Affiliate News & Notes
The Atlanta Storytelling Festival is a dream that's about to become a reality.^
March 27-30, at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, adults and children will have the opportunity to see Storytelling in its many and varied forms -- through words, of course, but also through dance, music and more. Over the Festival's four days, more than 30 tellers will present stories From the Edge, from the lives and imaginations of women, men, African-, Hispanic-, Asian- and Caucasian-American, young and old, straight and GLBTQ. There are six 90-minute programs for adults, four 45-minutes ones for kids, two family workshops -- and an open mike, so you can have the opportunity to tell your stories to the world. Tickets range from $5-$15, and group rates are available. You can find all the details at the Festival's website: www.myspace.com/atlantastorytellingfest. If you have questions or if you'd like a flyer mailed to you, just give us a call at 404 297-0904, or e-mail atlantastorytellingfestival@yahoo.com.
"The Birth of a Play" - Valetta Anderson on elifemagazine^
http://www.elifemagazine.net/anderson2.htm
7 WTP writers premiere new work with Atlanta Stage Write Productions^
Atlanta Stage Write Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of "Nine Plays by Nine Writers" Featuring original works by *Valetta Anderson, *Roz Ayres-Williams, *James Beck, *Nick Boretz, *Patrick Cuccaro, John Drago, James Walsh, *Bill Wellborn and *Marian X. (* denotes WTP writer) Love, money, fame, dignity, redemption, exemption, it's all here in nine original short plays featuring a cast of characters you will adore, cry with, learn from, laugh at and never forget! Don't miss this original showcase of exponentially powerful adult stories about human desire in all of its forms. Directed by: Kim Brundidge, Loretta Lucy Miller, Katherine Newton and Laurence Ruth Stage Manager: James Walsh Managing Director: James Beck Saturday, July 14th and Sunday, July 15th at 7:30 p.m. At the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 The ticket price is $10, payable at the door (cash only, please). Call 404-519-7591 or write jad1108@yahoo.com for information and to make reservations
Valetta Anderson's "Blue Water Fishing" in the New South PlayFestival 2007 at Horizon Theatre^
Monday, June 18, 7:00pm performance of, "Blue Water Fishing", by Valetta Anderson, at Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30307 at the corner of Euclid & Austin Aves. (Little 5 Points). "Blue Water Fishing" portrays a feisty matriarch and her extended family facing off with the powers that be in a quickly gentrifying Decatur neighborhood. The one-night only public performance allows the audience an early glimpse of the play with a talkback immediately following for your response to what you've seen. Admission is free to Horizon Subscribers and $5 for the General Public.
A free reading of Hilary King's play, "Roses on Our Table" on May 5th^
A free reading of "Roses On Our Table" by HIlary King from Plays in Process Workshop - Saturday, May 5th, at 3pm - Whole World Theatre (Black Box Space)
Evan Guilford-Blake's play wins Southern Playwrights Competition and also . . .^
"Other People's Dreams" has been named the winner of the Southern Playwrights Competition and will be staged at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL during the 2007-08 season. Also, his play "Strangers in the Night" has been selected for A Working Theatre Company's "Plays for a New Millenium" and will be staged in Portsmouth, OH, May 3-4.
Letitia Sweitzer Podcast on G.L. Horton's Stage Page^
Listen to WTP Playwright Letitia Sweitzer chat with playwright and actor Geralyn Horton on Stagepage.info. http://glhorton.podomatic.com/entry/2007-04-01T17_49_54-07_00
Hank Kimmel lands one in the Heartland^
Hank's play submission, ESCAPE FROM THE LAND OF THE SHOES, is one of eight finalists for the annual ten-minute play competition for the Heartland Theater Company in Bloomington, IL. The festival opens on May 31 and closes on or before June 24.
Pamela Turner's play "Funny Valentine" was a winner . . .^
Congratulations to Pamela Turner who's "Funny Valentine" was a winner in the one-act division of the 2006 American Theatre Coop Playwriting competition
Readers Theatre Repertory in Portland, Oregon selects 2 WTP writers^
Congratulations to Hank Kimmel and Vynnie Meli for being selected to have their plays "Looking for Our Town" and "September 10th", respectively, for Readers Theatre Repertory in Portland, Oregon as part of its "New Plays from the New South" production, April 13-14, 2007 at the Blackfish Gallery
Evan Guilford-Blake wins 2 contests that will include productions^
Evan's play, "A Lovely Moon," won the 2007 Panoply Arts Festival 10-minute Competition (Huntsville, AL) and will be produced there in April. Also, "Nighthawks" won the Saints and Sinners (full-length) competition and will be produced in New Orleans in May by Marigny Theatre Corporation.
Letitia Sweitzer's & Pamela Turner's plays included in Theatre Decatur's New Play Festival^
Congrats to Letitia Sweitzer and Pamela Turner for each having a play included in Theatre Decatur's New Play Festival entitled "3 Times a Lady." Letitia's play is "The Last Good Deed," and Pamela's is "Voices Deux." will be a part of the festival this April and May. Also, Letitia will have her short play "Behind Closed Doors" be the finale piece in a production of Looking Glass Theatre in NYC entitled "Creatures of the Cabaret." The characters in the show will be non-human; in the case of "Behind Closed Doors," they are garments in a closet reorganized by a professional closet organizer.
Two upcoming productions for Hank Kimmel^
Hank's play "Tales from the Titantic - Festival" will be produced by Kingswood College. This Spring, another of Hank's plays, "Hank Kimmel's Shorts," will premiere at Jewish Theatre of the South in Atlanta.
Steve Ghent's short play "Stolen Identity" selected^
Congratulations to Steve Ghent, whose short play "Stolen Identity" has been included in the State University of New York at Potsdam (SUNY) 2007 Women Short Plays series.
Congratulations to Vynnie Meli for her mention in the Atlanta Journal Constitution^
on 12/12/06 Wendell Brock writes: "Stay tuned for my list of the year's best productions. Meanwhile we must mention strong new plays by local writers Travis Sharp ("Lawrenceburg"), Vynnie Meli ("Chopped Liver in Paradise"), Suehyla El-Attar ("The Perfect Prayer") and Bobby Box ("Anne Frank: Within & Without"). A final nod to everyone involved with staging a boffo birthday bash for 100-year-old Samuel Beckett."
Check out Hank Kimmel's Article on www.atlantashowguide.com^
Check out "Scratch and Sniff Plays: The World of Hank Kimmel," an article by our own Pamela Turner! http://atlantashowguide.com/page_16.html