Thank you to everyone who attended the 3rd Annual 711 Theatre Project! Our audiences were fantastic, and though the warmest, was the coolest experience, yet.
We’re already planning for 2010. New changes on the way! Save the dates - June 4 & 5, 2010. If you have any comments or suggestion on how we can make next year even more enjoyable - please email us at info@711theatre.com.

Our judges were very thoughtful in their decisions and, as always, in a very unenviable position. So many wonderful performances this year, thank you to every talented individual that was a part of this year’s festival competition. The quality of your shows continue to amaze!

Photos from the Awards

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Friday’s Awards Recipients:

Judges Awards

• Rising Star for Ensemble: Status Quo, Lunch Break
• Best Use of Prop: The Comedy Co-Operative & Lucubrations, Kearney’s Got Talent!
• Best Individual Performance: Rachael Rhoades, SouthSiderStudios, The Night Forgotten
• Best Ensemble Performance: The Incoherent Theatre Company, History Lesson
• Best Playwriting: Bridget Sheaff, Status Quo, Lunch Break
• Best Direction: Kyle Fine & Dennis McCullough, SouthSiderStudios, The Night Forgotten
• Judges Choice: The Incoherent Theatre Company, History Lesson

Audience Award

• Audience Choice: The Incoherent Theatre Company, History Lesson

Saturday’s Awards Recipients:

Judges Awards

• Rising Star for Ensemble: Long Story Short, Ever After
  
• Best Use of Prop: Situational Irony, Black Square, Red Scare
• Best Individual Performance: David Oddy, Broken Angels, Crazy Love
• Best Ensemble Performance: The Coffee Pot Players, Secrets of Satan’s Secretary: Happy in Hell
• Best Playwriting: Craig Petersen, Broken Angels, Crazy Love
• Best Direction: Adam Haselhuhn, The Coffee Pot Players, Secrets of Satan’s Secretary: Happy in Hell
• Judges Choice: The Coffee Pot Players, Secrets of Satan’s Secretary: Happy in Hell

Audience Award

• Audience Choice: The Coffee Pot Players, Secrets of Satan’s Secretary: Happy in Hell

2008 Best of Show

The Coffee Pot Players, Secrets of Satan’s Secretary: Happy in Hell

Congratulations to the this year’s 711 Theatre Project Award Recipients - see you next year!

Thank you to our judges: Jeffrey Bruner, Deb Copeland, Michael Morain, and Sam Tuomi.

Keep in mind, we are currently working on the 711 Theatre Project 2009 DVD that has all the performances from each night on one DVD for only $10. We’ll let you know when that is ready and how you can get it. Makes a great gift!

Tonight’s Kick-off was a HUGE SUCCESS!

Over 50 theatre artists were on hand to receive all their materials they will need to produce a short play in just 7 days. We expect around 100 talented individuals to be involved with the 11 short plays you will see June 5 & 6.

Photos from the Kick-off

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Monday night’s rehearsals

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Tuesday night’s rehearsals

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Wednesday night’s rehearsals

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The Set - A front office, suite #711. Troupes have the use of various set pieces to place their performance anywhere from the 1940’s to present day.

Friday, June 5

Performers:

1. “Silent Night”
   Alpha Psi
   (Holiday)
2. “History Lesson”
   The Incoherent Theatre Company
   (Unconventional Romance)
3. “Kearney’s Got Talent”
   The Comedy Co-Operative & Lucubrations
   (Decade Play [Set in and in the style of the 40’s, 50’s or 60’s])
4. “The Night Forgotten”
   SouthSiderStudios
   (Murder Mystery)
5. “Lunch Break”
   Status Quo
   (Undead)
6. Exhibition Scene from CHANGE’s Shakespeare in the Park - The Winter’s Tale

Required Elements:

• Character: Madison Van Buren - Farm Implement Salesperson
• Prop: Wooden Spoon
• Line: “That really pops my taco.”

