To achieve this, we offer five writers the chance to take on our 72 hour writing challenge. This is where writers are given a theme or topic and three days to produce a 5 – 7 minute script. The scripts are then given to three actors for cold performances. The process:
Day 1 – The writers are given the secret theme or topic and around 24 hours to produce the first draft. Day 2 – Writers, actors and
the director meet up for read throughs, all acting as script editors. The writers are given another deadline for final drafts. Day 3 – The scripts are sent to the actors and directors for rehearsals and staging, in
preparation for the performance. The performances start at 7pm on the second Wednesday of every month. Thought father, essence, soul and spirit of ScriptDawg. Not of the actual name, however. Founded SD in response to the lack of opportunity for writers to showcase themselves other than through script slams and competitions. But, mainly formed the company to lower my hours at the job centre. Producer for the majority of SD's performances but consider myself a writer (USW BA Scriptwriting graduate). Sam Rees - Host and hype man of ScriptDawg. Sam's been with SD since the second show. Never exactly keen on theatre, he gave it a pop and realised it wasn't that bad at all. Thus far, he's had four pieces performed through the 'Dawg. Now, he's the guy that stands at the front, improvising half-baked witticisms, all misanthropic and mumbling. He likes to see ScriptDawg as "gateway theatre". Sam chiefly serves as a producer/facilitator for the company, but first and foremost, he's a writer (he... dabbled in Scriptwriting at USW).
