2020-2021
Workshop Schedule
2020-2021 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
2020-2021 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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Sarasota Area Playwrights Society
Playwright Workshop and Special Events schedule for 2020/2021
Until further notice, all workshops will be held virtually on a Zoom platform. Workshops will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will end at 7:00 p.m. Safety for our members will be a necessary precondition for resuming in-person Workshops.
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
Life In His Shadow, a thirty-minute play by Ron Pantello
Don Walker as Pastor Bob
Jenny Aldrich as Lauren
Dianne Brin as BettyLou
Sandra Musicante as Marylynn
Cece Dwyer, narrator
Higher Than The Ferris Wheel, a twelve-minute series of three personal monologues by Bruce Segal
All three monologues are being read by Bruce Segal
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Church Play, a full-length play by John Stinespring
Tom Aposporos as Reverend Mike Carpenter
Aden Russell as Sarah Lopez
Don Walker as Reginald Brewster
Jenny Aldrich as Alicia Washington
Fred Sirasky as Reverend Arthur Wintrop
Neil Levine as Rocky Belski
Louise Stinespring, narrator
Thursday, November 5, 2020
I’m Not You, a sixty-five minute play by Connie Schindewolf
Alan Brasington as Marvin
Scott Ehrenpreis as Marv
Fred Sirasky as Trent
Lynne Doyle as Beth
Ray Crucet as Herold
Joan Anton, narrator
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Best Laid Plans, a ten-minute play by Dianne Brin
Jan Wallace as Sandra
Alice Cotman as Megan
Jenny Aldrich as Pregnant Woman
Alan Kitty as Saul
James Kassees as Harry
Don Walker as Phil
Nancy Hanks, narrator
Swim To Horizon, a seven-minute play by Ray Crucet
Ron Pantello as Dick Malloy
as Ray Cruz
A Dentist’s Practice, a forty-minute play by Jan Wallace
Don Walker as Charles Sacket
Jenny Aldrich as Lorner Sacket
Lynne Doyle as Jenny Anderson
Keith Whalen as Chris Anderson
Joanie Anton as Jamie Sacket
Scott Ehrenpreis as Jordan Sacket
Philippe Koenig as Lionel Rosen
Dianne Brin as Martha
Alice Cotman as Frankie
Philippe Koenig as Detective Winston
Sandra Musicante, narrator
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Sarasota Struggles To Separate, a full-length play by Kathryn Chesley
Jenny Aldrich as Bertha Palmer
Susan Mauntel as Rose Wilson
Nancy Hanks as audience member 2 and 4
Dianne Brin as Owen Burns and audience member 1
Lizzie Brown as audience member 3 and 5
Dan Higgs as Ned Ferguson
Don Walker as A. B. Edwards
Tom Aposporos as Harry Higel and Dr. Joseph Halton
Frank Motz as J. H. Lord and Adrian Honore
Alice Cotman, narrator
Thursday, December 17, 2020
The Buzz, a ten-minute play by Connie Schindewolf
Jan Wallace as Linda
James Kassees as Dave
Nancy Hanks, narrator
Why I’m Divorced, a ten-minute play by Carole Kleinberg
Dianne Brin as Alicia
James Kassees as Robert
Scott Ehrenpreis as Joey
Aden Russell as Ginny
Alan Kitty as Rick
Melliss Kenworthy, narrator
It Ain’t Over Til…, a five to six minute play by Stephen Cooper
Dianne Brin as Wendy
Jan Wallace, narrator
No Difference, a ten-minute monologue by Judy Rosemarin
Judy Rosemarin as Judy
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Floodline, a sixty-minute play by Linda MacCluggage
Lynda Fumia St. James as Augustine
Lynne Doyle as Delrene
Reid MacCluggage as off-stage male voice
