Lines in the Sand
Readings of a play script and a screenplay
by Jim Dalglish
Directed by Jim Dalglish
Dramaturge: Howard Karren
“It gets better.” That’s what the high school teachers, coaches, and counselors tell Billy. He knows that’s bullshit. So does Tom, the middle-aged man who rescues him from a gang of violent senior boys. Tom seems like the kind of guy Billy needs in his life. But when he gets into Tom’s car, can Billy trust where this older man is about to take him?
Cast:
Billy – Wil Moser
Tom – Ian Ryan
Various Female Characters – Anna Botsford (Screenplay Version)
Various Male Characters – yet to be cast (Screenplay Version)
Reading Schedule:
Fri., Oct, 6 at 1pm (Play Script Version)
Red Room •258 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA 02657Mon. Oct. 9 at 3pm (Screenplay Version)
St. Mary’s of the Harbor • 517 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA 02657
Tickets:
$20 general admission to attend the two staged readings (play script and screenplay versions.)
$10 Students (with valid ID)
$10 for Card to Culture members (with valid ID)
$40 Festival Pass - one pass to gain entry for all readings and events.
Important Note:
After purchasing a Festival Pass on a particular show page, pass holders will not need to visit the ticketing pages for the other plays they may wish to attend. Just show up at the door before the event. We will reserve enough chairs to accommodate people with passes.)Tickets may be purchased online or at the door.
About the Workshop…
The O’Neill Festival of New Works offers a rare opportunity for dramatists to work with dramaturges in preparation for each festival’s staged readings. In this case the dramaturge is Howard Karren - a drama and film critic well-known to Cape Codders. In addition to being an arts columnist for the Provincetown Banner and the Provincetown Independent, Howard is the curator/host of the Provincetown Film Art Series at Waters Edge Cinema.
The first reading of “Lines in the Sand” (Friday, October 6 at 1pm at the Red Room) will present the play version of the script.
The second reading (Monday, October 9 at 2pm at St. Mary’s of the Harbor) will be the screenplay version.
Playwright’s Goals for the Workshop…
From Jim Dalglish:
I have had some success with my play “Lines in the Sand.” It’s been produced to great reviews in Cotuit in 2017. We took that production to Dublin, Ireland, for the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival and it was a finalist for four prizes and won two “Oscars” for the two actors who appeared in the show – Tony Travostino and Nick Bucchianeri. The reviews and awards were strong enough for us to decide to take it to New York City for a limited run at a small theatre in Mid-town Manhattan.
I’ve always thought the show would be a great film. After the success of my feature film “Teacher of the Year,” I figured it was time to see if I was ready to bring this story to life on the screen.
This festival offers a rare chance to see a play script being turned into a screenplay right before the audience’s eyes. I’m convinced that the play script is compelling. I pray to god I can pull of the screenplay. Come and see… and help me! Please!
About the Workshop Participants…
Jim Dalglish
Jim Dalglish
(playwright / screenwriter / director)
JIM DALGLISH is a playwright, director, filmmaker, and producer with more than 30 plays and films to his credit. These works have been produced and screened around the world and have won awards in New York, Boston, London, and Dublin. A few of his plays have been anthologized in best play collections.
Jim has directed more than two dozen theatrical productions, five of which he also independently produced. He has been employed by a variety of theaters in New England as a managing director, marketing director, and box office manager.
Jim has a master’s degree in creative writing/ playwriting from Brown University. His thesis advisor was Paula Vogel.
When he isn’t busy writing, directing, or producing plays and films, he and his husband Rob Phelps enjoy sailing Delphina – their 17-foot O’Day Daysailer – along the sheltered harbors of New England.
Read more about Jim at www.jimdalglish.com.
Wil Moser
Wil Moser
(“Billy”)
Wil is honored to be a part of the O'Neill Festival of New Works and to be surrounded with such talent and love! Film credits include Tommy: The Documentary; By the Water; Runner; Sucking Wind. Awards include: IRNE Award (Most Promising Performance by a Young Actor) for reprising his title role in The Little Prince at New Repertory Theatre. Education: The Hartt School (Actor Training); Educational Theatre credits include: Lysistrata (Demostratus), The Grail Project (Percival); Recent theatre credits include: Next to Normal (Gabe) at Eventide Theatre Company; Tommy (Tommy) at Cotuit Center for the Arts; American Idiot (St. Jimmy) and Paul (Company) at the Academy Playhouse, Rock of Ages (Drew) at Barnstable Comedy Club; ; Urinetown (Hot Blades Harry) at Tilden Arts Center; Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble/US for Lefou) at Wheelock Theatre. Wil has been acting on the Cape and Boston for over a decade, is a self-proclaimed “cool dude,” and he wishes to thank his phenomenally incredible parents, a su girasol, and everyone involved in this project for welcoming him into their lives with open arms. @wilmoser
Ian Ryan
Ian Ryan
(“Tom”)
Ian Ryan is an actor, director, and playwright with more than twenty-five performances to his credit. He has appeared in regional theaters since finding his voice in 2002, and has since endeavored to make art where he lives. He has written, directed, and produced plays, and served in theater in positions from stagehand to president of a theater board. In addition to deliberately integrating art into his everyday life, he uses his legal, finance, and business management background to create safe and sustainable environments for other artists to thrive.
Howard Karren
Howard Karren
(Dramaturge)
Howard Karren is the owner-director of the Alden Gallery and the host-curator of the Provincetown Film Art Series. He writes regularly on film and theater for the Provincetown Independent and Provincetown Arts. He has a BA in semiotics from Brown University and an MFA in film studies from Columbia University.
Chris Page
Chris Page
(Technician)
Born and raised on Cape Cod, Chris got his start in theater at The Chatham Drama Guild. Over the past two decades, he worked for many other regional theaters including The Cape Playhouse, Payomet Performing Arts Center, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Provincetown Theater, Cape Rep Theater, and many other local venues including The Art House, The Wellfleet Beachcomber, The Pilgrim House, and The Crown & Anchor. He has toured as the audio engineer for the Martha’s Vineyard based band Entrain, and has been the lighting designer for three nationally touring shows with The Three Redneck Tenors.