Dear CurvingRoad Friends and Supporters,

 

It’s time to announce the results of our latest Call for Submissions.  Last spring we set out to find a new play by a playwright over the age of 40 who had never been professionally produced.   For several months, plays poured in from all over the US and the UK.  The sheer number of the submissions confirmed for us that we were tapping into an important pool of new talent.  As you can imagine, the decision-making process was quite difficult. The result is exciting and unexpected, as is so much about CurvingRoad.

 

We have chosen two one-act plays, one American, one British, which we aim to produce together in a show of one-acts:

 

Dig  explores through dark humour the power struggle between prey and victim., centering on the dialogue between an executioner and a victim who refuses to dig his own grave .  It is written by the American writer, JD Smith, whose poetry, essays and stories have appeared in literary magazines throughout the US.  He is currently enjoying a recent success with his children’s book, “The Best Mariachi in the World.”

 

No more, Salvator  represents on stage that tricky tug-of-war between art and fame.  The artist Salvatore Rosa’s paintings hang besides the Mona Lisa for over a hundred years.  If they could speak to each other, what would they say?  This unusual piece is written by Scottish playwright, Michael Hart,  who has written and produced radio, TV and cinema scripts for a host of advertisers.

 

And now we dive into the development process.  Over the next few months we will be meeting with directors, revising scripts, looking at venues, approaching funders.  We will keep you informed about our progress as we head towards a run, hopefully in the spring of next year,

 

In the meantime, enjoy your winter and all the art that goes with it.