STAGED READING OF THE NEW COMEDY
The
Swing
Origins Theatre
Projects Society, with support from Pacific Theatre, presents
a workshop staged reading of the new play The Swing,
by award winning playwright Janet Hinton.
Everyone is invited. Pay-what you can admission.
The Swing
Monday, August 27th, 8pm, Pacific Theatre
Set in the near
future when storms and droughts have displaced people all
over the globe, The Swing is a comedy-drama focused
on a family at the centre of their city's struggle to deal
with the impact of climate change. The play is a call to action,
challenging each and every one of us to take action and work
together to save the planet.
David Mann,
the director, has gathered a wonderful cast for this timely
play, featuring: Marilynn Norry, Medina Hahn, Colleen Wheeler,
Kathleen Mann and Parnelli Parnes.
We
are pleased to be an associate producer for the hit show
NGGRFG
Berend
McKenzie’s autobiographical comedy-drama
On tour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2012
For full details, please see: smallbrownpackage.com
Origins
Theatre Projects was also pleased to support playwrighting
workshops for high-school students, under the E-Stage program
and additional readings. Origins Theatre Projects is also
currently supporting research into how playwrights begin their
first drafts. Watch for more information in our blog and a
full report, coming this spring.
Currently,
we have a few plays in development and we are looking forward
to sharing them in next year’s season.
|
