DaPlay Readings

Several evenings during the month of October will be dedicated to public readings of previously unproduced and/or unpublished playscripts written by local playwrights.

The plays will be at various stages of development. Be part of one of the first audiences to experience these new plays and works-in-progress and contribute your thoughts in a post-reading discussion with the authors and actors.

Come early to enjoy conversation and refreshments and then settle in to share in a relaxed evening of theatre-in-creation.

Admission and refreshments by suggested donation.

Sunday, October 10th, 2 pm
The Green Room by Brad Filippone
Tradition and new ideas collide backstage in a Shakespearean repertory company. An inflexible actor/director is forced to make a last minute cast replacement who has his own ways of doing things.

Thursday, October 14th, 7pm doors / 7:30pm reading
Order in the House by Nick Jupp
Money, power and politics provide Margaret and her Cabinet Minister husband Richard with a comfortable life that includes recognition and an enviable wealthy lifestyle. But is that enough? With the public spotlight constantly on them, it's best one of their favourite hobbies is kept firmly in the dark. When their daughter Judy is unknowingly drawn into the secret undertow, a solution must be found; one that protects the status quo and only the most arrogant of people could possibly conceive.

Friday, October 15th, 7:00 pm doors / 7:30 pm reading
Going Down by Andrew Chandler and Ann Doyle
When disaster strikes, two strangers must find common ground in order to survive. But how do you find common ground with someone who represents all you've been trying to avoid? In this comedy, two polar opposites are trapped in the precarious position of having to trust each other.

Sunday, October 17th, 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm reading
A Collection of Short Plays by J. J. Steinfeld

Tuesday, October 19th 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm reading
Baggage by Deborah Preeper
When Claire and Daniel meet, they are immediately drawn to each other. But Claire is haunted by her marriage to her violent ex-husband. Slowly, Claire reveals her past to Daniel. But will he be able to accept her after he learns the one secret she was too afraid to reveal?

Friday, October 22nd, 7:00 pm doors / 7:30 pm reading
Charlie & Lou by Steve Cloutier
Charlie and Lou is set in Halifax and focuses on three days in August 1938. With the rise of Hitler and the Spanish Civil War as the backdrop, the play explores the lives of Charlie and Louise as they struggle with the major issues of their day. In a world filled with hate and war, they try to bring a committed compassion back to the world. Facing possible arrest and imprisonment for their radical beliefs, they watch as their Jewish friend Lonnie Rosenberg fights against the Canadian government’s hostility in his desperate attempt to help his family escape the Anti-Semitic horror of Nazi Germany.