OU MFA Playwriting's Weekly
Production: The "Madness" Schedule
Madness performances are FREE and open to the public nearly every Friday night at 11:00 p.m. in the
Hahne Theater at Kantner Hall.
Spring Quarter
Madness Schedule (2009-10): The remaing Madness performances will be occuring at 11:00 p.m. on the following
Fridays:
Friday, May 30th (Ira)
Friday, May 14th (Ryan)
Friday, May 21st (Sarah)
Performances
generally run from 45 minutes to an hour. Seating is
very limited -- many nights it is important to arrive at least 45 minutes early to make sure you get a seat!
More on Madness from OU's Daily Press:
http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/October/58f-067.cfm
More on Madness From the ezine Speakeasy:
http://speakeasymag.com/bts/spotlight/2008/may/02/method-madness/
About Madness: Playwrights
Production Class, affectionately known as Midnight
Madness,
is part of
the practical-based portion of the MFA playwriting program consisting
of a weekly, informal production of new work. It begins early in the week with a
different writer of the program selecting a theme, style, or concept
for the upcoming production. Each writer must then write a
three to
five minute play based upon that theme, style or concept. (Madness is unlike
Saturday Night Live in that these are truly plays being performed rather than skits with punchlines. Many of the pieces
are comedies, but the comedy springs from a different source than
sketch comedy.) Each play
is written, cast, and rehearsed throughout the week in preparation for
the Friday night, script-in-hand production presented before an
enthusiastic
audience. Students in the MFA
Playwriting Program take the course every quarter while in residence at Ohio University.
All Madness
photos on ohioplaywriting.org have been contributed by
Loren Holmes. To contact Loren visit: http://lorenholmes.com
Note: For specific
MFA playwriting program information on scholarships, admission,
curriculum, degree requirements, or how to apply,
visit the Ohio
University School of Theater web site by clicking here. For the MFA news blog, the latest on guest artists in
residence, MFA faculty news, current MFA student playwright bios, MFA
playwriting festival scheduling and updates, and MFA playwriting alumni news please
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