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The Stagecrafters has a Play Selection Committee headed by Mark Grayson. Our committee has 15-20 members who propose plays that they think our audience will enjoy. We also encourage our subscribers and other audience members to submit suggestions for plays; we also accept works by local playwrights.
We usually begin with 70-80 titles on our list, order copies of the plays and pass them around. From July through December we meet as a committee on a regular basis to discuss the scripts we’ve read and suggest others we find enticing. We slowly whittle down the list to approximately 25 titles. With this short list we rate each play taking into account staging, sets, costumes, story and audience appeal. After the ratings have been tabulated, we look at our final list and build a season with our directors and budgets in mind.
We are currently in the final stages of choosing plays for 2008-2009, which is our 80th Season! We encourage you, our audience, to send your suggestions for the 81st season to Mark Grayson c/o The Stagecrafters. Many thanks to all of you who keep our boards busy!
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY!
Next year Stagecrafters celebrates our 80th season! What would you give for a great 80th Birthday present? Money? Clothes? Computer? Time? Please give this some thought as we want to do something special for this spectacular occasion.
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Here’s a suggestion for our visitors who come to us via Lincoln Drive and Germantown Avenue from the south: From January 21 through March, Germantown Avenue is closed between Cresheim Valley Drive and Woodbrook Lane (at the Trolley Car Diner). There is a clearly marked detour, but the following is a simple alternative: - Coming north on Lincoln drive, after crossing Carpenter Lane, turn left on Emlen Street (traffic light, just past the Germantown Jewish Center on left).
- Once on Emlen, go through two traffic lights (Mt Pleasant Avenue and Allens Lane);
- your route then becomes Cresheim Valley Drive, and the next light will be Germantown Avenue.
- Turn left onto Germantown and proceed to the Stagecrafters at 8130 (or the best nearby parking space!)
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Join us on the second Friday of each production, immediately after the show, to share your thoughts and ask questions of the director, cast and crew. No theater degree required! We have held these informal sessions in the theater during The Visit and Intimate Apparel. These have been enthusiastically attended and both directors and cast have enjoyed the thoughtful interaction with audience members. Upcoming Audience Talk Back Dates
Quartet – March 7
Going to St. Ives – April 25
Plaza Suite – June 20 |
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During the winter months, please be aware that in the case of significant snow or ice on a performance date, a decision about whether to proceed or cancel a performance will be made by 4 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays and by 11 a.m. on Sundays. After these times, there will be an announcement of any change in performance schedule: - on our phone message at 215.247.8881
- on our website at www.thestagecrafters.org
- and on KYW NewsRadio (1060 AM)
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