Your VetRep Review
Did you know that VetRep is now producing the annual Cornwall 4th of July Pageant? The pageant has a rich history going back over 50 years and we’re honored to take the reins and tell Cornwall’s story in a way you’ll probably find shorter, faster and funnier. This is the community theater production you’ve all been asking for – local, non-professional actors (and some pretty familiar faces!), and a script that is equal parts local history, American history and Monty Python, we’ll even have performances from Cornwall’s own Dance Design School! If you’re in the area, come check it out at 6:30pm on July 4th – immediately following the parade and right in front of town hall.
VetRep is thrilled to present seven veteran-authored 10-minute plays each Saturday night during July. Denis Meadows’ poignantly thrilling A Brush Against the Indifference of the Universe, Arianna Rose’s funny Sex, Lies & Syrofoam, Richard Fouts’ madcap comedy Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Jack Rushton’s provocative George’s Radio, Terry Glaser’s Greek myth-turned-film noir The Big Dark, Donald Ranard’s thoughtful Elbow.Apple.Carpet.Saddle.Bubble, and VetRep Artist-in-Residence Daniel Guyton’s absurdist Service for None. Get your tickets before they sell out!
We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.
There’s still time to submit your work! Our semi-annual playwrighting competition comes to a close in just five weeks. Submit your 10-minute plays by midnight on July 3rd to be considered in this competition.
Playwrights must be - Current or former: US military, law enforcement, fire service, EMS, foreign service, intelligence service, DoD employee, DoD Contractor; or an immediate family member of the service member.
Plays can be any genre and any subject matter. Playwrights may submit more than one play. Plays should not have been previously produced and/or published. Winners and finalists will be notified via email no later than December 31, 2023 (note: we will make every effort to have results back to submitters ASAP, however, in order to ensure fair treatment of each submission and to plan for any contingencies which may arise, we are providing a worst-case scenario for our timeline). There is no participation or submission fee. There is no guarantee that winners’ or finalists’ work will be produced by VetRep. The 10-minute play winner will receive a $1,000 grant, second place will receive $750, and third place will receive $500.
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