Member Productions

Reading of one-act THE LOVE SEAT at Clan Na Gael Irish Arts Center, Fairfield, CT.   

SYNOPSIS: In three scenes revolving around a love seat, we find out why Toni keeps turning men down...but is the third man the charm? 

The Rainbow Theatre Project will present a concert reading featuring four of Mary Steelsmith's short plays, at the SOURCE THEATRE in Washington D.C.  -

 Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:30pm • Source *  See the official announcement below:

The Betty & Veronica Plays (four short plays) • Playwright: Mary Steelsmith • Director: Star Johnson

In this touching and revelatory series of short plays (Happy and Gay, Moon Dancers, Dancing with Ms. Liza and Dancing with Sherpas), playwright Mary Steelsmith trails friends Betty and Veronica over several decades as their relationship, and names, change right along with the times.  HAPPY AND GAY won the Eileen Heckart ten minute playwriting competition and is performed in festivals around the United States and Great Britain.   Contact:  Marysteelsmith@aol.com

Short horror play A DOLL'S LIFE produced in New York City.

SYNOPSIS:  A little girl thinks her doll is messing with her, but her father doesn't believe her.   

My comedy about an unlikely reunion of old friends in a pumpkin patch is part of an evening of shorts at 3Voices (3V) Theatre's 4th Staged Reading Series SHOCKTOBER! It's one-night only, Wednesday, October 22, at 8 pm, at The Drilling Company, 236 W 78th Street, New York City. Tickets are $10.

The Xoregos Performing Company produced Donna Spector's comedy EROS & PSYCHE in ten venues indoor and al fresco in New York City, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Roosevelt Island. Ten actors/dancers, a lovesick sheep and a three-headed dog were in the production. Music was composed by James Barry, costumes by Regina Cate, directed and choreographed by Shela Xoregos.

Presented as part of Queer Theatre Kalamazoo's Summer Shorts Series, August 8 to 24.  Performances Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm at Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative, 1249 Portage Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan.  To reserve tickets, email queertheatrekalamazoo or purchase at the door ($10 cash or $13 credit).  https://www.facebook.com/QTKalamazoo.

Modern British Black Jewish Joan travels back to medieval France, walking through 19^thcentury Africa and shadowing the ghettoes of today's multi-ethnic Europe. On her journey from horse to stake, can Joan overturn slavery and mass murder? Can she even save one life?

Three actors play Joan. Juliet Dante, Rachel Halper and Géhane Strehler have diverse roots, being part of European, American and African, Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures. 

 Venue 49, Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place Edinburgh EH1 1EZ

2nd- 24th August 2014 (not 12^th) at 16:30. 60 minutes.

Tickets from www.edfringe.comor Bedlam Box office Telephone: 0131 629 0430.

Written by Julia Pascal

Directed by Katrin Hilbe

Designed by Kati Hind.

More information www.stjoantheplay.com

Follow us on twitter @stjoantheplay

    Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/stjoantheplay

Jersey Voices One-Act Play Festival - special 20th Anniversary celebration featuring the best of the past 19 years. Ping first was produced by Jersey Voices in 2012 by the Chatham Community Players.

It is a one-woman play that depicts, in a riveting fashion, a mother's unwavering love for her grown child. The full festival runs from July 25 to Aug. 3 at:

The Chatham Playhouse, 23 North Passaic Ave., Chatham N.J. Visit www.chathamplayers.org for tickets ($15 to $25) and directions.

MOMENTS OF TRUTH

Music and lyrics by Caroline Altman. Book by ICWP member Patricia Milton. Directed by Caroline Altman. Music Director: John-Elliott Kirk.

Cast: Caroline Altman*, Stephanie Prentice, John Patrick Moore*, and Steve Rhyne. *member, AEA

ABOUT THE PLAY:

This chamber musical comedy follows Nan, a mid-career fine arts painter. She loses her confidence after she is replaced in her long-term residency by an artist half her age. Nan agrees to collaborate with her former art school roommate, Chloe, a scandal-ridden “shock art” photographer. The two hope to rehabilitate their careers and land a prestigious prize ~ and an exhibit ~ in New York. Their unusual project uses a lie detector to catch real-life models in “moments of truth.” As a love triangle develops under her roof, Nan begins to lose confidence in her husband, too. She wonders: is it time to bring the lie detector into her marriage?

As a work-in-progress, "Moments" was a Finalist for the 2013 Women in Arts and Media Collaboration Award.

FREE admission. At Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, between deHaro and Arkansas on Potrero Hill.  Plenty of street parking in the neighborhood.

Modern British Black Jewish Joan travels back to medieval France, walking through 19^th century Africa and shadowing the ghettoes of today's multi-ethnic Europe. On her journey from horse to stake, can Joan overturn slavery and mass murder? Can she even save one life?

Three actors play Joan. Juliet Dante, Rachel Halper and Géhane Strehler have diverse roots, being part of European, American and African, Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures. With this production, Hilbe, Hind and Pascal create a 21^st century Joan, deconstructing her position as a heroine of the French far Right. Rather she is envisioned as a modern warrior in the fight against white European supremacy.

The Edinburgh premiere will be a highly physical production which also celebrates text and choral work. Hilbe, Hind and Pascal are an exciting new artistic collaboration linking France, and Liechtenstein with New York, London and Sheffield. At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, three experienced international artists will explore history and challenge its consequences.

St Joan IS at Venue 49, Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place Edinburgh EH1 1EZ

2nd - 24th August 2014 (not 12^th) at 16:30.      60 minutes.

Tickets from www.edfringe.com or Bedlam Box office Telephone: 0131 629 0430.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Pascal Theatre Company, ManyTracks Inc. & Add2 Productions present St Joan.

Written by Julia Pascal, Directed by Katrin Hilbe and Designed by Kati Hind.

Pascal Theatre Companyhas produced New Writing since 1985 and is a member of the Independent Theatre Council. Funders include The Heritage Lottery Fund, BBC Children In Need. The focus is on multicultural work and international liaisons. www.pascal-theatre.com.

ManyTracks Inc.was founded by Liechtenstein/New York producer/director Katrin Hilbe and is New York based. Last year Hilbe directed the five star winning Breaking the Silence at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. After the success of 2013, the Company is extending into new partnerships and creative teamwork. www.manytracks.org.

Add2 Productionsis a new producing and marketing venture headed by Kati Hind. The Company specialises in artistic collaborations to produce theatre of excellence. www.add2productions.co.uk.

Press Enquiries to Janey Klein 020 7383 0920/07775 934 378 or press@stjoantheplay.com

More information                  www.stjoantheplay.com

                                                                        Follow us on twitter @stjoantheplay

                                                                        Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stjoantheplay