A Good Read

Mario Farwell

You wouldn't know it by what gets performed on local stages but there is, in fact, a playwright's community in St. Louis.  It's not large, but it is active.  First Run Theatre is the only local organization that focuses on works by area writers, but the St. Louis Writers' Group does readings every month.  They've just released the schedule for the first half of 2011 (see the full press release below), along with an invitation to local writers to get their stuff heard.

The location - the upstairs room at Big Daddy's a bar and grill just around the corner from my house in Soulard - is a surprisingly pleasant one.  There's not that much action in the bar on Monday nights so there's not a lot of noise leaking up from downstairs, and nothing goes with a play reading better than booze and food.  Big Daddy's menu ain't gourmet, but as pub grub goes it's not bad.

Call  314-865-1296, or send an e-mail to farwemar at aol.com for more information.

Here's the full press release:
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St. Louis Writers' Group will begin its new year of play reading and workshop with an evening of one-act plays on February 7, 6:30 pm at Big Daddy's. If you're interested in having one of your plays included in this evening of one-acts, plays please contact me at farwemar at aol.com .

St. Louis Writers' Group is also looking for scripts for the upcoming year of readings. We develop full-length plays, one-act plays, screenplay, teleplays and musicals. Writers who are interest in learning the craft of scriptwriting are welcome to attend our meeting.

CJ Zander will be running the play writing workshops on the third Monday of
every month starting on February 21, 6:30pm at Big Daddy's. CJ Zander is a director, producer, writer, professor of theatre and great guide in helping writers navigate the process of play development.

St. Louis Writers' Group upcoming schedule:

February 7 - Play reading
February 21 - Workshop
March 7 - Play reading
March 21 - Workshop
April 4 - Play reading
April 18 - Workshop
May 2 - Play reading
May 16 - Workshop
June 6 - Play reading
June 20 - Workshop

The St. Louis Writers' Group is dedicated to the development of area playwrights, screenwriters and writers of musical theater through reading, discussions and workshops. For more information about this reading or organization or for information about submitting a work for a reading, checkout our web site, www.stlwritersgroup.com, Phone 314-865-1296, or send an e-mail to farwemar at aol.com