3rd PlayShop Festival
March 6-21, 2010
Shubin Theatre
407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia
We develop these plays over a 5-week period utilizing feedback from artists in rehearsals and performances before live audiences. The playwrights will be writing and re-writing the scripts during the entire process, so the plays will re-shape themselves over the course of the festvial. Come join us and be a part of the artistic process! 
FRONT ROW SEAT
by Kathy Anderson
directed by David Stradley
March 6 @ 2pm; March 14 @ 7pm; March 21 @ 2pm
It is 1963 and the Flannery family is on a trip, a rare outing from their little hometown. They are not experienced travelers and suffer multiple mishaps and calamities. Frannie wrestles with a killer girdle. Inez crashes into a wayward cow. Billy fends off a kinfe-wielding Christian. But they are increasingly determined to realize their once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the President and First Lady in person. And they want to be right up front.
Starring Meg Arbo, Sara Group, Nick Suders, Ian Sullivan and Janine White.
OUR LADY OF BALENCIAGA
by Michael Whistler
directed by James Haskins
March 6 @ 7pm; March 13 @ 2pm; March 21 @ 7pm
Erik has been living at home too long. Thirty three years too long. Now everything is spinning out of control: A mysterious man leaves Erik his phone number. Kat sees the Virgin Mary. Teddy can't get his lodger to speak with him. Lena has a problem at home she can't talk about. Everyone is following Theresa Chen, human interest reporter. And Erik's mother, Sandy, has been blinded in a random act of violence in a bodega. In a rosary of events, all these lives are connected and changed, and no random act goes unnoticed.
Starring Jamal Douglas, Courtney Ell, Kim Fairbanks, Noah Herman, Mark Knight, Tanya Lazar, Kevin Meehan, and Jan Michener.
THE SEX TAPE PLAY
by Quinn D. Eli
directed by Mark Cofta
March 7 @ 2pm; March 13 @ 7pm; March 20 @ 2pm
After the breakup, who gets custody of the sex tape? When Walter notifies his ex-girlfriend Dana that he has held onto a video of the two of them making love, Dana's husband Frank is appalled, and shows up at Walter's door to demand that the tape be destroyed. But Walter, an African-American man with a grim sense of humor, takes exception to Frank, Dana's white husband. Citing "historical reasons"--little things like slavery, apartheid, etc.--Walter decides to take a stand by refusing to give up the tape to an increasingly agitated Frank. By the time Dana arrives to keep the two men from killing each other, she may already be too late.
Starring Aime' Kelly, Delante Keys, and Nick Martorelli.
THE SLEEP DETECTIVE
by Alex Dremann
directed by Jane Stojak
March 7 @ 7pm; March 14 @ 2pm; March 20 @ 7pm
It's the middle of the night and a man wakes up in a sleep lab with amnesia. He doesn't know who he is or how he go there, but he does remember the vividly-detailed dream of a murder. He's not sure if it was a dream or a memory, but he knows he must go back to sleep to figure out if he himself is the killer or not. Throughout the night, he jumps back and forth between present night and his dream-memories, piecing together the events leading up to the murder. Along the way he meets the suspects Linda, Jane and Ethan--who may or may not be who they say they are--and a sleep therapist named Noreen who's got the sleeping pill that everyone wants.
Starring Gabrielle Corsaro, Felicia Leicht, Ann Gundersheimer, Steve Hyams, Mark Knight, and Ken Sandberg.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
by Aaron Jacobs, a high school student from the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Program
directed by Bill Felty
March 15 @ 7pm and 8:30pm
Welcome to "What Would You Do?", the amazing game show where anything can happen. How far would the average game show contestant go to win the ultimate prize? How much does audience approval matter? Or money? Or true love? All you need to win this game are some intelligence, street smarts, a competitive edge, and a little violent streak. Come on down to see the next three contestants play "What Would You Do?" Starring Howie Brown, Dylan Clements, Beth Cooney, Dallas Drummond, Brendan Lash, and Lindsay Mauck. Tickets for "What Would You Do" simply require a donation amount of your choice at the door.
Set Designs by Kate Coots and Matt Rohner
Costume Designs by Veronica DeWitt and Amanda Kroll
Lighting Designs by Steve Heitz
Dramaturgy by Kate McGrath and Debra Leigh Scott
Stage Management by Sarah Splaine and Melody Wong
