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| Deceived | A Tiny Piece of Land | Can I Really Date a Buy Who Wears a Yarmulke? | ||||||||||
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November 9 - 20, 2011
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A TINY PIECE OF LAND
by Joni Browne-Walders and Mel
Weiser January 4 - 15, 2012 PLAY HISTORY: The play had a number of readings both in the US and Israel. In May of 2009, A TINY PIECE OF LAND had its workshop presentation at the Oregon Stage Works. First full production of the play took place April 2010 at the Pico Playhouse in Los Angeles. Upcoming, a six weeks
run in New York with A.T.P.O.L. Productions at the Beckett
Theatre on THE PLAYWRIGHTS:
JONI BROWNE-WALDERS: graduate of UCLA, with degree in Theatre Arts. Her plays include: My Name Is Evie Goldstein, Waiting for the Coast Guard, and Home Furnishings. Joni also writes monologues about the comical Geitlebaum Family. She has been involved in all aspects of show business for four decades; ran her own theater company, SOUTHWEST ENSEMBLE THEATRE, and was a professional stage actress for many years. Joni also worked for Hollywood talent agents and producers, reading hundreds of scripts and writing coverage for numerous film and TV development projects. She has written for such organizations as Planned Parenthood and Jazz in Arizona. MEL WEISER: Mel directed over 30 plays, from Broadway through regional and dinner theaters. His play Cry, Tiger!, was optioned for Broadway production in 2010. He also wrote The Trespasser (Avon Books), Within the Web (Dell), and Nick Nolte - Caught in the Act (Momentum Books), which won the Irwin Award as The Best Celebrity Book of 1999, from the Book Publicists of Southern California. Mel owned and operated three acting companies: Circle 16 Playhouse, Actors Inner Circle, and Best of Broadway Stage Productions. he wrote, produced and directed feature film, Love Ya Tomorrow. Mel Weiser and Joni Browne-Walders, both playwrights, have joined forces in marriage as well as in co authoring A TINY PIECE OF LAND. |
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CAN I REALLY DATE A GUY WHO WEARS A YARMULKE? a comedy by Amy Holston-Schwartz February 29 - March 11, 2012 PLAY HISTORY: Can I Really Date A Guy Who Wears A Yarmulke? was developed as part of the Festival Arts Dinner Table Reading Series and the 2009 TRU Voices New Plays Series in New York . It received its world premiere as part of the 2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival, where it sold out all performances and awarded The Producers Award. The play Garnered great reviews along the way and was invited to perform at "The Knitting Factory", where it performed Monday nights in November. The show has appealed to and attracted both traditional 50 plus theatergoers as well as to the younger Gen X and Y theatergoers. For reviews and a video from the New York production click here THE PLAYWRIGHT:
In 2005, she co-founded Festival Arts with longtime friend David Rigano. Dedicated to artistic development, Festival Arts facilitates networking between French Woods Festival alumni and the New York theatre community. She is currently the Executive Director and has, in that capacity, implemented the innovative Dinner Table Reading series and produced half a dozen developmental workshops of new works for theatre and film. Late last year, she was appointed General Manager of The Mekka Collective, a non-profit theatre company dedicated to promoting the work of emerging artists. In addition to her work at FA and TMC, Amy recently joined the "family business" as a Producer with Holson Productions. She has also served as Administrative Associate at Amas Musical Theatre and Assistant to the Producer at Gorgeous Entertainment. |
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