Summer Series 2006
July 14-17th, 2006
Three new plays by WTP Affiliate playwrights will be featured this year. All will be receiving their first public reading in the Atlanta area, with the participation of professional actors and directors.Summer Series Schedule:
Friday, July 14 - 7.30 p.m. - Waiting for Oprah by Mary Miller
Saturday, July 15 - 2.00 p.m. - The Secret of the Cat by James Beck
Saturday, July 15 - 7.30 p.m. - Waiting for Oprah by Mary Miller
Sunday, July 16 - 2.00 p.m. - The Education of Benjamin First by Hank Kimmel
Sunday, July 16 - 7.30 p.m. - The Secret of the Cat by James Beck
Monday, July 17 - 7.30 p.m. - The Education of Benjamin First by Hank Kimmel
In Detail:
Waiting for Oprah, by Mary Miller and directed by Kim Brundidge, is a comedy about five women in the "First Tuesday Book Club" who discover what they really mean to each other while waiting for the arrival of their celebrity guest. This play has been named a finalist in the Dayton (OH) Playhouse FutureFest, a competition Miller won in 1992. Random House has called her one of America's “finest playwrights.” Her play Ferris Wheel, published in TAKE TEN: New 10 Minute Plays, has been performed more than 200 times, in three languages, around the world.
The Education of Benjamin First, by Hank Kimmel and directed by Lily Yancey Miller, explores the relationships between an anxious and overachieving 14-year-old boy and his well-intentioned but sometimes ineffective father, his super-intelligent but obtuse 14-year old roommate, and an institution that promotes greatness -- but at a cost. Hank Kimmel, the President (and co-founder) of Working Title Playwrights, is the author 50 plays of various lengths and sensibilities, most of which take a darkly comedic view of suburban life. His accomplishments include My Little Trip to the Airport at Minneapolis' Illusion theatre and an invitation to participate in last summer's prestigious Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska.
The Secret of the Cat, by James Beck and directed by Rachel Parish, is a drama of loss, the acceptance of loss, forgiveness, and redemption, is a mystery about a man who is haunted -- by characters from his favorite childhood book, who lead him to explore territory inside himself he has tried to avoid. James Beck, a relative newcomer to the Atlanta area, is a veteran of Chicago Dramatists. While in Chicago, James had work performed by Blatnoi Underground Music Society and The Chicago Festival of Disabilities and Culture.
Venue:
Push Push Theater121 New Street
Decatur, GA
www.pushpushtheater.com
Cost:
For WTP Affiliates: FreeFor General Public: $10
Contact:
Working Title Playwrights
managing@workingtitleplaywrights.com
404.373.5664