Play for Keeps Program - May 12 through August 25
Launched in 2007, Stockyards Theatre Projects' "Play for Keeps" continues to fulfill the Stockyards mission to give volume to the voices of women by creating positive, substantial roles in plays for women performers. Participants develop their work in eight (8) workshops, concluding with staged readings open to the public.
All workshops are at the Northtown Branch Public Library, 6435 N. California., Chicago, IL 60645.
Contest! Contest! Contest!
Stockyards Theatre Project announces the Stockyards Women's Histories Contest, for playwrights!
The Chicago stockyards are a famous, even infamous, part of Chicago history. But did you know that nearly half of the stockyards' workforce was women? We at Stockyards Theatre Project have a particular affection for those women, from whom we derived our name. We long to give voice to their stories.
We are seeking one act plays about the women who worked in the Chicago stockyards. Winners will have their plays produced in March 2010 (Women's History Month).
Fifty plays will compete in a public reading, based on a 5-page selection of the author's choosing. Ten will be chosen based on audience responses. These Top Ten will receive a full staged reading in Fall 2009. The FOUR WINNERS will be produced in March 2010.
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