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Playhouse Hosts 19th Annual 2009 New Works Festival |
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Four original, full-length plays selected from those submitted to the 2009 Long Beach Playhouse 19th Annual New Works Festival will be given DIRECTED, STAGED READINGS this Spring. The FESTIVAL is part of the Playhouse’s ongoing commitment to help established and emerging PLAYWRIGHTS develop new work. To date, 18 NEW WORKS have evolved from STAGED READINGS into FULL PRODUCTIONS at the Playhouse. |
The STAGED READINGS will be held at the Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage Theatre 5021 East Anaheim Street Long Beach, CA 90804 There is a suggested donation of $10.00 with a post-performance discussion. The PLAYWRIGHTS receive written critiques by three renowned DRAMA CRITICS, a videotape of the READING, an HONORARIUM, and consideration for a full production. The READINGS are scheduled for the last SATURDAY of the month: |
| PERFORMANCE & DISCUSSION: 2—5 PM Suggested donation: $10.00 MARCH 28, 2009 APRIL 25, 2009 MAY 30, 2009 JUNE 27, 2009 |
| These four plays were selected for the 2009 readings: |
| #1 - The Blackstone Sessions
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Lisa Kirazian Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 2pm Directed by Jo Black Jacob |
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| Retired, reclusive African American poet/activist, Hannah Ruby Johnson, widow of slain civil rights leader, Marshall Johnson, is saddled with an Italian-American housekeeper, the uneducated Gina Corelli. Their 'love-hate' relationship results in Hannah introducing Gina to her world of literature and politics. | |
| #2 - Unprepared Mustard
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Chris Booz Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 2pm Directed by Caprice Spencer Rothe |
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| Occasionally we come across someone with whom we have no apparent connection, and no real desire to make one, and yet, quite unexplainably, engaging conversation emerges. Such is the case in Unprepared Mustard—where the dialogue, often critical and sarcastic, between a reclusive writer and a homeless man brings down life-long barriers and becomes an awakening experience for both. | |
| #3 - Three Feet Back
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John Barry Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 2pm Directed by Caprice Spencer Rothe |
| In this murder mystery, a 12 year old girl befriends an inmate of the local prison farm through the fence, standing three feet back. As an attorney, twenty years later, she follows a trail of evidence to obtain his release, but with more discoveries begins to fear his actual guilt and her own complicity. |
#4- The Vinegar Syndrome
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Paul Sambol Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 2pm Directed by Jo Black-Jacob |
| The Vinegar Syndrome is the story of Maureen Montgomery, America's favorite beach blanket sex kitten from the 60's. 28 years later, after minor surgery, rumors fly around LA that she died. As a deceased celebrity, her value shoots through the roof. As she battles to prove to the public, to the media, and to herself that it's highly possible she could be worth as much, if not more, among the breathing, Maureen finds connection with those things that truly define a life. |