Eileen Kirk, narrator
Thursday, January 21, 2021
To Be Or Not To Be, a twenty-five minute play by Arthur Keyser
Don Walker as Dexter
Jenny Aldrich as Ruby
Nancy Hanks as Rose
James Kassees, as narrator and David
Don Walker, director
Stama and Rita, a ten-minute play by George Loukides
Linda MacCluggage as Stama
Tom Aposporos as George
Eileen Kirk as Rita
Joan Anton, narrator
Mature Dates, a ten minute play by Martin Tucker
Don Walker as Harry
Jenny Aldrich as Sally
Cece Dwyer, narrator
New Mexico Trap, a fifteen-minute play by Martin Tucker
Reid MacCluggage as Phil Peterson
Alan Kitty as Greg
Cece Dwyer, narrator
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Judge Not, Lest You Be Judged, a twenty-minute play by Joan Anton
Don Walker as Archie
Jenny Aldrich as Doris
Jan Wallace as MJ
Philippe Koenig, narrator
Hurricane, a ten-minute play by Carole Kleinberg
as Darlene
as Stan
as Voice (male)
, narrator
Togetherness, a ten-minute play by Jan Wallace
Melliss Kenworthy as Flo
Alan Brasington as Henry
Neil Levine, narrator
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Out On the Patio, a sixty-minute play by George Loukides
Lynne Doyle as Jan
Scott Ehrenpreis as Bruce
Tom Aposporos as Doug
Nancy Hanks as Mama (aka Clara)
Margo Drewis as Fran
Fred Sirasky as Ahil
Joan Anton, narrator
Jar of Earth, a five-minute play by Eric Leventhal
Betty Robinson as Gilead Jackson
Neil Levine as Beauson Taylor
Alice Cotman, narrator
Thursday, March 4, 2021
The Time’s Not Right, a ten-minute play by Jan Wallace
Lynne Doyle as Linda
James Kassees as Shawn
, narrator
A Wee Bit a’ Blarney, a fifty to sixty minute play by Arthur Keyser
Alan Brasington as Cormac McCarthy
Joanie Anton as Caitlin Murphy
Aden Russell as Brigid Daily
Dan Higgs as Paddy O’Donnell
Lyn Doyle, narrator
Steve Black, director
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Life in His Shadow, a one-act, forty-minute play by Ron Pantello
Don Walker as Pastor Bob Parker
Jenny Aldrich as Lauren Parker
Margo Drewis as Bettylou Johnson
Melliss Kenworthy as Marilynn Becker
James Kassees as Brad Smith
Cece Dwyer, narrator
Creation – Part II, a ten-minute play by Barbara Barnow
Don Walker as Rog
James Kassees as Marc
Keith Whalen as Saman
, narrator
Thursday, April 1, 2021
The Compact, a fifteen-minute play by Alan Brasington
Susan Mauntel as Woman 1
Jenny Aldrich as Woman 2
Don Walker, narrator
The Lost Boy, a twenty-minute play by Jan Wallace
Alan Brasington as Peter
Joanie Anton as Wendy
Lynne Doyle as Mrs. Dearing
Steve Black as Mr. Dearing
Nancy Hanks as Molly
James Kassees as The boy
Philippe Koenig as Police Officer
Nancy Hanks, narrator
Color Blind, a ten-minute play by Ron Pantello
Neil Levin as Fred Goldsmith
James Kassees Bobby Grimes
Alan Brasington, narrator
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Oh Goodness Gracious, a one hour play by Steve Black
Alan Brasington as Gregory Cabot
Lynne Doyle as Sharon
James Kasseses as Jeffery
Don Walker as Jeffrey/Dick
Joanie Anton, narrator
Jan Wallace, director
Paperboy, a ten-minute play by Connie Schindewolf
Melliss Kentworthy as Joyce
Don Walker as Herald
Jenny Aldrich, narrator
Director – Steve Black
Thursday, April 29, 2021
NAH, a full-length play by Joe Cyr
Don Walker, Director
Cece Dwyer as NAH
Neil Levine as Li and Jack, an Australian soldier
Fred Sirasky as Han and CA
Alan Kitty as Lu and Paul
Nancy Hanks as He
Dianne Brin as Lan and bar manager
