NOTE: NO MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 2 – SEE FERTILE GROUND FESTIVAL!
Because so many of our playwrights and fans in April are participating in (and preparing for) PDX Playwrights Presents: The Festival Within the Festival as part of the Fertile Ground Festival of New Work, we will not be hosting a regular table read in April. Please do stay tuned to our newsletter and website for our regular reading in May at Portland Playhouse … and in the meantime, please join us at the festival!
TUESDAY, APRIL 16-SUNDAY, APRIL 21 – CHAPEL THEATRE
PDX PLAYWRIGHTS PRESENTS – THE FESTIVAL WITHIN THE FESTIVAL
Poignant tales of immigrants, outlandish comedy, compelling full-length dramas, provocative solo shows, hilarious political satire, and more — PDX Playwrights will give voice to vibrant variety this year. Our shows within the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works will be presented at Chapel Theatre (4107 SE Harrison St, Milwaukie, OR) April 16-21. Festival passes and individual tickets (each only $15) are on sale now! Most of our plays are staged readings, and a few (including our flagship Epic Shorts: Strange Burdens) are full productions. The full city-wide festival fast approaching, and you can check here now for our amazing Festival Within the Festival play descriptions and lineup!
- INFORMATION: https://www.pdxplaywrights.org/fertile-ground-2024/
- TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/PDXPlaywrights2024
- FULL FESTIVAL LINK: https://fertilegroundpdx.org/
UPCOMING EVENTS
TUESDAY, MAY 7 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY ROOM
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Submissions are being reviewed by our team…
We have quite a few scripts under review or in the process of being scheduled or cast for our regular readings. This process takes time. If you have submitted a script, we thank you for your patience. That said, we continue to welcome additional script submissions to consider for our readings. If you are interested in submitting a script for consideration, whether a full-length, a one-act, or a 10-minute play, check out our guidelines: https://www.pdxplaywrights.org/wp/faq-playwrights/ … and then send it (or questions) to submit@pdxplaywrights.org!
In any case, we’ll see you soon.
From time to time, we may offer online gatherings as used to do on a regular basis. We will update you as best we can with our newsletter and website and social media postings. We apologize for any inconvenience in these changes, and we thank you for understanding.
PAST EVENTS
TUESDAY, MARCH 5 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY ROOM
THE GOVERNMENT AGENT – by ADAM HARRELL
Ted Wyatt’s criminal reign as mayor and future political aspirations are thrown into peril when a suspected undercover government agent shows up in his small town of Crystal Canyon. With the help of his corrupt staff, he and his dysfunctional family pull out all the stops to impress the agent, preserve the status quo, and possibly line their own pockets along the way. Based upon The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol.
CONTENT ADVISORY: This play may not be suitable for audiences under the age of 17.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY ROOM
TRU ADORATION – by KATIE BENNETT
A cast of eccentric characters pervade this humorous play about romance, life and career: Alexandra Bow and Jerry Cosmo may have different college majors, but yearn to be of one heart. As they struggle to understand each other with the help of their celebrated dance teacher, Tru Adoré, there is no end to their curiosity about the true nature of love, physics and dance. (NOTE: This is a new, expanded version of a previous work.)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY ROOM
PDXP FERTILE GROUND 2024 CO-PRODUCERS ORIENTATION – presented by PDX PLAYWRIGHTS
Playwrights who received confirmation last month about their submissions to participate in the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works 2024 are required to attend this presentation designed to answer questions and set the stage for collaboration ahead of the events, April 16-21 at Chapel Theatre.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 – COHO THEATRE
SCENARIO! PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP SHOWCASE – presented by PDX PLAYWRIGHTS
Following this week-long workshop at CoHo Theater, running January 8-12, with evening classes and staged readings on the weekend, short works and excerpts created by participants will be presented. Audience feedback also will be gathered. Facilitators of the workshop included Karen Polinsky, Ajai Tripathi, and Olga Kravtsova. Preliminary windows for various showcase segments are at 1 pm, 2:30 pm and 4 pm. See here for more information!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 – ONLINE
THE WELL – by FARAH HAIDARI
A comic tragedy about addiction, intimacy, and connection. The Well is a series of two-person scenes following a female protagonist over nine years of her young adult life. Seven male characters are played by one male actor.
CONTENT ADVISORY: This play contains scenes of involving substance use and adult situations.
NOTE: This was an ONLINE EVENT because of weather conditions.
When our readings are conducted as virtual sessions, readers usually have been pre-cast by the playwrights. Fellow writers, actors and listeners are warmly invited to participate and offer their reactions, insights, and feedback. We leave it up to the playwrights whether they wish to have their script available before and/or during the read. The timing of the script access, if any, is based on the playwright’s preference. If there is an advance posting of the script or other materials they will be here: https://www.pdxplaywrights.org/scripts/. The reading is free for attendees, but donations to offset our expenses are always appreciated.
MORE ABOUT US
PDX Playwrights is a group for playwrights who want to meet, hear their scripts read aloud, and share feedback.
Typically we have 15-20 people — and sometimes more — at each meeting: playwrights, actors, and friends. Plays are read aloud by whomever is at the table that night, or sometimes by actors selected in advance.
Regular meetings
First Tuesdays of the month
7 to 9 p.m.
When a meeting approaches, check our site (pdxplaywrights.org) for updated information.
Free – a hat will be passed virtually for optional donations to cover expenses: (Contributions via PayPal are conducted through our site at https://www.pdxplaywrights.org/wp/donate/ ). Thank you. We look forward to seeing you.