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Blue Plate Special
Politics
Strange Bedfellows
- Michael Leathers
Ben and Greg, members of the same church, have volunteered for a community educational forum to explain local politics. As they prepare to hand out pamphlets, they discover that they belong to opposing parties. With pamphlets flying as fast as their insults, each tries to convince the other that their party has God's favor.
Cast: 2 males, 1 female. Run time: 6 minutes. Price: $11.00.
Featured Entrees
Long Shot
- Michael Leathers
A young activist takes on a corporate giant.
Cast: 2 males. Run time: 10 minutes. Price: $13.00.
The Christmas HotSeat
- Teri Kistler
A machine for holiday stress? But wait, there's more!
Cast: 2 males, 2 females. Run time: 12 minutes. Price: $13.00.
Not Like That Pharisee
- Michael Leathers
Thank you, Lord, that I'm not like that Pharisee
Cast: 2 males. Run time: 6 minutes. Price: $11.00.
Beneventi and Sons
- Michael Leathers
In a New York City auto garage, a prodigal returns
Cast: 2 males. Run time: 8 minutes. Price: $13.00.
News
January 18, 2009
- "The One That Got Away" Finishes in Top 20 in California Contest
"The One That Got Away" was one of the top 20 scripts in the annual Capistrano playwrighting festival sponsored by Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The 10-minute script is about a college student preparing for a fishing trip to honor the memory of his grandfather and how those plans affect his friend and a young waiter.
Saturday December 6, 2008
- "Reflections in the Light" Blog Illuminates Broadway Plays and Musicals
If you plan on checking out some Broadway shows on a visit to New York, make sure you visit a blog that reviews those shows from a Christian perspective.
The blog is Reflections in the Light, and the reviews are written by National Critics Institute Fellow Lauren Yarger. Lauren is also the executive director and producer with Masterwork Productions and a member of the Outer Critics Circle.
You'll find links to Lauren's reviews of specific shows in New York on the left side of the blog. Scroll down a bit, and you'll find links to the home pages of plays and musicals on Broadway. So if you're planning a trip to New York or if some of these shows are coming to your local performing arts center, check out these professional theater reviews with additional information that Christians may want to know when choosing a show.
The blog is Reflections in the Light, and the reviews are written by National Critics Institute Fellow Lauren Yarger. Lauren is also the executive director and producer with Masterwork Productions and a member of the Outer Critics Circle.
You'll find links to Lauren's reviews of specific shows in New York on the left side of the blog. Scroll down a bit, and you'll find links to the home pages of plays and musicals on Broadway. So if you're planning a trip to New York or if some of these shows are coming to your local performing arts center, check out these professional theater reviews with additional information that Christians may want to know when choosing a show.
Tuesday November 25, 2008
- Leathers' Script Wins Play Contest at Biennial Festival in New York
Michael Leathers was one of 10 writers who won the biennial 10-minute playwrighting contest sponsored by the College of Brockport - State University of New York. The college's Department of Theatre will produce his script, "Ten Minutes," along with the nine other winning entries at Festival of Ten VI on Feb.27-March 1 and March 5-7, 2009. "Ten Minutes" is about two men attending a 10-minute play festival who realize they are fictional characters in one of those plays. One wants to see what life is like offstage while the other wants to follow the script the way the writer intended.