It's
late October in Minnesota, and that must mean it's time for... Playlabs
at the Playwrights' Center (you thought I was going to say Halloween,
didn't you). In this week-long festival, three of PWC's
core writers have the opportunity to work with a group of actors, a
director, a dramaturg, and sometimes a designer on a new work. With just a few days of
rehearsals, the plays receive two public readings, often with much rewriting
between the two. This year I attended the final readings of all three plays,
and was once again blown away by the creativity, thoughtfulness, and innovation
of playwrights, as well as the talents of actors (many from the #TCTheater scene)
in bringing these plays to life, even while standing in one place reading from
a script.
