Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets

04/14/2020

Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets - The Quarantine Edition is up. Watch/listen to the performances and then vote. Videos coming down on Saturday, April 18th a midnight.

The greatest literary battle of this or any century has gone online! And you have until Friday, April 17th at midnight to vote! Launched in 2012, Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets is an event designed to break down silos between artistic communities and promote cross-disciplinary collaborations be...

04/12/2020

Well, we are still getting the video/audio content for Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets edited, cleaned up, and ready. Took longer than we thought it would.

But – for your entertainment – I found this monologue I created some time ago and completely forgot about.

It’s a monologue called – An Ordinary Man. On YouTube, but only audio.

The MB content is coming. Just taking more time than we thought.

04/01/2020

Here is the event page for Medicine Ball: Playwrights v Poets - The Quarantine Edition. We will be presenting rounds over a series of evenings from Wednesday April 8 - Saturday April 11th at 7 pm. Full version to drop shortly after. Join and get a play and poem each night.

03/30/2020

The Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets – Quarantine Edition is on.
The greatest literary battle of this or any century is going online!
We’ll be presenting these in a series of four rounds as a livestream online from April 8 – 11 at 7 pm with a complete podcast version dropping on Sunday, April 12.
Themes were chosen based on the responses we received through our Facebook posts.
Round One – Exhausted – Playwright Maggie Carrido Adams and Poet Graham Isaac
Round Two – Isolation – Playwright Ilsa Olsen and Poet Bryan Edenfield
Round Three – Pajamas – Playwright Eric Lane Barnes and Poet Anna Marie Yanny
Round Four – Care – Playwright Jessica Andrewartha and Poet Amber Nelson
Acting Ensemble: Terry Boyd, Alysha Curry, Patty Bonnell Patricia Bonnell Hasko, Fox Rain Matthewsws, Madison Madison Marie Renglii, and Christine Shaw.
Directors: Jose José Amadorr, Renee Renee Ladle Infelisee, and Dan Daniel Tarker
More to come!

03/26/2020

Crowdsourcing. We are going to make an attempt at a Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets podcast edition around the theme of Quarantine. But we need one word prompts to give to the writers in each round. What is one word that captures your experience in these stay in place times. One word.

03/07/2020

We are holding auditions for a couple Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets events coming up this year. Everyone is welcome to audition, but our intention is to diversify our ensembles. So we are encouraging performers who identify as people of color, LGBTQAA+, physically disabled, neurodiverse, and other historically under-represented groups in the art community to audition. Performers we know are also invited to just reach out and let us know if they are interested in participating in either of these events. The MB steering committee is committed to producing artistic events that promote equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Project: Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets Audition Date: Sunday March 22 Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location: Stage One Theatre Compensation: Since these are short events, there is no compensation for participation. This is ideal for experienced performers seeking a short commitment to support the...

03/01/2020

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