September 20, 201 Seattle Theatre Works Hello there, We are the newly re-branded Seattle Theatre Works - formerly the Seattle Playwrights' Collective - with a few announcements about an upcoming reading next week, a playwriting opportunity through those wild kids over at Fantastic Z Theatre Company, a word about our name change, and some information about our next Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets event. Next Play Reading! Seattle Theatre Works continues supporting local playwrights by joining forces with the Pocket Theatre's new program Process at the Pocket for a reading of a truly unique and otherworldly play. Process at the Pocket Wednesday September 24 at 7:00 pm The Pocket Theatre - 8312 Greenwood Ave. N. Joyless Eye By JC Pankratz Directed by Daniel Tarker Featuring Daniel Brockley, David Hsieh, Erin Ison, Sarah Milici, and Jen Moon with stage directions by D'Arcy Harrison Set in an alternate history where the '69 lunar landing fails, "Joyless Eye" follows ex-VA nurse Myra Ann Combs as she tends a lingering obsession with the moon and struggles with homelessness, unemployment, PTSD, and a girlfriend who is quickly losing her patience. Help comes in the form of the spirit of comet astronomer Caroline Herschel, who appears in Myra Ann's motel room with simple, inspired purpose: to build a telescope. J.C. Pankratz is an Indiana-raised playwright currently living in the Puget Sound region. Last year, she saw her one-act play "Honest to God" on the stage of the Kennedy Center as part of the American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C. Her play "Joyless Eye" was runner-up for the Jean Kennedy Smith Award at ACTF and her fifteen-minute play "Autobiography" was performed as part of Valley Rep's Annual 15 Minute New Play Festival. She recently graduated from DePauw University. Let us know you're coming by joining our Facebook event page - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SeattlePlaywrightsCo/9be2d840dd/277cffeeec/7ffacdb592 . Playwriting Opportunity through Fantastic Z Theatre Company The fine folks at Fantastic Z Theatre Company are seeking submissions for their next play festival. Their theme this year is Truth and Consequences. You can find more at their website: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SeattlePlaywrightsCo/9be2d840dd/277cffeeec/277a0ec6bf Why the Name Change? First, we are extremely proud of the work we did under the banner of Seattle Playwrights' Collective. Over the past five years, we produced numerous readings and short play festivals, giving opportunities to a host of artists from throughout the region. However, as SPC grew, it became clear that the umbrella would need to be widened to include artists from other disciplines to participate as company members. While we are still focused on helping writers develop new work with readings and short play festivals, we are also expanding our mission by also celebrating the voice of the playwright by exploring major works from the theatre canon as well. Rest assured, we have many of the same people involved. We just have a new name and more collaborators. We hope you will join us on the next leg of our journey. Next Medicine Ball - Playwrights v. Poets Keep your eyes peeled as we begin rolling out another edition of Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets on Valentine's Day weekend 2015 at West of Lenin! We're beginning to plan - and it should be the best yet. ______________________________________________________________________ Click to view this email in a browser http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/756651/9be2d840dd/1343016173/277cffeeec/ If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: http://cts.vresp.com/u?9be2d840dd/277cffeeec/mlpftw ______________________________________________________________________ This message was sent by Seattle Playwrights Collective using VerticalResponse Seattle Playwrights' Collective 118 NE 159th St Shoreline, 98155 US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy: http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html