Call for Actors and Writers for the “The Drama Circle”

Call for Actors and Writers for the “The Drama Circle”

Actor & Director, Charles Tower

The Drama Circle, which is dedicated to original works of the stage and screen, is seeking actors and writers to participate in readings.  The next meeting of The Drama Circle is scheduled for Saturday, July 9 between 2:00 – 5:00 pm at the Art for Life building, 7 East Main Street in Orange, MA.

Charlene Deam

At the June 11 meeting, two plays by South Carolinian playwright, Rene Plante were read, the comedy, “P. A. (Playwrights Anonymous)” and the futuristic drama, “The Coming of Age” about so-called self-extermination centers.  The plays were read by Charles Tower, Susan Pepper, Evelyn Dumont, Julie Graziano, Genevieve Fraser, and the playwright’s niece, Charlene Deam.

Julie Graziano was recently featured in Eve Ensler's
"Vagina Monologues" as part of V-Day North Quabbin

Art for Life featured artist, Susan Pepper joined the reading

Evie Dumont is an acting major
at Adelphi University in New York

The Drama Circle is sponsored by the performing arts division of the non-profit organization, Art for Life, and is open to the public free of charge, according to organizer and artistic director Genevieve Fraser.  Readings are scheduled for the second Saturday of each month. 

Artistic Director, Genevieve Fraser

If you are an actor or interested in participating in a reading or having an original play or screenplay read, please contact Genevieve Fraser at Tel. (978) 544-1872, or email: FraserGenevieve@gmail.com. 

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Comedy “P.A. (Playwrights Anonymous)" Featured at The Drama Circle, Saturday, June 11 in Orange, MA

P. A. (Playwrights Anonymous) featured Saturday, June 11th


The comedy, “P. A. (Playwrights Anonymous),” by South Carolinian award winning playwright, Rene Plante will be the featured reading at The Drama Circle on Saturday, June 11 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm. at 7 East Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts.  The narrator for the day’s reading will be his niece, Orange resident, Charlene Deam.  The Drama Circle is dedicated to original works of the stage and screen and is open to the public free of charge, according to organizer and artistic director Genevieve Fraser.  

“’P. A. (Playwrights Anonymous)’ features six characters addicted to playwriting that belong to Playwrights Anonymous,” Plante explained. “The play takes us to one of the support group meetings. All have pledged never to write another play as long as he/she lives, but, in fact, each one is still addicted, as evidenced by the unbelievable confession each one makes at the therapy session,” he said.

Novelist, David Plante

Playwright, Rene Plante, is a retired naval captain who began writing plays later in life and is the author of eight full-length, four one-act, and several so-called 10-minute plays. He's a past president and current member of Scriptwriters of S.C. Inc.  Rene’s brother is the novelist, David Plante, whose “Difficult Women” (1983), a memoir of his relationships with Jean Rhys, Sonia Orwell, and Germaine Greer was nominated for the National Book Award. 

According to Rene, his bother David told the playwright Edward Albee (author of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf") that his brother (Rene) had gotten interested in writing plays.  “David told me that Albee's response was something like, ‘Tell him to run as fast as he can in the opposite direction!’  Today, I'm glad I didn't run,” Plante admits.

If you are an actor or interested in participating in a reading or having an original play or screenplay read, please contact Genevieve Fraser at Tel. # (978) 544-1872, or email: FraserGenevieve@gmail.com. 

The Drama Circle is sponsored by the performing arts division of the non-profit organization, Art for Life.  Readings are scheduled for the second Saturday of each month.  

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