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Mission Accomplished!
Thanks to everyone who everyone who gathered with us now and then, Sandra and I have read aloud, with others, all the plays that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama during its Centennial year, from last May’s Why Marry? to last night’s Hamilton. Hooray for Us!
Down to the Wire
60 Down, 25 to Go
Last May I vowed to read—aloud, with other people—every play to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama during 100th year of its first presentation (on May 16, 1918) and challenged the world to do likewise. Not a soul signed up, for which I take the blame; I can’t convey the concept. Fortunately, a few dozen members of Cold Reads/Charlotte enjoy reading when it suits their schedules, even if they don’t join the blog. Without them I’d never finish. It’s going to be close as it is. Continue reading Down to the Wire
Cold Reads Roots in Charlotte
First, the Golden Circle
Cold Reads was inspired by the late great Nathan Frenkel who, in late 2003, encouraged me to moderate (while he facilitated) a drama group for seniors at the Jewish Community Center in Charlotte. Originally (I’d hoped and assumed) for aging actors like myself (then sixty), the group wound up being mostly raw recruits, old folks who’d always wanted to but hadn’t since their high school play.
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Please Note: This schedule is subject to change. Check posted events on our Facebook group page for current reads. Continue reading Calendar of Events
Guest List/Charlotte
The following list compiles RSVPs from Facebook, email, and personal invitations. Names in greens are no-shows.
Signed Up for Upcoming Reads
Sunday, May 7: The Flick
George, Sandra, April, Hallie, Peter
Monday, May 9: Top Dog/Underdog
George, Sandra, John, April, Dana
Thursday, May 12: Between Riverside and Crazy
Cold Reads/Charlotte Update
Here’s a list of Pulitzer plays Sandra and I have read with assorted other people since last May 16, noting the ones we’ve postponed, those left to read, and four for which I have yet to find copies.
Four More Pulitzer Plays in Charlotte
Anyone in the Charlotte area is always welcome whenever it’s convenient.
The following events have all been posted on Facebook. RSVP if you can join us for any or all.
5:00 pm Sunday at the Costwold IHOP
Oct 23: You Can’t Take It With You
Oct 30: The Teahouse of the August Moon
10:00 am Thursdays at Julia’s Cafe & Books
Oct 20 & 27: The Shrike
6:00 pm Mondays at the IHOP
Oct 20 & 27: The Skin of Our Teeth
Future events will be posted on our Calendar.
A COLD READS CHALLENGE: PULITZER PLAYS
Pulitzer Prize Centennial
2016 is the 100th Anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize, Columbia University has launched the Centennial Campfires Initiative “to ignite broad engagement with the journalistic, literary, and artistic values” the Prizes represent. The project hopes to generate grassroots events and conversations across the country about the impact of journalism and the humanities on our lives and times, illuminating their value to public life today and imagining their future.
This Challenge is presented as a Campfire project
Marietta Cold Reads: Year One
Plays Read in Our First Year
The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov
Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov
Oleanna, by David Mamet
The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
Rosencrantz and Guildensterna are Dead, by Tom Stoppard
Tartuffe, by Moliere
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett
The Cocktail Party, by T. S. Eliot
The Sunset Limited, by Cormac McCarthy
A Life in the Theatre, by David Mamet
Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen
The Piano Lesson, by August Wilson
The Birthday Party, by Harold Pinter
By the Skin of Our Teeth, by Thornton Wilder
Mrs. Warren’s Profession, by George Bernard Shaw
Cold Reads/International 