- The first week (June 23rd – June 29th) will feature 25 ten-minute plays chosen by a national open call and vetted by a distinguished reading committee. In one of the largest city-wide theatre collaborations ever, each ten-minute play will be directed by local artistic directors.
- Capping off the week (June 30th) will be a 24-hour play-building event in which every piece is written, cast, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours.
- The second week will feature interdisciplinary performances, including spoken word, performance art, dance, music and comedy. This new programming element speaks to CuDCs desire to support artists of all disciplines, create visibility for emerging artists and build audiences by connecting one artistic discipline to another.
- The third week will showcase six forty-five minute one-act plays. Scripts were commissioned from a select list of local and national playwrights. These works will be directed by six of Washington’s most recognized freelance directors.
For more details, see the Source Festival brochure [PDF-file]
And…
Make sure to check out the back alley where a mural over 15 feet high and 40 feet wide will be painted on the outside back wall of Source from June 22nd to July 13th, 2008.
10-Minute Plays
Group A (Performing June 23rd, 26th and 28th at 8 pm; June 29th at 2 pm)
- The Great White Undulating Orb in the Bed Between Us by Ari Roth and
Directed by Deborah Kirby
Has the world online become more fascinating than the
one found in your own home? - Maintenance by Nathan McGaughey and Directed by Blake Robison
A poignant family discussion between father and son. - NOLA by Rick Parker and Directed by Michael Bobbitt
Ruminations on life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - A Taste of Heaven by Estep Nagy and Directed by Kathleen Akerley
A horseback ride though the desert in Afghanistan. - Urashima Taro by Francesca Sanders and Directed by Chris Gallu
A memoir on Japanese internment camps. - Urban Legend by Mike Batistick and Directed by Gregg Henry
A trip to the zoo. - The Wild Life by Thomas Higgins and Directed by Mark Rhea
A camping trip gone awry. - Yes to Everything 2: Son of Everything by Philip Dawkins and
Directed by Linda Murray
A play of one liners and the name game.
Group B (Performing June 24th at 8 pm; June 26th at 11 pm; June 27th at 8 pm; June 28th at 5 pm)
- Empties by Matt Mayerchak and Directed by Howard Shalwitz
A 3 am dare at a 24 hour restaurant. - First/Las by Aaron Levy and Directed by Robert MacNamara
How do you know when a relationship has failed? - How Much for This by Keith Bridges and Directed by Karen Berman
A daughter fighting to find her own way, a father trying to hold
his life together, or not. - Little Girls by Leah Nanako Winkler and Directed by Scott Fortier
A haunting look into a soldier’s memories. - Magnolia Day by Sheri Graubert and Directed by Jeffery Johnson
A bride and her battle with cupcakes. - Running in Circles Screaming by Jeni Mahoney and Directed by
Paul Douglas Michnewicz
A local playground and a lie. - Tamed by Foster Solomon and Directed by Eric Schaeffer
One couple’s adventures in the bedroom. - Without Parachutes by Eric Levitz and Directed by Jack Marshall
An airplane ride brings out the truth.
Group C (Performing June 25th at 8 pm; June 27th at 11 pm, June 28th at 2 pm; June 29th at 8 pm)
- Dated: A Cautionary Tale by Ira Gamerman and Directed by Michael Dove
Love and relationships in the Facebook and MySpace era. - The Downtown Daylight Project by Daniel McCoy and Directed by Michael Kahn
What’s it really like to be in a relationship with an artist? - Painting a Room by Dano Madden and Directed by Jenny McConnell Fredrick
An entire apartment painted in puke green. - Pentimento by Jon Haller and Directed by Michael Baron
A guard and a sixteen year old museum visitor strike up a conversation. - The Rabbit and the Snake by Randy Baker and Directed by Mark Ramont
- The Two Marys by Heather McDonald and Directed by Joy Zinoman
Art, war and a determined young woman. - What Remains by Libby Leonard and Directed by John MacDonald
Siblings reflect on their childhood after the funeral of their father. - Warriors by Renee Calarco and Directed by Christopher Henley.
A Wal-Mart parking lot and a decision that stands in time. - Writer's Block by John-Paul Nickel and Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili
A play with little for its characters to say.
24-Hour Plays
(Performing June 30th at 8 pm)Written, cast, rehearsed and performed, all in 24 hours!
| Playwrights Kathleen Akerley Bob Bartlett Chris Graybill D.W. Gregory Jacqueline E. Lawton Stephen Lewis Shawn Northrip Stephen Spotswood Scott Suchman Gwydion Suilebhan |
Directors Merry Alderman Meisha Bosma Daniel Burkholder Tony Cisek Patrick Crowley Jessie Gallogly Colin Hovde Jennifer John Susan Rhea Shirley Serotsky Patrick Torres |
The Interdisciplinary Projects
Group D (Performing July 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 8 pm)- The Letting Created by Annie Johnston and Diana Tokaji
Poetry and vocal performance supported by dance and percussion. - Going Against the Flow: Improvised Lives Created by members of
Washington Improv Theater and Daniel Phoenix Singh/Dakshina Dance
Dancers and comedic improvisers search for the serious and the lighthearted - Other Life (Mash-Up #1) Created by Austin Elston, Emily Gallagher
and Kelly Mayfield
Dance captured in a way that you can never see it on stage.
Group E (Performing July 5th at 2 pm and 8 pm; July 6th at 2 pm)
- What’s A Little Death? Created by Leslie Felbain and Juanita Rockwell
What happens when Hamlet ends… - Develop (Mash-Up #2) Created by Tiffany KB and Gwydion Suilebhan
A play as a medium for a photographer - Girl in a Corset (Mash-Up #3) Created by Lisa Pegram and Kitty Victorian
Spoken work poetry and burlesque - Paint it Blue (Mash-Up #4) Created by Stephen Clapp, Jonathan Morris and
Laura Schandelmeier
Dance and original music
Mash-ups are the pairing together of artists from at least two different disciplines each with the goal of creating, in under three month’s time, a new interdisciplinary performance piece 15 to 30 minutes long.
One Act Plays
Group F (Performing July 9th and 11th at 8 pm; July 12th at 2 pm)- Murmuring in a Dead Tongue by J.T. Rogers and Directed by Jennifer Nelson
A stream of conscious about racism, stereotypes and the
elusiveness of redemption. - Sunday Night by Julian Sheppard and Directed by Dorothy Neumann
A series of wedding night conversations. - The Mnemonist by Julia Cho and Directed by David Muse
A fascination with a woman who remembers everything.
Group G (Performing July 10th and 12th at 8 pm; July 13th at 2 pm)
- This Perfect World by Chris Stezin and Directed by John Vreeke
A man who cannot find the truth. - Catch by Graeme Gillis and Directed by Steven Mazzola
A trip back to a childhood haunt - Tumor by Shelia Callaghan and Directed by Kasi Campbell
The realities of pregnancy and parenthood through an off kilter lens.