Two weekends of new Renegade plays and return of the Ruckus
Lansing, Mich.–– The Renegade Theatre Festival 2019 is celebrating 14 years in 2019 with 14 new plays and the return of the Renegade Ruckus over two weekends Aug. 8-17 in Old Town Lansing.
The first weekend of Renegade takes place Aug. 8, 9 and 10 at the Red Cedar Friends Meeting Hall, the home of Renegade N.O.W. since its creation in 2010. Over the course of these three nights, 11 plays will be presented in the Hall’s two spaces at 7 and 9 p.m. No play is longer than an hour, most are 25-40 minutes, and there are two groupings of 10-minute plays themed “Breaking Down Barriers.”
The second weekend runs Aug. 15, 16 and 17 at the Urban Beat Events Center and features the winners in three play categories. All three are presented each night followed by short discussions: the one-act starts at 7 p.m., the 10-minute play at 8:15 p.m. and the full length at 9 p.m.
The festival culminates Saturday, Aug. 17 at 10:30 p.m. at Urban Beat with the Renegade Ruckus, a 24-hour new play challenge. Six writers receive prompts at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 with a 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 deadline to write a 10-minute play script. Then, six teams of directors and actors take those scripts and rehearse for performance at 10:30 p.m. Saturday evening. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at Urban Beat.
Renegade Theatre Festival is generously sponsored by the City Pulse and Lansing Community College, with support from the Red Cedar Friends Meeting Hall and the Urban Beat Events Center.
The Renegade organizing team includes Paige Tufford, coordinator of New Original Works. This year, N.O.W. submissions were limited to the first 250 scripts received. Paige oversaw the submission and selection process. Other organizers are Jeff Croff, coordinator of Renegade Ruckus, festival founder and co-artistic director Chad Swan-Badgero, and co-artistic-director Melissa Kaplan.
Details about the plays and playwrights is at http://www.renegadetheatrefestival.org
RENEGADE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2019: FINAL SELECTIONS
10-Minute Plays
• Breaking Down Walls By Terry Riley (Santa Fe, NM)
• Blood By Jenny Crakes (East Lansing, MI)
• There’s a New Life Coming (Winner: 10-minute Plays) By Marj O’Neill-Butler (Miami Beach, FL)
• The Woman She Never Was By Elena Naskova (Seattle, WA)
• Black Santa By David Beardsley (Boston, MA)
• Appointment with Destiny By Beth Novick (New York, NY)
• A Valentine for Ellie By Madeline Daly Puccioni (Oakland, CA)
• Mother Knows Best By Thomas J. Misuraca (Tarzana, CA)
One-Act Plays
• Came for Me (Winner: One-Act Plays) By Seth Kramer (New York, NY)
• Dear Donald, Dear Hillary By Elaine Liner (Dallas, TX)
• Playing for Real By Ron Asher (Seattle, WA)
• Day Labor By Jeff Carter (San Francisco, CA)
Full-Length Plays
• Room Number (Winner: Full Length Plays) By Akela Munsey (Los Angeles, CA)
• Legacy By Robert T. Fields (Richmond, CA)
RENEGADE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2019: SCHEDULE
Weekend 1: Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 8-10
Red Cedar Friends Meeting Hall, 1400 Turner Road, Lansing 48906
Thursday, August 8
7 p.m., Space #1 Playing for Real (40 minutes)
7 p.m., Space #2 Legacy (60 minutes)
9 p.m., Space #1 Day Labor (45 minutes)
9 p.m., Space #2 10-Minute Plays: Group #2 (45 minutes)
Blood, Appointment with Destiny, A Valentine for Ellie
Friday, August 9
7 p.m. Space #1 Dear Donald/Dear Hillary (40 minutes)
7 p.m. Space #2 10-Minute Plays: Group #1 (50 minutes)
Breaking Down Walls, The Woman She Never Was, Mother Knows Best, Black Santa
9 p.m. Space #1 Playing for Real (40 minutes)
9 p.m. Space #2 Legacy (60 minutes)
Saturday, August 10
7 p.m. Space #1 Day Labor (45 minutes)
7 p.m. Space #2 10-Minute Plays: Group #2 (repeated from Thursday 9 p.m.)
9 p.m. Space #1 Dear Donald/Dear Hillary (40 minutes)
9 p.m. Space #2 10-Minute Plays, Group #1 (repeated from Friday 7 p.m.)
RENEGADE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2019: SCHEDULE
Weekend 2: Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 15-17
UrbanBeat Events Center, 1213 Turner Road, Lansing 48906
Thursday, August 15 through Saturday, August 17
7 p.m. Come for Me, winner, Renegade One-Act Play
8:15 p.m There’s a New Life Coming, winner, Renegade 10-Minute Play
9 p.m. Room Number, winner, Renegade Full Length Play
Saturday, August 17 ONLY
10:30 p.m., 8/17 only Renegade Ruckus: 24 hour play competition performances
Questions? Contact:
Melissa Kaplan, 517-281-7732, kaplanm@lcc.edu
Chad Swan-Badgero, 517-927-3016, chadbadgero@hotmail.com
Lansing, Mich.–– The Renegade Theatre Festival 2019 is celebrating 14 years in 2019 with 14 new plays and the return of the Renegade Ruckus over two weekends Aug. 8-17 in Old Town Lansing.
