Play by Play is getting ready to re-open in a NEW & BIGGER & BETTER space! Location announcement coming July 27th at THEATEROPOLIS!

Thank you for your support - we love being YOUR theatre bookstore, Twin Cities!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

This summer, Play by Play Theatre Bookstore will transform 2441 Lyndale into THEATEROPOLIS - a jam-packed week-long celebration of Twin Cities Theatre. Meet local theatre artists. Get inside the process. Learn a new skill. Dust off your headshot. We'll be presenting a series of theatre-related workshops, activities, and special events including some of the top teachers and artists in the Twin Cities. And be sure to stop by our "Summer Stock" Art & Craft Bazaar for unique gifts by local theatre artists. More info here.

THEATEROPOLIS is a TEMPORARY LOCATION

and will take place

Tuesday, July 27 through Sunday, August 1, 2010.

This endeavor is a part of Storefront-in-a-Box!

check out the Star Tribune article about this concept here

Visit our THEATEROPOLIS page for schedule of Workshops,

Events, Performances, Parties and MORE. Click HERE.

PAST EVENTS

February Book Club- Cancelled! (sorry...)
Dead Man's Cell Phone
Join us Tuesday, February 23
6:30-8:30 pm

Play by Play announces Table Read Book Club
a monthly book club gathering
Read the script (available at Play by Play)
Come discuss & socialize (of course, we'll have snacks!)

Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl
Area Premiere coming to Park Square Theatre

Join us for a lively discussion about this wildly imaginative new comedy by playwright Sarah Ruhl, recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play The Clean House.

Dead Man's Cell Phone is a work about how we memorialize the dead, and how that remembering changes us; it is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.

Snacks will be served. You may purchase all Book Club selections at Play by Play.

FREE Voice-over Workshop with Beth Chaplin SOLD OUT!!!

Two hours of great information: Honest answers about the voice-over business.

Why actors make some of the best VO artists Should you give it a try? How hard is it to break-in? What do you really need to get started? What are agents and clients looking for?

If you've ever been tempted to try voice-over work but don't know where to start, don't miss this free workshop. Answers to your questions from the author of "The Acting Biz: A Career Guide to the Twin Cities." Beth recorded her first VO demo in 1993 on reel to reel tape, and has been working steadily in voice-overs ever since. She has coached dozens of VO talent and evaluates new talent for a major local talent agency.

Saturday, February 20
2-4:00 pm

FREE Producing Workshop with Jeffrey Ortmann

A Free Preview Workshop focusing on the ins and outs of producing live theatrical entertainment - whether it be a Fringe show, an entire season, or your once-in-a-lifetime-dream-production

Instructor Jeffrey Ortmann will guide you through the basics of production in this fast-paced preview of our upcoming Intensive Production Master Class.

Mr. Ortmann has produced and/or directed over 200 professional theatrical productions in New England and the Midwest. As the producing director of the acclaimed Wisdom Bridge Theatre, Chicago, Illinois the company garnered over 100 Joseph Jefferson Awards (Chicago’s equivalent of the Tony Award) for outstanding achievement. Mr. Ortmann is on the faculty in the Arts Management Department of Chicago’s Columbia College and teaches Producing Live Entertainment and Touring Live Entertainment at the graduate level and for senior undergraduates. He also was the head of the graduate program and the head of the directing program at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Mr. Ortmann is an experienced producer, director, educator and consultant.

Sunday, February 21
11:00 am

backstage at play by play
please join us for a special monday night happy hour
especially for backstage folks - tech crew, designers, directors, stage managers - but open to everyone, of course

monday, february 15
5:30-7:30 pm

food, drink, socializing, networking, some special deals & giveaways

Minnesota Playlist Member Happy Hour

Are you a member yet?

Join Minnesota Playlist members for a January Happy Hour at Play by Play.
Tuesday, January 19
7-9 pm
1771 Selby Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Playlist members also get special discounts at the bookstore!
Win - win.

January Book Club
August: Osage County
Join us Tuesday, January 26
6:30-8:30 pm

Play by Play announces Table Read Book Club
a monthly book club gathering
Read the script (available at Play by Play)
Come discuss & socialize (of course, we'll have snacks!)

August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
Tony Award for Best Play 2008
Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2008
National Tour coming to the Ordway March 16-21

Join us for a lively discussion about this award-winning play.
Snacks will be served. You may purchase all Book Club selections at Play by Play. We're also working with the Ordway on a special deal for Book Club participants!

 

Ho Ho Ho Happy Hour

We kick off the week with live music, games, food and drink. Please join us Monday, December 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Featuring the musical stylings of Zachary Scot Johnson, a rousing game of Theatre Mad-Libs, and some special shopping deals.

 

Please join us for food, drink, fiction and fun!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
6-8 pm
at Play by Play Theatre Bookstore - 1771 Selby Ave - St. Paul, MN 55104