"I love PlayFest: Durango theatre & performing arts festival in Southwest Colorado"

2022-06-19 05:01:08

HomeAboutDurango PlayFestVisit UsPartnersFort Lewis CollegeThe Acting CompanyPlays & ArtistsActors Journal Black History MonthActors JournalPlays and Artists 2022Plays and Artists 2021Plays and Artists 2020Plays and Artists 2019Plays and Artists 2018Tickets/ScheduleEngageNewsContactDonate Now Four Plays Selected for 2022 Festival! Tickets on sale in mid June. View now Four Plays Selected for 2022 Festival! Tickets on sale in mid June. View now See Tomorrow’s Great Plays – TodayDurango PlayFest – A Four-Corners New Play FestivalAugust 4-7, 2022Each August, professional playwrights, actors and directors gather for a week to develop and workshop new plays before showcasing them at staged readings in front of local audiences. In 2022, we’re featuring playwrights Richard Dresser, Dan Lauria, Lia Romeo and Blossom Johnson. Read about the playwrights.. Our Durango PlayFest Hosts: Actors Dan Lauria and Wendie MalickDurango PlayFest grew from the passion of a dedicated committee of local community members and Dan Lauria (“The Wonder Years” and “Pitch”) and Wendie Malick (“Just Shoot Me!” and “Hot in Cleveland”)Playwriting Festival Audiences Experience the Creative ProcessDurango PlayFest is  an incubator for professional actors, directors and playwrights as well as regional artists to develop new work.  Audiences will have a window into their creative process and interact with them during panels, artists talks, parties and post show talkbacks. Theatre Arts Festival at a GlanceThe summer playwriting festival culminates with exciting stage readings of original stories and an up-close-and-personal journey into the art of storytelling.Each of the plays will have a script-in-hand readings at local venues in Durango.Talkback sessions, workshops, panels, a festival party and other events throughout the week offer an unparalleled opportunity to participate in this wildly-creative Southwest Colorado Arts Festival.For more information on how you can plug into this thrilling pioneer effort, sign up for our mailing list on the Contact Us page and stay tuned for more details about the 2022 Durango PlayFest!VIEW NEW EPISODESMeet Our Actors“There is this cauldron of potential inspiration in Durango that I have felt since the first time I came here.”Wendie Malick“After all the work is done a new play emerges …and Durango is the first audience.”Dan LauriaCountdown to PlayFest 2018Subscribe to join our Durango PlayFest Community.2018 PlayFest EventsThere are no upcoming events at this time.View Full Events Calendar“I love the immediacy of the experience, the ability to experiment, to learn and grow. It’s fun to be able to try things out in front of an audience. To see what works and what doesn’t work.” Mike Farrell “What a wonderful opportunity to be at the beginning stage of an idea. It feels so collaborative and exciting.” Laura SpencerContact10 Town Plaza, #48Durango, CO USA [email protected] of Use | Privacy PolicyRefund PolicyEvents4th Annual Durango PlayFest — August 4-7, 2022© 2022 Durango PlayFest. All rights reserved. Website Design: Athena Communications | Website Development: J3media./* Navigation */.tcowl-wrap .owl-theme .owl-nav [class*='owl-'] { background-color: #282830;} .tcowl-wrap .owl-theme .owl-nav [class*='owl-']:hover { background-color: #dd9933; }/* Dots */.tcowl-wrap .owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot span { background:#000000;}.tcowl-wrap .owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot.active span, .owl-theme .owl-dots .owl-dot:hover span { background:#dd9933;}