Playwrights' Platform Calendar
2007-2008 Season

All Meetings are Free and Open to the Public


Our 2006-2007 Season Calendar

Starting in the 2007-2008 season, we will be meeting at Lasell College in Newton, MA.
Meetings will be held in the Rosen Auditorium unless noted otherwise.

See our Meeting Address section for directions.

We typically meet at 7:00 PM.

Note: dates in bold are scheduled meetings.
Other dates are noted for additional information only.

August 2007

No Meetings Scheduled.

September 2007

Saturday, Sep 1, 2007 : Playwrights' Platform Membership Fees are due on this date.

Sunday, Sep 2, 2007 : Labor Day - No Meeting

Sunday, Sep 9, 2007, 6:00 pm
Actors-in-Residence only, meet at Lasell College, Rosen Auditorium - First meeting of the season for introductions and overview of AiR program for new and returning members. AiR members will stay for the regular meeting following at 7:00 p.m.
Moderator: Phyllis Rittner, Kelly DuMar

Sunday, Sep 9, 2007, 7:00 pm
Open Mike Night - Member playwrights will ask Actors-in-Residence to read short scenes. Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Kelly DuMar

Sunday, Sep 16, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Sandy Burns
   Reading:
   Essence of Oleander in Buttercup Tea by
Judith Plummer (20 min)
   A Bar a Man Walks Into by Robert Boulrice (20 min)
   That's Entertainment by Peter M. Floyd (20 min)
   Rehabilitation by Geralyn Horton (20 min)

Sunday, Sep 23, 2007 : No Meeting - Yom Kippur.

Sunday, Sep 30, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Chris King
   Reading:
   At The Hollow (Second Act) by
Lee Roscoe (60 min) (Note: confirmed)
   What's Really Good by Dan Bancroft (15 min)
   47 Graves by Holly L. Jensen (25 min)

October 2007

Sunday, Oct 7, 2007 : No Meeting - Columbus Day Weekend

Sunday, Oct 14, 2007, 7:00 pm
Membership Meeting & General Election (No Readings). Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Kelly DuMar

Sunday, Oct 21, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Kelly DuMar
   Reading:
   Away Message (final 3 scenes) by
Kelly DuMar (50 min)
   The Shopping Cart by Regina Eliot-Ramsey (15 min)
   Nick and Dick by George Masselam (15 min)
   The Least of These by Christopher King (20 min)

Sunday, Oct 28, 2007, 4:00 pm
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE Series Workshop with James Mclindon, "Writing Dialogue," for MEMBERS ONLY in DeWitt Auditorium, Brennan Library Building, Lasell College, 4-6 p.m. Reservations Required.
Moderator: Sandy Burns

Sunday, Oct 28, 2007, 7:00 pm
BTM - 10 Minute Plays only -A Marathon of readings. Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Gail Phaneuf
   Reading:
   The Acolyte by
Kelly DuMar (10 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Pole Dancing by Regina Eliot-Ramsey (15 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Judy and Denise by Sandy Burns and Lydia Bruce (15 min)
   The Change by Peter M. Floyd (15 min)
   Snook Sonata by Hortense F. Gerardo (15 min)
   The Doll's House and The Wild Penguin by Scott Welty (15 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Why does nobody love us? by Ludmila Anselm and James Clinton (15 min)
   STOP Requested by Gail Phaneuf (15 min)
   PA by Sandy Burns (15 min)

November 2007

Sunday, Nov 4, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Jerry Bisantz
   Reading:
   Sempre Fi. by
Regina Eliot-Ramsey (15 min)
   The Predator of Yummy Mummies by George Masselam (15 min)
   Cut by Holly L. Jensen (20 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Baseball Play by Jerry Bisantz (15 min)
   Pull a Costner by Phyllis Rittner (15 min)
   Short Cuts by Christopher King (20 min)
   The Lottery by Lida McGirr and Edward Bander (20 min)

Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 : No Meeting - Veteran's Day.

Sunday, Nov 18, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Kelly DuMar
   Reading:
   The Carpenter (Act One) by
Sandy Burns (60 min)
   Eaten (Act One) by Peter M. Floyd (60 min) (Note: confirmed)

Sunday, Nov 25, 2007 : No Meeting - Thanksgiving.

December 2007

Sunday, Dec 2, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Chris King
   Reading:
   American Rose (17 Pages) by
Hortense F. Gerardo (50 min)
   Eaten (Act Two) by Peter M. Floyd (60 min) (Note: confirmed)

Sunday, Dec 9, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Gail Phaneuf
   Reading:
   Facing Our Music by
George Masselam (60 min)
   Unveiling by Ellen Davis Sullivan (15 min)
   To The Bitter End by Richard Pacheco (25 min)
   Monsters by Lida McGirr and Edward Bander (20 min)

Sunday, Dec 16, 2007, 7:00 pm
Meeting Cancelled due to SNOW!
Moderator: Sandy Burns

Sunday, Dec 23, 2007 : No Meeting - Christmas.

Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 : No Meeting - New Year's.