The first weekend of Renegade takes place Aug. 8, 9 and 10 at the Red Cedar Friends Meeting Hall, the home of Renegade N.O.W. since its creation in 2010. Over the course of these three nights, 11 plays will be presented in the Hall’s two spaces at 7 and 9 p.m. No play is longer than an hour, most are 25-40 minutes, and there are two groupings of 10-minute plays themed “Breaking Down Barriers.”
The second weekend runs Aug. 15, 16 and 17 at the Urban Beat Events Center and features the winners in three play categories. All three are presented each night followed by short discussions: the one-act starts at 7 p.m., the 10-minute play at 8:15 p.m. and the full length at 9 p.m.
The festival culminates Saturday, Aug. 17 at 10:30 p.m. at Urban Beat with the Renegade Ruckus, a 24-hour new play challenge. Six writers receive prompts at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 with a 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 deadline to write a 10-minute play script. Then, six teams of directors and actors take those scripts and rehearse for performance at 10:30 p.m. Saturday evening. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at Urban Beat.
Renegade Theatre Festival is generously sponsored by the City Pulse and Lansing Community College, with support from the Red Cedar Friends Meeting Hall and the Urban Beat Events Center.
The Renegade organizing team includes Paige Tufford, coordinator of New Original Works. This year, N.O.W. submissions were limited to the first 250 scripts received. Paige oversaw the submission and selection process. Other organizers are Jeff Croff, coordinator of Renegade Ruckus, festival founder and co-artistic director Chad Swan-Badgero, and co-artistic-director Melissa Kaplan.
Details about the plays and playwrights is at http://www.renegadetheatrefestival.org
RENEGADE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2019: FINAL SELECTIONS
10-Minute Plays
• Breaking Down Walls By Terry Riley (Santa Fe, NM)
• Blood By Jenny Crakes (East Lansing, MI)
• There’s a New Life Coming (Winner: 10-minute Plays) By Marj O’Neill-Butler (Miami Beach, FL)
• The Woman She Never Was By Elena Naskova (Seattle, WA)
• Black Santa By David Beardsley (Boston, MA)
• Appointment with Destiny By Beth Novick (New York, NY)
• A Valentine for Ellie By Madeline Daly Puccioni (Oakland, CA)
• Mother Knows Best By Thomas J. Misuraca (Tarzana, CA)
One-Act Plays
• Came for Me (Winner: One-Act Plays) By Seth Kramer (New York, NY)
• Dear Donald, Dear Hillary By Elaine Liner (Dallas, TX)
• Playing for Real By Ron Asher (Seattle, WA)
• Day Labor By Jeff Carter (San Francisco, CA)
Full-Length Plays
• Room Number (Winner: Full Length Plays) By Akela Munsey (Los Angeles, CA)
• Legacy By Robert T. Fields (Richmond, CA)
RENEGADE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2019: SCHEDULE
Weekend 1: Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 8-10
Red Cedar Friends Meeting Hall, 1400 Turner Road, Lansing 48906
Thursday, August 8
7 p.m., Space #1 Playing for Real (40 minutes)
7 p.m., Space #2 Legacy (60 minutes)
9 p.m., Space #1 Day Labor (45 minutes)
9 p.m., Space #2 10-Minute Plays: Group #2 (45 minutes)
Blood, Appointment with Destiny, A Valentine for Ellie
Friday, August 9
7 p.m. Space #1 Dear Donald/Dear Hillary (40 minutes)
7 p.m. Space #2 10-Minute Plays: Group #1 (50 minutes)
Breaking Down Walls, The Woman She Never Was, Mother Knows Best, Black Santa
9 p.m. Space #1 Playing for Real (40 minutes)
9 p.m. Space #2 Legacy (60 minutes)
Saturday, August 10
7 p.m. Space #1 Day Labor (45 minutes)
7 p.m. Space #2 10-Minute Plays: Group #2 (repeated from Thursday 9 p.m.)
9 p.m. Space #1 Dear Donald/Dear Hillary (40 minutes)
9 p.m. Space #2 10-Minute Plays, Group #1 (repeated from Friday 7 p.m.)
RENEGADE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2019: SCHEDULE
Weekend 2: Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 15-17
UrbanBeat Events Center, 1213 Turner Road, Lansing 48906
Thursday, August 15 through Saturday, August 17
7 p.m. Come for Me, winner, Renegade One-Act Play
8:15 p.m There’s a New Life Coming, winner, Renegade 10-Minute Play
9 p.m. Room Number, winner, Renegade Full Length Play
Saturday, August 17 ONLY
10:30 p.m., 8/17 only Renegade Ruckus: 24 hour play competition performances
Questions? Contact:
Melissa Kaplan, 517-281-7732, kaplanm@lcc.edu
Chad Swan-Badgero, 517-927-3016, chadbadgero@hotmail.com
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