Theatre Odyssey announces a call for ten minute plays for our ninth Annual festival to be held March 29 – 31, 2013. The Plays: Each play must be presented within ten minutes (generally between seven and ten pages). The cast should not exceed five actors. Theatre Odyssey will make final production decisions based on appropriateness… Read More
Dylan H. Jones, a local writer, actor and composer will present a workshop of his new musical Jonesing at the small theater in the Manatee School For the Arts, 700 Haben Blvd. Palmetto, Florida. Performances will take place November 15, 16 and 17 beginning at 7:30 pm. On November 18 there is a matinee at… Read More
STUDENT PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL Theatre Odyssey invites students (grades 9-12 or home-schooled equivalent) to submit original scripts for possible professional production. January, 2013 will mark the first Student Playwriting Festival produced by Theatre Odyssey. The submission process is quite straight forward: Under performance conditions, each submitted work will fall within 10 minutes production time. A 60 second… Read More
Theatre Odyssey has received support, both artistic and financial, from a wide population demographic. Even so, there is a missing element in the support base: students. A portion of the organization’s mission statement calls for “…raising the community’s social awareness and spirit through the art of theatre….” and to “…encourage, challenge, and inspire actors and… Read More
Stephen Cooper’s play, Confessions a Deux, competed with seven other ten-minute plays April 6-8 at the Westcoast Black Theater Troupe playhouse. Confessions a Deux is the story of two Catholic Priests who learn through the confessional that they are involved with the same woman. They eventually agree to absolve each other and to continue their… Read More
Theatre Odyssey is pleased to announce eight finalists for its Ten-Minute Play Festival, being held this year on April 6-8. Board member Catherine Randazzo will be the Artistic Director for the 2012 festival, now in its seventh year. The 2012 playwright finalists are: Marvin Albert: All Too Soon Stephen Cooper: Confessions a Deux Dan Higgs: Just Perfect Connie… Read More
