Playwrights' Platform Calendar
2004-2005 Season
All Meetings are Free and Open to the Public
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We meet at the Hovey Players in Waltham.
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We typically meet at 7:00 PM.
Note: dates in bold are scheduled meetings.
Other dates are noted for additional information only.
Sep 1, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled (Hovey tech rehearsal).
Sep 5, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled (Labor Day Weekend).
Sep 19, 2004, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. (Board meeting before the regular reading)
Reading:
Meds On Speck by Jerry Bisantz (20 min)
Single Again and Hating It (Act Two) by Sherry Alpert (85 min)
Sep 26, 2004, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Home Repairs (Act One) by James Moran (65 min)
The Bell Tower by Erik Sherman (45 min)
Oct 3, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Oct 10, 2004, 7:00 pm
Boston Theater Marathon Preparation 1. Bring your best ten-minute piece before you submit it to the Marathon (deadline 11/15/04)! Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Hourglass by Steven Bergman (20 min)
Linda's Dilemma by George Masselam (20 min)
Comfort Measures by Christopher King (25 min)
Blind Tasting by Erik Sherman (20 min)
A Perfect Match by Gail Phaneuf (20 min)
Can We Use Him? by Jonathan Burrowes (20 min)
Snackers by T. Anthony (20 min)
Oct 17, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Oct 24, 2004, 7:00 pm
Boston Theater Marathon Preparation 2. Bring your best ten-minute piece before you submit it to the Marathon (deadline 11/15/04)! Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. (Board meeting before the regular reading)
Reading:
Bitter Beer by Sandy Burns (20 min)
Mariah by George Masselam (20 min)
Paradise Reserved by Kelly DuMar (15 min)
Bits by Patrick M Brennan (10 min)
In the Wake of the Horsemen by Hortense F. Gerardo (25 min)
Something to Do by Rebecca Saunders (25 min)
WMD by Sean Bennett (15 min)
The Lost Prince of Paradise by Geralyn Horton (20 min)
Norway by Wendy Cincotta (15 min)
Oct 31, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled (Halloween).
Nov 7, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled (Hovey tech rehearsal).
Nov 14, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled (Hovey auditions).
Nov 21, 2004, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
If I Forget by Wendy Cincotta (90 min)
Beating Death by George Masselam (50 min)
Nov 28, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Dec 5, 2004, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. (Board meeting before the regular reading)
Reading:
Hothouse by Kelly DuMar (55 min)
Call Me E.R. (First Act) by Barbara Fulchino (25 min)
Dec 12, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Dec 19, 2004, 7:00 pm
Platform Holiday Party! Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Elves in America: Christmas Approaches by Joyce Flynn (15 min)
Dec 26, 2004 : No Meeting Scheduled (day after Christmas).
Jan 2, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (day after New Year's).
Jan 9, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Hovey tech rehearsal).
Jan 16, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham (MLK Day Weekend, Hovey auditions till 5 pm).
Reading:
The Witnesses by Christopher King (40 min)
Glow-in-the-Dark Shampoo (Act One) by Jonathan Burrowes (65 min)
Words by Elizabeth Rose (15 min)
Jan 23, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Jan 30, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Breakfast With Mary by Gail Phaneuf (120 min)
Feb 6, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Super Bowl Sunday)
Feb 13, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Wounded (First Act) by Gabriela Mellao (65 min)
The Unforgiving Minute by Eugene Bolande (20 min)
I Smell A Winner by Bruno Alterescu (20 min)
Armageddon by Christopher King (20 min)
Feb 20, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.(President's Day Weekend).
Reading:
Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down by Frank A. Shefton (135 min)
Feb 27, 2005, 7:00 pm
Summer Festival Preparation 1. Bring your best work before you submit it to the Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival! Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Cold Hard Cash by Patrick M Brennan (20 min)
Moral Objection by Patrick M Brennan (15 min)
China Bound by Joyce Flynn (25 min)
FUD by Bruno Alterescu (15 min)
I'm Leaving and I Feel Good by Roberta Gosberg (25 min)
Mar 6, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Hovey tech rehearsal).
Mar 13, 2005, 7:00 pm
Summer Festival Preparation 2. Bring your best work before you submit it to the Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival! Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. (Note: Hovey auditions till 5 pm)
Reading:
Monarch by Kelly DuMar (20 min)
Three Strikes And... by Sandy Burns (30 min)
River of Babylon by Hortense F. Gerardo (20 min)
The Taxidermist's Balloon by Jillian Weise (20 min)
Double D by Jim Dalglish (30 min)
Mar 15, 2005 : Deadline for Festival Submissions (No Meeting)
Mar 20, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Incident in Sector Seven by James Moran (25 min)
Transaction by Jonathon Myers (50 min)
Boy's Night Out by Richard Pacheco (30 min)
Mar 27, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Easter).
Apr 3, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. The Board will meet before the regular meeting to make Summer Festival Selections.
Reading:
AndyFacts by Peter Gordon (90 min)
Fundamental Fun Da Mental Fun Damn Tall by Bruno Alterescu (30 min)
Apr 5, 2005 : Festival Selections Announced (No Meeting)
Apr 10, 2005 : No Meeting (Hovey rehearsal).
Apr 11, 2005, 7:00 pm
First Festival Playwrights' Meeting. Festival Playwrights MUST attend this meeting. Meet in the upstairs lounge at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Apr 17, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Patriot's Day Weekend).
Apr 24, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Passover).
Apr 25, 2005 : Image Theater Rent Party!
May 1, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Hovey tech rehearsal).
May 8, 2005, 7:00 pm
Second Festival Playwrights' Meeting. Festival Playwrights or their Directors MUST attend this meeting. Tech slots and order of performance will be assigned. Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. (Mother's Day)
May 15, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
Three Friends by Ludmila Anselm (15 min)
No, No! Noel! (First Act) by Sandy Burns (40 min)
Now I Love You Best (First Act) by Ludmila Anselm (45 min)
May 22, 2005 : Boston Theater Marathon! No meeting scheduled.
May 29, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Memorial Day Weekend).
Jun 2, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Jun 3, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Jun 4, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Jun 5, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Reading:
The Straight Line (First Act) by Jerry Bisantz (30 min)
Jun 9, 2005, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week one!
Jun 10, 2005, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week one!
Jun 11, 2005, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week one!
Jun 12, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.
Jun 16, 2005, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week two!
Jun 17, 2005, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week two!
Jun 18, 2005, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week two!
Jun 19, 2005, 7:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Roadmap Discussion. Father's Day Meeting. Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Jun 26, 2005, 7:00 pm
Festival Post-Mortem. Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
