DRAMA ASSOCIATION OF ROSSMOOR (DAOR)
  • Welcome
  • NEWS/EVENTS
  • PERFORMANCES
  • CLASSES +
  • ORGANIZATION
  • PHOTOS
    • DAOR Members Out & About
    • 2023 Spring Into Poetry
    • 2023 Scholarship Award
    • 2023 I'll Eat You Last
    • 2023 An Inspector Calls
    • 2023 Your 2 Cents: “Triple Play”
    • 2023 Gathering of the Company
    • 2022
    • 2022 Holiday Party
    • 2022 Tiny House
    • 2022 Annual Mtg
    • 2022 Curtain Up! Fifty Years of British Comedy
    • 2022 Singalong -Annie Get Your Gun
    • 2022 Proof
    • 2022 Sweet Delilah Swim Club
    • 2022 Friends with Disabilities
    • 2021 Shakespeare Comes to DAOR
    • 2021 On With The Show
    • Photos 2020
    • 2021 Fall for Poetry
    • Photos 2019
    • A Doll's House, Part 2
    • Oklahoma singalong
    • Broadway Bound
    • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
    • 2018 Our Town
    • Photos 2017 - 2018
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NEWS/EVENTS​
​Events take place at Hillside Performing Arts Studio, 
​​unless otherwise noted.
​Arrive 15 minutes early to ensure seating.

DAOR Offers Scene Study Class
Mondays, June 12-July 31
10 am - noon
Fee:
$50 for DAOR members
$70 non-members (incl. membership fee)


 Interested in learning about script analysis and developing your acting skills? Enjoy the work of well-known, modern playwrights?  This in-depth screen study class is taught by experienced dramatist Stephanie Singer. The class is intended for both students new to acting and actors who want to refresh their script analysis skills. 

The focus will be script analysis, line by line work, beats, character intentions, emotional adjustments and given circumstances – a basic, one step at a time, approach to understanding a character leading to authenticity in performance.  Some at home script analysis homework, and working with scene partners on scenes outside of class to present to the class, will be necessary. Memorization is encouraged but not required.
  

 The class is limited to 12 people, so reserve early with Roanne Butier:
 rbutier@sbcglobal.net
Checks should be made out to DAOR and can be submitted at first class.

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Playwrights Opportunity

“Your 2 Cents” developmental readings share available space on the third Friday of the month with Curtain Up! and Naked Stage presentations.

Scripts are directed and read by DAOR member talent, and each reading is followed by facilitated feedback from thoughtful, encouraging attendees. Guidelines and an application form are available upon request.
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CONTACT: Playwrights Coordinator, Edna Hall
farmwords42@gmail.com
925/988-9937​

​Seeking . . . Play Suggestions
and Directors
​for Naked Stage Productions
​

Contact: Kevin O'Byrne
kjobyrne@yahoo.com

 
DAOR seeks suggestions for plays to be considered for future Naked Stage productions.
Parameters:
  • 4 - 8 actors, seated on stools, with scripts; minimal props or costumes
       (some exceptions, such as Our Town)
  • play must be suitable for Rossmoor audiences
Please include a note explaining your choice.
 
Also, if you have directing experience and would like to direct a Naked Stage show, please send description of your interest and background (resumes welcome). Mention plays you would like to direct, noting why they would be good candidates for the Naked Stage readers theater format and the Rossmoor community.
 
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​​DAOR Traveling Troupe
Ongoing


Enliven a meeting or program with a theatrical piece performed by our experienced actors. Funny or poignant, these scenes run about 10 minutes. There is no charge for this service, but requests must be made five weeks in advance of event.
Contact:  Gail Wetherbee
gcwetherbee@comcast.net 
or  925-934-6896​


​Rossmoor Follies
​
Annual

The Performing Arts Guild of Rossmoor presents an evening of fun with performances by members of PAGR, including DAOR.​

​CURTAIN UP!  PROJECTS 

LET'S PUT ON A SHOW

 
DAOR seeks your ideas and projects

Do you have an original script ready for production?  A published one-act or related short plays presented as a staged or memorized performance?   A program of insight into a playwright, historic era or stagecraft technique? 
 
We are calling these member-driven projects Curtain Up!  They are to run about an hour in length.  Each Curtain Up! project must have a producer. (The producer may not also act as the director.) The producer(s) is responsible for obtaining rights (if applicable) and recruiting a production team. The production team is responsible for casting, rehearsals, props, and costumes. Casting may be done by open audition or invitation.  If the project is a lecture or demonstration the producer will be responsible to act as the liaison with the presenter(s).
 
DAOR will provide rehearsal space scheduling, curtains, sometimes lights, publicity and programs.  Projects will be presented one or two times on a Friday and/or Saturday afternoon. 
 
The Artistic Committee will decide which submissions will be Curtain Up! presentations based on quality, suitability (can we do this given our resources), financial considerations and general interest.

Click below to print Project Proposal form

Fill out the form with as much information as possible and place it in DAOR mailbox at Gateway.
Project Proposal Form
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​Our Curtain Up! productions ​are always a lot of fun
​and we want you to join in!

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​Contact Gail Wetherbee
if you have questions.

gcwetherbee@comcast.net

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  • Welcome
  • NEWS/EVENTS
  • PERFORMANCES
  • CLASSES +
  • ORGANIZATION
  • PHOTOS
    • DAOR Members Out & About
    • 2023 Spring Into Poetry
    • 2023 Scholarship Award
    • 2023 I'll Eat You Last
    • 2023 An Inspector Calls
    • 2023 Your 2 Cents: “Triple Play”
    • 2023 Gathering of the Company
    • 2022
    • 2022 Holiday Party
    • 2022 Tiny House
    • 2022 Annual Mtg
    • 2022 Curtain Up! Fifty Years of British Comedy
    • 2022 Singalong -Annie Get Your Gun
    • 2022 Proof
    • 2022 Sweet Delilah Swim Club
    • 2022 Friends with Disabilities
    • 2021 Shakespeare Comes to DAOR
    • 2021 On With The Show
    • Photos 2020
    • 2021 Fall for Poetry
    • Photos 2019
    • A Doll's House, Part 2
    • Oklahoma singalong
    • Broadway Bound
    • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
    • 2018 Our Town
    • Photos 2017 - 2018