Keith McGregor

Keith McGregor, Far End of the Earth

1995-96 Winner

Buzz McLaughlin, Sister Calling My Name

Runners-up
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by Keith McGregor

The Far End of the Earth is an intense, but at the same time intimate drama of reconciliation among three generations of the women of one northwest family.The grandmother, Annie, is a hermit, a practicing pagan witch, and the owner/steward of one of the last privately owned, old-growth forests in western Washington.Her daughter, Gayle, is a single working mother who wants Annie to sell the trees, so that she will have the money to take care of herself in her old age, and also so that she can put Jo, the granddaughter, through college, and thereby guarantee her future.

Production requirements : The Far End of the Earth is easily produced.It calls for modern dress ; it requires one simple exterior set ; and it has been produced successfully in the round, as well as on both small and large proscenium stages.It has a cast of three women-60, 34, 15-and it is particularly appropriate for theatres which focus on women's issues, environmental concerns, issues of fundamental religious extremism, and or gay/lesbian issues.

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Keith McGregorPlaywright

Originally from Mississippi, Keith McGregor now lives in the Pacific Northwest-a few miles outside Seattle, Washington.He is Development Director for Studio East, Training for the Performing Arts-a children's theatre program in the greater Seattle area.His plays, which include The Far End of the Earth, Prufrock's Montage, Renovations, The Bookworm, and Sand Dollar Cove, have been produced across the country and have won a number of national awards.He is a founding member of the Northwest Playwrights Guild, a member of the Dramatists Guild and a member of the Northwest Development Officers Association.He received his B A in English and Fine Arts from Rice University, and his Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Houston.Hobbies include gardening, hiking and cross-country skiing.

Keith McGregor
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Keith McGregor

Writer and Director
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Keith has been involved with theatre all of his adult life.He earned his BA in English and Fine Arts from Rice University in Houston and his MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Houston.In addition to collaborating on the Grace and Doris Mystery Comedies for Community Theatre, Keith has written a number of other plays that have been widely produced.Among other awards, Keith won the National Play Award from The National Repertory Theatre Foundation in 1996 for The Far End of the Earth.

The Plays of Keith McGregor

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Keith McGregor Writer and Director

Keith has been involved with theatre all of his adult life. He earned his BA in English and Fine Arts from Rice University in Houston and his MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Houston. In addition to collaborating on the Grace and Doris Mystery Comedies for Community Theatre, Keith has written a number of other plays that have been widely produced. Among other awards, Keith has won the National Play Award from The National Repertory Theatre Foundation; The Festival of Firsts New Play Competition, sponsored by the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA (twice); and the Gordon Mauermann Overall Best Manuscript Award at the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, an individual member of the American Association of Community Theatres, and in Seattle he is a member of the Northwest Playwrights Alliance.

Keith McGregor

The Plays of Keith McGregor