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July 2020
Playwriting Club
The Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month (WHILE WE ARE ON A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA A ZOOM LINK - EMAIL US AT THEBRASSTACKSENSEMBLE@GMAIL.COM BY 5 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE GROUP TO REQUEST AN INVITE) at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on…
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The Reading Club will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month (certain exceptions due to holidays are listed in the event dates), and they will be held online via Zoom until we can safely return to an in-person meeting place. We are planning to work through plays with an eye on producing them in the future. We'll be taking suggestions for plays to read aloud (and already have a few in mind), casually, with a group of fellow…
Find out more »August 2020
Playwriting Club
The Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month (WHILE WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY, THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA A ZOOM LINK - EMAIL US AT THEBRASSTACKSENSEMBLE@GMAIL.COM BY 5 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE GROUP TO REQUEST AN INVITE) at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on one-act…
Find out more »Playwriting Club
The Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month (WHILE WE ARE ON A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA A ZOOM LINK - EMAIL US AT THEBRASSTACKSENSEMBLE@GMAIL.COM BY 5 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE GROUP TO REQUEST AN INVITE) at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on…
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27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Tennessee Williams Tuesday, August 25, 6:30pm, Zoom Registration required for the Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZcpcuqgrj0uHtXA4kxkjHSs8ojzyXuVm… Video can be by laptop/computer, but Audio will be by phone call-in only. This helps keep the delays between lines to a minimum. Characters: Flora Meighan, the young wife of Jake Meighan. Jake Meighan, the owner and operator of a cotton gin. Silva Vicarro, the superintendent of the Syndicate Plantation. Vicarro is of Latin descent. The play is 25 pages long with…
Find out more »September 2020
Play Reading Club
The Brass Tacks Ensemble's Play Reading Club The Nature and Purpose of the Universe by Christopher Durang Tuesday, September 22, 6:30pm, Zoom Registration required for the Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdeugqzooHddgx2wdD-vsN4McUt_P2FIh Video can be by laptop/computer, but Audio will be by phone call-in only. This helps keep the delays between lines to a minimum. No script necessary. A scanned script will be shared once the Zoom meeting starts. There are 11 characters to be read, but we will double-up and/or trade characters…
Find out more »October 2020
Playwriting Club
The Second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., on Zoom!
Find out more »Play Reading Club – The War of the Worlds
Play Reading Club - The War of the Worlds
Find out more »November 2020
Play Reading Club – Les Précieuses ridicules
Les Précieuses ridicules (French pronunciation: , The Absurd Précieuses or The Affected Ladies) is a one-act satire by Molière in prose. It takes aim at the précieuses, the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in a word, préciosité (preciousness). Les Précieuses ridicules is a biting comedy of manners that brought Molière and his company to the attention of Parisians, after they had toured the provinces for years. To be read by the Brass Tacks Play Reading…
Find out more »December 2020
Play Writing Club
Come write plays with us! Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcOqsqzIsHNas8ehSuVwiDIBzLWjatDO2 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Find out more »Play Reading Club – The Chairs
The Chairs (French: Les Chaises) is an absurdist "tragic farce" play by Eugène Ionesco. It was written in 1952 and debuted the same year. To be read by the Brass Tacks Play Reading Club on Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30pm via Zoom Registration required for the Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvf-GgpjwoE9ByaAyfToSj_M4DRxcaCp4f Video can be by laptop/computer, but Audio will be by phone call-in only. This helps keep the delays between lines to a minimum. No script necessary. A script…
Find out more »February 2021
Play Reading Club – A Number by Caryl Churchill
A Number, by Caryl Churchill, is a 2002 sci-fi drama that examines questions of identity and nature versus nurture, through the lens of a human cloning project. To be read by the Brass Tacks Play Reading Club on Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30pm via Zoom Registration required for the Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcOmrpjktGtfItqymCN73PtSpfRe2pRHh Video can be by laptop/computer, but Audio will be by phone call-in only. This helps keep the delays between lines to a minimum. No script necessary. A script…
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