Mission

Table Manners is a theater community designed to provide opportunities for playwrights, actors, directors, and those interested in critiquing new and published material—furthering our work while apart.

Our mission is to learn, receive and give feedback, critically analyze, form opinions and understand why we have them while in community.

 

New Works

With a focus on new works, our group is ideal for playwrights or screenwriters interested in workshopping their material, no matter where they are in the process.

Published Plays

Readings of published plays are an opportunity to critically analyze existing works while learning from their successes and short comings.

Opportunities

 

Actors - Apply

  1. Minimal time commitment—there are no rehearsals

  2. Actors receive the play at least a week in advance of the reading

  3. Expectations of Actors:

  • Be familiar with lines

  • Make choices on your own

  • Use this as an opportunity to be creative

Writers - Submit

  1. Submit your work: play, one act, screenplay, web series, scene, or monologue

  2. Consider what kind of feed back you are looking for. What questions do you have for your actors and audience?

  3. We will give feedback on your work after the reading, guided by your questions.

Directors - Apply

  1. Casting

  2. Creating a lens for the published play. This can be as specific or as general as you like, it's your signature on this existing work.

  3. Communicating with the cast

  4. Leading the reading and discussion

Logistics

 

When We Meet

Every other Sunday from 7-9pm ET

Zoom opens at 6:45, come by early to chat! Intros begin at 7:05.

Zoom links will be posted and emailed with cast lists.

Our Manners

Table Manners is a semi-formal environment: it is not essential to attend every meeting but your presence and input will be missed! Please review our community guidelines.

What We’ve Done

 
 

A Map of Virtue

Icarus and Amelia Earhart Had Tea This Morning

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by Erin Courtney

april 11th, 2021

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by Lizz Mangan

march 28, 2021

 

Hand to God

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by Robert Askins

february 28, 2021

 

How to Build a Wax Figure

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by Isabella Waldron

january 31, 2021

Megan McKiernan's Pilot!

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by Megan McKiernan

december 6, 2020

 

The Christians

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by Lucas Hnath

october 4, 2020

Home, I’m Darling

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by Laura Wade

november 16, 2020

 

The Wolves

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by Sarah DeLappe

september 13, 2020

Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom

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by Jennifer Haley

october 26, 2020

 

Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow MoscowMoscow

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by Halley Feiffer

august 16, 2020

Bows

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by Eloise Carter Walne

october 17, 2020

 

Physical Touch is NOT My Love Language and ASMR is Inherently Sexual : An ASMR Radio Play

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by Claire Marieb

july 12, 2020

Questions? Get in touch.