Madness in the Playwriting MFA Program

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.

Winter Quarter Madness Schedule (2009-10): Madness performances will be occuring at 11:00 p.m. on the following Fridays: January 8th (Sarah/Leean); Jan. 15th (Ira); Jan. 22nd (Jason); Jan. 29th (Ryan); on Feb. 5th see MFA candidate David Robinson's "Carapace" at 8:00 pm; Madness returns on Feb. 12th (Garret); NO Madness on Feb. 19th, see "Marisol" at 8 pm; Madness returns on Feb. 26th (Cecilia); March 5th (David); March 12th (Andy).

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! )

Madness Photo, OU MFA Playwriting

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.

Madness at the Playwrights MFA

Madness 3

Madness 7

All Madness photos on ohioplaywriting.org have been contributed by Loren Holmes. To contact Loren visit: http://lorenholmes.com

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