Saturday, June 6

Performers:

1. Exhibition Scene from CHANGE’s Shakespeare in the Park - The Winter’s Tale
2. “Z is for …”
   Rabid Dog Theatre
   (Undead)
3. Black Square, Red Scare
   Situational Irony
   (Decade Play [Set in and in the style of the 40’s, 50’s or 60’s])
4. “Secrets of Satan’s Secretary: Happy in Hell”
   The Coffee Pot Players
   (Black Comedy)
5. “Crazy Love”
   Broken Angels
   (Unconventional Romance)
6. “The Return of Murray The Elf”
   Bomphrat Theater Inc
   (Holiday)
7. “Ever After”
   Long Story Short
   (Children’s Theatre)

Required Elements:

• Character: Taylor Coolidge - Modern Art Restoration Specialist
• Prop: Wire Coat Hanger
• Line: “Are you going to eat that?”

We videotaped the performances during the 2008 711 Theatre Project and they are now available on DVD. For only $10, you can have a DVD of all the performances (Friday and Saturday - 13 short plays in all). Contact Dave Williams at 3062414@gmail.com for more details.

For a sample of what is on the DVD, here are some short scenes in low-res format from each of the plays from 2008.

Before we get to the winners’ list - first a big thank you to everyone who joined us Friday and Saturday for the 711 Theatre Project 2008. Our audience grew over last year - 132 for Friday evening and 169 for Saturday evening - 301 in total! This has been a wonderful experience (now we can get some sleep).

Get ready for 2009 (yes, we’re coming back - bigger and better than the last two years!). If you have any comments or suggestion on how we can make next year even more enjoyable - please email us at info@711theatre.com.

Before you read the recipients of the awards - we could tell it was a difficult choice each night listening to the judges in their deliberations. For each award, there were about 3 possibilities they agonized over before making their decision. Great job to everyone!

Photos of the Awards & Wrap Party at the Vaudeville Mews June 8

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Friday’s Awards Recipients:

Judges Awards

• Rising Star for Performance: Cecelia Morelli, Alpha Psi (Grand View College), Aurtistic
• Best Individual Performance: Maureen Korte, 8th Row Productions in Association with Lucubrations, Why Jason Never Called
• Best Ensemble Performance: The Coffee Pot Players, Time Wrap
• Best Playwriting: Cecelia Morelli and Jeff Rost, Alpha Psi (Grand View College), Aurtistic
• Best Direction: The Coffee Pot Players, Time Wrap
• Judges Choice: The Coffee Pot Players, Time Wrap

Audience Award

• Audience Choice: The Coffee Pot Players, Time Wrap

Saturday’s Awards Recipients:

Judges Awards

• Rising Star for Performance: Nick Cornelison, The Dreams & Bones Company, Where’s Dr. Winterbottom?
• Best Individual Performance: Eric Sharp, Maroon Troupe, Twisted Innocence
• Best Ensemble Performance: Maroon Troupe, Twisted Innocence
• Best Playwriting: Ken Hartsook, Situational Irony, The Gift
• Best Direction: Laura Lundberg, Bomphrat Theater, Inc., The Tyrone O’Blarney Show
• Special “Tip Ho’ The Hat” Award: Rabid Dog Theatre, Gallery: The Musical
• Judges Choice: Maroon Troupe, Twisted Innocence

Audience Award

• Audience Choice: Maroon Troupe, Twisted Innocence

2008 Best of Show

The Coffee Pot Players, Time Wrap

Congratulations to the this year’s 711 Theatre Project Award Recipients - see you next year!

Thank you to our judges: Jeffrey Bruner, John Busbee, Michael Morain, Scott Steel, and Sam Tuomi.

Keep in mind, Dave Williams is currently working on the 711 Theatre Project 2008 DVD that has all the performances from each night on one DVD for only $10. We’ll let you know when that is ready and how you can get it. Makes a great gift!