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Fall 2006 Plays Staged readings have directors; developmental readings do not. September 12, 2006 THE SPIDER'S BANQUET Adam doesn't remember anything before he started traveling with the world-renowned photographer Everson Black. His past is a complete blank. All he knows is that he is alone in the Mojave Desert with Everson. As more and more disturbing memories return to Adam, Everson becomes more and more obsessed with capturing "the essence of all things" on film-which eventually becomes the photography of his own death. Morgan is the new Producing Director for the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. Since moving to the Bay Area he has had plays performed or read at the Interborough Rep in New York City, City Lights Theatre in San Jose and PCSF. Morgan has attended playwriting workshops with Berkeley Repertory Theatre and the Play Cafe. Morgan was a full-time staff member for the Salt Lake Acting Company for 5 years and founded the Salt Lake Playwriting Group. He has taught acting and playwriting for the University of Utah's Theatre School for Youth. He also taught acting for dancers workshops for The Ballet West Conservatory, The Montana Ballet School and The Ballet School. He served as the Producing Director for Plan-B Theatre Company and Center Stage Theatre in Salt Lake City. Morgan studied playwriting from Utah's preeminent playwright, David Kranes, at the University of Utah. He has had several of his plays produced with various theatre companies in Salt Lake including: AGE OF ANXIETY at Theatre Works West, THE MONTANA STAR, THE CAMPUS ROSE, and SERENADE with Center Stage Theatre and WAITING FOR AUNT REA at the University of Utah. Morgan is currently a manager for Teatro ZinZanni, a circus dinner theatre extravaganza, on Pier 29 in San Francisco. September 19, 2006 THEODICY Two older black men, one a blind ophthalmologist, fall accidentally into the river of death, questioning God and events from history while their wives - in grief - babble on about mundane tasks. October 10, 2006 FOREIGN WOMEN Siblings who have emerged from horrific childhoods confront their demons in adult life and triumph in an unexpected way, forging redemption from the past horror. In 2004 and 2005 the New York Collective for the Arts chose two of Allston's one-acts for its annual summer festival. In 2005, the Pink Brothers, a full-length dramatic comedy, was produced at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel and was held over a week and received rave notices. In 2005 and 2006, several of his 'shorts' were stage-read at Café Marsh in San Francisco. October 17, 2006 THE MUSICALITY OF CHOCOLATE Directed by Morgan Ludlow Chocoholic writer Frieda Goldman and her developmentally delayed sister, Faith, vie for the heart of a man who struggles to free himself from familial ghosts of the Holocaust. Marilyn Flower's short plays have been produced by Abydos, Playground, and the Playwright's Café. Her play, "Out of Breath," premiered at the SF Fringe Festival and is part of Hospice volunteer training in Tampa, Florida. When not writing plays and screenplays, watching plays and films, discussing plays and films, taking workshops or dancing, Marilyn's probably asleep. November 14, 2006 DRY ROT Directed by Christopher Jenkins A Seattle couple comes to terms with their marriage in the rainiest season on record. Suze Allen is a playwright, actor, teacher, dramaturge and director with credits on both coasts. Her work has been on stage at Brava! For Women in the Arts, The Marsh, Noh Space, Intersection for the Arts, The Climate, The Phoenix, Portland Stage Company, Out North Alaska, Mad Horse Theatre and the SF and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. Suze co-produces the Marsh Cafe Second Sundays; a breeding and reading ground for new short works and is creator of the Maine Playwrights' Lab and Short Works Festival. She is Artistic Director for the SF Writers and Actors Lab in Bernal Heights. Her new solo show The Manic Mama Dance premiered at the Marsh Cafe in June 2006. She's thrilled to be the Director of Developmental Readings at the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. November 14, 2006 MELTDOWN Directed by Christopher Jenkins An alien abduction fantasy turns sinister when the abductee finds out the alien abductor is only 15 years old. Jody Handley's full productions - performed on both coasts and even Alaska - include Curls, Bless Me Father, and To Engage in Mutual Touching or Caressing of the Lips, which also won the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco's Drama Rama 2001 competition. Her work has appeared in San Francisco's Daytrippers 2001, Overnighters 2003, the 2003 48-Hour Film Competition, and