Believin’ by Sharon Cooper
Come see a “playwright to watch on the American Theatre scene” (Trish Vignola, broadwayworld.com) with Sharon E. Cooper’s world premiere play Believin’ in the NYNW Theatre Festival on August 20th.
What is your hometown? Richmond, Virginia
What was the last show that you worked on and where? My short play A Visit to the Bronx was a finalist at the Depot Theatre in Garrison, New York. My last play in the city was actually five short plays produced together, which were in the Planet Connections Festival. The plays were nominated for several awards and “Painting Seventeen” won Best Short Play of the festival (and Evelyn Spahr won Best Actor) and the play is now published in The Best 10-Minute Plays, 2014 (Smith and Kraus Harbison, ed.)
Why submit to a Festival like this? There’s no place I’d rather be than in a rehearsal room or getting to see my work on its feet in front of an audience. The first time I had that happen was when I was 18 and I’ve been hooked ever since. A festival like this brings a huge community together and provides support. Twitter handle: @Sharonecoo
PERFORMANCE: August 20th at 7:00 PM
LOCATION: The Times Square Arts Center, 300 W 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036.
TICKETS: Click HERE to purchase tickets.
The NYNW Theatre Festival is located in the world’s premier theater district at The Elektra Theatre in the Times Square Arts Center, and is a short play competition where the audience casts their votes to select the best play of the season.
Playwrights from all over the country will present their shows and have the chance to move from the First Round to the Semi-Finals, and then the Finals, where a winner will be selected.
The First Round of the NYNW Festival shows will be presented August 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th. The Semi-Final rounds will be August 31st and September 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The Finals will be held September 16th.
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