THE BIGGSLEY PROJECT
By Catherine Castellani, in the third presentation of the Centenary Stage Company’s annual Women Playwrights Series (WPS) in Hackettstown on
WHEN: Wednesday, Apr 24, at 7:30 PM, followed by a talk-back with the playwright and cast, with light refreshments.
WHERE: Centenary Stage Company’s Little Theatre (400 Jefferson Street), Hackettstown
ADMISSION: by donation and reservations are requested.
For reservations and information contact the Centenary Stage Company Box Office at 908-979-0900, or visit online at www.centenarystageco.org
Business, “busy-ness” and baloney are the makings of off-beat comedy about a boutique firm and the cast of characters that come with it. The Bigsley Project follows the adventures and struggles of the staff as they fight to keep the doors of the company open, with final pitch for the company that is anything but PowerPoint.
About the Playwright
Catherine Castellani is a playwright who writes comedies about work, love, work, ambition, work, and the terrors of spelling in the English language. She is an active member of Abingdon Theatre Company’s playwrights group, and the Dramatists Guild. When she can spare time from work, she works at wonderful places like the MacDowell Colony and the Ucross Foundation. Catherine is a member of The Dramatists Guild and is represented by Anne Reingold, The Marton Agency.
About the Women Playwrights Series
The 2013 WPS annually presents three new plays in rehearsed staged readings on Wednesday evenings each April. In addition to performances of new works, the Series includes a variety of complementary activities, including talks with the authors, and a free writing workshop for the public (which was held this year on April 6).
Now in its 21st year, the CSC Women Playwrights series, led by Catherine Rust, is dedicated to providing a working forum for the unique and underserved voice of women writing for the theater today. The WPS offers emerging playwrights a chance to work with professional directors and actors in a short rehearsal period, followed by a staged reading of the work in front of a live audience, with audience feedback and discussion. Each presentation features refreshments for all, and lively “talk-backs” with the playwright and cast following the performance. The Series features the finalists in the Centenary Stage Company Susan Glaspell contest, which offers the winner further development support worth $30,000 in a full production on the CSC professional Equity main-stage, as well as a cash payment to the author.
This 21th anniversary season of the CSC Women Playwrights Series is made possible in part through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation , the NJ State Council on the Arts, Heath Village Retirement Community, and the many CSC members and sponsors.
Centenary Stage Company is an affiliate member of the National New Play Network (based in Washington, D.C.), and participates in the “Extended Life” and “Rolling World Premiere” programs, designed to give playwrights larger exposure and sustained life throughout the country in their first year of production.
