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"for the enhancement of greatly talented playwrights yet to achieve stardom"
June 26, 27, 28 - 2009
Breath of Fire Theatre
“Star Turn” by Linda Whitmore
directed by Sonja Berggren
A practical joke spins wildly out of control and within a few days, a waitress, nurse, newspaper reporter, doctor, a world famous playwright and his assistant are caught in a web of deceit.
Friday at 8pm
“Sunday’s Child” by Jennifer Jones
directed by Karen Wray
A family gathers and tries to make sense of the disappearance of their four-year old son. A play about the power of family and the lengths we will go to protect those we love.
Saturday at 4pm
“Denouement” by Jack Raymond
directed by Pete Taylor
An 80-year old dying left-wing union organizer comes to terms with his life with the help of his hospice nurse, his dead wife, and a lot of humor.
Saturday at 7pm
“The Wall” by R. Jonathan Chapman
directed by Andreas Mitisek
The story of Chris Gueffroy, the last person to die attempting to cross the Berlin Wall, and his mother's quest for justice.
Sunday at 1pm
“The Morning After the Night Before” by William Coleman
directed by Sonja Berggren and David Gold
Charley and Melissa, freshly divorced, serendipitously meet and wreak havoc on their ex-spouses and colleagues in this hilarious romp through romance, revenge, renewal, and the ridiculous!
Sunday at 4pm
Suggested donation: $10 per reading or $25 for entire Festival - available at the door, or call 323-377-2988 for reservations
Honorable Mention
“A Change of Heart” by Chris Mandia
“Beggar at the Feast” by Fengar Gael
“Hansel and Gretel” by Ray Jacob
“Seeking Flight” by Joan Dunayer
“Traders” by Arash Karami
The art and craft of playwrighting can be a lonely experience. With Panndora’s Box Festival of New Works, Panndora Productions provides playwrights with a forum in which their works can be heard as they come off the page as they are read and directed by experienced actors. This third year of the Festival again saw a dramatic increase in submissions. We received over 150 plays from across the country and around the world. We are honored that so many playwrights trusted their works to our company. We wish we could include even more in the readings at the Festival. Because we can’t, we created a category of “Honorable Mention” for those pieces we found particularly inspiring.
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