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All about DreamWrights Center for Community Arts and its happeningsA Quirky and Hilarious Spelling Bee
As school winds down for the summer, a talented group of teens is gearing up for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This Tony-nominated musical comedy centers on a fictional Spelling Bee set in the geographically ambiguous Putnam County Middle School. Six...
read moreCrowded but Convivial
Start with two full casts, crews, and staff. Next, add in audience members. Do all of this in half the normal amount of space and what do you get? A well done show that made it all look easy! When presented with the loss of half the building in which to function,...
read moreIt’s No Work and All Play at DreamWrights this Summer
DreamWrights founding member and Teaching Artist, Sara Hricik has a robust resume of theatre education qualifications, but playing around is her favorite way to teach. “I believe in play! In theatre, they call it ‘a play’ for a reason,” she says with a laugh. Hricik...
read moreThe Magical World of Peter Pan and Mary
Even before opening night, there has been a lot of buzz about the set for Peter Pan and Mary. “It was magic to see it go from a bare stage to London and the island. The stars actually sparkle and the window curtains blow,” reveals Rebecca Eastman, Costumer for...
read moreExcited to Play a Part
Peter Pan and Mary is Grayson Wimmer's first time in a staged production. Since he is now seven years old, he decided to go out for Peter Pan and Mary, the first DreamWrights show that he could after turning the minimum audition age. "I thought it would be cool,"...
read moreShadow Puppetry Adds to the Mystique of Peter Pan and Mary’s Neverland
Andrea Unger, Guest Director of DreamWrights’ upcoming production of Peter Pan and Mary, is exercising her creative directorial muscle and trying something new and different. She explains, “We are incorporating an element that I have not worked with before: shadow...
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