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  The Plays and the Playwrights:

A TINY PIECE OF LAND by Joni Browne-Walders and Mel Weiser   

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 42nd Street.  Opening date: September 6, 2011.

THE PLAYWRIGHTS:

 Joni Browne-Walders and Mel Weiser - 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. 

CAN I REALLY DATE A GUY WHO WEARS A YARMULKE?     a comedy by Amy Holston-Schwartz 

Amy Holson-Schwartz was born and raised in Westport, Connecticut. After graduating from Staples High School, Amy attended Landmark College, where she was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. In 2007, she completed her undergraduate education at Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, earning a Bachelors of Arts in Theatre and Religious Studies with a focus on Medieval Christianity. While an undergrad, Amy completed professional internships with Peggy Hadley Enterprises and Peter Bogyo of The Sprecher Organization, where she worked on Suzanne Somers' autobiographical Broadway musical, The Blonde in the Thunderbird. 

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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