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.

August 2005

No Meetings Scheduled.

September 2005

Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 : Membership fees for the 2005-2006 season are now due.

Sunday, Sep 4, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Labor Day Weekend).

Sunday, Sep 11, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Binding the Artful Dodger (First Act) by Gail Phaneuf (65 min)
   P.O.W. by Richard Pacheco (15 min)
   Hemlock by Richard Pacheco (15 min)

Sunday, Sep 18, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.

Sunday, Sep 25, 2005 : Hovey Matinee Performance: running until 6:00 pm.

Sunday, Sep 25, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Invitation to the Dance by Hortense F. Gerardo (20 min)
   A Ticklish Situation by Christopher King (25 min)
   Time Out by Erik Sherman (20 min)
   Spare Change by Erik Sherman (20 min)
   The Bill (Act Two) by Wendy Cincotta (40 min)

October 2005

Sunday, Oct 2, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.

Sunday, Oct 9, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Orpheus in the Dormitory by Ludmila Anselm (65 min)
   The Tenth Muse by Sophie Klein (40 min)
   Dark Matter by Christopher King (35 min)
   The Troop by Marika Barnett (35 min)

Sunday, Oct 16, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.

Sunday, Oct 23, 2005, 7:00 pm
Boston Theater Marathon Preparation 1. Bring your best ten-minute piece before you submit it to the Marathon (deadline 11/15/05)! Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Playwrights' Platform does not sponsor and is not affiliated with the BTM.
   Reading:
   Cigarette Boy by Hortense F. Gerardo (24 min)
   New Digs by Kelly DuMar (26 min)
   Sympathy for the Devil by Regina Eliot-Ramsey (19 min)
   How To Become An Expert by Lida McGirr and Edward Bander (21 min)
   Coming Out/Growing Up by Geralyn Horton (19 min)
   The Offer by Phyllis Rittner (18 min)
   Declaration of Love by Ludmila Anselm (18 min)
   Hell of a Guy by Jerry Bisantz (13 min)

Sunday, Oct 30, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.

November 2005

Sunday, Nov 6, 2005, 7:00 pm
Boston Theater Marathon Preparation 2. Bring your best ten-minute piece before you submit it to the Marathon (deadline 11/15/05)! Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
Playwrights' Platform does not sponsor and is not affiliated with the BTM.
   Reading:
   Band of Angels by Regina Eliot-Ramsey (16 min)
   Welcome Home! by Sandy Burns (17 min)
   The Carpenter by Sandy Burns (22 min)
   Showtime by Geralyn Horton (20 min)
   Charlie’s Gift by George Masselam (21 min)
   The Eleventh Minute by Marika Barnett (14 min)
   Possibilities by Peter M. Floyd (20 min)
   The Little Death by Peter M. Floyd (20 min)
   Press Start To Begin by Patrick M Brennan (15 min)

Sunday, Nov 13, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled. (Veteran's Day weekend)

Sunday, Nov 20, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Nothing Personal by Richard Pacheco (47 min)
   What We Save by Kelly DuMar (65 min)
   My Slot by Bruno Alterescu (20 min)

Sunday, Nov 27, 2005 : No meeting scheduled (Thanksgiving weekend).

December 2005

Sunday, Dec 4, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Milgram's War by Patrick M Brennan (50 min)
   The Visitation by Regina Eliot-Ramsey (15 min)
   Untitled Mortality Play by Geralyn Horton (65 min)

Sunday, Dec 11, 2005, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Alice Down the Hole by Regina Eliot-Ramsey (80 min)
   Undertow by Richard Pacheco (30 min)

Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 : Submission Deadline for the March performance at the Shea Theatre. See the call for plays for more information.

Sunday, Dec 18, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled.

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 : No Meeting Scheduled (Christmas).

January 2006

Sunday, Jan 1, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled (New Year's Day).

Sunday, Jan 8, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. NOTE: Hovey has pre-empted this meeting. We will probably meet in the upstairs lounge.
   Reading:
   An Unwelcome Guest by Jon Papernick and Paul Ciufo (50 min)
   An American Icon in Gatlinburg by Scott Welty (15 min)
   Dancers by Anthony Donahoe (15 min)
   Getting Down With James Brown by Roberta Kosberg (15 min)
   Personal Elections by Bruno Alterescu (20 min)

Thursday, Jan 12, 2006 : Shea Theatre Selections will be made.

