From Skint by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth
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The term parley derives from the French verb parler: to speak. Historically, a parley was a meeting between adversaries in order to negotiate an end to battle. To signal a willingness to talk peaceably, armies would run up a white flag.
In a parley, people of vastly different opinions and experiences make themselves vulnerable by holding conflicting truths together. Creating is a solitary act, and isolation can make art rigid. By committing to an ongoing process of writing, feedback, and production, we surrender the lone struggle and move forward in collaboration. CLICK THE BATYBARA TO ENJOY:PARLEY LIT ISSUE 5
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As promised, our webseries is back!
Proofs Episode 11: Secrets March 28 8 pm Pacific Live-streaming on YouTube // PWYC Tix available below FEATURING THESE INTREPID ACTORS: Kasper Cergol Roger Estrada Amber Hughes Dara Lillis Sydney Maltese Rebecca O’Neil Charles Waxberg Carolynne Wilcox WITH SCENES BY THESE BRAVE PLAYWRIGHTS: Greg Brisendine drew david combs Nole Fields Dustin Hageland Amber Hughes Carol Y Lee Jules Marin Susan McNally Ozzy Wagner Here's how it works: Busy playwrights are given a prompt designed to technically challenge them. Mere days later, a few of Parley's favorite actors read the scenes "cold" during a live-streamed YouTube broadcast. PLAYS DON'T WORK UNLESS PLAYWRIGHTS DO. |
PROMPT:
Magritte’s "The Son of Man" is a self-portrait that hides the artist. He presents himself as "conventional," but he uses an apple to obscure most of his face. Every character has secrets. Write a scene that is a hidden self-portrait. |
This Spring
Press
Parley is named a resident company of Theatre Puget Sound in the Seattle Times. Read the article here.
Parley's artistic director was interviewed by the Seattle Times. Read the article here.
Parley's production of Dirty Beasts was reviewed by Drama in the Hood. Read that review here.
Our production of Maiden Voyage was reviewed by the Seattle Times. Read that review here.
Parley's artistic director was interviewed for The Mumble, an international theatre journal. Read it here.
Our production of The Oysterman's House was reviewed by Drama in the Hood. Read that review here.
Our co-production of Gills! Gills! Gills! was reviewed by Drama in the Hood. Read that review here.
Parley's artistic director was featured in the March/April 2020, Sept./Oct 2017, and Spring 2024 "Mentorship" issues ofThe Dramatist.
Parley's artistic director was interviewed by the Seattle Times. Read the article here.
Parley's production of Dirty Beasts was reviewed by Drama in the Hood. Read that review here.
Our production of Maiden Voyage was reviewed by the Seattle Times. Read that review here.
Parley's artistic director was interviewed for The Mumble, an international theatre journal. Read it here.
Our production of The Oysterman's House was reviewed by Drama in the Hood. Read that review here.
Our co-production of Gills! Gills! Gills! was reviewed by Drama in the Hood. Read that review here.
Parley's artistic director was featured in the March/April 2020, Sept./Oct 2017, and Spring 2024 "Mentorship" issues ofThe Dramatist.
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