{"id":1452,"date":"2013-09-16T16:42:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T20:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?page_id=1452"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:52:30","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?page_id=1452","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c54ff04b5d7a3d00db530914506044e wp-block-paragraph\">The Cary Playwrights&#8217; Forum&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mission<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">is to provide NC playwrights and aspiring playwrights opportunities to develop as dramatic writers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-030921ae3f800c0f02979e1f3b1db4bc wp-block-paragraph\">Our <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vision<\/span> <\/strong><u><\/u> is a collaborative community where dramatic writers are supported on their journey to create works that are of value to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c74010a3912541ddc882eefc9289161c wp-block-paragraph\">We offer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4fcb3ce9f81e24ca4f2a4efe773c3733\">regular feedback sessions with other playwrights, actors, and directors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-469386702132b405767e35ee215e86cf\">the opportunity to collaborate with allied artists in periodic staged readings or productions of their original work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e86290652dda361e1963402b602ba5e4\">educational workshops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fceabdec520b8280e2623d31bfabfddb\">help to independent producers of NC writers&#8217; work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38f9204b4de72872a250bb724332e8d7 wp-block-paragraph\">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 a North Carolina independent non-profit corporation. In 2013, Cary Playwrights&#8217; Forum became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (click here to see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CPF-by-laws-approved-6-6-2018.pdf\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">by-laws<\/mark><\/a>\u00a0and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Policies.pdf\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">policies<\/mark><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Nondiscrimination,\u00a0Conflict of Interest, and\u00a0Accessibility).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b737faba0b979b3bcc1cd1bbced1c1d wp-block-paragraph\">Our playwrights meetings are held every third Wednesday night from 7 &#8211; 9 pm in the second floor conference room at the Cary Arts Center, and are open to all. We also encourage actors to attend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e011f7d0e1ce4dfbf7d70a971092112 wp-block-paragraph\">Our organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.\u00a0 If you are interested in joining, or want to learn more, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?page_id=5440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">HERE<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d5823fc7c49b3373d701a437b136607 wp-block-paragraph\">To kept updated on auditions, play submissions and upcoming shows, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/signupform.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">signup for our newsletter<\/mark><\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">!<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7210dbb10aa684a2ac11e27c213d104 wp-block-paragraph\">Students, come intern with us! Learn more about writing, theatre, and arts leadership!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f95dc0c8e72c5705c112472f483ea21b wp-block-paragraph\">OUR SPONSORS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2c2c56d17d155f2714d26f5e2b80c9d6\">The Cary Playwrights&#8217; Forum is supported by the Town of Cary\u00a0and is a resident organization of the Cary Arts Center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b27b1064b5c64bb9eccbd700270a5312\">The Cary Playwrights&#8217; Forum is supported by the United Arts Wake County as well as the N.C. 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