Coming Soon: the New Works Festival

In case you missed this recent comment, here's some information about a series of performances coming up that you won't want to miss:

<< Incredibly talented and devilishly handsome Mike Murdock here (hey, your words, Chuck, not mine), with the info requested about the Marshall New Works Festival coming up week after next.

What: Robert Hinchman New Works Festival 2007

Where: The Marshall University Experimental Theatre in the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

When: Thursday, June 28th; Friday, June 29th; Saturday, June 30th, 2007, starting at 8 p.m. each night.

This is the official Marshall School of Theatre production for the Summer.

Here's how it works:

Thursday, June 28th at 8 p.m.
Wedding Bells by Adriana Echeverri (from Middle Tennessee State)
Interrogation by M.A. Cantrell (also of MTSU)
Lunch at the Fork 'N Finger by Jon Joy

Each short play will be read by a full cast of actors, the playwrights will be in attendance, and a talkback will be held after each show to discuss the work.

Friday, June 29th, 8 p.m.
Serious Business - a feature length screenplay by Mike Murdock (yeah, that's me. And?)
Again, this will be read with a full cast of actors, as well as a viewing of filmed segments throughout, and a talkback will be held afterward. It's where I get to stand against the wall with a blindfold and a cigarette and everybody gets to take their shot.

Saturday, June 30th, 8 p.m.
Collis P! - a new musical by Clint McElroy with music by Larry Gross (of MountainStage fame) (Editor's Note: The show is based on the life of Collis P. Huntington, the founder of the city.)

This will be read by a full cast, and selections of music will be played for the first time ANYWHERE!

As always, there will be a talkback afterward for everyone to ask Clint why there's an exclamation point at the end of the title.

So that's the skinny. Tickets will be $5 on the night of the show, or you can get a $12, 3-night pass to see all of 'em!

Everybody has given up a lot of time to work on these pieces, and not only is there good writing (if I do say so myself), but also great performances by the actors. It's gonna be a great 3 day event for theatre lovers and people that want to see the process by which plays make it to the stage, or, in my case, the silver screen.

None of these shows have been performed anywhere before, so be the first on your block to be able to say "Hey, I remember that show! I supported that from the outset!!"

In the meantime, thanks, Chuck, for getting this out there, and I look forward to seeing everyone in a couple of weeks! >>