The reading will take place on Sunday, August 9th at 8PM EST.
The JOCUNDA MUSIC, FILM & THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents a Virtual Play Reading of FIAMA'S FINALE by Carrie Gibson and Elizabeth Welles and Directed by Carrie Gibson on Sunday, August 9th at 8PM EST.
Barbara Butane, an ex-Beauty Queen on her way to her Beauty "EST"- like seminar for the masses causes a 120 car pile-up changing the lives of several unusual strangers.
The Cast includes:
SHIRLEY JORDAN as Barbara Beautane (TV credits include: Bunk'd on Disney, recurring role on Sistahs on BET (Tyler Perry) and a guest star on The Kenan Show (pilot) and This Is Us (NBC);
MAGGIE MCCOLLESTER as Fiama (TV credits include: guest star on Dexter (Showtime), The Unit (CBS) and Playdate (Lifetime), recurring role on The Young & The Restless (CBS) and One Life To Live (ABC));
JACKIE MARRIOT as Ilene (TV credits include: series regular on #BLACKACTOR and Everything's Copesetic and a co-star on Mix);,
BRANDON BURTON as Theo (Theatre credits include: Othello in Othello (Yale School of Drama) and Alexus/Menus in Anthony and Cleopatra (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Fest)), Cominius/Valeria in Coriolanus (Shakespeare and Company);
Matt Morrison as Beorge (Theatre credits include: Alex in A Small Group (The Hudson Theater), Hank in Night Of The Iguana, Sergeant Comb in Sergeant Comb and Pant Leg (Son of Semele);
JULIA MAY WONG as Su (TV credits include: co-star on Henry Danger (Nickelodeon), Breaking The Bamboo Ceiling (MKC Prods) and Greek Pajama Party);
ALEX BOLING as Gene (TV credits include: co-star on Life In Pieces (CBS), guest star on Haunted Hathaways (Nickelodeon) and recurring role on Suburgatory (ABC);
BRANDON ROOT as William/WB/Commercial/Caller (Theatre credits include: Dickon in The Secret Garden, Harold in A Splintered Soul (International City Theatre) and Mark Cohen in Rent (Renton Civic Center);
Vivienne James as Carly/Detective 1/Caller 3/Prisha/Techie ( Theatre credits include: Agnes in She Kills Monsters, Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest and Mrs. Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility (Connecticut Repertory Theatre); and
Tony Curry as Commander/Radio Voice Don/Detective 2/Caller 2 (Theatre credits include: Jacob in Terezin (Village Theatre), Mike in White Christmas (The 5th Avenue Theatre) and Wolf/Duck in Peter and the Wolf (Seattle's Children's Theatre).
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dYxhsXXTQEGVgVGeWuxlug
Donation: $15.00 To benefit the Riant Theatre.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
There will be a TALK BACK afterwards with the Playwright and Cast after the reading. Van Dirk Fisher, Founder & Artistic Director of the Riant Theatre and producer of the JOCUNDA MUSIC, FILM & THEATRE FESTIVAL will be the moderator.
To learn more about the JOCUNDA FESTIVAL Click Here.
To submit your play for consideration for the Play Reading Series Click Here.
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