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VISIONS & VOICES: 2008 New Play Reading Series
Monday nights, July 14 – August 4
Four nights of staged readings featuring new works by Bay Area playwrights, selected from over sixty submissions.
At Virago’s bi-annual reading series, audiences come hear exciting unpublished and unproduced plays by local artists, and give us their feedback. We will choose a piece or two for full production in a future season. From this series, The Afterlife of the Mind, by William Bivins, was selected for production and will be staged in the of Fall 2009. |
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Member, Actors' Equity*
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July 14
DEATH IN VAN NUYS
Written by Dan Pine
Directed by Tracey Rhys
Julie’s Coffee and Tea Garden
1223 Park Street, Alameda |
In this intimate comedy, a lifetime of regrets work themselves out when Mike, a middle-aged divorced man, moves in with his dying father -- a former stand-up comedian and unrepentant communist. But it takes Mike's rebellious teenage son and a dedicated hospice nurse to open the gates of healing.
FEATURING: David Abrams, Michaela Greeley, Robert Lundy-Paine, George McRae*, Michael Moerman, and Andree Toussaint |
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July 21
THE AFTERLIFE OF THE MIND
Written by William Bivins
Directed by Laura Lundy-Paine
MONART Drawing Studio
1918 Encinal Avenue, Alameda |
Noted philosopher Harry Pengrove is dying. After a botched brain transplant, Harry's wife Lydia pushes the limits of medical science to save his extraordinary mind. Shocking, funny and poignant, this is one story that will get under your skin.
FEATURING: Magenta Brooks, Tony Jonick, Emily Jordan*, Robert Lundy-Paine, Dennis McIntyre, George McRae*, Tracey Rhys, and Dan Wilson |
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July 28
SHOOT O'MALLEY TWICE
Written by Jon Brooks
Directed by Robert Lundy-Paine
Crosstown Community Center
1303 High Street, Alameda |
In 1957, Billy Future is not only the champion "Odds-Evens" player in New York City, he also sees deep into the fabric of space and time. But a new challenger called The Savannah Kid is about to alter his understanding about the very nature of reality, and threaten the existence of everyone he knows and loves.
FEATURING: Cynthia Baggot, Magenta Brooks, C. Conrad Cady, Alex Goldenberg, John Hilinski, Tony Jonick, Sam Leitcher, Dorian Lockett, Luke Moran |
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August 4
THE EDGE
Written by Morgan Ludlow
THE SCRATCH
Written by Morgan Ludlow
IN HOUR IN TIME
Written by VB Leghorn
Directed by Angela Dant
Frank Bette Center for the Arts
1601 Paru Street, Alameda |
In THE EDGE, Shawn Hornbeck is back home after a four and half year abduction that has made national headlines. But half of him is still "on the other side of the woods" and he's not sure how he can truly pick up where he left off.
Three generations of women wrestle with the demons invading their lives. Ledith confronts "The Sandman", Arlene is chasing the ghost of her father, and Estelle must face the ultimate battle of her life with THE SCRATCH.
While driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Afia hits Simon as he waits for a tow truck on the side of the road. When he becomes lodged in her windshield, Afia must choose whether to save his life or preserve her own. AN HOUR IN TIME is based in part on a true story
FEATURING: Tamar Cohn, Molly Holcomb, Dorian Lockett, Laura Lundy-Paine, Alec Mathieson, Tracey Rhys, Tamiyka White, and Dan Wilson |
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