The First Day

The first day of the 2010 ICWP Playwrights' Retreat in the Department of Theatre has ended; playwrights were working all day in the OSU Theatre Computer lab, or elsewhere in the Drake Performance and Event Center; in the evening, we gathered together for readings of works in progress; first, a scene from Farzana Moon's new play about Sufi prophets, set on the deck where the retreat will end with the Central Ohio Corn Roast next Saturday, and also the place for the Walhalla Deck Plays project (see www.walhalladeckplays.blogspot.com for more about that), then scenes from Geralyn Horton's play about rediscovering the early 18th century English female playwright, Susanna Centlivre, which was begun last year at the retreat.  Some images from today:

 

Mrinalini Kamath works away, ignoring the river view

 

Diane Rao smiles for the camera

 

Geralyn Horton contemplates her new web page

 

Linda Evans smiles for the camera

  

Farzana Moon makes a point to Jenni Monday and Meg Barker at the evening reading session

 

Farzana and Jenni listen to the discussion

 

the whole group in mid discussion