The Colores –Written by Donna Wootton The COLORES presentation at The Canadian Tapestry and Texture Centre in Oak Heights was a rich tapestry of song cycles, music history and personal resistance, starring the energetic and talented Fabian Arciniegas. I didn’t know exactly what to expect from this local opera singer, who wowed the audience with…
Category: Drama at Festival of the Arts
What’s on at the Festival: Dining with the Dead
Revenge is a dish best served cold…or in Cobourg!
Behind the Scenes at Fantastic & Fantastical
Just before their very first rehearsal, Bob Bailey interviews cast members from “Fantastic and Fantastical”, three evenings of three one-act plays that will be given staged readings featuring local actors. To give audiences a chance to see these plays close to home, all three plays will be presented on three different days in three different…
Auditions for One-Act Plays, online May 31, 7 PM
Northumberland Festival of the Arts will take place across Northumberland County from September 16 – October 2, 2022. Northumberland Festival of the Arts is a volunteer-run not-for-profit arts organization. To volunteer for NFOTA, please contact info@festivalofthearts.ca To help support our events, please send your donation by Interac to fundraising@festivalofthearts.ca
Get Ready for Drama! by Jessica Outram and Felicity Sidnell Reid
The NFOTA Drama Project Committee is delighted to announce the names of the three one-act plays chosen for presentation as staged readings during the Festival. Congratulations go to Donald J Anderson for his play Screwed, Christopher Cameron for Nail Polish and Karen Palmer for Wind on Weller’s Bay. Eighteen local playwrights submitted, and an independent…
Einstein’s Fridge: a one-act play by Ronald Mackay
As we confirm the program for NFOTA’s upcoming festival, to be announced soon, we look back on previous festivals. Here is Ronald Mackay’s one-act play, Einstein’s Fridge, from Festival of the Arts 2019. This video was filmed by Wally Keeler. About Ron: A career in international development has persuaded Ronald that cultures have always borrowed…
Call for Play Submissions to Northumberland Festival of the Arts 2022
Guidelines for Playwrights The Northumberland Festival of the Arts will present 3 staged readings of one act plays in 3 locations during the festival, scheduled for September 16th to October 2nd, 2022. The play selection committee is looking for: one act plays between 20 and 40 minutes long never before produced scripts casts of up…
Free Workshop on How to Write a One-Act Play
Last week NFOTA put out a call for submissions for one-act plays. To support and inspire those who may be interested in writing a one-act play, Jessica Outram is offering a short workshop that goes over the basics. Big Ideas: Form: Why a play? What is story? Process: What is the process? Craft: What’s important…