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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Stricker resigns from Talent council 10 things to know for Thursday (No heading) Monster Dash set for Oct. 25 Rain — and snow — douses fire season Education Earth colliding with dust field left by Comet Halley Event Tuesday to honor first computer programmer Pep band conductor, 3.98 student Wurfl earns Rotary kudos AHS rated 'below average' despite high test scores Building + cooking + eating = learning Environment Fires and forests evolved together, but now people are in the mix Marijuana growers are threat to salmon, biologists conclude Annual tour shows how to live green Business Cultivating, nourishing and honoring community resources Ashland repeats as a Google 'eCity' Harry & David will hold hiring fair Thursday Silvio Calabi: Nissan’s Taxi of Tomorrow Ashland land use rule review continues Politics and elections Stricker resigns from Talent council Merkley-Wehby to debate in Medford Ashland land use rule review continues Council backs bump in tax to support buses Travel expert touts pot legalization State News Nation - World Obituaries Marc Lee Sprang Margaret Jones Merlin Wayne Fjarli Marc Lee Sprang Death Notices Sports Latest Stories Grizzlies can't hold lead in five-set loss to Challengers Raider forward Thompson voted CCC preseason POY Guthrie, Royals edge Orioles for 3-0 series lead SOU football team No. 4 in latest poll Oregon special teams excel in UCLA win High school Grizzlies can't hold lead in five-set loss to Challengers Ashland volleyball team pushes Summit in three-set loss Grizzlies use trick play to stun Comets Undefeated Grizzlies host Crater today Ashland eases past Eagle Point again, keeps streak alive Southern Oregon University Raider forward Thompson voted CCC preseason POY SOU football team No. 4 in latest poll Oregon special teams excel in UCLA win Southern Oregon women ranked No. 1, SOU men No. 2 in CCC preseason polls SOU's Hixon voted runner of week Opinion Latest Stories Granlund cartoon: Crist vs Scott fan debate Jim Brock: U.S. Ebola cases could have been prevented Our View: Fostering e-success Letters to the editor Granlund cartoon: Gas prices drop Editorial Our View: Fostering e-success Our View: Elect Talbert and Moro M. 90 lessens partisanship Our View: Seffinger for Position 4 Our View: Retain Marsh on council Letters Letters to the editor Letters to the editor Letters to the Editor, Oct. 13 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 11 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 10 Guest opinions Religion and politics in America City should revise its rules for murals Into the heart of darkness Herb Rothschild: Peace begins at the table City still ignores Plaza suggestions Revels Latest Stories (No heading) Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas Cast makes 'The Judge' worth watching Tutunov Piano Series begins at SOU New plays debut at ANPF Theater New plays debut at ANPF Camelot Theatre presents 'Spotlight on Johnny Mercer' Southern Oregon hosts its Lunacy Theatre Festival Music The Farr Side: Bryan Adams releases album of influential hits Tutunov Piano Series begins at SOU Q&A: Becky Alter Q&A: Band du Pays Swing The Farr Side: Bennett-Gaga collaboration is a cross-generational gem Visual Art Ashland's First Friday Art Walk Movies Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas Cast makes 'The Judge' worth watching Movie review: ‘The Judge’ doesn’t know when to end Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas 'Gone Girl' is a dark, twisting winner Food and Drink Cruelest Month: Poetry Blog Lifestyle Latest Stories Barry Lewis: The joys of autumn and corduroy Marketta Gregory: Teach kids love Lost in Suburbia: The guaranteed, surefire Halloween candy plan 5 Things to Do This Weekend (Oct. 17-19) Dear Monty: Is your real estate agent a secret agent? Aging Happens Inner Peace Column Inner Peace Blog Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries Photos Videos Blogs NEWS NOW (No heading) ... Calendar: Wednesday, Oct. 15 ... Merkley-Wehby to debate in Medford ... (No heading) ... Calendar: Wednesday, Oct. 15 ... Merkley-Wehby to debate in Medford ... THEATER New plays debut at ANPF Ashland New Plays Festival will present staged readings of four new dramas Ashland New Plays Festival brings four new plays — and their authors — to the Rogue Valley each year for a week of staged readings by actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the community. By Laurie Heuston Revels DailyTidings.com By Laurie Heuston Revels Posted Oct. 14, 2014 @ 2:06 pm By Laurie Heuston Revels Posted Oct. 14, 2014 @ 2:06 pm » Social News Ashland New Plays Festival brings four new plays — and their authors — to the Rogue Valley each year for a week of staged readings by actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the community. This year, the four plays were selected out of nearly 200 submissions from around the nation. "The number was a little low this year," says ANPF Marketing Director Elizabeth von Radics. "But we've already exceeded that many for next year's festival."  Community volunteers narrow the scripts down in two rounds of reading, with the final 12 submitted to ANPF Artistic Director Douglas Rowe. Rowe — in collaboration with four directors — selects the final four. The playwrights' names are not revealed until the final scripts are chosen. The 2014 winners are James Harmon Brown of Los Angeles for "The Groyser," Bob Clyman of North Caldwell, N.J., for "A Little Quid Pro Quo," Michale Edan of Southfields, N.Y., for "Homecoming," and Jack Karp of Brooklyn, N.Y., for "Irreversible." "Last year, one of the winning playwrights was Richard Manley, who wrote 'A Question of Words.' The play was picked up by Camelot Theatre to be produced in February," von Radics says. The festival kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, when ANPF's Theatre Talk host John Rose sits down with Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Dan Donohue. The conversation should offer a look at ways Donohue's life merges with his creative process, skill and inspiration, along with the art, craft and nature of theater. The talk will be held at Dancing People Company Studio, 310 Oak St., Ashland. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at www.ashlandnewplays.org. Donohue starred in the title role of OSF's "Richard III" this season. In 11 years at the repertory theater, his roles have included Hamlet, Iago, Caliban, Mercutio, Mark Antony and a three-year cycle as Hal in "Henry IV: Parts One and Two" and "Henry V." His other theater credits are too numerous to name. The staged readings will be held Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 22-26, at the Unitarian Fellowship, 87 Fourth St. Readings of each play will be presented at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased through Oct. 22 at www.ashlandnewplays.org or at Paddington Station, 125 E. Main St. John Stadelman directs Clyman's "A Little Quid Pro Quo," the story of two friends' ongoing argument over altruistic versus egocentric motives. The cast includes Mauro Hantman, Al Espinosa, Rachael Warren, U. Jonathan Toppo and Holly Weber Neimark. Brown's "The Groyser" is about a Holocaust survivor trying to be understood by her husband and children. Kenneth Albers directs, and the cast is Catherine Lynne Davis, John Pribyl, Dee Maaske, Jeremy Thompson, Monique Robinson and Albers. Barzin Akhavan directs "Homecoming," an ironic tale that brings a disabled Iraq War veteran home — and into his civilian reintegration process — on Thanksgiving Day. Peter Wickliffe, Christine Albright, Catherine E. Coulson, Doug Rowe, Mickey Rowe and Olena Hodges make up the cast. Karp's "Irreversible" is a look at Robert Oppenheimer and his brother, Frank, who are frantically working to beat the Nazis to the nuclear bomb in 1944. Catherine Lynn Davis directs. The cast includes Geoffrey Riley, David Wood, Vilma Silva, Tony DeBruno, Caitlin Lushington, Catherine Lynn Davis and Albers. The festival also includes a play-writing workshop led by 2008 ANPF winner E.M. Lewis from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Campbell Center, 655 Frances Lane, Ashland. The cost is $10. Reservations can be made by emailing [email protected]. 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