OCPA to Present New Plays Next Month with 'Discoveries' Series

Stepping out of yourself and your world and into a new costume, persona or identity can make for both drama and comedy. The Orange County Playwrights Alliance provides both in its next Discoveries staged readings on Saturday, November 15 at Anaheim's Stage Door Repertory Theatre. This OCPA event presents new one-acts from 3 playwrights who have been produced across the Southland and the nation.

A Haliday Santa by Frank Farmer - Ben Haliday is an actor; he needs to work. He has played Santa before, but only in an adult film and never in a department store. Can he pass the audition and play St. Nick on short notice? A comedy directed by Geoffrey Gread (New Voices Playwrights Theatre).

Spies Like Me by John Lane - A fan of spy novels finds himself in the middle of international intrigue - and finds himself ill-suited for espionage. A comedy directed by Philip Brickey (STAGEStheatre).

A Murder of Crows by Robert Riemer - A lost generation living in a world of low-quality everything experiments with drugs, sex and crime trying to find a way out of the Eighties. A drama directed by Robert Riemer. Featuring John Lewandowski, Deneen Melody and I am Z33RO (ZJU Theatre Group).

"DISCOVERIES: THE ART OF BEING SOMEONE ELSE" will take place on November 15, 2014 (Saturday, 2:30pm) at Stage Door Repertory Theatre, 1045 N. Armando St. (Suite A), Anaheim, CA 92806. $6 suggested donation Call 714.902.5716 for reservations.

The Orange County Playwrights Alliance (OCPA) began on April 1, 1995 with an informal meeting in an oncologist's office in Anaheim. Since then, OCPA has become the fundamental group for playwrights in O.C., presenting staged readings and productions of plays at intriguing local theatres. Its playwrights have been produced across the U.S., and have won national and regional playwriting awards. www.ocplaywrights.org

Stage Door Repertory Theatre - an intimate 50-seat live theatre with the highest of professional standards - opened its doors in fall 2011. Its husband-and-wife founders, Nick and Julie Charles, strive to produce a wide range of quality theatrical presentations at affordable prices. Conveniently located near the intersection of the 91 and 57 freeways, SDRT has quickly established a reputation for quality and excellence, resulting in frequently sold-out performances. www.stagedoorrep.com