This Forum is produced by Angela Brownfield who has been with the Forum and Looking Glass for the last two years - thanks, Angela!
February 28-March 3: FOUR BY YASMINE RANA
Four plays by one author
M
Directed by Shari Johnson
Beatrice is told by a fortuneteller that her soulmate has the initial M in his name. Fine, unless your fiancees name is Peter! She ventures on a crazy quest to discover her mysterious "M".
With: Gina LeMoine, Michael Giese, Anthony Azar, Gwenyth Reitz, Stephen Wheeler
Decent
Directed by Kate Marks
In the city of New Orleans, Corey's sister, a prostitute, has been found dead. Brad, a detective, assists Corey in her desperate search for decency.
With:Corey Day: Jammie Patton, Brad Smith: Ben Schiff
Returning
Directed by Valentina Benrexi
The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina separated lovers Azra and Marco. Now that one conflict has ended, the two are reunited in their city of
Sarajevo to find forgiveness and discover if their "returning"
to each other is possible.
With: Leslie McDonel, Ben Upham
Risk
Directed by Nicole Mack
The value of human life engulfs the bedroom of Mina as she pleads for her partner to take the risk and say "yes" to life and love while he wishes
her to embark on a mission leading to death and destruction.
With: Veronica Sheaffer, James Murray Jackson Jr.
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March 7-10:
The Monkey's Paw
Classic Horror - Be careful what you wish for
by W. W. Jacobs
Directed by Danielle Soames
Although the Whites are warned not to use the magic gift they receive they yield to temptation and the results are what make this play a classic!
With: Andrew Salomon, Susan Barnes Walker, Fred DeReau, Brent Rivera, Douglas Taurel
******
March 14-17:
TWO ONE ACTS
Thoughtful pieces with provocative subjects
My Sister Underground
by Jewel Seehaus-Fisher
Directed by Arlene Schulman
Two sisters meet in Mexico after many years apart: one has been hiding from the F. B. I. for her participation in a campus anti-war bombing decades before; the other resents the trouble the fugitive has brought on the entire family.
With: John Angrisani, Madeline Reed, Jennifer Restak
Where are all the Nurses?
by Marjorie Edwards
Directed by Jessica Hardie
Dora, a retired Nurse, and her family become the victims of medical malpractice in a hospital that has chosen to replace RN's with Unlicensed Assistants.
With: Jan Gelberman, Bert Gurin, Stacie Jo Pearlman, Michael Patterson, Michelle Reuter, Ali Sharaf, Chris Batyr
******
March 21-24:
Blood Sky
A full-length by Yasmine Rana
Directed by Heather Robinson
A memory play following Joley through three stages of her life, and the men who accompany her on this journey. Her past is resurrected by recalling one single sound: a whistle. This primal call triggers and subsequently impedes her relationships and her desire to break free from the past.
With: Cameron Peterson, Marguerite French, Patricia Runcie, Lisa Nunn, Christopher Baytr, Ryan Link,
Dennis Rudnick, Danny LeGare, Thelma Leibowitz
