TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE STUDIO
ONE-ACT WONDERS: SHORT PLAYS by MICHAEL MEYERS and BRAD BOLCHUNOS
We’re refining our dramaticaworks for our “Festival Within the Festival” in Fertile Ground 2025, including the following:
UNDERGROUND LIVE! – by MICHAEL MEYERS
Grieving strangers meet at a cemetery and help each other discover fitting ways to move on with their lives by performing unconventional tributes.
NERVOUS TRIPTYCH [EXCERPT] – by BRAD BOLCHUNOS
Among the short works in a trio of 10-minute plays:
- IN THE BAG: Suspense unfolds in a city park where danger looms amid a peculiar bout of adult keep-away.
- UP, UP, AND AWAY: A hot-air balloon pilot and her husband find themselves in a tiff with heightening emotions even as they strive for tranquility in the flight.
NOTE: IN-PERSON EVENT. This session is scheduled for 7 pm at Portland Playhouse, 602 NE Prescott St. Admission will not occur prior to the reading. Masks are optional. Please see https://portlandplayhouse.org/COVID19 for more information about health and safety at the facility. The reading is free for attendees, but donations to offset our expenses are always appreciated.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE STUDIO
PDXP FERTILE GROUND 2025 CO-PRODUCER ORIENTATION – presented by PDX PLAYWRIGHTS
We’re back with our next, all-new Festival Within the Festival as part of the Fertile Ground Festival of New Work in 2025! We’ve booked Chapel Theatre for load-in beginning April 7 and performances April 9-13, including our flagship Epic Shorts and a sample of work from Scenario. This meeting is expressly for co-producers. Playwrights who received confirmation last month about their submissions to participate in the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works 2025 are required to attend this presentation designed to answer questions and set the stage for collaboration ahead of the events in April at Chapel Theatre. The call for submissions to work with PDXP this year as co-producers for “Non-Epic” shows is now closed, but stay tuned to our website and newsletter for more about our amazing lineup and for actor and director casting calls!
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 SCRIPT DEADLINE
EPIC SHORTS: BRAVE ENOUGH – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Our submission process is now live here: https://www.pdxplaywrights.org/epic-shorts-2025/ … as we seek 10-minute plays creatively addressing the theme Brave Enough. PDX Playwrights is excited to announce a live production of Epic Shorts as part of our lineup in the Fertile Ground Festival of New Work. We’ll be hosting a night of 10-minute plays, works once again bound to be short in time and epic in creative scope, produced and directed by PDXP Admin and written by members of our community. A casting call will be coming soon.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE STUDIO
SHAKESPEARE IN THE DARK – by ADAM HARRELL
Irwin, a floundering twice-divorced theatrical director in the throes of a midlife crisis, must overcome his fears of inadequacy and rise to the occasion when the ghost of William Shakespeare begins to haunt his ill-conceived production of The Tempest. With the help of the Immortal Bard, Irwin steers his irascible cast and crew through the ups and downs of a high-stakes off-Broadway production fraught with and all the twists and turns of a Shakespearean comedy in this heartfelt new play.
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FEBRUARY 3-9 – COHO THEATRE
SCENARIO: THE NEXT VOYAGE
Our generative playwriting and producing workshop guided will be returning to CoHo Theatre Feb. 3-9, 2025. For more information, check out information via Coho.
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As for our next table reads: Additional submissions are being reviewed by our team…
We have quite a few scripts under review or in the process of being scheduled or cast for our regular readings. This process takes time. If you have submitted a script, we thank you for your patience. That said, we continue to welcome additional script submissions to consider for our readings. If you are interested in submitting a script for consideration, whether a full-length, a one-act, or a 10-minute play, check out our guidelines: https://www.pdxplaywrights.org/wp/faq-playwrights/ … and then send it (or questions) to submit@pdxplaywrights.org!
In any case, we’ll see you soon.
From time to time, we may offer online gatherings as we used to do on a regular basis. We will update you as best we can with our newsletter and website and social media postings.
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PAST EVENTS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 – PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE STUDIO
FREEDOM [ACT II] – by Chari Smith
This rousing rock musical brings one of civilization’s most iconic tales to life, portraying the Hebrew prophet Moses not just as the destined leader of his people, but as a young man torn between royal privilege and stark injustice. Freedom reveals the untold emotional experiences of those who journeyed with him—from his mother’s heart-wrenching sacrifice to Pharaoh’s sinister ambitions—taking us on an emotional journey of love, loss, and liberation. This session presents the second act (we previously conducted a reading of the first act; a synopsis will be provided).
See also Events 2024
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MORE ABOUT US
PDX Playwrights is a group for playwrights who want to meet, hear their scripts read aloud, and share feedback.
Typically we have 15-20 people — and sometimes more — at each meeting: playwrights, actors, and friends. Plays are usually read aloud by actors selected in advance, but sometimes rounded out by whomever is at the table that night.
Regular meetings:
First Tuesdays of the month
7 to 9 p.m.
When a meeting approaches, check our site (pdxplaywrights.org) for updated information.
Free – a hat will be passed virtually for optional donations to cover expenses: (Contributions via PayPal are conducted through our site at https://www.pdxplaywrights.org/wp/donate/ ). Thank you. We look forward to seeing you!