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Tonight’s Programme of Plays from
Almost Random Theatre!
www.almostrandomtheatre.co.uk
8.15 First play outside (weather permitting) and second inside (upstairs)
The Lady and ‘The Tyger’ or William Blake’s ‘How I Met Your Mother’ by Trace
Crawford
About the play:
The Lady and 'The Tyger' or William Blake's 'How I Met Your Mother'” shows us how
our first impressions of people can be mistaken and that taking the risk to fall in love
is worth it, despite the mixed emotions it can generate. A man is sitting quietly
reading poetry when he is accosted by a very unusual woman. Somewhere between
her screaming about not wanting to be touched and him describing the meaning
hiding within a William Blake poem, they manage to make a strong interpersonal
connection. Exploring themes of our illusionistic first impressions and the duality of
our emotional reaction to the new, “How I Met Your Mother” is evidence that love can
spring up from even the most bizarre of encounters
TRACE CRAWFORD’s plays have been produced in theatres throughout the United
States as well as the UK, Australia, India, South Korea, and Luxembourg. A theatre
educator for the past 16 years, he has also organized a quarterly state-wide
improvisational comedy competition for high school students since 1999. He lives
with his beautiful wife and son in Ohio. www.tracecrawford.com.
Actors:
Woman: Olivia Frazer
Man: Tristan Robinson
About ART
Almost Random Theatre is a local theatre started by Chris
Sivewright. It receives no government funding, hand-outs,
legacies etc. It survives owing to the generosity of the
actors/Directors with their time, limited savings from the
founder and, of course, ticket sales. Sometimes shows –
such as tonight – are for free. Longer plays (such as on
Friday and Saturday this week) are ticket only.
The Intricate Workings of a Sherbert Lemon
by Dr. Stuart Lee
About the play:
A clever play that misdirects – or does it? – the audience as to where the real threat
in the railway carriage is coming from….
About the author:
My theatrical writing career includes: ‘Quiz Night at the Britannia’ (OxFRINGE 2011
and currently running at the COPA Bar every Thursday throughout the summer of
2012); ‘Dev’s Army’ (Winner Galway Theatre Festival New Writing, 2010; winner
‘Forever Manchester Award’ 2011; Winner ‘Buxton New Writing Award 2011′; Elysion
Productions – Manchester, Buxton Fringe, Preston Fringe 2011; Salford, Oxford,
London, Manchester, Liverpool 2012) ['Dev's Army' is available as a Kindle Ebook]
‘The Ghosts May Laugh’ (produced December 2003 Burton Taylor Theatre, Oxford;
August 2004 Greyfriars Kirkhouse, Edinburgh); ‘The Attic’ winner of the 2007 Oxford
Writers/Oxford Playhouse New Writing Competition (produced September 2007
Burton Taylor Theatre, Oxford); ‘Never Tell Them’ winner of the 2008 Oxford
Writers/Oxford Playhouse New Writing Competition 2008 (produced September 2008
Burton Taylor Theatre, Oxford; Oxford Fringe Festival, 24-27th March 2010).
Actors:
Woman 1:
Olivia Frazer
Woman 2:
Emily East (See:
http://www.almostrandomtheatre.co.uk/showcase/emily-east/)
Man:
Kyran Pritchard
These plays are being put on for FREE – please come!
Tonight’s Programme of Plays from
Almost Random Theatre!
www.almostrandomtheatre.co.uk
Twins by Stuart Crafton
Winner of the 2012 Scriptwriting Competition organized by Pint Sized plays
About the Playwright:
Stuart Crafton lives in Colorado, USA. His entry 'Twins' won both the 2012 Best
Script category - as voted for by the audience - as well as the award for Best
Performance. He says of the competition and the Script Slam: "I traveled 4519 miles
to be part of Pint Sized Plays and it was worth every mile to be there!" (I looked up
the mileage.)"
About the play:
Casey is shy, so is Amanda, but they both have twins who are just the opposite. And
you know what opposites do... The Winning Script in the 2012 Pint-sized Plays
competition. (www.pintsizedplays.org.uk)
Male:
Dan Abrams
Lydia:
Daria/Emily
Amanda:
Olivia Frazer
About ART
Almost Random Theatre is a local theatre started by Chris
Sivewright. It receives no government funding, hand-outs,
legacies etc. It survives owing to the generosity of the
actors/Directors with their time, limited savings from the
founder and, of course, ticket sales. Sometimes shows –
such as tonight – are for free. Longer plays (such as on
Friday and Saturday this week) are ticket only.
Insex by Jeffrey Neuman
About the playwright:
Jeffrey Neuman's work has appeared at theaters and festivals across the United
States and United Kingdom. His plays have been recognized by the Actors Theatre
of Louisville, Emerging Artists Theatre Company, the New York Innovative Theatre
Awards, and the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival, among others. He was a
finalist for the 2012 Heideman Award and recently published Modern Goddesses:
Two Short Plays of Mythic Proportions with JAC Publishing & Promotions.
In 2000, Jeffrey was commissioned by the Denver Center’s acclaimed Wilbur J.
Gould Voice Research Center to develop and direct Paul Revere: The Voice Heard
‘Round the World, an outreach program designed to teach children about vocal
health. The piece was performed in a number of elementary schools in and around
the Denver metro area, reaching over 40,000 students.
As a director and dramaturg, Jeffrey has worked for the Colorado Shakespeare
Festival, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the Denver Center for the
Performing Arts. He has presented professional papers for the Association for
Theater in Higher Education, the American Alliance of Theatre Education, and the
American Music Research Center. In 2009, his original research was acknowledged
in the book Kander and Ebb, an installment in the Yale University Press Broadway
Masters series.
http://www.theaterbyjeff.com/
About the play:
Two praying mantises (or mantodea, if you want to get technical) enjoy a post-coital
moment before tensions arise.
Actors:
Claire:
A female praying mantis: Laura Boone
Brad:
A male praying mantis: Dan Abrams