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New Play Festival schedule
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The Pavilion Theatre
Kamloops, BC  April 10- 12, 2009

Schedule
(Tentative- subject to change)

Wednesday, April 8th

Travel day to Kamloops for Winning Playwrights & Theatre BC Staff

Thursday, April 9th

Playwrights meet with Dramaturges for one-on-one discussion on scripts as needed  (3 category-winning plays only)

7:00- 9:00 PM

Meet & Greet with 3 category-winning playwrights at the Pavilion Theatre

Friday, April 10th - Festival Opens

Playwrights meet with Dramaturges for continued discussion and plan for Re-working Sessions as needed
(3 category-winning plays only)

Finalist Playwrights, Dramaturges & Actor/Readers arrive.

12:00 Noon

Registration Desk opens in the Pavilion Theatre Lobby.

2:00- 4:00 PM

Free Acting Workshop for Registrants in the Pavilion Theatre

6:00- 6:30 PM

Brief meeting of all participants in Pavilion Theatre for introductions

6:30-10:30 PM

Re-Working Session for three category-winning scripts:
     "The Death of Sir Arthur Currie"
by Jeff Pitcher (Full-length)
     "The Big Polka Dot"
by Joel Janisse (One Act)
     "Pox"
by Harold Rhenisch (Special Merit)
Finalist Round Table Sessions  #1 & #2:      

 Saturday, April 11th

8:30 AM -12:30 PM

Finalist Round Table Sessions  #3     
Re-Working Session #2 for three category-winning scripts  

12:30 PM -1:30 PM

LUNCH BREAK   (Lunch provided for $10.00 incl. GST, see online form)

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Youthwrite Round Table Session
Re-Working Session  #3 for three category-winning scripts  

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Playwrights' Reception  including:
- Presentation of Cash Awards          
- Public Reading of Finalist scripts: "A Dying Family Tradition," "A Year of Winter," and "Dream for Upirngaq," and Youthwrite scripts.
 

Sunday, April 12th

       9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Re-Working Session #4 for three category-winning scripts (optional)    

10:30 AM - 2:15 PM

Public Readings of Finalist scripts
Staged Public Readings of the category-winning scripts:
    "The Death of Sir Arthur Currie" by Jeff Pitcher (Full-length)
     "The Big Polka Dot"
by Joel Janisse (One Act)
     "Pox"
by Harold Rhenisch (Special Merit)

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

 LUNCH BREAK (Lunch provided for $10.00 (incl. GST, see online form)
2:00PM

3:00PM

Festival Closing

A Celebration of the Life of David Ross will be held at the Sagebrush Theatre in Kamloops.

 

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