Based on stories that have become part of local legend in the Helford district in the west of England, ‘Powder’ is a short play about passionate love of the sea and independence. It is also a eulogy to a lost world. A world of wooden boats so beloved they have hearts and souls, a world where, from dawn to dusk, the eye would see only beauty – and a world of riverside characters as indigenous and authentic as the curlews that fed off the tidal mudflats.

The reading will take place Friday, September 7th at the Gusto Restaurant (downstairs), Vinohradska 83, Prague 2 at 19:30 (one block towards Museum from Jiriho z Podebrad). The play should take about 30 minutes to read. The author will be present for a question and answer session with the audience will follow the reading. Entrance is 50 Kc.


Directed by:
David Fisher

With:
David Fellowes, David Fisher and Stephen Evonuk

Future readings:
"The Sacred Sow" by Elleanor Cummins
"Vanishing Point" by Felix Meadowsweet
"The Relievers" by Brandon Swanson

About the readings:
The plays presented here are selected from entries to the Prague Post Playwriting Contest. The series is intended to give playwrights an opportunity to get a lot of hands-on feedback on their work through working with actors, directors and listening to audience comments. The readings should be considered "works-in-progress" and as a way to be involved in the process of working on a script. If you are interested in having your play in the series or in being a part of the production team, please call me at 608 577 012.