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Directors for 24/7 2014

24-7-2014-directorsYou know these wonderful short plays of 24/7 just don’t direct themselves.  It takes a village — it takes a C-village.

But most of all it takes directors.  Directors who can pull a script (and cast) out of a hat in the morning and deliver a full theatrical production in the evening.

Here are our 24/7 2014 directors.  We are in good hands.

  • Kate Bennis
  • Bergen Goesch
  • Shawn Hirabayashi
  • Chris Kelly
  • Barbara Roberts
  • Geri Carlson Sauls
  • Miller Murray Susen

Let the challenge begin.  Well, begin on Jan 25, 2014 in the Gibson Theatre at Live Arts, that is.

24/7 2014 Playwrights

24-7-2014-playwrightsWell, kick me in the head and wake me up from a feverish sleep!   Because I must be dreaming.  Look at this talented line up of playwrights for 24/7.

And here’s the straw for your back, Mr. Camel.  6 of the 7 are 24/7 virgins.  And Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell re-joins the fun after a legendary play and a five year break. Cathy Finn-Derecki

  • Elizabeth Derby
  • Cathy Finn-Derecki
  • Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell
  • Kisha Jarrett
  • Sean Michael McCord
  • Jenny Mead
  • Jackson Wolford

OK, I’m awake.  And I can’t wait for 24/7 2014.

Barhoppers Returns

Barhoppers ’13

If you’re in the mood for some fun homegrown theatre… IN A BAR… than Barhoppers is the thing for you.

Brought to you by Off-Stage and Live Arts

August, 2013 – 7:30pm

AUGUST 4,5,6: The Local

AUGUST 11,12,13: Millie Joe

AUGUST 18,19,20: Rapture

  • A JOKE, RETOLD by Byron Harris
  • BREAKING UP IS HARD DO DO by Shawn Hirabayashi
  • KARAOKE NIGHT by Joel Jones
  • LULU by Sean McCord
  • NIGHTCRAWLERS by Sara Ilyse Jacobson
  • RUNAWAY BRIDE by Chris Baumer
  • LAST CALL by Gare Galbraith
  • SUNDAY LATE by Peter Coy
  • WALKS INTO A BAR by Miller Murray Susen
  • WORDS WITH FRIENDS by Jenny Mead

Live Arts is teaming up with Offstage Theater to bring back this staple of Charlottesville theater for the past 17 years!

The beloved series- featuring original scripts by talented playwrights, featuring faces you know, and helmed by local directors- is set to perform at three different bars in the Charlottesville area.

Tickets are $10 and available at the door. Show starts at 7.30pm.

Original pieces directed by: Kate Adamson, Melissa Charles, Sean Chandler, Bruce Follmer, Gare Galbraith, Sara Jacobson, Chris Kelly, Sean McCord, and Marty Moore

It’s a series of nights and original work that is sure to keep you talking!

24/7 2013: The Elephant in the Room

247-2013 Moving Rehearsal
247-2013 Moving Rehearsal

Brilliant Day.  From writing to casting to rehearsal to performance.  Everyone was so top-notch.

What a set of plays.  Everybody gets a trophy for creating 24/7.

The theme of the night was THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.  And, here’s the lineup:

SPY FANGS OF LUST

  • by Joel Jones
  • directed by Natalie Dieter
  • starring Daniel Prillaman, Jude Silveira, Sarah Edwards, Geri Schirmer, Sara Shotwell

A SMALL ROOM IN A SMALL HOTEL IN SINGAORE, ALABAMA

  • written by Doug Grissom
  • directed by Betsy Tucker
  • starring Normajean Hultman, Brad Fraiser, Sara Shotwell, and Chris Baumer

MOVING

  • written by Peter Coy
  • directed by Chris Estey
  • starring Edwina Herring and Mitch Voss

THE REVENGE OF MR. IT.

  • written by Miller Murray Susen
  • directed by Mike Long
  • starting Mary Burruss, Robert Wray, Nick Heiderstadt, Chris Baumer, Sara Shotwell

THE OTTOMAN

  • written by Royal Shiree
  • directed by Chris Patrick
  • starring Kate Tooley, Marty Moore, Emily Vere Nicol, David Hopper and Phil Horne

SIGNATURES

  • written by Phil Horst
  • directed by Boomie Pederson
  • starring Christina Ball, Barbara Roberts, Abigail Wiebe, Ike Anderson

THE EVELYN IN THE ROOM

  • written by Browing Porter
  • directed by Sean McCord
  • starring Mraija Reiff, Amy Barrick, Jen Downey, Kate Bennis and Chris Baumer.
And the band…

Whiskey For Elephants

featuring: Edward Warwick, Gary White, Don Gaylord, Cristan Keighley, Kip McCharen, Alli Villines and Kristen Heiderstadt

