What is Weekend Wonders?
It’s a monthly online play festival presenting 4 new plays over the course of just one weekend! Playwrights had 24 hours to write a 10 minute play on a given theme for a specific cast. Themes, creative teams, and other fun challenges were announced on Thursday. By Friday the scripts were done and the directors and actors had 24 hours to memorize and rehearse, and all 4 shows were streamed live on Saturday night! From Zero to Zoom in 48 hours!
Weekend Wonders brought together artists safely and virtually to create art, and provided FREE live entertainment to our community… and beyond! Pieces were able to respond directly to what was happening in our world at the time. We produced 4 months of festivals during the winter of 2021 when it was unsafe for us to gather in person. We may look to adapt this model for future festivals.
All of the festivals were streamed live on Facebook, but are still available to be watched now!
THEME: Alive @ 5
Jan 28-30, 2021 Sponsored by Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber (SWCRC)
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Read the January artist bios HERE.
THEME: Glass Ceiling
February 25-27, 2021 Sponsored by Karen Wilson-Smithbauer
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Meet February’s wonderful artists HERE
THEME: Take a Hike
March 25-27, 2021 Sponsored by Trenton Business Association
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Meet the wonderful March artists HERE
THEME: Pirates
April 22-24, 2021 Sponsored by Laurent and Erica Chappuis
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Meet the wonderful APRIL artists HERE