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Playwright Profile: Carla Charter has been a freelance writer and journalist for 18 years. Her first book, A Necessary Harvest, was published in 2007 and is currently under contract with Moody Pictures in Waltham (MA). She has had essays published in The Misadventures of Moms and Disasters of Dads published by Kerri Charette in 2004, and Voices of Autism by Lachance Publishing in 2008 . She is also a journalist for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and a Columnist for the Quabbin Valley Voice. A Miracle of Faith is her first published stageplay. The story will always hold a special place in her heart as the main character, Esther, is the only one of her characters who has appeared in a dream banging her cane, demanding her story be told. And when esther speaks, people listen! So here is her story. |
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The kids are in school, the sun is rising later, setting faster, and there's a nip in the air. Halloween candy is already in the grocery stores. It must be Fall! Now is the time to start thinking (if you haven't already) about and planning what you might like to produce over the holidays. NEED has some terrific options to consider for schools, churches, clubs, etc., that highlight the traditional holidays, and some with a twist on the traditional. Look below or visit NEED's Online Library to see what's in our "Seasonal/Holiday" selections for full-length plays, one-acts and shorts! |
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Playwright Scott Haan is making is JAC debut with a one-act play called Monster Records. It's Amanda's last day as an employee at the campus music store, Monster Records. She'll miss Steve, her father-figure manager, and the employee discount, but that's about it. She definitely won't miss Lewis, the snobbish, arrogant employee who isn't allowed to talk directly to the customers. Now, all Amanda has to do is put the store behind her and survive the suspicious-looking criminal who just came through the door looking to sell stolen property. Maybe she can begin the next phase of her life, if she can manage not getting shot! 8-Person Cast; Single Set. ISBN 1-60513-121-0; JAC #2011-0026. This title is also available via Amazon.com.
Miracle of Faith is Carla Charter's first published play. Perfect for the upcoming holiday season, Miracle of Faith is set on Christmas Eve in a neighborhood church in a poor section of town where an elderly woman encounters two strangers, adrift in the world with no place to spend the night. ISBN #1-60513-120-2; JAC #2011-0025. You can also order this title thru Amazon.com and in Amazon's Kindle format.
The newest release from New England playwright Jon Potter is a one-act play for youth called The Trunk. A wonderful play for a class project or Festival entry, The Trunk tells of a group of students gathering to begin a play rehearsal. On stage is a large golden trunk. After some initial clowning around, the students get curious about the trunk, and eventually open it. The boys go for military costumes and weapons, and one girl dons a tiara and everyone suddenly falls under her spell and must obey. Eventually the boys revolt and try to form a military dictatorship. They are bought off by another using stage-money and candy-bars. The girls form an alliance, one claims dictatorship and forces everyone else into the trunk at swordpoint! At that moment all the actors explode in rebellion, each demanding to be the ruler, but are thwarted suddenly by the voice of the director, demanding the actors return their costumes to the trunk. An inventive, exciting plays with great physical and character challenges for youth actors! ISBN #1-60153-122-9; JAC #2011-0027. You can also order this title thru Amazon.com and in Kindle format.
For more information about these or any of JAC's play selections, visit us online, or drop us an email! |
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CT Ballet Opens 30th Anniversary Season with Full-Length Sleeping Beauty |
HARTFORD & STAMFORD, CT: Connecticut Ballet opens its 30th anniversary season with a revival of Brett Raphael's full-length production of The Sleeping Beauty featuring company ballerina Oksana Maslova and New York City Ballet principal dancer Charles Askegard as Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund. The production opens October 22nd at 7:00pm and Sunday, October 23 at 2:00pm at Palace Theatre, Stamford Center for the Arts, 61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, and continues on Saturday, October 29th (2:00pm & 7:00pm) at the Belding Theater at Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford.
With music by Peter Tchaikovsky and sets and costumes by Vozrozhdenie Theatrical Workshops in St. Petersburg, Russia, the production is the largest in Connecticut Ballet's repertoire and features 24 company dancers, 12 character performers and 25 children. HSBC Bank is the sponsor for the company's 30th Anniversary Opening Gala at Palace Theatre in Stamford. The gala, entitled 'An Evening in the French Court,' features a rare appearance by the New York Baroque Dance Company followed by an onstage dinner/dance with music by Silver Streaks.
Tickets for the event may be obtained by calling 203-964-1211 In addition to the main theater dates listed above, Connecticut Ballet performs a 'family matinee' version of the classic ballet at
Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (October 16) and Ridgefield Playhouse (Oct. 30).
Askegard will make his debut with Connecticut Ballet with these appearances. A long time favorite of the ballerinas at New York City Ballet, Askegard joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in 1987, and was promoted to soloist in 1992. In 1997, he left ABT to join New York City Ballet as a soloist. He was promoted to principal in 1998. Since that time, he has danced in virtually every major role in the repertoire and has been a guest artist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet Etudes of South Florida, Bavarian State Ballet, Philippine Ballet Theatre, The Daring Project and the Stars of American Ballet. He can also be seen in the documentary, Ballet, directed by Fred Wiseman. On Sunday, October 9th, New York City Ballet will honor him with a farewell gala celebrating his 25-year career.
Tickets for performances at Stamford Center for the Arts are priced between $50-$25 and tickets at The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts are priced between $55 and $31.50. Purchase tickets online at www.scalive.org or www.bushnell.org.
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