Actors Ensemble: "365/365" by Lori-Parks and "Persephone Underground" by Lashof 8 p.m. Monday 1/14, Pay-What-You-Can
  ?Actors Ensemble of Berkeley?Winter 2019 Staged Reading Series Monday 1//14 at 8 p.m!? What In the World? - Short Plays by Lori-Parks and Lashof Selections from renowned playwright Suzan Lori-Parks collection 365/365?and local playwright Carol Lashof's Persephone Underground.? Directed by Susannah Wood. Pay-What-You-Can, 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theatre, Monday, January 14th.  Three Great Staged Readings on Mondays in January All at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theatre Presented with the theme Unexpected Kindness and in conjunction with our main stage show The Skin of Our Teeth, running weekends January 4th - 26th, 2019, also at Live Oak Theatre.
Made possible by a generous grant from Theatre Bay Area's CASH grant program, and with the cooperation of Jon Tracy and Theatrefirst.  What in the World? Short Plays by Lori-Parks and Lashof,?by? Suzan Lori-Parks and Carol Lashof,?directed by Susannah Wood. One night only, Monday, January 14th, 2018, 8 p.m. Live Oak Theatre Selections from 365/365?by Suzan Lori-Parks Persephone Underground?by Carol Lashoff The program starts off with excerpts from World-renowned playwright Suzan-Lori Parks' 365/365, a satirically hopeful work written during Desert Storm, about world troubles and how to face them boldly and with humor.? Included in the program are 16 selections, including Start Here, Window of Opportunity, Ask the Experts!, How Do You Like the War?,? The Red Blanket, and The Blank Before the World. The program continues with Carol Lashof's one-act play Persephone Underground. What would you do if your daughter ran away with the boyfriend from hell? Literally. If you are Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, you have the power to hold the whole earth hostage. "Lashof's play is a tender rewrite of the ancient Greek myth, with timely reminders of the beauty of the Earth and the need to preserve it. Carol Lashof is a Berkeley writer whose work recently premiered off Broadway and who is recognized for prompting discussion about current issues in her plays. Susannah Wood (Director) has been active as a professional actress and singer for many years, in the Bay Area and beyond. She has directed over 50 classic and new plays for Actors Ensemble, Crowden Summer Opera and Opera Piccola ("Small Works"). She is excited about collaborating on plays whose themes creatively parallel Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. Cast: Tracy Baxter Julia Christy Joel Green Venus Ke Helen Kim Tareka Le Shay Kahlil Lineus Bryan Munar Sarah Negron Dan Schwager Baki Tezcan Liv Wisely Wendy Wisely  Middletown, by Will Eno, directed by Lana Palmer. One night only, Monday, January 21st, 2018, 8 p.m. Live Oak Theatre Middletown is a deeply moving and funny play exploring the universe of a small American town. As a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between. Lana Palmer (Director) is a Canadian-born, San Francisco-based artist working in theatre and film. In 2019, she will direct The North Pool?at Bread & Butter Theatre and The How & The Why?at Dragon Theatre. Lana is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and the Dramatists Guild, Cast: Mrs. Swanson - Stacey Winn? Mechanic - Baki Tezcan Attendant/Female Tourist - Tracy Baxter Female Doctor - Jan Carty-Marsh Librarian - Maureen Coyne Male Tourist/Ground Control - Vicktor Schultz Public Speaker/Cop¡¯s Voice - Marcie Rich Aunt - Marika Kuzma John Dodge - Nelson Brown Cop - Dan Schwager Sweetheart - Polina Litvak Man on Date - Joel Jacobs Woman on Date - Hanna Rachel Gerry Tour Guide/Attendant 2 - Sarah-Jean Bartky Male Doctor - Arcady Darter Freelancer - David Weiner Greg - Joel Green Landscaper/Janitor - Jeff Trescott Actors Ensemble P.O. Box 663 Berkeley, CA 94701 info@... A 501(3)(c) organization More info always at our website? Questions? ?info@... Join our Facebook Group!? Follow us on Twitter: ?@ActorsEnsmblBer Actors Ensemble P.O. Box 663
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