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Fairfield Center Stage Presents
The Tenth Anniversary PLAYATHON Celebration
A trip down memory lane reviving a selection of our community’s original works

Public Performances Mar 1 & 2 @ Trevi Lounge in Fairfield

Fairfield Center Stage, a community theater group, has produced ten annual “Playathons”, a presentation of new 10-minute plays written, cast, rehearsed and performed in the course of a 26-hour timespan. A group of writers, directors, and actors assemble on a Friday evening to meet and greet one another. A theme is revealed and role types determined based on the actors present. The playwrights then each sit down to create a new work, overnight, around that theme.

Early the next morning, the actors and directors  return to the theater for an intensive day of rehearsal leading up to a presentation of the works that same evening. As an extra challenge, the writers and directors have three recurring/shared requirements: (1) implementing a recurring prop (for example, an extension cord that must appear in each of the plays), (2) a recurring action (for example, “each script must include an actor delivering an insincere compliment to another actor”), and (3) a recurring line (for example, “each script must contain the line ‘Why are we whispering?’”).

This year, to celebrate 10 years of Playathons, we are reviving 10 of the plays for two performances each over two nights. Each night will be the same lineup of plays.

The performances are open to the public and will take place at 7pm Friday, March 1 and 5pm Saturday, March 2 at Trevi Lounge (free parking in surrounding lots) across Kings Highway Cutoff from Home Depot in Fairfield. The production will be presented indoors and a full bar is available before, during, and after the performance. 

Tickets are $15.  Subject to availability, walk-ups will be accepted.  General Admission seating will begin 30 minutes prior to the performances, first-come, first-served. Indoor restrooms and a snack machine are available. The recommended age for this event is 16+ (under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian). Similar to other events of this nature, the performance will be presented with minimal scenery, costumes, and technical elements.

The cast of the 2023 PLAYATHON features local actors:  Evelyn Brady, Iris Brady, Lisa Dahlstrom, Jeff Fulton, Will Jeffries, Julie Loyd, Britton McGrath, Sarah Maya, Christy Newsom, Suraya Noonan, Brianna Parkin, Lindsay Protsko, Isaiah Rodriguez, Todd Santa Maria, Garth West, and Emily Yates. 

The writers and directors include:  Steve Benko, Brian Crook, Lisa Dahlstrom, Chris Gensur, Nick Kuell, April Ella Lichtman, Tondrea Mabins, Susan Murray, Christy Newsom, Eli Newsom, Kevin Pelkey, Robby Sandler, Mark Silence, Alexis Willoughby and Clay Zambo.

Eli Newsom serves as Producer, Steve Benko serves as Associate Producer, and Trudi Durrell as Stage Manager.

For more information email info@fairfieldcenterstage.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram for continual and live updates throughout the Playathon.