NEWPORT — The Newport Opera House Association (NOHA) has announced that it is postponing its popular Summer Drama Camp for this year but is planning on rescheduling for 2020.
“We are disappointed that we had to delay our Summer Camp until next year but we are looking forward to the Camp’s return in 2020,” said Meg Cowan, Executive Director of NOHA. “We are very excited, though, that our Play Writing Festival is still on as part of the Corbin Covered Bridge Celebration coming up this Columbus Day Weekend,” Cowan continued.
NOHA’s Play Writing Festival is open to fourth through seventh-grade students from local schools. Budding playwrights are asked to put pen to paper and create a dramatic piece about the celebrated Corbin Covered Bridge focusing on its history or a personal experience featuring the bridge or even a fantasy where it is part of the dreamscape.
Six winners will be selected, three from students in Grades 4 and 5, and three from students in Grades 6 and 7.
The winning plays will be staged at the historic Newport Opera House with performances taking place on Friday, Oct. 11. Each play should consist of approximately five pages and they must arrive at the NOHA office no later than June 30. The Play Writing Festival is open to young people from all communities.
For more information about the contest, contact the NOHA at 863-2412 or via email at [email protected]
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