This is a FREE Event!
“The Moors” is a dark comedy set in the English moors in the 1840s. It centers on two sisters, Agatha and Huldey, who live in isolation in their gothic manor. The arrival of a young governess, Emilie, disrupts their lives and leads them down a twisted path, exploring themes of loneliness, isolation, and the yearning for love and power.
Directed by Meg C. James
CAST
Agatha - Emily Gulbrandsen
Huldey - Elise Fedrick
Emilie - Amanda Ringler
Marjory - Amelia Chavez
The Mastiff - Jacob Adam
A Moor-Hen - Mackenzie Ortega
Margaret - Amelia Chavez
PLAY READING SERIES
Since 2011, The Drama Group has offered script-in-hand readings of a variety of plays, expanding the scope of our offerings to Patrons, Subscribers and Members alike. Offered free-of-charge as true community out-reach, the series has brought to the stage titles we haven't been able to fit into our subscription season. The wide variety of plays featured have come from World Literature, popular American Drama, New Plays under development and Classics of Readers Theatre. Building these evenings on a shoestring with minimal rehearsal and production value allows us to focus in on the story.
A staged reading is a rehearsed read-through of a script, performed in front of a seated audience where the actors are not off-book (fully memorized). Sometimes staged play readings can incorporate some tech elements in a performance, like that of sound or lighting. But as pared-down as stage readings tend to be, there’s a lot more to these events than simply printing out the scripts and inviting actors to read aloud, and the details of preparing a production make all the difference—in fact, a well-executed reading can be just as powerful as a fully mounted production, to the point where the audience may be unaware that scripts are in the hands of actors.
A Staged Play Reading Director does not have to be a Regular (Voting) Drama Group Member; however, the Director must be a General Member having been involved with Drama Group.
If you have interest in directing or participating as an actor, please contact the Reading Series Curator, Suzanne Ashlock (
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to express your experience and interest in mounting a staged reading.
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