Join us on Saturday, September 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center as we present our winning scripts in a staged reading.
9:30 a.m. - HMS Headwind by Michael Gordon Shapiro, directed by Andrew Troth
10:00 - No Flash Bright Enough by James Sievert, directed by David Otto Simanek
10:50 - Candlelight by Matthew Carlin, directed by Don Cosgrove
11:15 - We Gather Together by Vicki Riba Koestler, directed by Rebecca Rizzio
1:15 p.m. - BREAK - during this break, we will play some musical selections from Maggie the Pirate by Joshua H. Cohen and James Armstrong
1:35 - InSex by Jeffrey Neuman, directed by Scott Pakudaitis
1:55 - Assisted Living by Jeffrey Newman, directed by Ashley Davis
2:25 - Missing by Robin Pond, directed by Andrew Troth
2:50 - Thorns by Michael Peroz, directed by Laura Bidgood
4:50 - Retirement Party by Ron Frankel, directed by Trish Fike
Each reading will be followed by a brief discussion of the play with the audience, lasting 10-15 minutes. After the final play reading of the day, the audience will have a chance to vote on the Best of Festival. Admission is free and you may come and go throughout the day.
Thanks to all those who submitted scripts to us this year!
Several past New Play Contest winning scripts have been produced by The Chameleon Theatre Circle:
- Crossing Event Horizon by Kevin Rush - November 2007
- Paper Cuts by Timothy Braatz – October 2005
- Snowflake's Story by Nikki Harmon – January/April 2005 & spring of 2006
- Love's Shadow On Snow by Rick Raasch - March 2004
- Are We There Yet? by Kent R. Brown - May 2002
- New & Nobler Life by Timothy Braatz - Minnesota Fringe Festival, August 3-12, 2001
- Helena Handbasket by Timothy Braatz - February 2001
The Chameleon Theatre Circle has also produced these original plays:
- Monsters In America: Puppets of Mass Distraction (created by the company) - 2006 Minnesota Fringe Festival
- Death Penalty Puppetry (created by the company) – 2004 Minnesota Fringe Festival
- How I Wonder What You Are - Seven original plays by seven playwrights - January 2004
- Believe In It by Kim Kivens
- The Boy Who Dies With The Most Mommies Wins by Rick Raasch
- Child of Mine by Lysa Clayburn
- H-I-J-K-LMNOP (but not Q) by G.J. Clayburn
- Pull Falcon's Feather Lever by Tim Kuehl
- Twinkle by Timothy Braatz
- Un, Deux, Trois by Clare Jodzio McDermott
- Pollyholiday by Rick Raasch - March 2003
- I Could Kick Your Ass by Daniel K. McDermott - January 2003
- If Garrett McDermott Were A Bowl of Prize-Winning Chili by Rick Raasch - November 2002