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SUMMARY:14th Annual New Works Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Firehouse Center for the Arts'\n\n14th Annual NEW WORKS FESTIVAL\n\nKicks Off January 22rd!\n\nTWO WEEKENDS\n\nFriday & Saturday Nights\n\nJanuary 22 & 23 and 29 & 30\, 2016\n\nAll shows begin at 8:00PM\n\n \nCelebrating our 14th year! Since 2002 the Firehouse Center for the Arts and the New Works Festival have fostered the development of New England writers\, directors\, and actors.\n\nProviding insight on the play-writing process from conception to presentation\, this festival allows us to share with the community a rare and special look at the abundant talent that surrounds us.\n\nSubmissions were judged by an independent panel of theater professionals in blind readings. The plays\, playwrights and directors which will be on stage for this year's two-weekend festival are listed below\, which include: two full-length plays\, and 13 ten-minute shorts.\n\n \n\nThe full-length plays are performed as staged readings\, and the ten-minute shorts are memorized. All plays feature a different set of directors and actors!\n\n________________________\n\nThe Firehouse Center for the Arts' \n\n14th Annual New Works Festival 2016\n\nThe Long and Short of It\n\nTwo weekends!\n\nFriday & Saturday\, January 22 & 23\n\nFriday & Saturday\, January 29 & 30\n\nAll showtimes are 8:00PM\n\nTICKETS:\n\n$16.00 Single-Night Tickets\n\n$44.00 Four-Night Pass*\n\nPlease see below for the schedule for the four evenings.\n\nNote: The schedule for the evenings of shorts below reflects the plays that will be on stage each evening\, but not the order of appearance.\n\n________________________\n\n FRIDAY\, JANUARY 22\n\nFULL LENGTH (1)\n\nAn American Mosaic\n\nWritten by Scott Sullivan\n\nDirected by David Houlden\n\n________________________\n\n SATURDAY\, JANUARY 23\n\nSHORTS (6)\n\n*TOP PICK*\n\nToo\, Too Solid Flesh\n\nWritten by Peter M. Floyd\n\nDirected by Stephen Faria\n\nLast of the Good Stuff\n\nWritten by Deirdre Girard\n\nDirected by Suzanne Hitchcock Bryan\n\nMartin's Dilemma\n\nWritten by David Michael Sirois\n\nDirected by Mark Davis\n\nGoing Up\n\nWritten by Stephen Faria\n\nDirected by Jason Breitkopf\n\nSmoke and Mirrors\n\nWritten by Jay MacNamee\n\nDirected by Susan Ferber\n\nThe Writer's Box\n\nWritten by Maggie Kearnan\n\nDirected by Lynn Mullin\n\n________________________\n\n FRIDAY\, JANUARY 29\n\nFULL LENGTH (1)\n\n*TOP PICK* \n\nThe Midvale High School Class of 1954 Fiftieth Reunion\n\nWritten by Alan Brody\n\nDirected by Sherry Bonder\n\n________________________\n\n SATURDAY\, JANUARY 30\n\nSHORTS (7)\n\nThe Cuckoos\n\nWritten by R.D. Murphy\n\nDirected by Kimberly A. Holliday\n\nTalking to Roses\n\nWritten by Kimberly A. Holliday\n\nDirected by Fontaine Dubus\n\nTerms of Engagement\n\nWritten by Steven Eimert\n\nDirected by Katherine Howell\n\nThe Number\n\nWritten by Barbara Blumenthal Ehrlich\n\nDirected by Jannie Kitchen\n\nConfessions of a Character Actor\n\nWritten by Aaron Leventman\n\nDirected by Tim Diering\n\nHealing the Heart\n\nWritten by Ray Arsenault\n\nDirected by Greg Chabot\n\nYou're Invited\n\nWritten by George Smart\n\nDirected by Anne Easter Smith\n\n________________________\n\nTo purchase tickets for individual nights\, please visit firehouse.org or call the box office at 978-462-7336. To purchase Four-Night Passes\, please call the Box Office directly at 978-462-7336. Hours for Box Office are Wed-Sun\, 12:00pm-5:00pm\, or until curtain on show days.\n\n________________________\n\nABOUT NEW WORKS FESTIVAL:\n\nThe Firehouse is committed to the development of new work. Over the past 13 years\, more than 160 were performed on our stage first-through our annual Firehouse New Works Festival. This festival fosters the growth of New England playwrights while showcasing the talent of local and regional actors and directors. (Last year\, 43 actors\, 17 directors\, and 16 playwrights were featured in our festival!) Playwrights from across New England submit their 10-minute\, one-act\, and full-length plays to an independent panel who select the festival's shows in anonymous readings. Directors and their casts then work with selected playwrights to produce two weekends of original theater.\n\n________________________
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Firehouse Center for the Arts'\;
\n14th Annual NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
\nKicks Off January 22rd!
