The LAST FINAL DRAUGHT of Season 6 is this MONDAY March 24, 2008 at "The Other Space" - Stage Plays for WORLD THEATRE DAY



The LAST FINAL DRAUGHT is MONDAY MARCH 24th...Stage Plays in Celebration of WORLD THEATRE DAY

The SCRIPTS Being Read on Mon. MARCH 24 are:

ALL MY DAY JOBS by KIRSTEN VAN RITZEN
and
REDBIRD BLUESKY by CLAIR McCAGUE

The PANEL is: MICHAEL FERA & AARON BUSHKOWSKY

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Check it out...Bring a Friend...
DOORS OPEN @ 6:30 PM (Bar & Drink Specials & Food)

CASTING starts at 7:10 PM     -    READINGS start at 8 PM

BIZ BOOKS DOOR PRIZE EVERY WEEK

FUN/Readings/Drinks/Comedy/Socializing/GREAT Food 

 We are No Longer Accepting Submissions for Season #6 - for Info on Submitting for Season #7 (Fall 2008) check out the "guides 4 writers" tab

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Where is Final Draught / How Do I Find It

THE OTHER SPACE - Corner of West Georgia & Hamilton  (Formerly "The Restaurant at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre")

 - kitty corner across from the Library or next door to the Queen E. Theatre or a couple of blocks up from the Stadium Skytrain Station – However you want to look at it.

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This series aims to provide writers at every level of experience an opportunity to hear their plays, screenplays, and other written work come alive at the hands of Vancouver’s finest pool of actors. We still have cheap drinks, good food, an Esteemed Critical Panel and admission is still by donation.  

OUR PANEL THIS SEASON: Charles Wilkinson, Lucia Frangione, Jason Bourque, Sarah Deakins, Kraig X. Wenman, Clare Hodge, Neil Every, Christopher Donaldson, Bob Hume, Lucia Frangione, Tracy D Smith, Sam Dulmage, Trevor Devall, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Matthew Bissett, Kennedy Goodkey, Cameron Labine, Dylan Akio Smith,Jackson Davies, Charles Wilkinson, Jana Williams, Matt Sinclair

OUR WRITERS THIS SEASON:  Ryan Hoben, Ron Devitt, Michael C Nachoff, Mike Low, Jana Williams, Michell Muldoon, Carrie Ruscheinsky,Anemone Cerridwen,Tracy D. Smith, Claire McCague, Donna Jay,Andrew Genaille,Gracie P Aylward, Jason T. Broadfoot, John Prowse, Kirsten Van Ritzen, Anemone Cerridwen, Tom Elrick, Shane Laporte,Robert Hamilton,Ed Arequel, Michael Nachoff, Olga Anna Ast, Kennedy Goodkey 

2007/08 FINAL DRAUGHT PRODUCERS: Jason Broadfoot, Maryth Gilroy, John Prowse, Bronwen Smith

Our HOSTS This Season Were: Jason Broadfoot, Kristina Agosti, John Prowse, Maryth Gilroy, Bronwen Smith, Janet Glassford
 

SEE YOU SOON - Don't forget to see a play, watch TV (TV Made in BC & Canada), See A Locally Shot Film...go to a reading... this is the FINAL - FINAL DRAUGHT of SEASON 6 - Then...we are on Summer Vacation until Fall 2008 (Check the Websit or Facebook Group for Updates)

*** CHECK OUT: FourPlay at Studio 58 ***
Studio 58, the professional theatre training program at Langara College, presents FourPlay: New Work by Excited Writers running in repertory from March 12 to 30.

This popular festival of one­act plays features original work by Studio 58 students, under the tutelage of award­winning playwright Aaron Bushkowsky and directed by four of BC's finest.

All tickets ONLY $11.00! WARNING: These plays may contain nudity, coarse language and adult themes. To make reservations please contact Tickets Tonight on­line at www.ticketstonight.com or by phone 604.631.2872.

 
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** Laugh Your Head Off and Support Mental Health! **

STAND UP FOR MENTAL HEALTH 2008 GALA SHOWCASE Sunday April 13 at 7:00 pm at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver.

This is the debut performance for our all-new 2008 class. Also featuring psychiatrist Judy Allen doing stand-up comedy and discussing treatment options!

With headliner MIKE MACDONALD. As seen on Just for Laughs, CBC, Showtime, Comedy Central, and an Evening at the Improv. Mike has bipolar disorder and is thrilled to help raise awareness around mental illness.

Tickets are only $30.00 each (plus applicable service charges). The best way to get them is through The Arts Club Box Office (604) 687-1644 or go to http://www.vancouvertix.com. (this site may not be live yet though)
Our last event sold out and we had to turn people away, so get your ticket now to avoid disappointment!

Led by counsellor and stand up comic David Granirer, Stand Up For Mental Health (which was featured in the CBC documentary Cracking Up) teaches stand-up comedy to people with mental illness as a way of building confidence and fighting public stigma.

http://www.standupformentalhealth.com

We have to raise all our funds on our own, and this is our chance to keep this life-changing program going.
Please help us spread our message of hope and empowerment by coming to our show and forwarding this email on to everyone you know!

Doors open at 6:00 pm. Get there early and buy a Stand Up For Mental Health Jean Bag or T-Shirt!

People with mental illness are always being told what they can’t do. In Stand Up For Mental Health they get to prove what they CAN do!

March 8, 2008 - 9:54pm