Seaside REP's Autumn Playwright Festival: Speed the Plow. Oct 13-30, 7:30pm (Wed-Sat)

[Teresa]

Seaside Repertory Theatre's Autumn Playwright Festival
David Mamet's Speed the Plow
Oct 13 - Oct 30 (Wednesdays through Saturdays)
7:30pm

The featured production of this year's Autumn Playwright Festival, Speed-the-Plow is a razor-sharp, laugh out loud evisceration of the movie business. A new studio executive is approached by an old friend to green light a movie project that would jump-start the friend's career as a producer. As the men strategize and jockey for position, an apparently lowly female office temp inserts herself into the power struggle, with stunning results.

Speed-the-Plow will play Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm, October 13th through the 30th, in the Seaside Meeting Hall Theatre.

Tickets are $30 reserved seating for the general public, and Rep members receive a 20% discount - now is the perfect time to become a member!

To learn more, or to purchase your tickets online, please visit www.seasiderep.org. Tickets may also be purchased at Amavida in Seaside or Rosemary Beach, or by calling our box office at 850-231-0733 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 850-231-0733.

 

[Teresa]

 

[Seaside Rep Theatre]

Speed-the-Plow opens tomorrow night! Get your tickets at Seaside Repertory Theatre!

Wednesday October 13: David Mamet?s Speed-the-Plow opens the Rep?s 2010 Autumn Playwright Festival

Please join us for this year?s Autumn Playwright Festival honoring David Mamet and featuring his razor-sharp, laugh out loud evisceration of the movie business, Speed-the-Plow. A new studio executive is approached by an old friend to greenlight a movie project that would jump-start his career as a producer. As the men strategize and jockey for position, an office temp inserts herself into the power struggle, with stunning results.​

Sponsored by the Beaches of South Walton as an Autumn Tides event, Speed-the-Plow features Drew Brown, Anne Marie Carroll and John Stimac, and is directed by Brook Stetler. Playing Wednesdays through Saturdays, October 13th through the 30th, at 7:30PM in the Seaside Meeting Hall Theatre. The box office and concessions stand will open at 7PM.

To purchase tickets in advance, please click the ?buy tickets now? button below, visit Amavida in Seaside or Rosemary Beach, or call 850-231-0733. $30 reserved seating, and Rep members receive a 20% discount ? now is the perfect time to become a member! Click HERE to learn more about how you can help support the Rep!​

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If you are not familiar with the playwright, David Mamet, we did a little googling for you.;-) He and his work are very interesting.

David Mamet - IMDb

"Mamet speak"

Mamet's style of writing dialogue, marked by a cynical, street-smart edge, precisely crafted for effect, is so distinctive that it came to be called Mamet speak.[10] He often uses italics and quotation marks to highlight particular words and to draw attention to his characters' frequent manipulation and deceitful use of language. His characters frequently interrupt one another, their sentences trail off unfinished, and their dialogue overlaps. Mamet himself has criticized his (and other writers') tendency to write "pretty" at the expense of sound, logical plots.[11]
When asked how he developed his style for writing dialogue, Mamet said, "In my family, in the days prior to television, we liked to while away the evenings by making ourselves miserable, based solely on our ability to speak the language viciously. That's probably where my ability was honed."[12]

David Mamet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Seaside Rep Theatre]

And one more very important announcement for our wonderful members!

Make sure you read the member newsletter that went out last week- all the Rep news ESPECIALLY the invite to the members reception- our thanks to you for supporting the Rep.

Members are invited to join us on the patio from 6-7 on opening night for complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drinks.

 

[Jdarg]

Opening night report!

The evening started at 6 with a member reception- members, board members, staff, and actors enjoyed some great food on the Rep patio, and for once it wasn't 90 degrees! Thanks so much to Amavida Coffee (the best hummus), Crush (beautiful focaccia sandwiches with meats and cheeses), Great Southern (mini chorizo burger and grilled pimento cheese!), and Raw & Juicy (those gorgeous raw spring rolls). We will definitely do another member event like this at the theatre- stay tuned!


Like many people who will see this show, I went into it cold- did not see any rehearsal, did not read the play. I wanted to experience it as a complete David Mamet newbie!

John Stimac, Drew Brown, and Anne Marie Carroll brought Mamet's words off the page and turned them into film-industry people who represent the ugliness of behind-the-scenes Hollywood. The tension between them on stage was so real that I felt like the 4th person in the show- it totally draws you in! (and pg 13 for language- this is a grownup play- the show would completely lose it's edginess without the cursing).

Thank you Director Brook Stetler - your talent shines through in every production you do.

A show like this in our community is a rare treat. The Q&A with the actors and director after the show was interesting for both what they said about the show AND the comments from the audience- a well-traveled group who are theatre lovers and really "know their theatre"!

 

[John R]

Fasten your seatbelt...

 

[Seaside Rep Theatre]

Do you want a free ticket to the Autumn Playwright Festival?

Volunteering at the Rep is fun and a great way to see all mainstage shows and attend events for FREE!

We are making the schedule for the next 2 weeks- send us you contact info to info@seasiderep.org and we will send you the volunteer call email!

Thank you SoWal!!

 

[Seaside Rep Theatre]

Speed-the-Plow is ongoing this weekend, don't miss this one! Be sure to stick around after for a Q&A with the director and cast, there is a lot to discuss with this show...

 

[Jdarg]

Speed-the-Plow is ongoing this weekend, don't miss this one! Be sure to stick around after for a Q&A with the director and cast, there is a lot to discuss with this show...

The Q&As are such a great way to learn about the playwright, the play, and how the actors and director sort it all out and get it to the stage! They have all done their Mamet "homework", and we have had quite a few audience members that know a lot about Mamet too and have made interesting contributions to the conversation!

 

[Seaside Rep Theatre]

Only 3 nights left of the Autumn Playwright Festival!

Get your tickets at Seaside Repertory Theatre or at the door, and remember, Rep members get a 20% discount!