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A star-studded line-up of actors has pitched in to help Durango PlayFest bring the arts to people’s homes and to highlight the importance of keeping local theatre alive and thriving.

Actor Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years, Lombardi), long-standing PlayFest supporter and one of the festival’s founders, decided to harness the writing talents of dozens of well-known screen and stage actors to create original vignettes of three to ten minutes each. Six new actors each month!

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EPISODE 12

Judd Hirsch
Hal Linden
Sharon Lawrence
Don Most
Dorian Harewood
Mike Farrell

EPISODE 11

Sean Astin
Joanna Kerns
Paul Nakauchi
Dann Florek
Richard Kind
Sky Lakota Lynch

EPISODE 10

Ron Perlman
Michael Urie
Patty McCormack
Renee Elise Goldsberry
Michael Tucker
Patrick Duffy

EPISODE 9

JK Simmons
Gary Cole
Jonathan Banks
Elliott Gould
Rupak Ginn
Linda Purl

EPISODE 8

Jason Alexander
Stephen Root
Edie Falco
Rocky Carroll
Robert Wuhl
Tony Denison

EPISODE 7

Henry Winkler
Danica McKellar
Saul Rubinek
Sam McMurray
Lisa Arrindell
Bruce Connelly

EPISODE 6

Judith Light
Stacy Keach
Tucker Smallwood
Ray Abruzzo
Bruce Davison
Jill Eikenberry

EPISODE 5

John Larroquette
Tony Todd
Barbara Niven
Shuler Hensley
Carolyn McCormick
Andrew De Shields

EPISODE 4

John Lithgow
Lorraine Toussaint
Ed O’Neill
Laurie Metcalf
Peter Scolari
Tom Wright

EPISODE 3

Joe Spano
John Cullum
Chris Sullivan
Dan Lauria
Christine Ebersole
Steve Harris

EPISODE 2

Bryan Cranston
Lou Diamond
Priscilla Lopez
Charles Shaunessy
Reno Wilson
Wendie Malick

EPISODE 1

James Pickens
Alfred Molina
Kim Brockington
Tony Shalhoub
Jodi Long
Joe Mantegna

Meet #theatre5alliance

Theatre organizations across the country, including Durango PlayFest, canceled summer and fall seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. Durango PlayFest partnered with four regional theatre organizations to bring the arts to people’s homes and to highlight the importance of keeping local theatre alive and thriving. The #theatre5alliance, comprised of Durango PlayFest, Berkshire Playwrights Lab, Laguna Playhouse, New Jersey Repertory Company and Seven Angels Theatre, has harnessed the writing talents of dozens of well-known screen and stage actors to bring you the amazing videos above, free of charge. Read more about the #theatre5alliance in Playbill and Broadway World.

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