Technical Artists: 24/7 2013

Far be it from us to allow the off stage talent to be the unsong heros.  The crew, in 24/7, makes the performances apprear magic — how did they do all that in one day.  How?  Even I don’t know all the secrets….  But here are the magicians for 24/7 2013:

  • 24-7 technical artists - the crewStage Manager: Kristin Wenger
  • Assistant Director: Denise Stewart
  • ASM: Morgan Brophy
  • TD for the Day: James Harte
  • Light Designer:  Heather Hutton
  • Light Assist: Dale Marshall
  • Light Boar Operator: Bob Button
  • Sound Designer and Operator: Peter Fish
  • Costumes Goddesses: Amy Goffman and Linda Zuby
  • Costume Assistant: Julie Mignosa, Kristen Heiderstadt
  • Props Master: Tracie Skipper
  • Running Crew: Kathleen Muller, Daniel Neale, Will Barnhardt
  • Box Office Manager: Charlotte Drummond
  • House Manager: Anna Talbot
  • Ushers: Michael Swanberg, Tome Raney, Mike Usitica
  • Concessions: Si Becker, Ruth Becker, Matt Muccia
  • Understudies: Peter Gunter and Rose Harper

The Band:

  • Gray White
  • Edward Warwick
  • Don Gaylord
  • Kip McCharen
  • Cristan Keighley
  • Alli Villines
  • Kristen Heiderstadt
All and all, there’s an unbelievable amount of talent off-stage and on that make 24/7 happen.  Do you believe it?  No, it’s UNbelievable.

Come check it out, Jan. 19, 2013.

 

Actors: 24/7 2013

What a freakin line up a talent.  Read em and weep.  The come see them on stage on Jan, 19, 2013 in the 5th annual, yet always new 27/7:

  • 24-7 Actors 2013Abigail Wiebe
  • Marija Reiff
  • Mary Burruss
  • Barbara Roberts
  • Amy Barrick
  • Marty Moore
  • Normajean Hultman
  • Sarah Edwards
  • Christina Ball
  • Jen Downey
  • Edwina Herring
  • Kate Tooley
  • Kate Bennis
  • Sara Shotwell
  • Michelle Majorin
  • Geri Schirmer
  • Emily Vere Nicoll
  • Daniel Prillaman
  • Robert Wray
  • Phil Horne
  • Jude Silvera
  • Ike Anderson
  • Mitch Voss
  • Brad Fraizer
  • Nick Heiderstadt
  • Brandon Lee
  • David Hopper

Go buy tickets soon, this show always sells out…

 

Directors: 24/7 2013

24-7 Directors

The toughest job of the lot:  Director.  It scares the timid — how can one direct a play in 10 hours?  But it excites the adventuous and talented.  And boy, oh, boy do we have some adventuours talent here.

The Directors for 24/7 2013 are:

  • Natalie Dieter
  • Chris Estey
  • Mike Long
  • Sean McCord
  • Chris Patrick
  • Boomie Pederson
  • Betsy Tucker
I got a feeling that this nights gonna be a good good night!

Find out more, and how we do it here >>

24/7 2013 Playwrights

24-7 PlaywrightsOh, here we go, here we go, here we go again…  7 new playwrights.  All of them are 24/7 playwright virgins, though many of them are veteran playwrights (including the most prolific short play writer in Charlottesville).  You know you wanna come see the work that starts here:

  • Peter Coy
  • Doug Grissom
  • Phil Hurst
  • Joel Jones
  • Browning Porter
  • Royal Shiree
  • Miller Murray Susen

Very happy to have all that talent being poured into 7 brand-spanking-new plays…

Come see the results on Jan 19, 2013 at Live Arts.

Here’s How We Do It! 

Best Documentary at UnitedSolo

United Solo Addie Wins Best Documentary
United Solo Addie Wins Best Documentary

Adelind, with Cry of the Mountain, wins best documentary at the 2012 United Solo Festival

Conceived and Performed by Adelind Horan

If you’ve seen the show you know it is an award winning show.  But even after a great run at the Captial Firnge, a fantasitic (and 5-star reviewed) run at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe and all the shows in Virginia, well, it’s nice to win a freakin award at such a big festival.

Well deserved and well earned — Addie has put years of work into this show – and others have contributed generously.  Thanks to Max Werham who played the banjo for the show at United Solo and the Ed Fest and many others, to Bud Branch who was banjo man in Virginia, Maryland and DC including the Cap Fringe Run, to the Hamner Theatre, Live Arts, Play On and Four County Players who help nuture the show, and of course the original Hampsire band and crew for helping Addie launch the production.

Also, we have had the support of Appalachian Voices, Heartwood, and many other lovely people from many other gourps united in the goal to Stop Mountaintop Removal!

2012 United Solo, the world’s largest solo theatre festival, presents one hundred solo productions! All shows are staged at Theatre ROW: 410 West 42nd Street, New York City.