Playmakers' Readers' Theatre Group to Form
A meeting for area-wide residents who want to learn about and/or participate in readers' theatre presentations will be held on Thursday, February 20, at 7:00 pm at The Playmakers' Theatre, 121 W. 3rd St in Grove, OK. Light refreshments will be provided.
"We are revitalizing the activities and training that was present in a large group of Readers a few years ago," said Suzanne Boles, Artistic Executive for The Playmakers. "Don Simpson, a Playmakers's director and actor, most recently director of "Baskerville..." has agreed to coordinate the activities of this group.
One of the favorite advantages of participating in Readers' Theatre is that no memorization is needed by the cast and there are usually only a few rehearsals. Plus it is simply fun. The Playmakers' Readers' Theatre concentrates on presenting short plays of about 10-15 minutes in length, which abound in theatre literature but are unfamiliar to local audiences. They may be performed in such various settings as restaurants, assisted living centers, at organizational meetings or holiday events, and even in homes. One- act Readers' plays may also be staged for weekend performances in the future when regular season productions are in rehearsal in the theatre. Readers' Theatre provides opportunities for people without much stage experience to perform. Also, they provide additional performance opportunities for our pool of actors when roles for them might not exist in a season production.
Readers' Theatre is a good opportunity for young people who may be a bit stage shy as well, and plays may be chosen which have multi-generational casts.
If you have signed up in the past to participate or are just now hearing about it, then here is your chance, finally! The meeting will discuss such topics as: how scripts are chosen; a projected performance schedule for 2020; determination of how often participants want to meet to read scripts for performances? (Rehearsals will be scheduled differently.) For more information and/or to sign up for this meeting, please leave a message at The Playmakers, (918)786 8950 with your name and phone number or email [email protected].