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Theme: "It's Over!" DCFAC Calls For Submissions From Iowa Writers For Third Annual Summer Shorts
Iowa writers are invited to submit work for the Third Annual Davis County Players’ Short Play Festival, “Summer Shorts,” presented by the Davis County Fine Arts Council. The festival of short plays will take place on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, 2012 at the Iowa Theatre in Bloomfield, Iowa.
Playwrights from anywhere in Iowa are eligible. Writers are asked to submit unpublished material by May 15, 2012. Several plays will be selected for stage production, with one “Best In Show” to receive the $100 grand prize. There will also be $50 prizes for the best play written by a resident of Davis County and the best play written by a Davis County student aged 18 or younger.
The theme of this year’s contest is “It's Over.” Plays should be in a standard play script format and be between 5-15 pages in length. They should be the author’s original material and not an adaptation. Comedy, tragedy, or somewhere in between – it doesn’t matter, but we are not looking for musicals.
The set will be minimal and the stage is small, so it is very unlikely that a play that requires an elaborate set will be selected for production. The play should have at least two but no more than five characters. And this year, the play should have something to do with “It's Over.”
Please be aware that plays that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered, nor will plays by authors with no direct connection to Iowa.
Please visit our Web site at http://www.daviscountyfinearts.com for more information about the Davis County Fine Arts Council.
To submit a play electronically, email to jg4horsemen@yahoo.com. Subject line: “Summer Shorts.”
Read more... Theme: "It's Over!" DCFAC Calls For Submissions From Iowa Writers For Third Annual Summer ShortsPast Events
"Leaving Iowa" a Blast For Actors, Audience
Remember piling into the family station wagon and heading out for a “fascinating” family vacation?
Davis County theater-goers had a chance to relive those days when the Davis County Players presented the comedy, “Leaving Iowa” at the Iowa Theatre at 7:30 p.m. March 16 and March 17.
DCFAC presents student awards
In early January, the Davis County Fine Arts Council presented awards to outstanding first semester arts students as nominated by Davis County instructors.
These are the students who were presented awards by the Davis County Fine Arts Council for being named outstanding students in the arts. Front row (from left): Mackenzie Howard, high school art; Lexi Draper, high school art; Mikayla Biggs, junior high art; Rylie Johnson, middle school creative writing; Megan Crady, high school band; Sophia Cook, high school creative writing. Back row: Jerica McAdam, high school art; Sarah Gingerich, eighth grade choir; Sean Emmons, high school band; and Mary Jo Morrison; high school creative writing. (Not pictured are Jeremiah Garber, high school choir, and Kali Rudd, middle school band and seventh grade choir.)
The instructors who nominated the students and the students' parents are as follows:
Davis County Community Choir Presented Christmas Concert
Holiday music fans were able to ring in Christmas and the holidays with the music of the season!
The Davis County Fine Arts Council's Spectrum Center for the Arts presented a Davis County Community Choir Concert, entitled “Hallelujah to Hoedown and Everything in Between," 30 Voices in Song. The concert was held Thursday, December 22 at the Iowa Theatre in Bloomfield at 7:30 p.m. The event was free will donation. A reception followed the concert. There was an art display by Spectrum Artists in the Kay Burchette Cultural Center.
The Music Director was Lyle Stirling.
Read more: Davis County Community Choir Presented Christmas Concert
'The Wizard Of Oz' was a Davis County Players production for the ages
There may be no place like home, but there was also no place like the Iowa Theatre in Bloomfield, where the Davis County Players presented the beloved musical "The Wizard Of Oz" Nov. 10-13.
The theatre was packed for all four shows, and audiences were responsive, laughing, cheering and singing along to this unique interpretation of a unique American Classic.
Read more: 'The Wizard Of Oz' was a Davis County Players production for the ages
DeHann, Woosley rise to the costume challenges presented by 'The Wizard Of Oz'
(Story Reprinted from The Bloomfield Democrat)
“Wha
t did I get myself into?”
Bobbie DeHaan asked herself that question shortly after she agreed to head up the costuming for “The Wizard of Oz,” this fall’s musical production by the Davis County Players.
“When I was asked to do the costuming for the Wizard of Oz fall play in July, I should have figured this was going to be for a real ride, but I didn’t,” said DeHaan.
She said “yes” because of her passion for costume design.
Read more: DeHann, Woosley rise to the costume challenges presented by 'The Wizard Of Oz'
Summer Shorts Play Festival Presented Aug. 5-6
The Davis County Players, sponsored by the Davis County Fine Arts Council presented the Second Annual Summer Shorts Play Festival at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5-6, at the Iowa Theatre on the east side of the square, downtown Bloomfield.
