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MAINSTAGE 2010 Performance Schedule

New Play Festival Staged Public Readings (Pavilion Theatre)

Sunday July 4th 1:30

Finalists -
Kobyla
by B.D. Miller
The true story of Hermine Braunsteiner. In 1964, her quiet life as a New York housewife is turned upside down when she is named as a war criminal by Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. Her American husband, Russell, vows to stand by her to the end. But can his devotion survive the trials and accusations that follow?
The King's Disposition by Christopher Morley
King John’s fight for Britain and France is the story of a brilliant tactician waging war while battling inner demons and outer foes in a ceaseless struggle to restore what he has lost and redeem himself in the eyes of those he loves.

Sp. Merit Winner-
My Purple Wig by Jessica Anderson
My Purple Wig explores one woman's unique and often outrageous methods of dealing with her terminal cancer.

Wednesday July 7th 1:30

Finalists-  
Field of Flowers
by Robin Mathews
The Blake family, in disintegration as a result of forces within and outside its control, struggle to return to a place of balance and harmony.
Millicent's Pothole by Sherryl Melnyk
Millicent's Pothole is a play about two women who learn about themselves and find companionship in one another while selling brownies laced with marijuana.

1-Act Winner-
Diane & Me by Ron Fromstein
“Dianne & Me” is about a young woman trying to sort things out with her mom.

Saturday July 10th 1:30

Full-Length Winner- Tamarack by Edward Kuhn
An aging poet's last desperate attempt at having his life's work more widely recognized alienates him from his long-suffering wife, who finally abandons their wilderness life for a more tolerable existence in a nearby seniors' residence.


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