Mike Karp as Zhang
Betty Robinson, narrator
Thursday, May 13, 2021
The Jar, a ten-minute play by Fred Sirasky
Dan Higgs as Herb
Marilyn Rockafellow as June
John Stinespring, narrator
In The Bedroom, a ten-minute play by Steve Ashman
Lynne Doyle as Carley
Steve Black as Peter
Steve Black, Director
Why Not?, a ten-minute play by Steve Cooper
Tom Aposporos as Walter
Susan Mauntel as Evie
Nancy Hanks, narrator
Steve Black, Director
Separate Tables, a ten-minute play by Joanie Anton and Arthur Keyser
Don Walker as Host
Judy Rosemarin as Bess
Betty Robinson as Martha
Steve Black as Unammed Man
Terry Occhiogrosso, narrator
Thursday, May 27, 2021
The Dear Departed, a ten-minute play by David Coe
Alan Brasington as Mr. Baxter
Aden Russell as Jeanette
Jan Wallace as Mary
Lynda St. James as Prudence
James Kassees as Malcolm
The Beneficiary, a ten-minute Monologue by Judy Rosemarin
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Surprises, a ten-minute play by Ron Pantello
Lynne Doyle as Maureen Sullivan
Ren Pearson as Billy Sullivan
Joanie Anton as Lucy Sullivan
Shawn Genther as Shaun Lopez
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Saving Moses, a ten-minute play by Mike Kozubek
Dianne Brin as Jochebed
Joanie Anton as Miriam
Alan Brasington as Official
Aden Russell as Bitiah
Jenny Aldrich as Maid
Don Walker as Pharoh
Melliss Kenworthy, narrator
Steve Black, Director
Oral Hygiene, a thirty-minute play by Roxanne Pratt
Steve Black as Jack
Jan Wallace as Suzette
Lynne Doyle as Dental Receptionist/Beth
David Meyersburg as Auto Mechanic
David Coe as Theodore
Philippe Koenig, narrator and Voices
That's What Friends Are For, a ten-minute play by Arthur Keyser
Jan Wallace as Medea
Elizabeth Brown as Jocaster
David Coe, narrator
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Quiet Desperation, a ten-minute play by Arthur Keyser
Aden Russell as Diane
Steve Black as Jeremy
Nancy Hanks narrator
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Aunt Jemima a ten-minute play by George Loukides
Quay Houchen as Dee
Nancy Hanks as Rose
Joanie Anton, narrator
Steve Black, Director
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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Love Italian Style, a fifteen-minute play by Arthur Keyser
Joanie Anton as Carmella
Terry Occhiogrosso as Maria
James Kassees as Giusepe
Jan Wallace, narrator
Steve Black, Director
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In Whom We Trust, a twenty-five minute play by Arthur Keyser
James Kassees as Richard Nixon
Don Walker as John Mitchell
Dan Higgs as G. Gordon Liddy
Steve Black as John Dean
Terry Occhiogrosso as Guide and narrator
Bob Turoff, Director
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Forgotten, a ten-minute play by Mike Kozubek
David Coe as Bobby
Don Walker as Caz
Alice Cotman, narrator
Steve Black, Director
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
Talk-back leader - Ron Pantello
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Common Grounds, a full-length play by Cece Dwyer
Diane Brinn as Sharmin Gordon
Alan Brasington as Colonel Gordon
Eric Leventhal as Tyler Gordon
David Coe as Griff Gordon
Margo Drewis as Pam Reynolds
Aden Russell as Madeline Wilson
Alan Kitty as Ripley Wilson
Susan Musicante as Caroline Murphy
Joanie Anton as Wendy Reynolds
Neil Levine as Tom Reynolds
Nancy Hanks, narrator
Steve Black, Director
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