SPQR Stage Company will host its fourth annual “New Works Weekend,” a two-day showcase of new plays written by local and regional playwrights, on Feb. 19 and 20.
Performances are 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19 and 20, at Studio;Space, 112 Woodland Ave. Tickets are $10 (cash) and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call 323-793-2153 or email spqrstageco@aol.com.
There will be seven, 10-minute original plays staged, some for the very first time, at Somers Point’s Studio Space during the “New Play Festival.” The event was first launched at SPQR’s original location, the Cape May Aerodrome.
SPQR Artistic Director Bill Sterritt developed the idea for the event.
“I learned that there’s a decent amount of South Jersey residents writing plays either as a career or a hobby or just for fun. But their stories only existed on paper,” said Sterritt, of Cape May. “Plays need somewhere to live and breathe and grow. I wanted to help give these talented writers a place to showcase their works.”
Consideration for the festival drew applications from playwrights from around the country. The plays included in New Works Weekend are:
- “Surf’s Up” by Ken Levine
- “Words to that Effect” by F.J. Hartland
- “Barren Landscape” by Steve Gold
- “The Birthday Boat” by Michele Markarian
- “The Bad Good Old Days” by Tom Chin, Ventnor
- “Jackie and Marilyn” by Heidi Mae, Ventnor
- “The Bohemian Vagabond Freeloader’s Guide to Rome” by Susan Tischler, North Cape May.
More information on SPQR Stage Company can be found at StudioSpaceSPNJ.com
