New Feathers Series to Feature INSIDE OUT, ANGST and More
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 21, 2017
NEW FEATHERS Producers, Mandee K. Hammerstein and Greg T. Nanni have announced on the heels of sold out performances, ALL new works productions now through December. Scroll down for details!
The series features a hand-picked blend of the latest literary innovations that includes full-length shows as well as theatrical shorts, all from the award-winning playwrights of the Witherspoon Circle. Official casting to be announced.
Show tickets are $15.00 each, with a pre-show gathering an additional $10. Visit EVENTBRITE.COM - "New Feathers" - to secure seats and learn more.
Check out footage from the official premiere below!
INSIDE OUT by Barry M. Putt, Jr.:
High-school senior, Ben, has a life filled with homework, marching-band practice, business club, and all the things his parents believe will lead to a standard, successful path in life. In the midst of all this, he discovers a newfound talent. His parents forbid it, leaving him torn between the pressure to make a living as a cookie-cutter citizen or risk it all to pursue his own track in life.
Barry M. Putt, Jr.'s plays have been performed throughout the U.S. and in Canada. They include Triangle and The Porch at the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival and Lollipop Lady and Dead Body by Turtle Shell Productions. His comedy, A Different Blend of Friendship won the New Jersey Wordsmiths Award. Mr. Putt's film credits include Departures (Best Drama at Brownfish Short Film Festival) and The Long Haul (Best Director at NY Eurasian Film Festival). He scripted the feature-length VR film Maren's Rock (December 2017 release). Mr. Putt is a staff writer for KSVR's Radio Theater Project and Colonial Radio Theatre, where he has adapted more than 30 popular and classic stories into audio-dramas. He is a member of the Witherspoon Circle, American Renaissance Theater Company, and the Dramatists Guild. Mr. Putt has a degree in Dramatic Writing (NYU) and English Literature (Centenary University).
NEW WORKS SHORTS by Witherspoon Circle Members:
Providing theater enthusiasts a ground-floor, indie-entertainment view, New Feathers shorts by the Witherspoon Circle offers a window into a potential, full-length play. Shorts presented offers a collaborative and creative environment between audience members and creatives, while encouraging an inviting forum for audience-influence over developmental theater. This experience promises to deliver a variety readings from edgy to outrageous, deranged, dark, delightful and everything in between.
ANGST by Greg T. Nanni:
The American Dream isn't dead. The youth are just lazy. Aman, who is among others your boss, your landlord, your traffic ticket, and your lost remote, will show you through the story of Bran and May just what it takes to achieve the American Dream. Or have them die trying. A comedy about an alcoholic drug dealer, a rich finger painting artist without a last name, a workaholic with 10 jobs, the ever-looming American Dream, and Aman, who shadows over them all.
Greg Nanni is a playwright, comic book writer, and marketer living in the Philadelphia area. He is a member of Witherspoon Circle, Passage Play Lab, a former PDC Playwright in Residence at Plays & Players, the Literary Manager of the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, and the former Marketing Manager of Plays & Players Theatre. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Moderator of the PDC Playwrights' Happy Hour. He is the Co-Writer of the Youtube Series Bar-N-Tavern. He is the Assistant Sales Manager at the Bucks County Playhouse, a board member of the PDC, and has interned with Azuka Theatre in the past. His One Act plays have been featured in 24 Hour Festivals and Readings throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area, and have been produced nation-wide. He is a graduate of the George Washington University.
With the goal of offering a stimulating, collaborative environment between stage and audience, this series is conceived and co-produced by Mandee K. Hammerstein, jointly with Greg T. Nanni. New Feathers strives to provide personal experience and engagement for audience members and creatives alike, while encouraging an inviting forum for audience influence over new works. Throughout the series, patrons will witness a variety of play readings from edgy to outrageous, deranged, dark, delightful and everything in between. This monthly reading series provides playwrights a secure outlet to confidentially show their work to the smart, theatre-enthused (or the theatre curious), gathering feedback, aiding in the development of their material. The Raven, as an arts-supporting establishment, is proud to host this series to its vast and varied audience.
The Raven Resort combines world-class dining and entertainment venues with a boutique hotel experience and pool club, all in a relaxed, stylish setting. Established in 1979, The Raven Resort has become an institution for locals, travelers and anyone drawn to the art, music, culture scene New Hope offers.
The Witherspoon Circle was founded by David Lee White and Ian August in the summer of 2016 and is based in Princeton, NJ. comprised of award winning New Jersey and Pennsylvania playwrights who have been produced internationally as well as throughout the region. The Witherspoon Circle strives to create an independent environment for these playwrights to meet, hone their craft through peer critique, and expand their audiences through community partnerships, productions, and publication. The current membership of The Witherspoon Circle includes: David Lee White, Ian August, James Christy Jr., Robert Sandberg, Michele Aldin Kushner, Pandora Scooter, Barry M. Putt Jr., Lisa Huberman, Greg Nanni, Ken Kaissar, and John Augustine. Visit facebook.com/witherspooncircle for more.
Pictured: The cast and creatives of New Feather's September 10th's premiere of INTERVIEWESE by Ian August, Left to Right: Greg T. Nanni, Michele Tauber, Ian August, Hayden Saunier, Allison Heishman, Mandee K. Hammerstein, Kristen Norine, Hannah Parke. Photo Credit: MKHammerstein.com.
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