Rockford New Play Festival 2014
Aug 14, 2014
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Nathan Alan Davis
READING DIRECTED BY Mike Werckle
The Rockford Area Arts Council and The West Side Show Room collaborated on the first-ever Rockford New Play Festival. Originally conceived as an extension of the Arts Council's Arts Place summer apprenticeship program for teens, the festival quickly expanded to include playwrights from around the world. Over 150 plays were submitted. Six were chosen and presented in a staged reading to a capacity crowd at the Mendelssohn Club in Rockford, Illinois.
The theme of the festival was "Beginnings."
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
The Paperboy Comes Before Dawn by Aaron Adair (Chicago, IL)
Dam, Sweet Dam by Steve Coogan (Rockford, IL)
Late Bloomer by Caleigh Derreberry (Atlanta, GA)
Earth From The Moon by Derick Edgren (Rockford, IL)
Not Peace But A Sword by Mildred Lewis (New York, NY)
Epiphany by Charlyne Blatcher Martin (Rockford, IL)
CAST & CREW
CAST
Letta Baker
David Causey
Erin Farsté
Joshua Hoover
Erin Philpott
FESTIVAL STAFF
Festival Director: Nathan Alan Davis
Festival Coordinator: Sharon Nesbit-Davis
Reading Director: Mike Werckle
Anne O'Keefe: President & CEO RAAC
Ann-Margret Naber: RAAC Coordinator
ARTWORK
PARTNERS
The Rockford New Play Festival was produced in partnership with the Rockford Area Arts Council
RUNNING TIME
70 Minutes | No Intermission
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Adult Language
Map + Directions
CONTENT ADVISORY
The West Side Show Room believes in freedom of expression and we present all works in their entirety. We encourage people of all ages to expose themselves to a wide range of art, and to engage in critical discussions about the content they encounter. For specific information about the language, content, and effects in a particular production, please contact us.
