Playwright's Festival

Playwright's Festival open auditions are Feb 1 and 2, 2014. There are eight ten-minute plays in competition, which makes a perfect opportunity for beginning actors of all ages to "give it a try" in a very safe environment.

"Tehachapi Community Theatre has presented the fesival for several years to growing popularity. Of the playwrights selected, half are local and half are from Los Angeles County, although locals penned only one fifth of the 45 entries as observed by Executive Director Karl Schuck.

"Judges read the plays 'blind'," meaning they don't know the names of locales of the writers, so this is truely a tribute to the growing strength of Tehachapi playwrights," noted Schuck, "We developed the festival as a way to encourage local writers, and as a way for beginning actors to join up with more experienced players. The experiment has been a great success."

Needed this year are up to 14 men, ten women, two teen girls and one boy. Auditions are at 431 W. J St., near Spirited Bead, Saturday and Sunday at 3 to 5 p.m. No special preparations are required to read for a part.

Auditions are Feb 1 and 2. Details at http://www.tctonstage.com/