\nTWO WEEKENDS
\nFriday &\; Saturday Nights
\nJanuary 22 &\; 23 and 29 &\; 30\, 2016
\nAll shows begin at 8:00PM
\n \;
\nCelebrating our 14th year! Since 2002 the Firehouse Center for the Arts and the New Works Festival have fostered the development of New England writers\, directors\, and actors.
\nProviding insight on the play-writing process from conception to presentation\, this festival allows us to share with the community a rare and special look at the abundant talent that surrounds us.
\nSubmissions were judged by an independent panel of theater professionals in blind readings. The plays\, playwrights and directors which will be on stage for this year'\;s two-weekend festival are listed below\, which include: two full-length plays\, \; and 13 ten-minute shorts.
\n \;
\nThe full-length plays are performed as staged readings\, and the ten-minute shorts are memorized. All plays feature a different set of directors and actors!
\n________________________
\nThe Firehouse Center for the Arts'\;
\n14th Annual New Works Festival 2016
\nThe Long and Short of It
\nTwo weekends!
\nFriday &\; Saturday\, January 22 &\; 23
\nFriday &\; Saturday\, January 29 &\; 30
\nAll showtimes are 8:00PM
\nTICKETS:
\n$16.00 Single-Night Tickets
\n$44.00 Four-Night Pass*
\nPlease see below for the schedule for the four evenings.
\nNote: The schedule for the evenings of shorts below reflects the plays that will be on stage each evening\, but not the order of appearance.
\n________________________
\n>\;FRIDAY\, JANUARY 22
\nFULL LENGTH (1)
\nAn American Mosaic
\nWritten by Scott Sullivan
\nDirected by David Houlden
\n________________________
\n>\;SATURDAY\, JANUARY 23
\nSHORTS (6)
\n*TOP PICK*
\nToo\, Too Solid Flesh
\nWritten by Peter M. Floyd
\nDirected by Stephen Faria
\nLast of the Good Stuff
\nWritten by Deirdre Girard
\nDirected by Suzanne Hitchcock Bryan
\nMartin'\;s Dilemma
\nWritten by David Michael Sirois
\nDirected by Mark Davis
\nGoing Up
\nWritten by Stephen Faria
\nDirected by Jason Breitkopf
\nSmoke and Mirrors
\nWritten by Jay MacNamee
\nDirected by Susan Ferber
\nThe Writer'\;s Box
\nWritten by Maggie Kearnan
\nDirected by Lynn Mullin
\n________________________
\n>\;FRIDAY\, JANUARY 29
\nFULL LENGTH (1)
\n*TOP PICK* \;
\nThe Midvale High School Class of 1954 Fiftieth Reunion
\nWritten by Alan Brody
\nDirected by Sherry Bonder
\n________________________
\n>\;SATURDAY\, JANUARY 30
\nSHORTS (7)
\nThe Cuckoos
\nWritten by R.D. Murphy
\nDirected by Kimberly A. Holliday
\nTalking to Roses
\nWritten by Kimberly A. Holliday
\nDirected by Fontaine Dubus
\nTerms of Engagement
\nWritten by Steven Eimert
\nDirected by Katherine Howell
\nThe Number
\nWritten by Barbara Blumenthal Ehrlich
\nDirected by Jannie Kitchen
\nConfessions of a Character Actor
\nWritten by Aaron Leventman
\nDirected by Tim Diering
\nHealing the Heart
\nWritten by Ray Arsenault
\nDirected by Greg Chabot
\nYou'\;re Invited
\nWritten by George Smart
\nDirected by Anne Easter Smith
\n________________________
\nTo purchase tickets for individual nights\, please visit firehouse.org or call the box office at 978-462-7336. To purchase Four-Night Passes\, please call the Box Office directly at 978-462-7336. Hours for Box Office are Wed-Sun\, 12:00pm-5:00pm\, or until curtain on show days.
\n________________________
\nABOUT NEW WORKS FESTIVAL:
\nThe Firehouse is committed to the development of new work. Over the past 13 years\, more than 160 were performed on our stage first-through our annual Firehouse New Works Festival. This festival fosters the growth of New England playwrights while showcasing the talent of local and regional actors and directors. (Last year\, 43 actors\, 17 directors\, and 16 playwrights were featured in our festival!) Playwrights from across New England submit their 10-minute\, one-act\, and full-length plays to an independent panel who select the festival'\;s shows in anonymous readings. Directors and their casts then work with selected playwrights to produce two weekends of original theater.
\n________________________
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LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square Newburyport
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URL:https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/14th-annual-new-works-festival-01-29-2016-21166
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