Rochester Community Players presents the Inaugural Playwright Showcase October 9-13th, 2024. Ten local Rochester writers’ work read over the course of five days at Multi-Use Community Cultural Center(MuCCC), 142 Atlantic Avenue. Creating an opportunity for local writers to collaborate with directors, hear their plays read for an audience, and receive constructive feedback.
For more details including ticket reservation, please visit MuCCC’s website.
2024 Playwright Showcase
Wednesday October 9th at 6pm
“Churchbells”
written by Doug C. Waterman
directed by Lizz KD
Read by Keely Spencer, G. Tristan Berlet, and Matthew Duncan
Synopsis: Two brothers look for what to take from their parents’ home before the Estate Sale lady arrives.
Wednesday October 9th at 7:30pm
“Thirteen Ways”
written by Maria Brandt
directed by Benjamin McRae
Read by Katherine Rivers and Tom Bigongiari
Synopsis: Tony and Jo have the same fight again and again–and in the process remember how to love each other better.
Thursday October 10th at 7:30pm
“Oxeye Daisy”
written by David Kensek
directed by Misty Yarnall
Read by Jeremy Sarachan, Benjamin Gillooly, Prophet Elu Andazola, and Michelle Blake
Synopsis: An actor at a university explores what it means for her body to be a vessel on and offstage, as well as the consequences that follow.
Friday October 11th at 7:30pm
“We Are The Volcano”
written by Chris Woodworth
directed by Edward O. Byrne
Read by Kiomi Oliver, Tom Bigongiari, Katie Kreutter, Bob Shea, Ren Collins, David Kensek, G. Tristan Berlet, and Lizz KD
Synopsis: The climate is changing. Will we? We Are the Volcano explores possible futures in the wake of climate change through a series of short, interconnected, magical realist plays. By turns stark and humorous, the allegorical theatre piece navigates the perils of a warming planet.
Saturday October 12th at 2pm
“When the Piper Visits”
written by Rose O’Keefe
directed by G. Tristan Berlet
Read by Elizabeth Saunders, Peter Schermerhorn, Emmette Michie, Lizz KD, Edward Byrne
Synopsis: A retelling of the story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin, from five points of view.
Saturday October 12th at 3pm
Monologues written by Martha Schermerhorn
& Short Plays written by Seth Faergolzia
directed by Matthew J. Duncan
Read by: Keely Spencer, Emily Gammon, Doug Curry, and Emmett Michie
Synopsis: Short monologues and scenes on various themes including: art, enlightenment, transcendence, illness, and more.
Saturday October 12th at 5pm
“The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers”
written by G. Tristan Berlet
directed by Matthew J. Duncan
Read by Peter Schermerhorn, Edward Byrne, Doug Curry, Bob Shea, Marty Brancato, Emmett Michie, and Lizz KD
Synopsis: An adaptation of the Dorothy L. Sayers short story, an obsessive sculptor welcomes a Hollywood film star into his home, with disastrous consequences for all involved.
Saturday October 12th at 7:30pm
“We Built Our Castles”
written by Jared Lee Morgan, directed by David Kensek
Read by G. Tristan Berlet, Emily Gammon, Jeremy Sarachan, and Elizabeth Saunders
Synopsis: Walter has built up walls around himself his whole life so we could not be hurt by others. The only problem is Pembroke, his wife, wants to be let in.
Sunday October 13th at 2pm
“Cruel”
written by Misty Yarnall
directed by Corrina Mullins
Read by Katie Kreutter, Ren Collins, and Benjamin Gillooly
Synopsis: When Oscar stays with his sister Florence and her wife Beth, he learns some very odd rules in this house, such as the way they talk about Angelica, an ordinary umbrella that Beth nurtures as if it is a baby.