SCENES & SAMPLES
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015

Join the Playwrights’ Center for Scenes & Samples, a delectable evening at the home of Melissa and Uri Camarena, the Historic Alfred Pillsbury House in Minneapolis. At this fundraiser, enjoy a progressive food and wine tasting featuring scenes by playwrights George Brant, Philip Dawkins, Kira Obolensky, and Kate Tarker, performed by well-known Twin Cities actors and paired with four different rooms.

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EVENING OVERVIEW

6:00 p.m.: Cocktails & Conversation
7:00 p.m.: Scenes & Samples
8:15 p.m.: Bidding & Buying
8:30 p.m.: Mixing & Mingling
9:00 p.m.: Fond Farewelling

Throughout the evening, enjoy music by pianist Sanford Moore.

YOUR HOSTS

Melissa & Uri Camarena
Janet Jones & Rob Reul
Barb Davis
Jeremy B. Cohen

SCENES & SAMPLES

Progressive food and wine tasting featuring plays by four playwrights paired with four different rooms.

GEORGE BRANT
George Brant is a Core Writer at the Playwrights’ Center. His plays include Grounded, Elephant’s Graveyard, and Three Voyages of the Lobotomobile. The featured scene (with music) is from Marie and Rosetta, a play about gospel great Sister Rosetta Tharpe that George workshopped at the Center in February.

PHILIP DAWKINS
Philip Dawkins is a Core Writer at the Playwrights’ Center. His plays include The Homosexuals and Failure: A Love Story. The featured scene is from Wet Clean Up or Robot Janitor Loves for a Day, a charming story about romance and produce that Philip first dreamed up for our Love Bytes event in February.

KIRA OBOLENSKY
Kira Obolensky is a Core Writer at the Playwrights’ Center. Her plays include Dirt Sticks, Cabinet of Wonder: an impossible history, and Raskol. The featured scene is called People check in, people check out and is a glimpse into the troubles, hopes, and secrets of guests who come through the Grand Hotel.

KATE TARKER
Kate Tarker is a Jerome Fellow at the Playwrights’ Center. Her plays include Thunderbodies, An Almanac for Farmers and Lovers in Mexico, and The Green. The featured scene is from Laura and the Sea, a very funny play about a very sad woman that Kate has been developing at the Center during her fellowship year.

DIRECTOR

Hayley Finn

ACTORS

Katie Bradley
Aimee K. Bryant*
Chase Burns
Cristina Castro
Hannah Joyce-Hoven
Nathan Keepers*
Tracey Maloney*
Kris Nelson*
Carolyn Pool*
Kimberly Richardson
* member of Actors’ Equity

AUCTION ITEMS

  • Paella dinner for eight: Uri and Melissa Camarena will prepare a delicious paella dinner for up to eight people at their home, the Historic Alfred Pillsbury House
  • Two 2015-16 Season tickets at Park Square Theatre
  • Five-bottle run of Château Rauzan-Ségla wine
  • Night out with Hola Arepa and Pillsbury House Theatre

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If you are unable to attend but would like to make a gift in lieu of attendance, you can do so here.

THANK YOU

KNOCK Inc.
Melissa & Uri Camarena
Barb Davis
Hola Arepa
Janet Jones & Rob Reul
Park Square Theatre
Pillsbury House Theatre
Steve & Dana Strand

Questions? Contact Keri Kellerman at kerik@pwcenter.org.