NEW FEATHERS Producers, Mandee K. Hammerstein and Greg T. Nanni are delighted to announce the official cast for INSIDE OUT, premiering Sunday, October 1, 6pm at New Hope's legendary Raven Resort. Casting is as follows:
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About the cast:
MARISOL CUSTODIO is a theatre and film actress in the local area. She last appeared in the development process and staged readings for Las Mujeres by Erlina Ortiz with Powerstreet Theatre. Marisol is thankful to be a part of this reading and to everyone making this production possible.
TABITHA DELL'ANGELO (BEN'S MOM) is an actor and playwright with more than 20 years experience in improvisational theatre and storytelling. She has performed with Full Circle Theatre in Philadelphia and on the Bucks County Playhouse stage. She teaches courses and applied theatre as well as working full-time in the teacher education program at The College of New Jersey.
DAWN LOVELAND NAVARRO (DIRECTOR) Dawn Loveland Navarro is excited to take part in today's New Feathers Reading! Recent Directing Credits: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, When There's Money, There's Treble (University of Pennsylvania); So When Are You Leaving (Reading of New Work: Cape May Stage); excerpts from The Who and the What (New Voices New Viewpoints Festival: Theatre Horizon); Much Ado About Nothing (La Salle University); The Chosen, Oleanna, Proof, The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, Red Light Winter (Playhouse on Park). Upcoming: Intimate Apparel at Playhouse on Park. Dawn has also directed numerous shows for young audiences, assisted many directors, and is a passionate theatre educator. She works as the Director of Education Outreach at Theatre Horizon.
Matthew Robertson (EVAN) Downtown Performing Arts Co: Hair, Ragtime. Newtown Arts Co: Titanic, My Fair Lady. ActorsNet: Our Town. Steel River Playhouse: Vanya and Sonia and Marsha and Spike. Upcoming performances include The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Kelsey Theatre later this month and Hairspray at the Music Mountain Theatre in November.
Cheryl Williams (KAREN) is thrilled to be joining the New Feathers Reading Series as Karen in Barry M. Putt's, 'Inside Out.' Currently an acting instructor at both Temple U and Rowan U, Cheryl has worked with numerous companies throughout the country, and has particularly enjoyed exploring the classics, along with workshopping new plays. A sampling of those companies includes Chicago Dramatists, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Purple Rose Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Meadow Brook Theatre, Madison Rep and the Three Rivers, Antioch, Orlando and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals. She received her MFA in Acting from Wayne State University, in Detroit, while performing as a company member with the Hilberry Repertory Theatre. In Philadelphia, Cheryl was most recently seen in EgoPo's American Giants II season, in both 'The Children's Hour and 'The Women.' She has also worked with The Lantern, Mauckingbird Theatre Co., InterAct, New City Stage, 1812 Productions, Quintessence Theatre Group, Act II Playhouse, Temple Theatres and Revolution Shakespeare, along with staged readings for PlayPenn, PAC, Bristol Riverside, The Wilma and Theatre Exile. She's been honored with the 2010 Barrymore Award for Lead Actress in a Play, and was a recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Theater Fellowship. Great memory: portraying Jennifer Lawrence's Mom in 'Silver Linings Playbook!'
MARISSA WOLNER (VALERIE) is excited to be in her first Witherspoon Circle reading for New Feathers! Regional: Beauty and the Beast, Elf, Legally Blonde, Sleeping Beauty (Fulton Theatre), High Society (Walnut Street Theatre), the regional premiere of The Bridges of Madison County, and West Side Story (Media Theatre). Proud member of AEA. Temple Made.
INSIDE OUT SYNOPSIS 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.
Premiers 6pm in the Raven's Oak Room, October 1st
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT, BARRY M. PUTT, JR.:
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).
ABOUT NEW FEATHERS:
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.
About The Raven ResortThe 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.
About The Witherspoon Circle
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. facebook.com/witherspooncircle/
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