2020 Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays looking for directors, actors, volunteers
John Dowson
Rod Urquhart
May 22, 2020
World-class theatre — in historic downtown Newmarket — three nights, six plays one stage, September 10, 11 and 12, 2020 (showtimes to be determined due to COVID-19) at the up-to-date Old Town Hall. It’s the Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays coming soon. Before the theatre explore first- class dining on charming Main street, apre theatre sample Newmarket’s own craft beer.
And for this World-Class event, the host Very Useful Theatre Company has now opened its doors and is looking for directors, actors and volunteers. (The VUTC has received more than 80 scripts, now before its Play Reading Committee).
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Hollywood actors Carl and Ida brilliantly played by Robert McNeely and Laurie Laing and directed by Patricia O’Hare in last year’s hilarious comedy ‘The Next Ivan Sharansky,’ written by famed Los Angeles Playwright Jim Geoghan. This big hit in last year’s festival McNeely and Laing will reprise their roles in the further adventures of Carl and Ida in two new plays penned by Geoghan in 2020.
New this year is a Matinee Theatre for a Young Audiences’ production, featuring emerging young actors.
Getaway and spend the weekend with us exploring the quaint Main street, fine dining representing 10 countries from around the world, enjoy a drink on the patio of Cachet Restaurant overlooking magnificent Fairy Lake. Packages and Weekend Festival Passes are available with group rates and discounts.
Tyrone Guthrie, the English Theatrical director and one of the founders of the Stratford festival in Canada, said, “We are looking for ideas large enough to be afraid of again.” The 2020 festival is now looking for actors and directors, and volunteer.
Break a leg!!!
Born and raised in Willowdale Ontario, which at the time was a small town. I completed a 5 year apprenticeship as a Steam fitter and then I enjoyed seven great years as a professional musician
and entertainer in Canada and throughout the United States. Recording artist and as a studio musician bass player before entering the Life insurance business.
Since 1989 I have specialised in Special Needs planning for families who have a child with a disability. This involves the Four Essentials of Special Needs Planning for their child’s future. Advocating on behalf of people with disabilities to the federal and provincial governments and helping families who have a child with a disability recover taxes they never should have paid.
When one government closes a door I create a new door.
I see injustice and I try and correct it, I see a wrong and I try to right it I see a need and I try and fill it.
Rod is an award-winning journalist and author of three books, now retired. Two are humour books and the last being a well-received book of poetry. Rod took to writing plays about four years ago and has been pursuing this full-time, or whenever he isn’t sleeping or tending to his garden! Rod was the main Foley artist on ‘Ace Galaksi: Space Dick at Large’ in the Festival’s first year and was Rod’s foray into live theatre. Rod’s youngest sister and parents were heavily involved in ‘theatre’ and the performing arts and this is an area he always wanted to pursue, now mainly script writing! Gilda The Princess is his first script to be accepted and performed live on stage. Thanks also to Ole Madsen, the author of the book Gilda, which Rod turned into a play with full permission.