In the Dark
Darkness implies mystery, magic, dread, fear, confusion, serenity, romance ... Off the Page Readers Theater will perform a multi-genre show of many kinds of literature that connect to the theme "In the Dark."
Selected Works
POEMS:
The Machines — in Memory of Jacqueline Kudler
Yang v Yin — Jean Gordon Kocienda
This Long Night — Lisa Shulman
Rage — Sylvia Wong
My Lock Down Recipe — Joan Goodreau
PROSE:
Refuge — Alethea Eason
Bedroom Shadows — Mara Johnstone
First Words — Joan Goodreau
The Sentry — Sarah Paris
DATES:
Friday, September 27
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Finley Center, Santa Rosa
Senior Wing, Room 4
(Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, September 28
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Finley Center, Santa Rosa
Senior Wing, Room 4
(Doors open at 2:00 p.m.)
ADMISSION:
$25 per ticket
Advance ticket purchase recommended.
A limited supply of tickets may be available at the door on the day of the event.
Snacks and beverages will be on sale at the event.
Performers
HILARY MOORE
Hilary Moore is a founding member of Off the Page Readers Theater. As a child she sang Radio/TV commercials to whomever would listen, followed by years of 'let’s pretend.' Her adult roles include many as an Improv actor, and onstage with West County's River Players, Redding's Riverfront Playhouse and Port Townsend's Bare Boards.
JEFF SAVAGE
Jeff Savage The theater feels like home to Jeff. He literally grew up onstage; as a child he spent many years at a professional theater arts school in Michigan. He is an award-winning public speaker, a seasoned improvisational actor and has performed regularly for many years with Off the Page Readers Theater.
BETH MOISE
Beth Moise began performing in school plays, community theater and summer stock as a child. She was awarded best high school actress of Missouri. She studied acting with Howard Orms in Missouri and with Uta Hagen in NYC. She has performed in musical, comedy and dramatic plays and film. Acting was paused during a career in software, but since retirement she has performed with Pegasus, 6th Street Playhouse, and Off The Page Readers Theatre.
RW HESSLER
RW Hessler is an actor/musician who hails from Cincinnati. He was a founding member of Cincy's legendary John Body Players as well as a company member of the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. He dedicates his performance to his wife and best friend of over 30 years, Anna Hill-Hessler.
STEFAN WENGER
Stefan Wenger wrote and performed a lot of poetry and spoken word in his youth, but wasn't a theater kid. In his early 30s, however, he became obsessed with musical improv comedy, studying at the Magnet Theater and eventually performing, coaching and teaching all over NYC. When he moved west, he switched to stage acting with an actual script, and has performed in plays and musicals mostly with 6th Street Playhouse, and Shakespeare In The Cannery.
ALEJANDRA COLLINS
Alejandra Collins has decades of experience in classical singing, and she has sung in musicals, festivals, recitals and funerals. She’s sung in German, Spanish, Italian, English, and Japanese. Alejandra sings with her grandmother and dances for “Flamenco Arts” in Santa Rosa. She’s also acted on stage at Sonoma Country Day School. By day Alejandra is a circulation clerk for Sonoma County Library and is very passionate about literature, especially poetry.
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