Play Reading Meetup Groups

Meet others who enjoy reading plays. Remember: There are no small parts only small actors. Sit in a circle and read from Shakespeare or Shepherd. No acting required but ham as you please.

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This Meetup is for people who are interested in getting together to read Shakespeare's plays out loud. Each person will take one (or more!) parts and we will act them out. At each meetup, we'll take one of his plays (chosen at the previous meetup

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Shakespeare Fans
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Although gay men now live in the everchanging digital age, few things compare to reading books the way we were taught. How relaxing is it to step away from the computer and lose yourself in a good novel, play or article? Enough blogging, men. Let's r

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'All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. --As You Like It, Act II  Amateur dramatics without any of

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Shakespeareans
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Supported and organized by AdLib (Actors and Directors Living in Brooklyn,) this reading group was formed to provide opportunities for actors and directors living in Brooklyn or willing to work in Brooklyn. In addition, we welcome those with no exper

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Do you love theatre? Do you enjoy reading plays? This group is for people who enjoy -- or suspect they might enjoy -- reading plays aloud with others. We'll be meeting in a public place once a month, most likely on Sunday afternoons, to read an entir

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Toronto Play Readers
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Meet others who enjoy reading plays aloud. Amateurs and first-timers are absolutely welcome. We've enjoyed a wide range of plays... from Moliere to Albee, Neil Simon to Shakespeare, Chekhov to "The Laramie Project". Meetups happen once a month on a M

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Greetings, and thank you for your interest in Playsmiths. Playsmiths is a group of theatre professionals meeting weekly to develop new plays.  Playwrights bring in pages, actors are cast and cold read the material aloud.  Constructive, respectful fee

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Smithies
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Ever wanted to take centre stage? Always dreamed of being an actress or actor? Do you enjoy plays? Who did or didn't you play in your school theatre production? If you missed out then, now here's your chance as a member of The Cast! The curtains have

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A Sunday afternoon, a glass of wine, a few snacks, a fantastic piece of playwriting, and a group of avid play readers who like to have fun!  What could be better? East Bay PlayReaders is a group for amateurs who are theater lovers and would like the

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There are thousands of exciting, provocative, amusing plays in the literature of the world, and we will never see most of them performed because of the huge investment of time and energy necessary to mount a production. In this group we will solve th

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May 22, 2012

If you need to get your acting or theater fix, we do impromptu theater in the park. Bring a scene you want to perform, come ready to participate in the scenes that others bring, or just sit on the sidelines and applaud enthusiastically!

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Actors
May 20, 2012

Are you someone who prefers to socialize/interact with others in small groups or in more low-key ways? Do you prefer getting to know people in places like private homes, quiet cafes or the outdoors? The purpose of this meetup is to provide an opportu

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February 15, 2012

This group was started to bring people ages 40+ together who share an interest in reading classic fiction and non-fiction (out loud).  The group will meet in Forest Hills in a member's apartment.  No purchasing of books is required, nor is reading an

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February 1, 2012
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Inspired by a recent story in the Wall Street Journal, about a long-running reading group in which the members read books aloud -- 35 or so pages a meeting -- they've read Dickens, Milton, Tolstoy, Faulkner, the Brontes, Eliot, Austen. In addition to

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Readers
November 27, 2011

I decided to start this book club to create a group of like minded individuals that enjoy reading about interesting people. It should be interesting to hear different view points from the group about the focused people's personalities, the effect the

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Bookies
November 13, 2011

Do you love theatre? Do you enjoy reading plays? This group is for people who enjoy -- or suspect they might enjoy -- reading plays aloud with others. We'll be meeting in a public place once a month, most likely on Sunday afternoons, to read an entir

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Toronto Play Readers
November 10, 2011

Ever wanted to take centre stage? Always dreamed of being an actress or actor? Do you enjoy plays? Who did or didn't you play in your school theatre production? If you missed out then, now here's your chance as a member of The Cast! The curtains have

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Character Performers
August 30, 2011

Sitges, Grupo de lectura y tertulia mensual, en español e inglés. Sitges Book reading club, monthly meeting. Spanish and english readings. Para todos los que disfruten leyendo y quieran ademas practicar inglés y español en esta comunidad multicultura

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June 28, 2011

There are thousands of exciting, provocative, amusing plays in the literature of the world, and we will never see most of them performed because of the huge investment of time and energy necessary to mount a production. In this group we will solve th

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March 13, 2011
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We are a friendly group of people who live in the DC-metro/Baltimore area and are all interested in exploring the works of Shakespeare, starting with the plays. Together, we read, see, discuss, and otherwise *explore* Shakespeare (we will maybe even

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