin. Photo by South Coast Repertory.

IN A GARDEN

    
(clockwise from left) Mark Harelik, Bernard White, Greg Germann, David Warren and Howard Korder in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Korder's In a Garden, directed by Warren. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   (l. to r.) Playwright Howard Korder, Mark Harelik and director David Warren in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Korder's In a Garden. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
(l. to r.) Playwright Howard Korder, Mark Harelik and director David Warren in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of In a Garden. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   (l. to r.) Director David Warren, Mark Harelik, Greg Germann, Playwright Howard Korder and Bernard White take a time out from rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of In a Garden. Photo by South Coast Repertory.
    
(l. to r.) Mark Harelik and Greg Germann in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of In a Garden. Photo by South Coast Repertory.   Howard Korder.  Photo courtesy of SCR.

DOCTOR CERBERUS

    
Brett Ryback and Matt McGrath in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Doctor Cerberus, directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   (l. to r.) Matt McGrath, Brett Ryback, Steven Culp, Lee Rosen and Nike Doukas in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Doctor Cerberus, directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
Brett Ryback, Steven Culp and Lee Rosen in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Doctor Cerberus, directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and director Bart DeLorenzo in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Doctor Cerberus. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
(l. to r.) Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, director Bart DeLorenzo, Matt McGrath, Brett Ryback (obscured), Steven Culp and Lee Rosen in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading Doctor Cerberus. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   Steven Culp, Nike Doukas, director Bart DeLorenzo, playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Matt McGrath take a break from rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Doctor Cerberus. Photo by South Coast Repertory.
    
Matt McGrath, Steven Culp, Brett Ryback and Nike Doukas in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Doctor Cerberus, directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Photo by South Coast Repertory.   Brett Ryback and Nike Doukas in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Doctor Cerberus, directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Photo by South Coast Repertory.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Photo courtesy of SCR.

EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS

    
Kirsten Potter, Andrew Borba, Amy Levinson, Playwright David Wiener and director Art Manke in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Extraordinary Chambers. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR. Andrew Borba and Kirsten Potter in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of David Wiener's Extraordinary Chambers, directed by Art Manke. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
Playwright David Wiener and director Art Manke in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Extraordinary Chambers. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR. Andrew Borba and Kirsten Potter in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of David Wiener's Extraordinary Chambers, directed by Art Manke. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
(l. to r.) Dramaturg Amy Levinson, Darrell Kunitomi, Andrew Borba, Kirsten Potter, director Art Manke, Playwright David Wiener, Greg Watanabe and Kimiko Gelman take a break from rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of Extraordinary Chambers. Photo by South Coast Repertory. David Wiener. Photo courtesy of SCR.

9 CIRCLES

    
(Clockwise from left) Playwright Bill Cain, dramaturg Gabriel Greene, Beth Blickers, Kevin Daniels, director Michael John Garcés and Bill Heck in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of 9 Circles. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   (Clockwise from left) Dramaturg Gabriel Greene, Beth Blickers, Kevin Daniels, director Michael John Garcés, Bill Heck and Playwright Bill Cain in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of 9 Circles. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
Playwright Bill Cain in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of 9 Circles. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.   Bill Heck (right) and Bill Cain in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of 9 Circles. Photo by Kevin Bohn/SCR.
    
(l. to r.) Dramaturg Gabriel Greene, Blake Robbins, Bill Heck, Kevin Daniels, Nancy Bell, director Michael John Garcés and Playwright Bill Cain in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of 9 Circles. Photo by South Coast Repertory.   Bill Cain. Photo courtesy of SCR.

THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE

    
(l. to r.) Dramaturg John Glore, directors assistant Noelle Arms, director Mark Brokaw, Matt Letscher, Brenda Wehle, playwright Julia Cho, Tony Amendola, Maria Thayer and Seana Kofoed (obscured) in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of The Language Archive. Photo by Henry DiRoco/SCR.   (l. to r.) Maria Thayer, playwright Julia Cho and director Mark Brokaw in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of The Language Archive. Photo by Henry DiRoco/SCR.
    
(l. to r.) Dramaturg John Glore, Seana Kofoed, director Mark Brokaw, playwright Julia Cho, Brenda Wehle, Maria Thayer, Matt Letscher and Tony Amendola and ??? in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of The Language Archive. Photo by South Coast Repertory.   Brenda Wehle and Tony Amendola in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of The Language Archive. Photo by Henry DiRoco/SCR.
    
Julie Cho. Photo courtesy of SCR.   Tony Amendola in rehearsal for the 2009 PPF reading of The Language Archive. Photo by Henry DiRoco/SCR.

OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR

Richard Greenberg. Photo by Mark Avery/SCR.

EMILIE

Lauren Gunderson.  Photo by Clint Hild.