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Emergence III
The Third Annual Portland Women's Playwright Festival
Radiant Theatre's Celebration of Women
NEW PLAYS WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY WOMEN!
Original scripts by women from the Portland, Oregon
Plays will be staged readings or reader’s theatre
Performances will be at
The Community Music Center
33rd & SE Francis St, Portland, OR
July 15-18, 2005
Emerging out of the woodwork and into the limelight! Come see strong plays with strong women by playwrights acrose the United States!
Co-Sponsored by:
 KBOO 90.7 fm
 In Other Words Bookstore
Friday, July 15, 7:30 pm—
A CHILDREN’S PLAY
"Francesca Goes To Pluto" by Bob Kerr (from New York, NY)
Francesca is 12 years old and determined to build a rocket bound for Pluto. She attends an elite science school, but is still mocked by her peers for her ambition. Many crazy escapades and ultimately a fantastic ending ensue.
Direction by Debera Lund [SEATED READING]
Saturday, July 16, 7:30 pm—
“Opening the Veils” Written in Collaboration by: Kaycheri Rappaport & Cyntha Schwell (from Portland!)
A mystical look into the past lives of two 4-year-old children who play together. In their memories still lie the connections which continue to make us all one.
Direction by Anna Soderberg [STAGED READING]
Sunday, July 17, 2 pm—
AN AFTERNOON OF MARRIAGES
"Romeo & Juliet, Part 2" by Sandra Hosking (from Spokane, WA)
A hilarious one-act exploring the relationship between the two lovers who, in fact, didn’t die, but got married, had thirteen children, extramarital affairs and a slew of other problems!
Direction by Anna Soderberg [STAGED READING]
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“Our Own Dixie Land” by Roxanne Linnea Ray (from Seattle, WA)
Meet the Wheelwright family in 1886 Leeds, Utah who are about to experience many changes due to legal restrictions on their religious practices, choices they make, and new people who enter their lives—most notably, a 19 year old English bride who becomes the head-of-household’s third wife and the Utah governor’s nephew who introduces a new way of life to the eldest Wheelwright daughter.
Direction by Rett Beadnall [MEMORIZED PLAY INCLUDING COSTUMES & PROPS]
Monday, July 18, 7:30 pm—
A MASK PIECE
"Spiralling" by Judith Pratt (from Ithaca, NY)
A large box arrives mysteriously at Professor Bailey’s office. Her graduate student, Jill, against all logic, opens it immediately and discovers a set of ancient relics which have been destined to change the lives of all.
Direction by Amy Gray. [SEATED READING]
Click here to see Bios of Emergence III
Actors Include:
Emily Alexander
Kaycheri Rappaport
Mary Pat McCoy
Cynthia Schwell
DeLonde Bell
Belinda Hodler
Gary Peterson
Nathan Hallroan
Rebecca Kimball
Jason Maniccia
Cassidy Barnes
Margaret Darling
Jane Stebbins
Berta Limbaugh
Justin Lindermann
"Emergence: Radiant Theatre's 1st Annual Portland Women's Playwright Festival"
Emergence I
"Emergence: Radiant Theatre's 2nd Annual Portland Women's Playwright Festival"
Emergence II
"Emergence: Radiant Theatre's 4th Annual Portland Women's Playwright Festival"
Emergence IV
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