Philadelphia Dramatists' Center
produces a number of recurring and annual events to encourage our mission of providing resources and opportunities for creative expression.
We welcome actors, directors, dramaturgs, theatre lovers as well as playwrights.
HAPPY HOUR
PLAYWRIGHTS’ HAPPY HOURFounded by Greg Nanni and Bruce Walsh, Playwrights Happy Hour is an opportunity for playwrights to meet after work for a congenial discussion of their plays. Prior to each session two or three playwrights sign up to have 20 pages read out loud. Following each reading, the Happy Hour Moderator leads a discussion of the work based on the The Lerman Method.Happy Hour meets at Fergie’s pub from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month . Beer and appetizers are always served. (During the pandemic, Happy Hour has moved to Zoom.)
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or cut & paste the diect zoom link:
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LIVE SCRIPT READINGS AND CASTING
If you're on the schedule to have your pages read, you can cast before hand or"scan the room"
and cast your play from the available actors.
Send your pages in advance to
David Hodges ([email protected])
so he may share them with your cast and the rest of the room.
AFFIRMATION, QUESTIONS, & USEFUL FEEDBACK
- Feedback sessions are short & moderated. We use Liz Lerman's Critical Response process
- At the end of each Happy Hour playwrights raise their hands for a chance to have your script worked on at the next session.
Happy Hour Long Reads
Once each month, PDC playwrights come together to read an entire script by one member. This long read gives the playwright an opportuni-ty to hear a play that he or she has been working on in its entirety. The only requisite to have a play read is that excerpts of it have been read in either Playwrights’ Happy Hour or The Writers’ Circle.
Once each month, PDC playwrights come together to read an entire script by one member. This long read gives the playwright an opportuni-ty to hear a play that he or she has been working on in its entirety. The only requisite to have a play read is that excerpts of it have been read in either Playwrights’ Happy Hour or The Writers’ Circle.
Writer's Circle
PDC’s longstanding writers group meets on alternate Saturdays at the Community Education Center. Each playwright who attends brings 10 or so pages to be read and discussed. The session, scheduled for two hours generally lasts until all playwrights’ pages have been read.
For many years, The Writers’ Circle was led by the late Walt Vail. The current moderator is Pat McKeever.
The Writers’ Circle is currently on hiatus due to the pandemic.
PDC’s longstanding writers group meets on alternate Saturdays at the Community Education Center. Each playwright who attends brings 10 or so pages to be read and discussed. The session, scheduled for two hours generally lasts until all playwrights’ pages have been read.
For many years, The Writers’ Circle was led by the late Walt Vail. The current moderator is Pat McKeever.
The Writers’ Circle is currently on hiatus due to the pandemic.
