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Feb 2010 - Chair Chat
Posted by Karl Pierce on Mar 13 2010
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Christine Probst
Happy 2010!
Firstly I want to say Happy New Year and may you all have a safe and healthy 2010.
I would also like to say congratulations to all of the people involved in Luxembourg’s First Ever 10 Minute Play Festival. From the writers, directors and actors to the technical and backstage crews, front of house, producer and bar staff and of course all of you who came to support the shows as audience members - fantastic job! Thank you to all, without you we would not have been able to do any of it. We all look forward to continued success with a new festival in 2011. Check back to the NWTC website for updates about workshops, guidelines for writing and any new information. The next festival will be even better.
The NWTC Youth Theatre was also hard at work before the holidays putting together a dramatized staged reading of Dylan Thomas? A Child’s Christmas in Wales. The poem was read by two Welshmen, John Evans and Phil Evans (no relation that we know of!) with the children interpreting the scenes. It was a warm and fuzzy beginning to the holidays for all ages, complete with complimentary mulled wine, bara brith, and carols before the show.
One must admit that there is always a bit of a let down after the Christmas holiday passes (at least y?all have Boxing Day!). Well, to ensure that the holiday season continued into January, London based theatre company, Two Shades of Blue brought over a fun-filled, traditional Panto, Aladdin. Thank you to all the NWTC and Pirates members who helped bring the show to Luxembourg.
May 2010 will see two productions, 12 Angry Men and Jolly by David Mamet. 12 Angry Men will be directed by Brian Parker. He hopes to off-set his testosterone soaked cast with a healthy dose of oestrogen back stage with a technical crew of all women. It should be an excitingly balanced production in late May at the Limpertsberg Theatre Space. Look to the website for more details.
Also coming is FEATS 2010 in Bad Homburg, Germany. Yes, you read correctly, from Waiting List, to Official List, NWTC is officially one of the groups performing in FEATS 2010, the 13 -16 May. This year the FEATS entry will be directed by NWTC newcomer, but very experienced director, Erik Abbott. Many may have seen him backstage during the 10 Minute Play Festival as he got his feet wet with the club stage managing the festival. The play he has chosen is David Mamet?s Jolly. It is second one-act play in the trilogy The Old Neighborhood. Look for more details about FEATS and the Luxembourg production on http://nwtc.lu.
2010 is promising to be a busy, fulfilling year for NWTC. Two spring plays, yes we can do it members! And another 10 Minute Play Festival to prepare for, costume workshop in the spring to prepare for the productions, Youth Theatre Saturday Workshops, and an Actors? Tools Workshop in the fall for those of you interested in learning more about professional auditions, headshots and resumes or CVs. There are plenty of opportunities to jump in and help out, especially if there is something you?ve always wanted to try, but you?ve been a bit shy. Just let us know!

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