About this Event
About this Event:
In this festival, the Green Shirt community will create, rehearse, and perform four new ten minute plays. This is a fun opportunity for members of our community to collaborate, try something new, and hone their craft.
Before signing up, please look at each role’s responsibilities and the dates you’d need to be available to participate.
If you have any conflicts with the dates listed, please contact [email protected] before you sign-up to discuss your conflicts.
Schedule:
All actors and directors must attend the dates shown below. Do not sign up to act or direct if you cannot attend any of the following dates.
Again - please double check your calendar before signing up. There are 4 rehearsals and one live performance.
Virtual Get Together & 1st Table Read: 5/17, 7-9pm
Rehearsal #1: Wednesday 5/22
Rehearsal #2: Thursday 5/23
Tech: Friday 5/24, 7-10pm
Show: Saturday 5/25 @7pm (actor’s call will be 6pm)
We regularly host these events. If your schedule conflicts with the above dates, we’d love to see you at the next one!
Theme: Tarot Deck
This Season Green Shirt Studio is digging into the mystical arts with our 10 Minute Play Festival. Each playwright will have a tarot card pulled for them and they will have the opportunity to craft an entirely new play from the themes present. Let’s dig into our psyche and prepare for Summer with: Tarot Deck.
Each play should be roughly 10 pages long (a minute per page) and must include:
- At least one forth-wall break.
- A character should be currently reading a book. Either on stage or they mention in the dialogue what they’re reading.
- Feeling ‘out of time’ in what every way that phrase means to you. You could be losing time or don’t quite feel like belong in this one.
Role Responsibilities
Writers:
Attend Get Together
Have your first draft complete by May 6 and final draft completed May 10.
Write a 10 minute play for 3 actors inspired by the theme of the festival! Your team will be assigned to you so you know what actors you’re writing for
First time writers welcome.
Directors:
Attend Get Together and all scheduled rehearsals
Direct! Help your actors get in touch with the story they’re telling.
First time directors welcome
Be the cheerleader and organizer for your team. Schedule any necessary meetings outside of preexisting rehearsals and keep communication flowing throughout the process
Actors:
Attend Get Together, all scheduled rehearsals, and performances
Act! Be a collaborative, open, excited actor
Do your best to come to your first rehearsal with your lines memorized
Who Can Participate?
All current and former Green Shirt students are invited to participate. There is no experience required to write, direct, or act.
Not a Former or Current Green Shirt Student?
We offer a number of other events that are open to artists from outside of the GSS community. Please take a look at our Eventbrite collections page for all upcoming events.
Also consider joining us for a class! Over the last 15 years, thousands of Chicago actors and people curious about the craft of acting have trained in Green Shirt Studio’s Meisner Acting Program. We also offer a wide range of classes and workshops that focus on writing, storytelling, improv, and more.
Learn more: www.greenshirtstudio.com
Not Ready to Participate?
We hope to see you in the audience at the performance.
Have an idea for a workshop, performance, or event?
Our diverse community is always looking for new ways to grow in their creative practice and get inspired by other artists' work. Get in touch with us at https://www.greenshirtstudio.com/hosting
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Green Shirt Studio, 4001 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, United States
USD 15.00
