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STAGED READING SERIES 2006 / 2007 (season 4) |
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Becoming Strangers Starring: Elisa Dubois, Andria Emerick, Joe Farina, John Thurner, and Norman Yap |
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| June.18,2006 Empire State Written by Philip Hopkins Starring: Jana Anderson, Paul Chakrin, Craig Degel, and Madelon Guinazzo
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Farewell Party - July.23,2006 Written by Terry Roueche Directed by John Thurner Alex Gray is what is called a moral abuser, he seeks out weaker people and wants to destroy them, cripple them, pulled them down to break our will to resist the temptation of what we hate about ourselves. The things we fight against but give in, Alex wants to know someone's darkest fears, desires and exploit them. The story goes if you physically abuse someone or sexually abuse someone you go to jail but, you can morally abuse people all day long and there is nothing that can be done so stop you. There is never the question of who alex is in this serio-comedy. CAST: Chris Aruffo, Susie Kaster, Robert McKenzie, and Jodi Morton |
| For Some Reason Comma She Laughed - August.27,2006 Written by Jay Boyer Directed by John Thurner FOUR SISTERS CELEBRATING ON LABOR DAY AT THE NEW JERSEY SHORE HAVE THEIR PLANS INTERRUPTED WHEN A LIFEGUARD THEY'VE HIRED FOR SEX GOES THE WAY OF ALL FLESH, AN EVENT THAT GIVES RISE TO A CONFESSION BY EACH OF BEING ASSAULTED BY A MAN TO WHOM SHE WAS CLOSE.AUTHOR'S NOTE: THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT. NOT ABOUT THE ACT ITSELF OR ITS DEGREE OF CRIMINALITY IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM, BUT RATHER ABOUT HOW A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE MIGHT COLOR HER VIEW OF THE WORLD LATER ON MEN. Starring: *Christine Desousa, *Jennifer LaFort,*Scott Riding,*Anne Sears, *Caleb Manci, *Heather Zagone |
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November.12,2006 - "Coyote Rising" Written by Tira Palmquist Directed by John Thurner An accident on a stretch of a county road in eastern Iowa: Two brothers, Pete and Jason Solomon, have hit a coyote, and land their car in a snowy ditch. Pete was delivering his brother to an intervention, and the accident puts a serious kink in their plans.Waiting for a tow at a nearby farmhouse, they meet the Beauchamp family -- Doris and her adult children Claire and Bobbi -- who have difficulties of their own. The immediate problem of being stranded quickly becomes more complicated because of Jason's addictions.The weekend quickly descends into more desperate problems, and each family must address tougher questions -- sobriety, recovery, forgiveness. As the two family's problems begin to intertwine, we see changing allegiances and straining loyalties. Ultimately, each family must address the mythologies they've created for each other, the roles they're forced to play. While some may be able to escape the past, for others, grace is costly - and there is a price for putting things right. Starring: Ravi Batista, Steve Cull, Jeff McVann, Janice O'Niell, Lee Trevathan, Gwen Tulin,and Richard Valencia. |
| December.10,2006 - "Dog my Cats or the stalker play" Written by Gaylord Brewer Directed by John Thurner In a series of fragmented yet increasingly connected scenes, four women in the city tell their stories of aggression and fear. Consciously or not, they are alternately the hunters and the hunted in this examination of the darkly funny yet harrowing realities of stalking, America’s favorite pastime. Starring: Jo Marie Bellender, Susie Kaster, Kate Streit, Richard Valencia
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January.28th,2007 - "Crossed Wires" Written by Sarah Hurst Directed by John Thurner Crossed Wires is based on the true story of the playwright’s three-month internet love affair that brought her to Alaska, and the script incorporates real emails from that correspondence. In the play, Kate, a British journalist working in Beijing, gets to know Luke, an engineer from Anchorage with four kids, a dog and Tourette’s Syndrome. Kate is under pressure to hurry up and find an honest man because of a family curse that causes her to be haunted by an irritable ghostly rabbi. But she is also distracted by the strange behavior of her Chinese friend Shanshan. Luke’s strong-willed daughter Lorraine pulls him away from the relationship with Kate, and his autistic son is a bit of a handful. Separated by the Pacific Ocean, communicating via the internet causes some misunderstandings between Luke and Kate, especially when Luke’s uninhibited sense of humor and bursts of anger are involved. Can two such different people with contrasting lives really form a bond that will mean something if and when they meet in person? Or are there just too many crossed wires? Starring: Alison Gayle, Paul Pierro, Anita Vigilante, and Christine Lin |
| February.18th,2007 - "Deal With It" Written by Ray Geiger Directed by John Thurner We all seek happiness. As we pursue it we are often asked to make changes and accept compromises. Too often fears we ignore or deny causes us to make foolish, and often painful mistakes. DANI is an attractive, intelligent woman possessing a biting, sarcastic wit. She projects confidence, much of that is a facade. This play finds her facing self doubts and disappointments. She is involved with the wrong man, but cannot find a way to end the relationship. Making matters more arduous is the upcoming marriage of her cousin and roommate, KRIS. This wedding is a source of unspoken jealousy and friction. Starring: Matt Glaz, Mara Goldman, Mariana Patzelt, & Austin Tourville.
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Copyright.2008
