8 to the Bar 2024
GreenMan is thrilled to announce auditions for "8 to the Bar". Auditions will be Sunday, June 2nd at 7pm and Monday, June 3rd at 7pm at the First United Methodist Church in Elmhurst (232 S York St, Elmhurst, IL 60126). Auditions will begin at 7pm each evening - please arrive no later than 8:30pm in order to be seen - no appointments necessary. Auditions will consist of short cold reading scenes. A variety of roles are available including a role for one teenage boy. Nine short original 10-minute plays on the theme of "Revenge is Sweet. . . or is it?"- directed by Melanie Bagal, Derek Dillon, Jim Doherty, Becca Easley, G.F. Gallagher, Margie Gustafson, Gina Palmer, David Stasevsky, and Kate Vargulich. This festival of short 10-minute plays will be performed July 12, 13, 14 at Chicago Dance Factory in Villa Park. Show Info GreenMan Theatre Troupe is pleased to announce the line-up for its annual 10-minute play festival, “8 to the Bar.” Playwrights submitted short plays spurred by the prompt “Revenge is Sweet… or is it?” Two hundred plays were blind-read (playwright’s name and information removed.) Plays were received from 29 states, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore and the Canary Islands. Sixteen finalists were chosen, and the selected directors got to choose the plays they wanted to direct. The production will be produced by Becca Easley. “8 to the Bar” will be performed on July 12, 13, and 14, 2024 at Chicago Dance Factory, 219 W. St. Charles Road, Villa Park. Tickets are $15 at the door, first come, first served, no reservations accepted. Featured plays will be: “Best Served Cold” by Mark Saunders of Portland, Oregon Director: G.F. Gallagher “The Curse” by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend of Chicago, Illiniois Director: David Stasevsky “I Used to be the Pretty One” by Lindsey Brown of Auckland, New Zealand Director: Kate Vargulich “In or Out” by Mark Saunders of Portland, Oregon Director: Gina Palmer “Just Desserts” by David MacGregor of Howell, Michigan Director: Jim Doherty “The Replacement” by Morey Norkin of Ogi-Shi, Saga Ken, Japan Director: Margie Gustafson “The Resurrectionists” by Robert J. LeBlanc of Newburyport, Massachusetts Director: Derek Dillon “Tag” by Mark Harvey Levine of Indianapolis, Indiana Director: Becca Easley Also – an Easter egg: “Immersion Therapy” by David MacGregor of Howell, Michigan, a play which was bumped from last year’s show. Director: Melanie Bagal |