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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. Performances generally run from 45 minutes to an hour. Seating is limited to about 75 and the line to get in is often 50 people long by 10:45 -- come early to make sure you get a seat! And check the schedule below for the Fridays we're producing Madness in the current quarter. (Note: Madness is dark on opening nights for OU School of Theater mainstage productions.)
Spring Quarter Madness Schedule (2008): Madness performances will be occuring at 11:00 p.m. on the following Fridays: Apr. 4th- Dana, Apr. 11th- Kara, April 18th- Ryan, April 25th- Nick, May 2nd- Reggie, May 16th- Bill.
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 Playwrights
Production 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 navigate using the links in the left column.
"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. Performances generally run from 45 minutes to an hour. Seating is limited to about 75 and the line to get in is often 50 people long by 10:45 -- come early to make sure you get a seat! And check the schedule below for the Fridays we're producing Madness in the current quarter. (Note: Madness is dark on opening nights for OU School of Theater mainstage productions.)
Spring Quarter Madness Schedule (2008): Madness performances will be occuring at 11:00 p.m. on the following Fridays: Apr. 4th- Dana, Apr. 11th- Kara, April 18th- Ryan, April 25th- Nick, May 2nd- Reggie, May 16th- Bill.
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 Playwrights
Production 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 navigate using the links in the left column.