Sunday, Jan 15, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled. (MLK Day Weekend)

Sunday, Jan 22, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. NOTE: Hovey has pre-empted this meeting. We will probably meet in the upstairs lounge.
   Reading:
   This Bite by Kelly DuMar (15 min)
   Engagement by Jonathon Myers (120 min)

February 2006

Sunday, Feb 5, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled (Super Bowl Sunday).

Sunday, Feb 12, 2006 : Meeting Called Due to Snow.

Sunday, Feb 19, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled. (President's Day Weekend)

Sunday, Feb 26, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. NOTE: Hovey has pre-empted this meeting. We will meet in the upstairs lounge.
   Reading:
   Modified Rapture by Geralyn Horton (110 min)

March 2006

Sunday, Mar 5, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Fuzzy Subgame Perfection by Hortense F. Gerardo (20 min)
   Single Again (First Act) by Sherry Alpert (85 min)

Sunday, Mar 12, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Plan B (First Act) by Richard Pacheco (65 min)
   Borders by Scott Welty (45 min)
   This Bite by Kelly DuMar (15 min)

Wednesday, Mar 15, 2006 : Deadline for Festival Submissions (No Meeting)

Saturday, Mar 18, 2006, 8:00 pm
A Night of One-Acts: In collaboration with The Shea Theatre of Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Performance at the Shea.

Sunday, Mar 19, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled.

Sunday, Mar 26, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. NOTE: Hovey has requested that we not go into the theater until 7:00 pm. Please meet in the upstairs lounge prior to the meeting proper.
   Reading:
   Noel's On by Sandy Burns and Lydia Plumleigh-Bruce (140 min)

April 2006

Sunday, Apr 2, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   A Mother in My Head (First Act) by Christopher King (60 min)
   Air by Anthony Donahoe (15 min)
   To Moskau, to Moskau by Ludmila Anselm (55 min)
   The Shortest Distance by Marika Barnett (25 min)

Wednesday, Apr 5, 2006 : Festival Selections Announced (No Meeting)

Sunday, Apr 23, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   A Mother in My Head (Second Act) by Christopher King (60 min)
   The End of America in the Time of the Fireflies (First Three Scenes) by Lee Roscoe (55 min)

Sunday, Apr 30, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled.

May 2006

Sunday, May 7, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. (Note: there will be a Hovey matinee this afternoon)
   Reading:
   Boston's Brothers in Liberty by Geralyn Horton (120 min)

Sunday, May 14, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham. (Mother's Day).
   Reading:
   One Two Many by Holly L. Jensen (15 min)
   A Villa in the Andes by Marika Barnett (70 min)
   I've Gotta Go by Gail Phaneuf (15 min)

Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 7:00 pm
Second Production Meeting for the Summer Festival. Attendance is mandatory for Festival Playwrights, their directors, and their stage managers. Meet at the Boston Playwrights Theatre in Boston.

Sunday, May 21, 2006 : Boston Theater Marathon! No meeting scheduled.

Sunday, May 28, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled (Memorial Day weekend).

June 2006

Sunday, Jun 4, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled.

Thursday, Jun 8, 2006, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week one!

Friday, Jun 9, 2006, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week one!

Saturday, Jun 10, 2006, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week one!

Sunday, Jun 11, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   At The Hollow by Lee Roscoe (30 min)
   Rusty the Dog – Episode 178: Jimmy down the Well by Scott Welty (45 min)

Thursday, Jun 15, 2006, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week two!

Friday, Jun 16, 2006, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week two!

Saturday, Jun 17, 2006, 8:00 pm
Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival, week two!

Sunday, Jun 18, 2006 : No Meeting Scheduled. (Father's Day)

Sunday, Jun 25, 2006, 7:00 pm
Meet at Hovey Players in Waltham.
   Reading:
   Beating Death (Second Act) by George Masselam (90 min)
   The Cherry Corset by Holly L. Jensen (45 min)