Radio Spot on 106.9 FM - January 22
On January 21st reporter Kate Roberts from 106.9 FM (The X) met with Playwright's Cabaret director Jeff Culbert, actor Rona Waddington and one of this year's 19 playwrights - me - for about fifteen minutes to talk about the Playwright's Cabaret.
Prepared with a set of questions for each of us, Kate recorded the interview and then distilled it down to its essence for a one-minute spot which was aired a few minutes after noon on Friday the 22nd.
It was a lot of fun and I felt honoured to be included. So here it is - my fifteen seconds of fame:
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P.S. If you didn't catch any of the performances this year (January 21, 22 & 23), make a mental note to see the 2011 Playwright's Cabaret next January because there's nothing else like it.
P.P.S. Although Kate's pronunication seems as if she is saying I was "very weary" of my first play, she is really saying "very wary."
List of 2010 Cabaret plays and playwrights (in order of appearance):
(January 21 & 23)
Sandwiched - Lucy Williams - Kids are always a handful, but aging mothers are supposed to behave.
Strings - Diane Vanden Hoven - Deb and Jeremy are in the Husky parking lot. Will this really be the last night of their relationship?
I Don’t Like You / The End - Petryna Venuta - Four intersecting voices give glimpses of relationships in transition.
I Wassa Angel - Kathleen Brammall - Junie, a little girl in a 60-year-old woman’s body, takes us into her world.
Exit Strategy - Michael Wilmot - In breaking up, practice makes perfect.
(Intermission)
In the Village - John Krisak - Cultures clash as a British 13-year-old visits his grandfather in the mountains of Crete.
Poison - Lynda Martens - A visit to sharp-tongued Mom on the farm opens up new and dangerous possibilities.
Now See Hear - Paul Kinsella - We meet Jim and Janet, husband and wife; each with physical challenges, on the day Janet delivers some life changing news.
Educating Mothers - Laura Wythe - For teenage mothers who need to collect welfare, it’s back to school.
Love 15 - Helen E. Patterson - A verbal tennis match exposes a couple’s affection, anxieties and nastiness.
(January 22 & 23)
The Right Clothes - John Huff - They’re both dating other people now- but when they encounter each other while shopping- it’s not fur that flies…
Nelson - Terri Griffin Burman - Two brothers have found and renovated a canoe. A neighbour arrives to check if it’s her father’s canoe and family tensions appear.
Copyright Violations - Clyo Beck - It’s 2040 and you need copyright clearance to say just about anything.
Mrs. Wallace Dupree - Denise Hay - Lillian and the woman down the hall never speak, but they think about each other a lot.
Couch Surfing - Richard Nagel - A quiet evening with an overnight guest turns into an extraordinary imaginative adventure.
(Intermission)
The Maladroit Romeo - Len Cuthbert - Not even close to the marriage proposal that he’d planned.
Saeculum - Dorian Mills - A retired hit-man returns home to find a working hit-man waiting for him.
Worms - Steve Mielczarek - A revenge fantasy for a gal who suffered a terrible haircut.
Shakesperience - Maridon Duncanson - If Shakespeare had a late night talk show.
Congratulations to all playwrights and to actors Aidan Desalaiz, Jim Doucette, Rachel Johns and Rona Waddington for giving us such great performances and filling the night with surprises.
Thanks also to the Grand Theatre and, in particular, Artistic Director Susan Ferley, Director Jeff Culbert, Director Healther Davies, Dramaturge Gil Garratt, and Stage Manager Lani Martel for their enthusiasm and support of emerging playwrights, and a special thanks goes out to Brenda Manning who keeps us informed about it all.