Stage Left Theatre Presents DrekFest: Worstament 2010 8/2

Stage Left Theatre is embarrassed to announce the semi-finalists for our annual, national search for America's worst ten-minute play.

The Semi-Finals on 8/2 are:
You Didn't See This Coming: The play with a twist ending you won't see coming by Kate Black
Untitled Brilliant Play (The Title Should Sound Very Artistic if You Have any Ideas): A True Opus Worthy of All the Greats, by James Thomson
Town Our: A Post-Structuralist Deconstruction of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town", by Drekfest 2009 winner Randall Colburn
Women & Men & Women: Or, I am Totally not a Misogynist, by Robert Karol
While the votes are tabulated, an encore reading of The Worst Play from 2008
"The Frenzied Beating of the Jungle Tom-Toms Once More, Once More"

The Semi-Finals on 8/9 are:
Death by Coat Rack, by Joshua McIlvain
Won't Someone Please Boil the Water? A Hygiene Play, by 2007 & 2008 Drekfest winner Rob Kozlowski
Man Vs. Carp: An Environmental Tale Exploring Mostly, but not Exclusively, the Themes of Tolerance, Immigration, Conservation, and a General Understanding of the Problems Going on in the World Today, by Jake Lindquist
TaranTea Party, Mother F***er!! A homage to Tarantino and the Tea Party - two of the coolest T things ever, by Scott Woldman
While the votes are tabulated, an encore reading of The Worst Play from 2009 ""'SCARECROW' OR SOME SHIT, CALL IT WHATEVER YOU F***ING WANT, I DON'T CARE. A F***ing Harsh Play About Scarecrows and Killing Bitches"

The worst 2 plays of each Semi-Final round as determined by audience vote will go on to the Finals on Monday, August 16, 2010. Following the readings on 8/16, a panel of adjudicators will tear the playwrights apart for having given the world such terrible plays.

One play will be chosen as the Grand Prize-winning Worst Play by the audience in attendance. All readings take place at The ComedySportz Theatre, 929 W. Belmont in Chicago at 7:30pm. Tickets for 8/2 and 9 are $10, for 8/16 $15.

Cash prizes will be given to all eight Semi-Finalists, as well as other highly coveted honors for the truly terrible. In addition to Worst Play, prizes that may be awarded by our panel of adjudicators include those for Worst Title, Worst Opening Line, Worst Stage Direction and Worst Character Name, among others.

DrekFest: Worstament 2010 details
Semi-Final Round 1, Monday, August 2, at 7:30pm. Tickets $10
Semi-Final Round 2, Monday, August 9 at 7:30pm. Tickets $10
Final Monday August 16 at 7:30pm. Tickets $15

All performances take place at
The ComedySportz Theatre
929 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
www.comedysportzchicago.com

Tickets available by calling Stage Left at 773-883-8830 or
www.stagelefttheatre.com

ABOUT STAGE LEFT:
Stage Left Theatre is an off-loop Chicago theatre now in its 28th season, with a mission to develop and produce plays that raise debate and challenge perspectives on political and social issues. Operating out of a 50-seat, storefront theatre in Chicago's vibrant Wrigleyville neighborhood, Stage Left has become a regional center for the development of new plays. The theatre's new-play development arm is Downstage Left, a multi-tiered program giving emerging and established playwrights the tools they need to bring a play from conception to production.

The company consists of an ensemble of directors, playwrights, designers, actors and stage managers who collaborate to mount a yearly subscription season of mainstage shows and our annual new-play festival, LeapFest.

ABOUT THE COMEDYSPORTZ THEATRE:
The ComedySportz Theatre (comedysportzchicago.com) is an improv-comedy entertainment and business services company. We provide smart, fast comedy in our theatre and on the road; and we use the fundamentals of improv to provide creative business solutions. Our theatre products and services include live shows in our theatre, improv training for life and work, and hosting events for small to large groups. Our creative business services include: customized corporate workshops and individual skills training; a traveling ensemble for private and hospitality events; talent/spokespeople for consumer events, trade shows and guerilla/street marketing; and other innovative, improv-based business solutions.

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