The Weekend Fling, where members have 48 hours to write a ten-minute play using 3 contributed ingredients is around the corner. Whether you’re a member or a new play lover, there’s something for you:

  •      The Fling Workshop: WRITING THE 10-MINUTE PLAY

An online Dramatis Personae Workshop with Alayna Jacqueline Barnes
Wednesday, November 20th, 7:30-9:30 PM
Sliding Scale: $15-$35
Register HERE

Alayna Jacqueline is an accomplished playwright, dramaturg, and educator based in Minneapolis, with roots tracing back to Columbus, Ohio. A dedicated advocate for new plays, she actively contributes to the vibrant Twin Cities Playwright Cabal. Renowned for her inventive and avant-garde approach to playwriting, she continually explores novel ways to bend, reshape, and deconstruct narratives for the stage.

Alayna’s work delves into diverse themes, including identity, mental health, women’s relationships, privilege, and the complexities of power dynamics. Her impactful plays have found stages at esteemed venues such as Wonderlust Theater (MN), Lakeshore Players Theatre (MN), Theater Mu (MN), Phoenix Theater (MN), Market Garden Theatre (MN), Renaissance Theaterworks (WI), Playwrights’ Center (MN), MadLab Theater (OH), Lincoln Theater (OH), Pythian Theater (OH), and Haybarn Theater (VT).

Notable among her accomplishments, Alayna’s play ALL OF THE EVERYTHING was featured at the 2019 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival, and she further honed her craft during a writing residency at the William Inge Center later that year. In 2020, her play with music, THE RETELLING, captivated audiences during the Twin Cities’ Horrorfest.

Commissioned by Lakeshore Players Theatre, Alayna crafted AN EVENING WITH ELLA AND HAROLD. Her play FOSTERING RESENTMENT, received acclaim through a staged reading at Daleko Arts’ inaugural Cesta Festival in New Prague, MN. Alayna’s most recent commission is a collection of short audio plays that delve into the truth behind an urban legend. These stories can be discovered through QR codes on a journey around the cultural district in St. Paul, MN.

Alayna earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Otterbein University and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Her academic journey reflects her commitment to the intersection of theater, education, and creative writing, a fusion that enriches her distinctive voice in the realm of contemporary playwriting.

Alayna also serves as the Professional Resources and Education Manager at The Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis.
The workshop is open to members and the public.
  • Happy Hour Kickoff, Friday, November 22nd, 5:30-7:30 pm (Central Market on North Lamar)

Members are invited to hang out and have a beer or a bite and hear the official reveal of the Fling ingredients

  • Member Write-Up, Saturday, November 23rd at 1:00 pm  (Mozart’s Coffee Roasters, 3825 Lake Austin Blvd )

This month’s writing meet-up is the Fling Edition. Come write for an hour and hang out with other members in the throes of creativity.

  • The Fling Salon

Sunday, November 24th at 5:30 pm
Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd St.

The culmination of the Weekend Fling, the Fling Salon is where the 48-hour fruits of labor will be revealed. ScriptWorks will provide an ensemble of actors to cold-read the hot-off-the-printer scripts with casting on the spot. This Salon is open to the public so all are welcome!

Eight of the plays written in the Weekend Fling will be selected for production in our Out of Ink short play showcase in June at Hyde Park Theatre. You must be a member to write for the Fling and have your work considered for Out of Ink. Click on Memberships above to join.