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  • The Waiting Room

    Eureka Community Players (ECP) have undertaken a new challenge: writing plays.  On Sunday, March 24th, these plays will be presented in an anthology format.  Called “The Waiting Room” – An Afternoon of 10-minute Scenes Written by Local Writers begins at 3:00 p.m. at the Timbers Event Center.

    In September 2023, The ECP hosted a workshop presented by Maud Powell entitled “Calling All Writers”. Maud founded the Little Apple Playwriters Guild, a collaborative playwriting group.  Annually, they write and produce Anthologies of plays.   Her workshop in Eureka was to engage writers and others in the process of writing plays as the first step in reaching the ECP goal of an oral history play about the Tobacco Valley.  In the workshop, we set certain parameters: 10-12 minutes with 2-3 actors all set in a mutually agreed upon space: a waiting room.  The writers also agreed to not direct their own scene or act in it. They met every two weeks with the final script done in January.  According to Sharon LaBonty, “Working together, supporting each other, has been fun!”

    The Performance:

    • Act I
      • Jeanne Jankovsky’s “Charlie”;
      • JoAnn Bristol’s “A Chance Meeting”;
      • Lisa Priller’s “The Waiting in Hell”;
      • Lori Stoffer’s “Tire Store” make up Act I. 
    • Act II
      • Sharon LaBonty’s “I Wanna Be A Star”;
      • John LaBonty’s “WWII and Two Montana Women”;
      • Adrian Miller’s “Ice Fishing Tale of Woe-begone”. 
    • Question and Answer session with the writers.

    Many of Eureka’s favorite actors are bringing these original scenes to life.  These actors include Heather Smith, Alan Guderjahn, Tigerlily Beamer, Loree Campbell, Cannon Pearson, Danica Cate, Kelley Comstock, Adrian Miller, John and Lisa Priller, Judy Russell and Lori Stoffer.  New faces on stage are Bella Otto, Becky Gray, and Dessie Stoffer. The Players hope to make this anthology writing an annual event. The Eureka Community Players invite anyone that is interested to join on Sunday.

    The Waiting Room: Sunday March 24th, 3 PM. Timbers Event Center. No ticket sales, but there will be a donation basket for anyone inclined to help the Eureka Community Players cover rent for the event.