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2010
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Staged reading: May 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm
Public Lecture on playwriting by Phil Olson: May 6 7:30 pm
Funded by The Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant and sponsored by Paul and Sandra Harmon, Heartland Theatre offers its Fourth Annual Original Short Play Competition open to eight Midwestern States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
New Plays from the Heartland (NPH) provides Midwest playwrights a chance to share their original plays with residents of Central Illinois. Heartland Theatre Company recruited new, never produced one-act plays from writers in these states. The project encompasses an eight-state playwriting competition, residency of a nationally known playwright May 6 and 7 and staged readings of three finalists May 7 and 8. Winning playwrights receive a staged reading at 7:30 p.m. on May 7 and 8.
Play submissions are judged for excellence by a corps of local theatre practitioners – stage directors, critics, playwrights and theatre educators. These judges review the submissions and qualify the top six entrees, and then they are sent blind-covered to Phil Olson, who chooses the final three plays for a staged reading at our theatre.
Our nationally-known playwright for final judging and workshop for winning playwrights is Phil Olson, the playwright who wrote "A Nice Family Gathering" staged at Heartland in September, 2009. All submitting playwrights and local playwrights are invited and encouraged to attend a free three-hour workshop May 6th by Phil Olson here at Heartland in Normal, Illinois. The public and playwrights are invited to attend a short lecture by Olson about playwriting at 7:30 p.m. on May 6th at the theatre.
Mike Dobbins, Managing Artistic Director at Heartland leads the project and stages the plays with the “Anniversary” theme this year, with local actors. It is Heartland’s goal to maximize the interaction with writers, critics, theatre artists and general audience. Following the first evening’s performance May 7th, there will be a response to the plays in performance by Phil Olson and a reception for the winning playwrights, sponsored by Paul and Sandra Harmon.
HEARTLAND THEATRE COMPANY IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING NEW PLAYWRIGHTS A FORUM FOR RECOGNITION IN OUR THEATRE AND OUR COMMUNITY.
This project is funded by The Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant, and generously sponsored by Paul & Sandra Harmon.
For more information call Heartland's Box Office at 309/452-8709 or newplays@heartlandtheatre.org