Contact: Stephen Hyers
Phone: 336-335-6426

Applications Now Being Accepted for Annual 'Dramatists’ Playground'

GREENSBORO, NC -- (June 29, 2010) -- The Greensboro Playwrights’ Forum is accepting applications for its annual Dramatists’ Playground from local actors, directors, and writers interested in working together to write, rehearse, and perform an original play in less than one day. Participants will meet at 10 am Saturday, July 31, at the Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St., to create a play that they will present at 8 pm that day.

Applications for participation are available online at www.PlaywrightsForum.org and must be submitted by Thursday, July 15, to be considered. For more information, contact Stephen Hyers, City Arts Drama Center director, at 336-335-6426.

 #  #  #

The City works with the community to improve the quality of life for residents through inclusion, diversity, and trust. As the seventh largest employer in Greensboro, the City has a professional staff of 2,800 employees who maintain the values of honesty, integrity, stewardship, and respect. The City is governed by a council-manager form of government with a mayor and eight council members. For more information on the City, visit www.greensboro-nc.gov or call 373-CITY (2489).