Nov 1st – 17th 2012
Variations Theatre Group, Inc (VTG) is proud to announce the 3rd annual Harvest Theatre Festival. The Harvest Theatre Festival is part of VTG’s core mission: to provide an opportunity for artists to develop fresh, new work. The selected plays will receive a showing at a brand new theatre complex in Long Island City, NY. During the course of three (3) weeks, each play will have an opportunity to impress both audiences and a panel of judges composed of esteemed professionals from the theatrical and literary world. There will be three (3) official rounds of the festival, with winners of each round chosen by a combination of audience and judges’ votes.
This year’s Harvest Festival will include performances of last year’s winner Wait and See What Happens by Alison Costello. There will also be staged reading performances of the three plays in this year’s Minor Variations Playwrighting Lab.
The playwright of the winning play will receive a grand prize of $1,000.00 and the opportunity to develop the play into a full length production with VTG next season. Awards will also be given out for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. The awards ceremony and final performances will be on November 17th, 2012 at 10pm.
1st Round: Nov 6- Nov 13th
Wild Card Night: Nov 14th
Semi-Finals: Nov 15th
Finals Night/ Closing Ceremony: Nov 17th
Performances will take place at
The Chain Theatre
21-28 45 RD Long Island City
Subways: 7, E, G, M at the Court Street Station
Last year’s winner…
Wait and See What Happens
Written by Alison Costello / Directed by Greg Cicchino
Closing Night: Sat Nov 17th at 5pm
FINALS/ CLOSING CEREMONY Sat Nov 17 at 7pm
Smallpox in Blankets by Paul Hefker
They Call Me Q! by Qurrat Ann Kadwani
The Suicide of Mark Twain by Sean Demers
Two Chairs by Richard L. Gaw
Minor Variations Playwright Lab
Venus and Mona by Leslie Bramm
Sunday November 25th at 7pm, Sun December 2nd at 7pm
What’s In A Name? by Tim Nolan
Sunday November 18th at 3pm
Boots & George by Scott Gerschwer
TBD
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE FOR A SUGGESTED DONATION OF $5
Wild Card Night Wed Nov 14th at 7pm
Smallpox in Blankets by Paul Hefker
Norma and Dave Go To The Travelodge by Lorin Howard
The Temptation of Tim by Richard Jennings
SEMI-FINALS 1 THURS NOV 15th at 7pm
The Tupperware Convention by Anna Governali
The Suicide of Mark Twain by Sean Demers
SEMI-FINALS 2 THURS NOV 15th at 9pm
Two Chairs by Richard L. Gaw
They Call Me Q! by Qurrat Ann Kadwani
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES LISTED BELOW
The selected participants for the 2012 Harvest Theatre Festival are:
Program 1
Two Chairs by Richard L. Gaw
1st Round Performances: Tues Nov 6 at 7pm, Fri Nov 9 at 9pm, Sun Nov 11 at 3pm
Small Pox in Blankets by Paul Hufker
1st Round Performances: Tues Nov 6 at 7pm, Wed Nov 7 at 9pm, Tues Nov 13 at 7pm
Program 2
The Tupperware Convention by Anna Governali
They Call Me Q by Qurrat Ann Kadwani
1st Round Performances: Tues Nov 6 at 9pm, Sat Nov 10 at 1pm, Sun Nov 11 at 5pm
Program 3
Diamonds Wrapped In Ivy Leaves by Daniel McNeill
The Suicide of Mark Twain by Sean Demers
1st Round Performances: Wed Nov 7 at 7pm, Sat Nov 10 at 3pm, Sun Nov 11 at 9pm
Program 4
Effect and Cause by Damian Synadinos
1st Round Performances: Wed Nov 7 at 9pm, Sat Nov 10 at 5pm, Mon Nov 12 at 7pm
Program 5
Norma and Dave Go To The Travelodge by Lorin Howard
The Temptation of Tim by Richard Jennings
Whole Against the Sky by Susan Merson
1st Round Performances: Thurs Nov 8 at 7pm, Sat Nov 10 at 9pm, Mon Nov 12 at 9pm
Last year’s winner
Wait and See What Happens
by Alison Costello
Directed by Greg Cicchino
Performing: Fri Nov 9th at 7pm, Sat Nov 10 at 7pm, Sunday Nov 11 at 7pm, Fri Nov 16 at 7pm, Sat Nov 17 at 5pm
We participate in the TDF Voucher Program
