1 Act Plays

POTENTIAL

In the Tank

2 Lobsters (Liz & Angela) debate the philosophies of life in a lobster tank at a seafood restaurant.

Directed by Carolyn Samuel

Our lobsters will be played by Tracy Richardson and Kelly Boegel respectively.

LIZ:

A down-to-earth, pragmatic sort, of no particular age. A creature inclined to action rather than introspection, one who ekes out a living as best she can, dealing with the realities of the moment.

ANGELA:

A fairly philosophical type who opserves much and ponders even more. Though moving through a world that is well beyond her control, this individual manages to maintain a positive outlook on life.

In The Tank

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1 Act Festival WORKSHOP 2008-2009 Season

Passage

written by David S. Raine

directed by Kyle Hansford

cast:

Joshua Bainbridge as Andy
Jordan Anger as Milo

crew:

Caitlyn Murphy
Spencer J. King

I Hear You Ride Horses

written & directed by Joshua Bainbridge

cast:

Londe McClelland as Julie
Josh Morris as Alan
Spencer J. King as David
Caitlyn Murphy as Dr. Taylor

crew:

Jordan Anger
Kyle Hansford

One Act Plays 2009

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Additional 1 Act Play 2008-2009 Season

Love Letters

WHEN: June 19 & 20, 2009

WHERE: Widdifield S.S. (Auditorium)

Love Letters Poster

DIRECTED BY: Carolyn Samuel

PRODUCED BY: The Ben Farella Group

CAST: Kristin Shepherd & Ben Farella

SUPPORTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH: Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca

The Gateway Theatre Guild and Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca are delighted to announce two performances of Love Letters, a play by A. R. Gurney, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This famous fundraising play has been used by celebrities Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones, Sigourney Weaver and Jeff Daniels to raise money for various charitable causes. Don’t miss this local rendition with proceeds benefitting this unique partnership between Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca and the Gateway Theatre Guild.

Performed by Kristen Shepherd and Ben Farella, and directed by Carolyn Samual, the play follows main characters Melissa and Andrew as they share their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats, through a series of notes, letters and cards.

Hands is a not-for-profit organization that serves more than 4500 families across Parry Sound, Nipissing, Muskoka and Northern Ontario. Hands is dedicated to improving the life experiences of the families, youth, children and developmentally challenged adults who need support or guidance.

Performances are Friday June 19th and Saturday June 20th at 8:00pm at the Widdifield Secondary School (Auditorium). Tickets are $18 and are available at the door. For more information, or to reserve your ticket, please call 705 358-1425. Please help support Hands and the families they serve.

Love Letters
Have you ever known someone who touched every part of your life?
Have you ever loved someone across time and distance?
Share in the story of Andrew and Melissa as they grow
together through the power of the pen.

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2007-2008

2008 Quonta Festival adjudicator Richard Howard held a Director's Workshop based on one-act plays on, June 6-8th, 2008 in Sault Ste. Marie, On.

Representing the Gateway Theatre Guild in this one-act play festival was our very own Carolyn Samuel, Kristin Shepherd, Kelly Boegel, and Tania Cicciarelli on tech, with their submission of 'Traces of Memories' by Ann Wuehler.

Upon their return, Kristin was asked to share the experience with us and from such a wonderful opprtunity, she said:

1. The learning. In a completely supportive environment, we were encouraged, mightily criticized in a way that will make us much better actors and directors, and praised for our good work.

2. The sense of community. They were thrilled to see North Bay at the festival for the first time, and offered us help with lights, sound, and rehearsal space and time. We felt like family showing up, and this made everything a pleasure.

The festival is non-competitive, so there are no prizes to mention. We should be extremely proud of Carolyn Samuel, who directed for the first time, chose an extremely challenging script, and made choices that led to an enthralling adjudication morning.

Our goal is to take two plays next year. Who wants to be involved?

Kristin

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Then we spoke with Kelly, and she offered:

"We came back having learned a ton. It was a great weekend. We received some wonderful feedback from both Richard Howard and various audience members."

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A FEW WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR CAROLYN SAMUEL:

Hello! My name is Carolyn Samuel and I am the Patron’s Officer for The Gateway Theatre Guild. I’m writing to share some memorable experiences I had at the One Act Festival, in Sault Ste. Marie, this past June. It was so great that I also have a personal mission to get as many people as possible to participate this coming spring. It is the ideal place for all theatre people, but especially for first time directors, playwrights, stage managers, producers, actors and all roles backstage.

I directed a show called Traces of Memory by Ann Wuehler. I cast the delightful Kelly Boegel and Kristin Shepherd and I had Tania Cicciarelli, the creative goddess of all things tech, by my side. Like QUONTA or SEARS, we watched and performed a series of one act plays which were followed by a public adjudication. The next day, each show had an in-depth adjudication to which all participants attend. The schedule was filled with workshop-style activities based on the plays performed the previous evening so that everyone could learn and work from the same material.

When choosing whether or not I wanted to step into directing, I knew it was something I wanted to do but I had doubts about it; anxieties even. I was worried about making and meeting a budget. I was worried about selling tickets and filling houses. I worried about getting a set together. I worried about not knowing enough about the craft and messing it all up.

The one act festival was the ideal option because all of the groups worked a limited budget and set. The Sault Theatre handled all of the ticket sales and advertising so I didn’t have to give much thought to financial matters. As far as messing it up, you really couldn’t because the festival features many first-time people in all kinds of roles and, in fact, was designed to be that safe place to jump in.

This year, the Guild would love to send two, even three one act plays to the festival. If you’re thinking about taking on a new role in theatre and want to participate in any way, don’t hesitate to contact us. If you have questions, please send me an email at carolyngail19@hotmail.com. All the best,

Carolyn Samuel

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Traces of Memories