About Us

The Cary Playwrights' Forum's mission is to help playwrights and aspiring playwrights of Cary and surrounding areas in North Carolina to develop as dramatic writers through educational workshops; regular feedback sessions with other playwrights, actors, and directors; and the opportunity to collaborate with allied artists in staged readings or productions of their original work.  

Founded in 2007 by Linda Depo, Lydia Sbityakov, and Laurel Wetzork, The Forum was sponsored by Cary Players from 2007 until 2011 when it became an independent non-profit corporation.


Board of Directors 2011-2012

Our board members serve two year terms with a required break of twelve months between terms.  Applications for new board members are accepted annually between May 1st and June 15th.  You do not need to be a playwright to serve on the BOD;  in fact, we need directors with a variety of skills including:  graphic design, website design, fundraising, marketing, governance, as well as all aspects of production and theatre arts.  If you think you might be interested contributing to the development of the dramatic arts in Cary please contact a current board member for more details.

Lydia Sbityakov, Co-Founder and Chair       
lydia@caryplaywrightsforum.org

Alison Davis, Vice-Chair           
alison.davis@caryplaywrightsforum.org

Linda Depo, Co-Founder and Secretary       
linda.depo@caryplaywrightsforum.org

Heather Boggs, Treasurer                               
heather.boggs@caryplaywrightsforum.org

Pamela Smith, Production Chair                 
pamela.smith@caryplaywrightsforum.org 

Kurt Benrud, Special Projects Chair           
kurt.benrud@caryplaywrightsforum.org

Paul Allgood, New Media Chair          
paul.allgood@caryplaywrightsforum.org

Phil Lewis, Education Chair                            
 
phil.lewis@caryplaywrightsforum.org