WHAT IS THE SIGNATURE SERIES?
The Signature Series at Town and Country Players is a program created to provide playwrights the opportunity to develop new works in a variety of ways. Staged Readings, Workshops and World Premiere Productions are all part of the overall plan for the program. The Signature Series has also been created for the Town and Country Community to share in the exciting process of new play development, whether it’s as a writer, actor, director or member of the audience.
Playwrights are always looking to hear their written word brought to life for the first time, whether it is in a rehearsal room around a table or on the stage. The process does not end once the first draft of a play is written. It continues to evolve and change and grow. Growth for a piece of art that is meant to be performed needs the energy of the spoken word for it to take its next step in the creative process. Town and Country Players hopes to provide this to new and emerging playwrights. The program hopes to nurture new talent and develop many different kinds of plays, from one-acts to family plays to full-length comedies and dramas.
And while the program’s goal is aimed at writers, it also hopes to bring in members of the community and the theatre to experience the process that goes into the creation of a new play. The evolution of a new play is an exciting one to share and witness. The hope of this program is that this process can be seen and shared by the Town and Country Community at large.
A long-term goal of the program would be the opportunity for anyone who has even entertained the idea of writing but wasn’t sure if they should, if they could or how to even get started. Playwriting is an art form unlike any other, but like all art, it doesn’t happen on its own— it needs that first step to get it up and running. And in the case of playwriting, it’s the first word that is put on that blank page that begins the process. But as noted above, this is a long-term goal of the program.
The first step in the process for The Signature Series at Town and Country Players— letting the playwriting community know that Town and Country Players is a destination for playwrights with an eye on the future.
Playwrights are always looking to hear their written word brought to life for the first time, whether it is in a rehearsal room around a table or on the stage. The process does not end once the first draft of a play is written. It continues to evolve and change and grow. Growth for a piece of art that is meant to be performed needs the energy of the spoken word for it to take its next step in the creative process. Town and Country Players hopes to provide this to new and emerging playwrights. The program hopes to nurture new talent and develop many different kinds of plays, from one-acts to family plays to full-length comedies and dramas.
And while the program’s goal is aimed at writers, it also hopes to bring in members of the community and the theatre to experience the process that goes into the creation of a new play. The evolution of a new play is an exciting one to share and witness. The hope of this program is that this process can be seen and shared by the Town and Country Community at large.
A long-term goal of the program would be the opportunity for anyone who has even entertained the idea of writing but wasn’t sure if they should, if they could or how to even get started. Playwriting is an art form unlike any other, but like all art, it doesn’t happen on its own— it needs that first step to get it up and running. And in the case of playwriting, it’s the first word that is put on that blank page that begins the process. But as noted above, this is a long-term goal of the program.
The first step in the process for The Signature Series at Town and Country Players— letting the playwriting community know that Town and Country Players is a destination for playwrights with an eye on the future.
