Press - 2010-2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival

PACIFIC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2011
April 29-May 1, 2011

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, April 29
1:00pm Reading - The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman
3:30pm Reading - How the World Began by Catherine Trieschmann
7:45pm Performance of Completeness by Itamar Moses
8:00pm Reading - The Droll by Meg Miroshnik
8:00pm Performance of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson

SATURDAY, April 30
10:30am Reading - Annapurna by Sharr White
2:00pm Performance of Completeness by Itamar Moses
2:30pm Performance of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson
2:30pm Reading - The Droll by Meg Miroshnik
7:45pm Performance of Doctor Cerberus by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
8:00pm Reading - The Droll by Meg Miroshnik
8:00pm Performance of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson

SUNDAY, May 1
10:30am Reading - Cloudlands book by Octavio Solis, music by Adam Gwon, lyrics by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon
2:00pm Performance of Completeness by Itamar Moses
2:30pm Performance of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson
7:30pm Performance of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson
7:45pm Performance of Completeness by Itamar Moses

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Playwrights

(l. to r.) 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival co-director John Glore, Meg Miroshnik, Catherine Trieschmann, Lauren Gunderson, Steven Drukman, Adam Gwon, Sharr White and Festival co-director Kelly L. Miller. (Missing: Octavio Solis and Itamar Moses.).  Photo by Scott Brinegar.		(l. to r.) 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival playwrights Meg Miroshnik, Catherine Trieschmann, Lauren Gunderson, Steven Drukman, Adam Gwon and Sharr White. (Missing: Octavio Solis and Itamar Moses.). Photo by Scott Brinegar.

The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman

Playwright Steven Drukman (foreground), Brett Ryback, Adam Arkin and Matthew Arkin in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights reading of The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman.  Photo by Scott Brinegar.		Brett Ryback, Adam Arkin and Matthew Arkin in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights reading of The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman. Photo by Scott Brinegar.

Nike Doukas, Matthew Arkin and director Dámaso Rodriguez in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights reading of The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman.  Photo by Scott Brinegar.		Steven Drukman.  Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.

Adam Arkin in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights reading of The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman. Photo by Scott Brinegar.

How the World Began by Catherine Trieschmann

Playwright Catherine Trieschmann in rehearsal for her play How the World Began at the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival. Photo by Scott Brinegar.		Kirsten Potter and Joe Spano in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of How the World Began by Catherine Trieschmann.  Photo by Scott Brinegar.

Jarrett Sleeper, Kirsten Potter and Joe Spano in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of How the World Began by Catherine Trieschmann. Photo by Scott Brinegar.

Catherine Trieschmann.  Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.

The Droll {Or, a Stage-Play about the END of Theatre} by Meg Miroshnik

Director David Chambers in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of The Droll by Meg Miroshnik.  Photo by Scott Brinegar.		The cast and creative team in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of The Droll by Meg Miroshnik. Photo by Scott Brinegar.

Tessa Auberjonois and Nick Ullett in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of The Droll by Meg Miroshnik.  Photo by Scott Brinegar.		Meg Miroshnik.  Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.

Annapurna by Sharr White

Director Loretta Greco in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Annapurna by Sharr White.   Photo by Scott Brinegar.		Playwright Sharr White in rehearsal for his play Annapurna at the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival.  Photo by Scott Brinegar.

(clockwise from bottom left) Director Loretta Greco, Colette Kilroy, Kelly L. Miller, Sharr White and Conor O'Farrell in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Annapurna by Sharr White.  Photo by Scott Brinegar.

Sharr White.  Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.

Cloudlands by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon

Playwright and composer Adam Gwon and  musical director Dennis Castellano in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Cloudlands by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon. Photo by Scott Brinegar.		Robert Mammana, musical director Dennis Castellano at piano, Daniel Guzman and Ethan Le Phong in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Cloudlands by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon. Photo by Scott Brinegar.

The cast and creative team rehearse the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Cloudlands by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon. Photo by Scott Brinegar.		(l. to r. ) Heather Ayers, musical director Dennis Castellano at piano, Robert Mammana, Daniel Guzman and Ethan Le Phong in rehearsal for the 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Cloudlands by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon. Photo by Scott Brinegar.

Adam Gwon.  Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.		Octavio Solis.  Photo courtesy of South Coast Repertory.