NEW VOICES WEST
sponsored by the Tournesol Project

Each year, Magic Theatre commissions three talented emerging professional playwrights to continue work on the draft of a promising new play. The rigorous process includes an initial reading, dramaturgical support through a re-write period, and culminates in a workshop production at the Magic.

NVW 2007

Workshop performance info and dates:
Monday, December 10, 2007 at 7pm
NOCTURAMA
by Annie Baker
directed by Mark Routhier
When a young, depressive urban slacker loses his girlfriend, he goes home to his mother in Vermont to lick his wounds and unwittingly wreaks havoc on the lives of those around him. Partly a historical house tour, and partly a meditation on wintry New England melancholy, Nocturama explores the very human capacity for spiritual growth.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 7pm
SEVEN PAGES UNSIGNED
by Michael Louis Wells
directed by Evren Odcikin

It's the evening of the Winter Solstice, "The Darkest Night of the Year." College friends, who have gathered for an engagement party in NYC's Hell's Kitchen, escape to the rooftop for fresh air.  Still reeling from the suicide of one of their number, they dodge and confront the difficult choices that face them.

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Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 7pm
OCTOPUS
 by Steve Yockey
directed by Jimmy Bohr

A love story rendered through a post-modern gay lens, Octopus examines the fallout of one night of lust on four men.  Risk, jealousy and commitment issues commingle with a mysterious telegram delivery boy and a ravenous monster from the ocean floor.

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Tickets: Open to the general public with a $10 suggested donation.
All performances will be held at Magic Theatre.
Please call (415) 441-8822 to reserve your tickets.