January 2008

Sunday, Jan 6, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Kelly DuMar
   Reading:
   COMMONWEALTH FANTASIA by Steve Boris (15 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Duty by William Miller (15 min) (Note: confirmed)
   The Warmth of Jupiter (First Act) by Ellen Davis Sullivan (50 min)
   High Nine by BJ Bell (15 min)
   Russian Master Class by
Ludmila Anselm (15 min) (Note: confirmed)

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 : Writer-in-Residence Workshop for PP Members - The Art & Business of Producing Plays presented by Jerry Bisantz & Gail Phaneuf. Reservations required. Meet in Rosen Auditorium, Lasell College
Moderator: Kelly DuMar

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Jerry Bisantz
   Reading:
   Four Bar Blues (ACT ONE) by
Christopher King (55 min)
   Our Relationship is in the Toilet - or - Our Toilet... by Scott Welty (35 min)
   Best Practice by Geralyn Horton (15 min)

Sunday, Jan 20, 2008, 0:00 am
No Meeting - MLK Weekend.

Sunday, Jan 27, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Gail Phaneuf
   Reading:
   The Entertainer by
Phyllis Rittner (20 min)
   Eating Oreo's Cookie by Kelly DuMar (15 min)
   Convicted (Act Two) by Sandy Burns and Lydia Bruce (60 min)

February 2008

Sunday, Feb 3, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (Super Bowl).

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008, 4:00 pm
Writer-in-Residence Workshop: "Writing From The News" facilitated by Geralyn Horton. PP & AiR members only. Bring paper & pen and meet in Rosen Auditorium, Lasell College
Moderator: Kelly DuMar

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College
Moderator: Kelly DuMar
   Reading:
   Four Bar Blues (ACT TWO) by
Christopher King (55 min)
   Pavement Picasso by Richard Pacheco (15 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Where Will I Go? (Act One) by Dan Bancroft (40 min)

Sunday, Feb 17, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (president's Day).

Sunday, Feb 24, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (Academy Awards).

March 2008

Sunday, Mar 2, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College
Moderator: Kelly DuMar
   Reading:
   The Playwright of London by Steve Boris (15 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Checkov-Love and Death by
Ludmila Anselm (35 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Pisser (Act One) by Judith Plummer (25 min) (Note: confirmed)
   Live at 11 by Robert Boulrice (15 min)

Sunday, Mar 9, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Chris King
   Reading:
   Pentimento by
Regina Eliot-Ramsey (85 min)
   Tich by Andrew Wetmore (25 min)

Sunday, Mar 16, 2008, 7:00 pm
Floating Snow Date - no readings scheduled - used only if a previous meeting was cancelled for weather
Moderator: Jerry Bisantz
   Reading:
   Bricks (Act One) by Ron Radice (40 min)
   Perfect Match by
Marika Barnett (30 min)
   Bedtime Story by Bruno Alterescu (15 min) (Note: Confirmed)

Sunday, Mar 23, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (Easter).

Sunday, Mar 30, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College
Moderator: Sandy Burns
   Reading:
   Queen (Act ONE) by John Raftery (60 min) (Note: Confirmed)
   Steel in the Eye (Act One) by
George Masselam (60 min)

April 2008

Sunday, Apr 6, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Sandy Burns
   Reading:
   Drive In by
Scott Welty (15 min)
   True or False by Ludmila Anselm (15 min)
   Happy Anniversary Darling! by Istvan Ver and Marika Barnett (15 min)
   Steel in the Eye (Act Two) by George Masselam (60 min)

Sunday, Apr 13, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Jerry Bisantz
   Reading:
   Yellow Roses (40 Minutes) by Mickey Coburn (60 min)
   Ubu Redux (Scene 13) by William Miller (25 min)
   The Wedding Guest by Roberta Kosberg (15 min)
   Will the Holy See? (10 minute section) by Deanne Sullivan (15 min)

Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (Passover).

Sunday, Apr 27, 2008, 7:00 pm
Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Chris King
   Reading:
   Human Tide (50 Minutes) by Deanne Sullivan (60 min)
   The Men (Act One) by
Lee Roscoe (60 min)

May 2008

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 7:00 pm
Last meeting for readings this calendar year. Meet at Lasell College.
Moderator: Kelly DuMar
   Reading:
   The Love Note - musical by
Gail Phaneuf (60 min)
   Final Project by Peter M. Floyd (15 min)
   Model Behavior by Hortense F. Gerardo (15 min)
   Two Words by George Masselam (15 min)
   Shakespeare 102 (Act One) by Scott Welty (15 min)

Sunday, May 11, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (Mother's Day & The Boston Theatre Marathon).

Saturday, May 17, 2008 : 2nd Annual Our Voices Together Festival - Readings of Playwrights' Platform Women's Plays, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley College, produced by Regina Eliot-Ramsay w/support from The International Centre for Women Playwrights. Free and open to the pu
Moderator: Kelly DuMar, Chris King

Sunday, May 18, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled

Sunday, May 25, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (Memorial Day).

June 2008

Thursday, Jun 12, 2008 : 36th Annual Playwrights' Platform Festival, Series A, at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston

Friday, Jun 13, 2008 : 36th Annual Playwrights' Platform Festival, Series A, at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston

Saturday, Jun 14, 2008 : 36th Annual Playwrights' Platform Festival, Series A, at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston

Thursday, Jun 19, 2008 : 36th Annual Playwrights' Platform Festival, Series B, at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston

Friday, Jun 20, 2008 : 36th Annual Playwrights' Platform Festival, Series B, at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston

Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 : 36th Annual Playwrights' Platform Festival, Series B, at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston

Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 : No Meeting Scheduled (Summer Break).