Upcoming Events and Workshops
Mother Road Theatre Company Presents it’s first annual
New Mexico Young Playwrights Festival
The NEW MEXICO YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL is a groundbreaking project that nurtures young writers and future theatre-goers. The festival is a continuation of Mother Road’s dedication to providing standards-based education and increasing literacy rates in New Mexico’s youth.
Admission is FREE!
What you’ll experience: Three plays have been chosen from dozens submitted by K-8 students from around NM. Each will receive a professional staged reading and a distinguished panel of judges will choose the winner who will receive a $100 prize. The winning play will then be submitted to the National Young Playwright’s Competition in New York City.
The panel of guest judges:
Royale Da, KOAT 7 Morning Anchor
Don Garcia, 2006 Kennedy Center Latino Playwrighting Award Winner
Jim Graebner, Published Playwright, Director of The Duke City Shootout
Festival Schedule
Morning Workshops*
9:00am -10:00 Play Structure, with David Sinkus.
10:00am-11:00 Believable Characters, with Jim Graebner.
11:00am-Noon Language-Writing Dialogue, with Don Garcia
Noon-1pm Lunch (Concessions available for purchase)
Afternoon
1:00pm-2:00pm Readings of the Elementary school plays.
2:00pm-4:00pm Staged Readings of the three finalists’ plays.
4:00pm-5:00pm Awards ceremony and wrap-up.
*Students are asked to reserve a spot early for these workshops and are encouraged to take all three.
When: Saturday, August 9, 2008.
Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Where: The Filling Station, 1024 4th St SW, Albuquerque, corner of 4th & Pacific.
Information & Workshop Reservations: 505-243-0596, info@motherroad.org
Fall of 2008
THE WEIR by Conor McPherson
September 18 to October 12, 2008
Late Fall 2008
PREBUT for 2009 Season: Heretics, Henchmen and the Holy!
November 21 to November 30, 2008
December of 2008
HELLCAB by Will Kern
December 4 to December 21, 2008