2016 Barbour Playwrights Award to Conclude with Diane Sansevere-Dreher's SILVER ALERT

The 9th Annual Thomas Barbour Playwrights' Award comes to a close this Friday, March 25 with a reading of Silver Alert by Diane Sansevere-Dreher.

In Silver Alert, Dina and her husband are finally empty-nesters and they are ready to move from New Jersey to sunny Florida. That's when her father John, suffering from dementia, decides to take off in his 1965 gold Cadillac Coup de Ville. Dina issues a silver alert to find her father and while searching for clues to his possible whereabouts, she uncovers a father she never knew. Playwright Diane Sansevere-Dreher is the co-creator of 2Shot the Show, a television series currently in development as a film, and the co-founder of Itchy Dog Entertainment. Silver Alert is her second full length play.

Silver Alert is directed by Rasa Allan Kazlas and features Elizabeth Bell, Mary Francina Golden, Joseph Leone, Kathleen Peirce, and Don Marlette. (All actors appear courtesy of AEA.)

The reading will take place on Friday, March 25 at 7:00 pm, and is followed by a reception.

The Barbour Award was created by the family of writer/actor Thomas Barbour (Arthur, Great White Hope) as a way of continuing Mr. Barber's legacy of supporting new work for the stage. This year, The Episcopal Actors' Guild partnered with HB Studio to present reading s of three new works from HB's playwrights. The winner of this year's award will be announced at EAG's annual meeting on June 2 with the winner receiving a prize of $500. Past winners include Ian August (NJ Rep), Lynn Rosen, and Laura Eason (both The Women's Project).

About EAG and HB Studios:

HB Studio is a nonprofit organization that supports vigorous, lifelong practice in the theatre arts based on a solid foundation of practical training. The Studio was conceived as a place where artists at all stages of their careers could continue to work and train between engagements, supported and challenged by their more experienced colleagues, in a space free from pressures related to commercial success.

The Episcopal Actors' Guild was established in 1923 and is a charitable organization offering emergency assistance and career support to professional performers "of all faiths, and none." We also host a full calendar of events and fundraisers including concerts, variety shows, play readings, and professional workshops. Learn more at www.actorsguild.org.