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Staged Shorts - Stigma

We’ve Gone GREEN! “Stigma” Playbill Now Available Online

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ITOWNY is proud to post the playbill for “Stigma” online! You can access the playbill below!

Only 3 more shows remain for ITOWNY’s 2nd Annual Festival of Shorts – Stigma. Tickets are available here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4426551?fbclid=IwAR0ze6uF-nXCoFi9rxII43gKp0UT3300gtOzmR7uEFBktc5QxrPMhRaxdCc and at the door! Hope to see you there!

Hope to see you there!

Stigma PlaybillDownload

Note: Playbill is in partial print format for ease of view.

 

Staged Shorts - Stigma

2nd Annual Festival of Shorts – Rehearsals

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Rehearsals are underway for the 2nd Annual ITOWNY Festival of Shorts

These plays are intense, they involve suicide, PTSD, drug addiction, gun violence, eating disorders, mental illness, & physical disabilities.

We are so incredibly thankful to have an empathetic, talented cast of actors and directors working together to bring these important stories to the stage. We hope you’ll join us.

 

Staged Shorts - Stigma

2nd Annual Festival of Shorts – Stigma

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Festival of Shorts- Stigma

Poster Design by: Deedee Clohessy Knutsen 

Inclusive Theater of WNY 2nd Annual Festival of Shorts – Theme: Stigma

  • Friday November 8 – 7pm
  • Saturday, November 9 – 7pm
  • Sunday, November 10 – 2pm
  • Friday November 15 – 7pm
  • Saturday, November 16 – 7pm
  • Sunday, November 17 – 2pm

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Click here!

Only $15!

These plays are intense, they involve suicide, PTSD, drug addiction, gun violence, eating disorders, mental illness, & physical disabilities.

We are so incredibly thankful to have an empathetic, talented cast of actors and directors working together to bring these important stories to the stage. We hope you’ll join us.

The plays and writers (in alphabetical order by title) are:
 
* Anything is Probable (When you make up the rules) by Michael Fanelli, directed by Aimee Levesque, performances by Dallas Taylor and Nigel Nige.
 
* Food For Thought by Cameron Markott directed by Mario Brown, performances by Quentin Gray,Stacy Kowal & Imani Sky Mesiah-Skinner 
 
* Headspace by Quentin Gray & Chris Sposito directed by Dallas Taylor, performances by Erin Bellavia, Quentin Gray, Stacy Kowal, Cat Kwiatkowski & Kim Queenie Robinson 
 
* Page Two by Dave Goddard directed by Aimee Levesque, performances by Erin Bellavia, Dave Goddard, Quentin Gray, Kim Queenie Robinson & Nigel Nige.
 
* The Gun in the Room by Katherine Parker directed by Aimee Levesque, performances by Erin Bellavia, Heather Benson, Cat Kwiatkowski, Jessica Levesque & Penny Striker
 
* The Only Easy Day was Yesterday by Matt Boyle directed by Jennifer L.S. Weber, performances by Dave Goddard & Cat Kwiatkowski
 
* The Opioid Zodiac by Justin Karcher, directed by Aimee Levesque, performances by entire cast.
 
First table reading for An Evening of Shorts
Call for Western New York Playwrights!
Staged Shorts - Stigma

Call for Western New York Playwrights!

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Inclusive Theater of WNY (ITOWNY) IS LOOKING FOR IMAGINATIVE, GENRE-DEFYING, GROUNDBREAKING, SOUL-SHAKING, STEREO-TYPE SHATTERING, TRANSFORMATIVE, AND ENLIGHTENING NEW PLAYS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK-BASED PLAYWRIGHTS FOR ITOWNY’S ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF SHORTS! THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL IS “STIGMA.”

PLEASE SEND SCRIPTS (NO LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES), RESUME/CV, AND CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS TO INCLUSIVETHEATEROFWNY@GMAIL.COM BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2019.

-NO ADAPTATIONS OR CHILDREN’S PLAYS.
-LENGTH: 15-MINUTES MAXIMUM. NO MINIMUM.
-SETTINGS SHOULD BE SIMPLE OR SUGGESTED.
-PLAYWRIGHTS MAY MAKE MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS. (THESE NEED NOT BE MADE UNDER SEPARATE COVER.)

SELECTED PLAYS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR THREE (3) PERFORMANCES.

PLAYWRIGHTS OF SELECTED PLAYS WILL RECEIVE A $50 STIPEND.

PLAYWRIGHTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ANY REHEARSALS OR PERFORMANCES. ITOWNY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ELEMENTS OF PRODUCTION; PLAYWRIGHTS INCUR NO EXPENSES. ITOWNY RETAINS NO FUTURE PRODUCTION RIGHTS.

FINAL SELECTION OF PLAYS WILL BE IN MID-SEPTEMBER 2019.