Lucasville: Original Play Presented!

There are some in Shasta County who lament that we are bereft of creative arts.  One can only assume that these individuals are not venturing beyond their TV screens, because there is a rising tide of creative energy in the North State, the latest contribution being the original play by local professional actor, Gary Anderson, which will be presented on April 3rd, 4th and 5th at Shasta College.  The cast includes: Bob Koroluck, David Cutler, Jeremiah Esses, Chuck O’Malley Weidman, Mark Amacker, Roxanne Belton, Jason Hoffman, Harold Hoffman, EchoP90, Corey Corbin and Templeton Fountaine.

The play, LUCASVILLE, The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising©, follows the stories of five men on death row following the  1993 prisoner rebellion at Lucasville, Ohio . The conditions  which caused it;  overcrowding, unchecked violence by guards and inmates and willful ignorance of religious practices, continue to resonate a cross the country.  When the  riot  ended peacefully  and the negotiations were  over, the story was just beginning.

Based on a book by historian Staughton Lynd, and based on  recordings made during the standoff, this  new and graphic  drama exposes how the state will murder the innocent.  The riot  will  unfold before you through the use of actors and attendees  in a ‘dynamically  staged reading’ script  that will leave you shaken .

The Clarence Darrow Foundation presents

LUCASVILLE
The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising©

A new play written and directed by Gary L. Anderson

April 3, 4 & 5 2009

Friday, Saturday @7:30pm, Sunday @3:00pm

Shasta College, Redding, California
Music Building, Room 638

$10 at the door

Rated PG-13

Call (530) 243-9945 for information.

BARESTAGE SEEKS NEW PLAYS FOR DINNER THEATRE PRODUCTIONS!

The BareStage Theatre in Red Bluff is currently accepting original play script submissions for production in Summer, 2009.

The deadline is May 15, 2009. Manuscripts received past that postmark will not be considered.
The specific guidelines for submitting work can be found online at www.barestage.com.

The nonprofit organization is looking for scripts appropriate for special dinner theatre presentations. Dramas, comedies, murder mysteries, musicals, collections of one-act plays and skits are all welcome.
The scripts, however, must be simple to produce, and must not require elaborate special effects, staging or set changes, as they will be presented in restaurants.

The cast size should not exceed 12 actors, though the characters may exceed that if actors can play multiple roles. The script length should not exceed a two-hour runtime (approximately 80 pages), whether a full- length play or collection of shorts.

Multiple submissions are also welcomed and encouraged. The plays may or may not have ever been produced before.

All scripts submitted to BareStage are carefully critiqued by qualified readers and all authors will receive a written evaluation for each play. No script will be considered without the required return self- addressed, stamped no. 10 envelope (SASE), and the appropriate evaluation fee, determined by page count, as detailed at the website.

The authors of the selected works will receive a nightly stipend/royalty for each performance, which will be based upon the length of the individual plays. Detailed information about the authors and their work will also be featured prominently in the theatre’s promotional materials and on its website. The website, which has a special partnership with Google, receives an average of 200 visitors from all over the globe ever single day. Additionally, each author will receive the standard complimentary tickets to performances, as well as posters, programs, photos and promotional materials from their production.

Since 2002, BareStage Theatre has produced dozens of original one-act and full-length plays of all styles from authors throughout the world.

The theatre is a completely volunteer tax-exempt Artists’ Cooperative, where all proceeds go directly into the production of original work for the benefit of the artists and the audiences alike.

Contact BareStage
email: barestage@gmail.com
phone: (530) 526-5367
web: http://www.barestage.com

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