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Playpen totest
themettleof
localtalent
By Kathleen Szmit
kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com
KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTO
INTHE PLAYPEN- Director John Waiters and son Jack practice their directing-acting skills in preparation for the
Cotuit Center for the Arts Playpen:A 24-Hour Theater Experiment happening July 18-19.
What
doyougetwhenyou
put together a host of
playwrights, a handful
of directors, and a slew of actors?
You'll find out if you attend Play-
pen: A 24-Hour TheaterExperiment
at the Cotuit Center for the Arts
this weekend.
This singular event combines
the writing prowess of six well-
known playwrights - Gregory
Hischak, BronwenProsser, Susan
Lumenello, Daniel Fontneau,
Candace Perry,and AnneAitken
- with the directorial savvy of
Carol McManus, ChristyMorris,
PJ McKey, John Watters, Sue
Lindholm, and Mary Arnault.
Add in 24 actors and some inter-
esting rules, and there is bound
to be some spirited fun.
The catch here is that not
one of the participants, from
playwrightsto thespians, knows
what will be taking place. Begin-
ning today, July 18, the group
will meet for the first time, at
which point the playwrights will
begin writing short plays for the
directors to direct and the actors
to act in. The plays will then be
performed at the playhouse July
19 beginning at 8 p.m.
• RenownedWellfleetplaywright
Candace Perry has taken part in
similar events in Provincetown,
and was thrilled to be invited
to this first-of-its-kind event in
Cotuit.
"Ithinkthe most excitingthing
is that it's theatre without the
high drama," said Perry, writer
of A Yellow Light and Meridian
Summer. "There's kind of not
time for problems."
Perry did admit that asawriter,
thetaskof penning a shortplayin
lessthan24 hours based virtually
on unknowns is a bit daunting.
"As a writer it's a little scary,"
she said. "You think, 'Can I get
this done?' And then something
pushesthrough and youjust keep
going. It just happens. It's like a
group writing, except that you're
not sitting there together."
Perry said the event is rather
mysterious. The only aspect
known other than the number of
people involved is that everyone
is required to bring a prop. Along
with whatever is brought, the
crew will need to work with one
common prop that will be used
in each of the six short plays.
"There'sone commonprop that
wewillall haveto use,"Perry said,
"But we don't know what that is,
so we can't write ahead of time."
Playwrights and directors also
don't know with which actors
they'll be working.
"You just don't know what
you're going to get until you get
it," Perry said. "The only thing
I can know ahead of time is the
prop I'm bringing."
When director John Watters
learned of the event via Face-
book, he was excited to toss his
hat into the proverbial ring.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • t
"I've been directing theater on
the Cape for more than 40 years,"
said Watters, afree lancecolumnist
andwriterfor TheBarnstablePatriot.
Often ,he said, the taskof directing
a majorproductioncan mean long
hours away from family.
Not so for this special event , in
which Watters' son Jack will be
one of the actors. Jack quipped
that he was "voluntold" for the
event.
"Jack has done shows there,"
Watters said. "I've alwayswanted
to do theater with him."
Years ago Jack appeared ip a
production of Waiting for Godot
directed by his father, but they**"
haven't collaborated since. Both
agreed that even if they aren't
paired for a play, they are looking
forward to the event.
"It's going to be weird being
in a play that was only written
in a night," said Jack. "It 's an
interesting experience being part
of a very unique show."
"It iskind of anoveltysituation,"
said Watters. "I think everyone is
flyingby theseat of theirpants. I'm
looking forward to working with
all tkese talented people."
"I like what they're doing,"
said Perry. "I think it's really
clever. It's challenging. It's really
fun theatre."
Playpen: A 24-Hour Theater Experi-
ment culminates at 8 p.m. July 19 at
8 p.m. with a presentation of the six
short plays.Tickets are $10 and may be
purchased online at cotuitcenterfort-
hearts.org or by calling 508-428-0669.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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AuniquetheatricaleventinCotuit
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? Kiwanis Hyannis
The Kiwanis Club or Hyannis !
meets Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at ;
the Yarmouth House Restaurant on I
Route 28 in West Yarmouth. Call i
Brian D. Morrison, the club's vice ;
president, at 508-932-4700 or e-mail \
to brn_mrrsn@yahoo.com. j
> BARS monthly
meetings
The BarnstableAssociationfor Rec- :
reational Shellfishing (BARS) meets j
every first Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the
West Barnstable Community Building
on Rte. 149. Meetings are open to the
public, www.shellfishing.org.
> Cape Area Pilots'
Association
Aviation enthusiasts and pilots
are invited to the meetings of CAPA,
held every first Wednesday at Cape
Cod Community College in the Sci-
ence Center, Lecture Hall B, 2240
lyannough Road, West Barnstable
(use parking lots 7 & 8), beginning
at 6:30 p.m.
? Cape Cod Community
Media Center
The Cape Cod Community Media
Center is at 17 Shad Hole, Road,
Dennis Port (at Routes 134 and
Route 28).
The Media Center offers computer •
: classes for individuals, organizations !
I and businesses. Call 508-394-2388 or :
\ visit www.capemedia.org.
I ? Thrive at the Cape
& Islands Gay &
Straight Youth Alliance •
(CIGSYA)
Thrive at CIGSYA holds drop-in ;
• hours from 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays I
: for old and new members ages 22 I
: and under. :
The Cape & Islands Gay & !
j Straight Youth Alliance has a I
: dance room, cyber center, library, :
I TV room and game room as well I
I as several support groups and I
; other activities.
Call 508-778-7744 or go to www. j
: CIGSYA.org.
P- Cape Cod Miniature
Society
The Cape Cod Miniature Society •
holds meetings the third Wednes- i
day of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the j
West Barnstable Community Center ¦
on Route 149. BNew members are :
welcome. Call 508-896-7295.
? Cape Cod Hospital
Auxiliary
. Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary Barn- j
stable Branch meets the second •
Thursday of the month at St. David's i
Episcopal Church, 205 Old Main St., j
South Yarmouth, at 10:30 a.m. All j
are welcome.
? Cape Cod Fencing Club ;
The Cape Cod Fencers meets ¦
Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
¦
at 49 John Maki Road in West Barn-
stable. The group is a registered
member of the New England Division
of the U.S. Fencing Association. E-
mail capefencer@aol.com or visit
www.capecodfencingclub.org.
¥> Barnstable-Yarmouth
Lions Club
This organization of men and wom-
en raises funds for eye research and
other community services. Meetings
are held at Barbyann's Restaurant in
Hyannis on the first and third Tues-
days at 6:30 p.m. Call 508-534-6099.
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Dennis
The Cape Cod Chapter of the
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