Playfest 2020 becomes PlagueFest 2020

The Actors Theater of Orcas Island will present a “Stay At Home”  version of our well known Playfest.

After nearly fifteen years of successful Playfests a number of issues resulted in the 2019 Playfest being cancelled.  Rather than let the Covid 19 Pandemic Shutdown prevent a Playfest this year, we  decided to find a way to put on the Playfest.

So, armed with enthusiasm, gentle prodding from several of our friends and a donation to pay for the commercial version of Zoom, we decided to present several plays from last year’s submissions that could be successfully presented while maintaining social distance.   Several elements, like auditions, sets and sophisticated light and sound had to be eliminated.

We selected four plays, four playwrights, four directors, eighteen actors and one techie to rehearse and record the plays using the Zoom platform.

“Cast On, Bind Off” by Brad Brown is directed by Melinda Milligan. Actors are Bella Schermerhorn, Bev Leyman, Pam Evans, Pat Ayers and Lesley Liddle.

“Second Thoughts” by Miguel Villarreal is directed by Suzanne Gropper.  Actors are Frank Michels, Larry Hampel, Aaimee Johnson, Luann Pamatian and Don Yearly.

“Visiting Aunt Lucy” by Jackie Bates is directed by Tom Fiscus. Actors are Paula Capitano, Tom Fiscus, Leah Jensen, Bella Evans and Ed Wilson.

“In The Hall Of The Mountain Wizard” by Evan Wagoner-Lynch is directed by Lynda Sanders.  Actors are R. Travis King, Maddie Olson and Stephanie Wright.

We are currently assembling the various plays into an evening of “Stay At Home Entertainment”.

CLICK HERE on or after the 19th to watch the video of Plaguefest 2020 on YouTube.

Contact Doug Bechtel at 360-317-5601 or doug@orcasactors.org if you have any questions.