{"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-1 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-2 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-3 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-4\">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-5\">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-6\">educational workshops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\">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-8 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-9 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-10 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-11 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-12 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-13 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-14\">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-15\">The Cary Playwrights&#8217; Forum is supported by the United Arts Wake County as well as the N.C. 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