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Anatomy of a Table Read
The First Table Read As a director, I like to jump right into working on a play. Getting actors up and moving before the Table Read. That is until I encountered an actor who really needed one and for...
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Legends (in ten minutes or less) Directors
Kevin Six (left) and Bryant Hernandez (right) New Play Cafe is proud to announce the directors for Legends (in ten minutes or less). Actor, director, playwright and NPC co-founder Kevin Six will...
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Anatomy of an Audition
The DeMi Cafe Cafe Patio, sight of “Legends…” auditions and performances I showed up at DeMi Cafe Cafe (yes that’s not a typo) on July 28th at a little before 5:00 p.m. to set up for auditions that...
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From Director Bryant Hernandez
I was lucky to be an actor in the first New Play Cafe’s production at The Big Kitchen in Southpark. I enjoyed working on two of the new plays by Kevin Six and Jonathan Hammond in such a very intimate...
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On fireworks, serving, and standing at attention
Powerful words and images. I am directing a play about many things. I think one of the main things is standing in the face if adversity. This is something important to me. At the end if the play...
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Legends Actors
Actors: Tony Beville: Charley in Charles… and Sam in Diner… Tony is psyched to part of the New Play Cafe once again, after last year’s bout of time-travel and fighting aliens. Over the years, he’s been...
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Anatomy of a Rehearsal
Don Loper working with one of the props from “The Only Real Diner in Town” by Tom Steward. Directing short plays is delightful. You only have to rehearse for an hour or less per rehearsal to have an...
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Building Props
In which Kevin Six, reminiscent of his time as a props buyer and builder at a local regional theatre, describes how he made a very creepy prop for New Play Cafe’s latest production. To Do List Being a...
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Sunday Theatre Now Cool
Serving up fun on Sunday. At New Play Cafe, we don’t get why people don’t come to Sunday shows. Yes there’s work on Monday, but our show is only an hour long, and it starts at 7:00, so… Other good...
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From Beth Accomando at KPBS
Small Venues Pay Off Big: A Roundup Of Local San Diego Theater Credit: Circle Circle dot dot Above: The cast of Circle Circle dot dot’s new play, “Red Planet Respite,” opening Friday at the Mandell...
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