Two shows only, the Davis County Players presented six short plays about friendships, all written and performed by your friends. The $50 prize for the best locally-written play was won by James Grob for his play "Checkers" and the $100 grand prize for the best overall play was won by David Patterson of Fairfield for his play "Other Life Forms."
The calls for submissions of short plays from Iowa authors went out in February, and the Davis County Players, the best-kept secret in the Midwest, sorted through stacks of plays, all between 5-15 minutes in length, and selected six to perform on Aug. 5-6.
There was a full evening of entertainment, with live music and live poetry, including local Bloomfield rock band “dognott” -- who performed two new original songs -- local poets John Pisarik, James Grob and Suzanne Birchmier -- who all read their poetry -- and vocalist Cayle Boatman, who performed "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend." Artwork by Davis County artists was also on display. Host Gail Wortmann emceed the event.
The six short plays selected for production include:
Fairfield’s Patterson wins for best overall play, Grob for best local play
David Patterson of Fairfield (center) accepts a check for $100 from Gloria Reeves of The Davis County Fine Arts Council in Bloomfield earlier this week. Patterson’s short play, entitled “Other Life Forms,” won for best overall play for the Davis County Players’ Second Annual Summer Shorts Festival. At left is James Grob, who wrote the short play “Checkers,” which was selected as the best locally-written play. Both plays were presented among six others, each written by local and Iowa writers and between 5-15 minutes long, at the Summer Shorts Festival Aug. 5-6 at the Iowa Theatre in Bloomfield. (Photo courtesy Bloomfield Democrat)
Read more: Fairfield’s Patterson wins for best overall play, Grob for best local play
‘Bytes, Bats and Abraham Lincoln’presented by DC Children's Theatre
The Davis County Players Children’s Theatre, sponsored by the Davis County Fine Arts Council, presented the children’s play BYTES, BATS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Bloomfield playwright James Grob, at The Iowa Theatre on the Bloomfield City Square in Bloomfield on Friday and Saturday, June 24-25. Shows began at 7 p.m. each night, and audiences were thrilled by the truly unique and outstanding performances put on by local youth. A very creative script led to a very creative show! The play was directed by Julie Griffin and Michelle Williams.
The plot of the two act-play revolves around the Internet research of the two main characters, RACHAEL and BRIDGETTE. As the two 12-year-old girls look online for information for a report they have to write about Abraham Lincoln they find themselves distracted by all the things, good and bad, one can possibly come across while “surfing the net.” Everything they see on their computer screen is dramatized on the stage, including songs and music downloads of pop stars, chats and emails from friends and a grandma, and viral videos of people chasing bats and other people mixing up strange concoctions in a blender. There are incidents with a cyber-bully, tech problems with the computer and even a little actual historical research. The dramatization is at times very funny, at times outrageous and at times thoughtful and touching. The two girls are eventually guided through the research process – and through the difficulties in their lives -- by an online version Abraham Lincoln himself.
The cast was made up of children from third through seventh grade and included:
Read more: ‘Bytes, Bats and Abraham Lincoln’presented by DC Children's Theatre
Youth Chorale Performed April 3
The Davis County Youth Chorale presented "Cantabile con chocolate a la mode" (Singing with chocolate and ice cream) on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Kay Burchette Cultural Center. There were two performances, the first at 2:30 and the second at 4:00. During the concert, ice cream and samplings of delicious chocolate desserts were served.
DCP's "Steel Magnolias" A Huge Sensation!
The beloved play STEEL MAGNOLIAS, written by Robert Harling, was presented Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12 by The Davis County Players at The Iowa Theatre in Bloomfield. Showtime was 7 p.m. both nights. Rita Grob directed the production, with Joy Orwig as assistant director. Thomas Stirling is musical director of touring production of 'The Wizard Of Oz'
Story by KAREN SPURGEON
Originally published in The Bloomfield Democrat
“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”
The above lyrics to the famous song from “The Wizard of Oz” ring very true for Thomas Stirling, former Bloomfield resident. This past November, Stirling unexpectedly secured his dream job as Music Director/Conductor of NETworks Presentations’ national tour of “The Wizard of Oz.”
“Getting this job is a story in itself,” Stirling said, “as I was brought on board at the last minute. Earning a job in the professional theater world at this level as a musical director and conductor is very difficult.”
Read more: Thomas Stirling is musical director of touring production of 'The Wizard Of Oz'
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