The Strand Theatre Presents GRAVES IN THE WATER, Opens 10/29

The Strand Theater is proud to present Graves in the Water, an original piece adapted from Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. The Spoon River Anthology is a classic piece, rarely performed, being re-envisioned by two local artists for the Baltimore stage. In keeping with the mission of the Strand Theater, this piece will be a generative ensemble piece that will focus on the stories of the women who lived in Edgar Lee Master's fictional rural town.

Graves in the Water was conceived by director Lynn Morton, and local theater favorite, Alex Hewett. Lynn Morton was recently awarded third Best Production from the Baltimore Playwrights Festival for her production of Leap Day by local playwright Lee Sapperstein . Lynn is a Strand Theater Company Member, as well as Board Member of the Baltimore Theater Alliance. By day she works with a non-profit association as a social media marketer and has recently been nominated for a Baltimore Sun Mobbie (Maryland's Outstanding Blogs) Award in the Business & Technology category for her writings about how non-profits can harness social media.

Alex Hewett has been involved in all aspects of the Baltimore arts community. In 2008, she played the title role of Barbie, in the Baltimore Playwright's Festival production of Barbie, A Doll Her in which. She has performed at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival for the past three years. Other cast members in this generative cast include Robin Rouse, a local Baltimore Playwright and Baltimore Theater Alliance Member and Cristina Petrarca, an up and coming actor and UMBC graduate in history.

The Strand will once again feature David Keltz, performing as Edgar Allan Poe. David will perform The Tell-Tale Heart, one of Poe's most notable works. David recently received acclaim for his performance of Poe at Theater Project. "We are very excited to once again be part of Free Fall Baltimore. Free Fall is a wonderful and necessary opportunity for the Baltimore community to see art, and provides the artists themselves the means to present it" states Jayme Kilburn, Artistic Director.

Graves in the Water opens Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 8pm and runs until Saturday, October 31st. David Keltz will make a special appearance on October 31st at 11pm. This event is absolutely free.

Production dates:
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 8pm
Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 8pm

Tickets are FREE. Tickets can be reserved by calling 443-874-4917.

Free Fall Baltimore is made possible by a grant from Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. Special thanks to Free Fall Baltimore media sponsors: The Baltimore Sun, The Urbanite, Maryland Public Television, WBAL-TV, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV, WUTB-TV, WBFF- TV, CW-Baltimore, WYPR-FM, 92Q-FM, Magic 95.9-FM, WWIN-AM, WOLB-AM.

The Strand Theater is a community theater dedicated to providing opportunities for women artists, writers, designers and directors. With a focus on producing original works, the Strand hopes to foster a love of theater for a new generation of patrons.