in several PCSF Staged Readings. Jody is the Special Events Director of the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. November 21, 2006 THE PLAYWRIGHT Directed by Sara Staley A comedy about a playwright who attempts to win back his ex-wife in a grand coup. All it takes is reconciling the conflicting ambitions of his son, his father-in-law, and his two leading ladies December 12, 2006 DUET IN PLATINUM Directed by Caroline Altman Two strangers on a long jet flight, seatmates, discuss the nature of love and make separate, startling decisions at flight's end. In 2004 and 2005 the New York Collective for the Arts chose two of Allston's one-acts for its annual summer festival. In 2005, the Pink Brothers, a full-length dramatic comedy, was produced at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel and was held over a week and received rave notices. In 2005 and 2006, several of his 'shorts' were stage-read at Café Marsh in San Francisco. December 12, 2006 A PLACE YOU CAN GO Directed by Caroline Altman A one-act comedy that humanizes the same-sex marriage battle and is set in the trenches of a "different sex" wedding reception, featuring Etta James vs. the Village People. Carlos Rodriguez is a pet and playwright who lives in San Rafael. His two one-act plays, A Place You Can Go and Manorexia were produced for the student Fringe Festival at his university under his direction. He currently teaches creative writing and literature courses at Dominican University of California. December 19, 2006 THE PARLOUR GAME A farce about everything other than Shakespeare. Cade Metz recently moved from New York to San Francisco. At least, that's what he tells people. He actually moved from New York to West Oakland, which doesn't quite have the same ring to it. He does have an office in San Francisco, if that counts. And he likes sourdough bread. His fiction has appeared in Literal Latte, Emry's Journal, and, well, that's it. This is his first play. He recently wrote a second, a one-act called "The Roof." It's about a roof. January 16, 2006 BLOODLINE FULL A mother whose young son is ill, searches for her biological father in the hopes he can save her child. But is blood really thicker than water? Suze Allen is a playwright, actor, teacher, dramaturge and director with credits on both coasts. Her work has been on stage at Brava! For Women in the Arts, The Marsh, Noh Space, Intersection for the Arts, The Climate, The Phoenix, Portland Stage Company, Out North Alaska, Mad Horse Theatre and the SF and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. Suze co-produces the Marsh Cafe Second Sundays; a breeding and reading ground for new short works and is creator of the Maine Playwrights' Lab and Short Works Festival. She is Artistic Director for the SF Writers and Actors Lab in Bernal Heights. Her new solo show The Manic Mama Dance premiered at the Marsh Cafe in June 2006. She's thrilled to be the Director ofDevelopmental Readings at the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. January 16, 2006 THE WAY AROUND A brother's misplaced love for his sister makes him want to end his life. His recent attempt to do so unearths a shocking family skeleton that leaves both him and his sister reeling. Be careful what you wish for. Suze Allen is a playwright, actor, teacher, dramaturge and director with credits on both coasts. Her work has been on stage at Brava! For Women in the Arts, The Marsh, Noh Space, Intersection for the Arts, The Climate, The Phoenix, Portland Stage Company, Out North Alaska, Mad Horse Theatre and the SF and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. Suze co-produces the Marsh Cafe Second Sundays; a breeding and reading ground for new short works and is creator of the Maine Playwrights' Lab and Short Works Festival. She is Artistic Director for the SF Writers and Actors Lab in Bernal Heights. Her new solo show The Manic Mama Dance premiered at the Marsh Cafe in June 2006. She's thrilled to be the Director ofDevelopmental Readings at the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. January 23, 2006 ROADBLOCKS Directed by Suze Allen Under surrealistic circumstances, an engineer is visited by a surprising guest; who is she and what does she want? CAROL SHELDON'S plays have won awards and been seen in community and professional productions on the east coast, Michigan and California. Recently RAW staged High Spirits, Firework, The Taxpayer's Nightmare and Don't Just Lie There. Two of these were also produced by Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. Two of her plays have toured the retirement homes in Marin. Carol writes of poetry and recently finished her first novel. She enjoys acting and directing, as well. Carol is a member of Theatre Bay Area. |