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Each Wednesday evening, as part of the course Playwright's Lab, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading.Admission: free and open to the public.
Synopsis: "The Bell Tolls For Thee" After years of dominating the sport of boxing Damian cannot fight anymore even though he loves it. He has to go through the complex phases of family drama and his own personal decisions that could save his life.
The reading is followed by a two-tier feedback session. The first tier is based on the Liz Lerman Critical Response, with the playwright taking notes on audience reactions to things that worked, questions they feel are still unanswered, things that didn't work as well as the strengths we identified earlier, and questions that the playwright might have. The second tier of feedback is closed, and only students registered for the course and faculty attend. This session is less structured and playwrights can engage with commenters directly. In this way, students are exposed to both kinds of feedback so that they have a nurturing environment as well as preparation for the more raw responses one could encounter in a review or blog comments.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Upstairs Studio Theatre at Hollins University, 8004 Quadrangle Ln, Roanoke, VA 24020, United States,Cloverdale, Virginia
