{"id":6187,"date":"2024-08-01T20:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?page_id=6187"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:58:34","slug":"behind-the-script","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?page_id=6187","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Script &#8211; The CPF Talkback Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Playwrights! Ever wondered what draws a creative team to produce a script? Curious to know how performers dissect the characters they portray? Join us as we take a deep dive &#8220;Behind the Script&#8221; in our brand new Talkback Series!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7922f778 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d367af12\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-efead8430af6c1665cdaca357d95d48e wp-block-paragraph\">North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre presents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"6683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?attachment_id=6683\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1000008675\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000008675.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b02fc6ab1103472d3f1750a7f57c8eda wp-block-paragraph\">THE BOYS IN THE BAND by playwright Mart Crowley is a celebrated play that has seen productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, two film adaptations, and a vinyl record of the original New York cast. Inspired by people in Crowley&#8217;s life and real-world injustices, Crowley wrote this play to let truths be known about the lives of gay men.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fe40fcef\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b6db3ce7fc330e2f836f04dbfbbabd67\">Sunday, May 3rd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37efdaab58fa834d9ff3d489afd483ba wp-block-paragraph\">You MUST buy tickets to the May 3rd matinee show to participate in the talkback event. The talkback does not require an extra fee or ticket &#8211; just stick around after the performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-92075d07963dcd78aacb0c933981ab9f wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nract.my.salesforce-sites.com\/ticket\/#\/instances\/a0FUs000004ICd7MAG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BUY TICKETS HERE.<\/a> All ticket inquiries should be directed to North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-bb950cd8 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image-content\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Logo-Original-Size-Transparent.png?fit=640%2C0&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Questions?<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">For questions regarding the talkback event, contact christian.b.oneal@gmail.com<br \/>For questions regarding the performance(s), contact the respective theater companies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playwrights! 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