2004 Winner - Best Production Silver Spring Stage (MD) "Fin & Euba" photo by Bill Hardy & Heather Bartlett – Allzah.com

Festival 2004

East Meets Wye

hosted by:
Chesapeake College
sponsored by:
Maryland Community Theatre
Festival Association
Chesapeake College
April 16-18, 2004
Wye Mills, MD
MCTFA 2004 festival page  

Todd Performing Arts Center - Chesapeake College

ADJUDICATORS
Ward Dales - BFA in Acting, NYU Member - Actor's Equity, SAG Head, Albany City School District, Performing Arts Magnet Program Teacher of performing arts at Albany's Livingston Magnet Academy

Joe Musumeci, Jr. - BFA in design and performance, Notre Dame Theater Manager, Kreeger Theatre of Guildenhorn/Speisman Center for the Arts, JCC of Greater Washington Freelance scenic and lighting designer Production manager consultant, Round House Theatre

A Message From Cindy Johnson, Festival Chair   

2004 Festival Trivia   

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Silver Spring Stage (MD)
"Fin & Euba" A Letter From Fin & Euba

FIRST RUNNER-UP PRODUCTION
Hand-to-Mouth Players (NY)
"Double Date"

SECOND RUNNER-UP PRODUCTION
Serenity Players (DC)
"Harriet"

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Michael Kharfen, Silver Spring Stage (MD), "Fin & Euba"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Mary O'Connor, Hand-to-Mouth Players (NY), "Double Date"
Erika Imhoof, Silver Spring Stage (MD), "Fin & Euba"
Marlene Stevens, Serenity Players (DC), "Harriet"
Gary Simon, Hand-to-Mouth Players (NY), "Double Date"
Thomas Wells Putnam, Hamilton-Gibson Productions (PA), "Art"
Matt Ragan, Wilmington Drama League (DE), "A Curtain Call to Arms, or The Final Bow"
Audrey Cefaly, Silver Spring Stage (MD), "Fin & Euba"

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Technical Excellence:
Silver Spring Stage (MD), "Fin & Euba"

Ensemble:
Wilmington Drama League (DE), "A Curtain Call to Arms, or The Final Bow"

Ensemble "Timing":
Hand-to-Mouth Players (NY), "Double Date"

Makeup:
Bridge Players Theatre Company (NJ), "The Daughter In Law"

Costumes:
Serenity Players (DC), "Harriet"
Bridge Players Theatre Company (NJ), "The Daughter In Law"
Wilmington Drama League (DE), "A Curtain Call to Arms, or The Final Bow"

Sound Design:
Silver Spring Stage (MD), "Fin & Euba"

Set Dressing:
Bridge Players Theatre Company (NJ), "The Daughter In Law"

Scenery:
Silver Spring Stage (MD), "Fin & Euba"

Best Original Script:
Audrey Cefaly, Silver Spring Stage (MD), "Fin & Euba"

STAGE MANAGER'S AWARD
Anne Pearl, Hand-to-Mouth Players (NY), "Double Date"
Dan Harkins, Wilmington Drama League (DE), "A Curtain Call to Arms, or The Final Bow"

Performance & Workshop Schedule

Friday, April 16, 2004

• 3:30 — 4:45 pm - Workshop #1 - Stage Combat I

• 3:30 — 4:45 pm - Workshop #2 - Script Analysis: Telling the Playwright's Scenario

• 7:40 pm - Performance: Pennsylvania - Hamilton Gibson Productions - "ART" by Yasmina Reza

Saturday, April 17, 2004

• 9:00 — 10:15 am - Workshop #3 - Stage Combat II
• 10:30 —11:45 am - Workshop #4 - Technical

• 10:30 — 11:45 am - - Workshop #5 - ESTA Acting Workshop

• 1:20 pm - Performance: Maryland - Silver Spring Stage - "Fin and Euba" by Audrey Cefaly

• 2:45 pm - Performance: New Jersey - Bridge Players Theatre Company - "The Daughter-in-Law" by DH Lawrence
• 7:20 pm - Performance: New York - Hand to Mouth Players - "Double Date" by Albi Gorn
• 8:40 pm - Performance: Delaware - Wilmington Drama League - "A Curtain Call to Arms" by Matt Casarino

Sunday, April 18, 2004

• 11:45 am - Performance: District of Columbia - Serenity Players - "Harriet" by Kisha Kenyatta
• 1:15 pm - Lunch in the lobby will follow the DC performance
• 2:00 pm - Awards

Click here for the workshop schedule

Order your ESTA-wear today!

Don't wait!  Buy your ESTA Fest 2004 shirts now and wear them at the festival!  Other products include posters, coffee mugs, mousepads, teddy bears! All proceeds help fund the festival

See The Flyer

In this package you'll find everything you need to be a part of ESTA Fest 2004! (Watch for an email with directions and local restaurant locations in the next week or so.) Questions? Email cindyj@stcharlesmd.com Registration closes on 4/8!!! Click here to see the 2004 Flyer (pdf format) with full details.

Facility

The Rufus M. and Loraine Hall Todd Performing Arts Center

Tickets

Tickets may be purchased at the door for Performance Sessions – all other events must be registered for in advance!

Directions

DIRECTIONS FROM ANNAPOLIS AND POINTS WEST
Take Route 50 East across the Bay Bridge. Continue on Route 50 and cross the Kent Narrows Bridge. Continue on Route 50 for 2.5 miles to the Route 50/301 split. Bear to the right at the split and continue on Route 50 for 6 miles. Come to the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 50 and 213, and turn right on Route 213. The Chesapeake College entrance is on the right.

DIRECTIONS FROM SALISBURY AND POINTS EAST
Take Route 50 West through Cambridge. Continue on Route 50 West through Easton and another 15 miles to Wye Mills. Come to the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 50 and 213, and turn left on Route 213. The Chesapeake College entrance is on the right.