First Drafts First Impressions

DVAA is delighted to host Arts and Ecology, Inc. as they present “First Drafts First Impressions”  which will showcase works-in-progress, by the two incredibly talented playwrights selected to take part in the 2023 Catskills Creative Residency.

The staged reading will be followed by a moderated discussion with the playwrights, the director, and the audience, aimed at getting audience feedback, feelings, and impressions. We look forward to a lively conversation with our enthusiastic local audience!
  

FEATURED PLAYS:

PATTERN RECOGNITION by Julie Marino

Taking its title from the cognitive science term “pattern recognition,” the play examines the human propensity to find and interpret patterns in everyday life — often whether they are there or not. At an art gallery, in an old French chateau, and on a peaceful beach at sunset, our characters encounter phenomena they are convinced are imparting life-changing messages. But heeding those messages and turning them into action can lead to some disappointing and often ridiculous surprises.

SUPERTALL by Mark Steinbach

Supertall follows Tina and Billy, two neurotic real estate agents as they go about their day trying to close a deal at The Park, a midtown highrise. They get stuck in an elevator and their deal falls through then gets revived then falls through roughly 10 times — but business soon becomes secondary to the emotional ups and downs of their increasingly claustrophobic partnership.

Director
Jane Manwelyan

Featured Actors
Arthur Aulisi, Benno Canner, Patrice Jordan, and Alete Kahn

TICKETS & LOCATION
Performances take place at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge Street in
Narrowsburg, NY.

Tickets $25 suggested donation. Due to mature content, not recommended for kids 12.

Acknowledgments

This project is made possible in part by a Statewide Community Regrant Program grant, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.