The Encinitas Theatre Consortium is a non-profit umbrella organization founded in 2008 to support and enhance the performing arts in Encinitas.
Playwrights Forum
The Playwrights Forum features the work of local writers.
January 16
SECRETS & LIES by San Diego Actors Theatre
Written & staged by one of San Diego's oldest acting companies.
Patricia Elmore Costa, Sarah Karpicus, Anthony Misiano, Teresa Beckwith & Bobby Larsen.
Accompaniment: Bob Gersich & Teresa Henning. What unfolds when we can't tell the truth!
February 13
MERCUTIO by Christophver R
An original drama in the spirit of Rosencranz & Guildenstern. Mercutio relates the "true" story of those swept up in the Montague/Capulet feud.
March 12
MUSTARD SEED by Joe Powers
An up and coming Country Western singer finds religion and maybe a few other things he hadn't planned on and is forced to make an uncomfortable choice.
April 9
BREAKING DOWN. BREAKING THROUGH. by Odds, Bobs, Hammer & Tongs
Sometimes being "some kind of wonderful" isn't nearly enough. Staged by San Diego's newest improvisational group!
May 14
ANTHEM FOR A CATBIRD by Judith Montague
Why do birds sing? Because they can.
Encinitas Library Community Room, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas 92024
Free admission and light refreshments
Playwrights Forum has collaborated with artists from San Diego's finest theatre groups: Moxie, New Village Arts, San Diego Black Theatre Ensemble, Asian American Rep, North Coast Rep., Classic Youth Theatre, Scripps Ranch & many others. If you are interested in participating, contact ETC (760-942-1382).
Our playwrights include: Joe Powers, Matt Thompson, Thelma deCastro, Margi Hillman, Judith Montague, Loralei McGill & Moira Keefe. We hope to be reading the works of more authors.
JOIN: ETC’s writer’s group. Have your plays heard.
Past Readings
September 12 | THE MASTER FORGER by David Wiener | Directed by Joe Powers
August 8 | THE MYSTERY OF PEKING MAN by Judith Montague
May 9 | ACTORS WHO WRITE - produced by Patricia Elmore
April 11 | SHAKESPEARE'S BROTHER by Carol Roper
February 28 | GAME OF THEORY - A PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERTAKING by Joe Powers
February 7 | THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE by Loralie McGill
November 29 | BACHELOR MOON by Thelma de Castro
August 16 | Play by Matt Thompson
June 21 | THE IMMORTALITY OF MARJORIE RAYBURN by Judith Montague
April 19 | KANGAROO by Marguerite Hillman
