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Flush Ink Performing Arts
Presents
THE
PLAYWRIGHTS
It also takes
an entire village to put on a show. Ours
is growing…
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Dori Appel |
Dori Appel is an award-winning playwright,
poet, and fiction writer. More than a dozen full-length plays, plus
many one-acts, shorts, and monologues have been staged as full productions or
readings in the "Girl Talk" and "Hot
Flashes," both co-authored with Carolyn Myers, are published by Samuel
French, and a number of monologues are included in anthologies. Dori's
collection of poems, Another Rude Awakening, is forthcoming from
Cherry Grove Collections in 2008. Dori’s
play, Treasure Hunt, was performed on the sidewalk in AJS III, and we were
thrilled to have her here from the State of |
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Shirley Barrie |
Shirley Barrie is a playwright from who has received two
Chalmers Awards and a Dora Award for her work. Her newest play, Beautiful
Lady, Tell Me…, a vaudeville musical murder mystery, will be produced at 4th
Line Theatre, Millbrook in August, 2007. Other recent
productions: the award winning one-act, Revelation (Alumnae New
Ideas, Toronto Fringe), Possession (Alumnae New Ideas) and two new
adaptations of old tales: Hansel and Gretel (Geordie Theatre) and
The Girl in the Flower Basket (Japanese Folklore Theatre
Productions). She was in Brianna’s Quest ~
(Act: I Scenes I&II), was read for
She Speaks 2007. |
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Meny Beriro |
Meny Beriro was born in His works include Grosso Is In Jail (presented at the
Samuel French Short play Festival in 2005), A Love of Music (Creative Mechanics
Stage This! Semi-Finalist 2005), Climbing the Unisphere (public reading
October 2006 at Queens Theatre in the Park) and Twenty Broken Legs (staged
reading by Mid Life Productions, March 2006). Most recently his monologue, Worn, was presented by This
Woman’s Work Theatre Co. in January, 2007, and in February 2007, The National
Anthem of Mercury was presented by EndTimes Productions. Meny’s play, Shock,
was performed in a make-shift art gallery in AJS II. |
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Michael Burgan |
As a freelance writer, Michael Burgan has written more than 100
non-fiction books for kids. He studied playwriting for one year in Alternate selection, 1999 Samuel French
Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival (GIGO) Curtain Players 2005 Playwrights’ Festival, Appetite Theatre 2005 Bruschetta Festival,
Chicago (Bob’s Head and Toys in the Attic) Theatres Against War 2005 Freedom Follies, Around the Coyote 2006 Play Reading Series, Michael’s
play is Can Can’t was performed in a garbage dumpster AJS II. |
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Mark L. Burris |
Mark. L. Burris lives and plays in
Missouri. Banter is his first play. Aside from his work in finances,
Mark has an organic landscaping business. He finds
solace in nature and spends much of his time outdoors. He is an
armchair philosopher with a fascinating, albeit cynical view on life. Mark L. Burris’s
play, Banter, co-written with L.D. Garver,
was performed throughout Asphalt Jungle Shorts I. |
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Robyn Buttrell |
Robyn Buttrell has been
playwright-in-residence at Robyn’s monologue,
That Sinking Feeling, was performed for She Speaks 2008. |
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Lea Daniel |
Lea Daniel was a
founding member of Theatre & Company’s Writers Bloc and PlayLab and is
currently a member of Pat the Dog playwrights’ collective. Her short play Highway
Robbery was produced as part of Theatre & Company’s May Playfest
(1999); Burn was part of May Playfest (2002); Heretic, a full-length play was chosen for
the Off-The-Page Series at Equity Showcase Theatre, Toronto (2003), for a
reading at The Cobblestone Festival, Paris, Ontario (2004) and was
work-shopped in 2006. Lea is an award-winning illustrator and writer of books
for children. Lea Daniel’s Colour
Me Fuchsia (fragments) was part of She Speaks 2007, and In The East a Glass
of Water was performed in a green space in AJS II. |
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Francine Dick |
Francine Dick lives
in Francine’s play,
Down Memory Lane, was part of She Speaks 2007. |
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Linda Eisenstein |
Linda Eisenstein’s plays and
musicals have been produced throughout the Fifteen
of her short plays and monologues have been anthologized by Heinemann, Smith
& Kraus, Dramatic Publishing, Penguin, Viking Press, and others.
Linda is a member of the Cleveland Play House Playwrights’ Unit, the
Dramatists Guild of America, Inc., ASCAP, and the International Center for
Women Playwrights. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Linda two plays,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE & BALANCING ACT were performed outside the chapel in
the City Hall, and in The Rum Runner (a bar) – respectively, for AJS I, and
we were thrilled when Linda came up from Ohio to see. |
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Christine Emmert |
Christine is an actress, playwright, director and theatre
educator. She has been in the theatre world for fifty years. Presently she is
rehearsing a production of Lettuce and Lovage in the Christine’s play,
Boxing it, was performed at She Speaks 2008, and what a pleasure to have her
and her husband join us from |
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Catherine Frid |
Catherine Frid's one-act drama Greater
Good was selected by 6 th@Penn Theatre in She sits
on the board of directors of Aluna Theatre in Catherine’s play, Fetiish, was
performed in The Delta Inn for AJS III, and her play The Mess, was read in
She Speaks, 2008. |
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L.D. Garver |
Banter is L.D. Garver's first
play. He lives in Missouri where he is continually entertained by his
sons, Jacob and Ben. Although not directly involved in theatre, he is a
avid patron and is said to have a voice like an angel...although no one has yet
said that of his character. Aside
from writing, Larry enjoys building things, collecting things, playing Texas
Hold 'Em and watching the Chiefs nearly win. L.D. Garver’s play,
Banter, co-written with Mark L. Burris, was performed throughout Asphalt
Jungle Shorts I. |
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L.H. Grant |
L.H. (Lee) Grant has written many full-length and one-act plays. His work
has been produced in New York, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria. Lee is also
an artist whose paintings have been exhibited in several galleries. Born in
Detroit, Michigan, Lee took advantage of the closeness to the border with
Canada and spent a good deal of time visiting many places in Ontario
including Algonquin Provincial Park where the cry of the loons and majesty of
the aurora borealis left an indelible mark. A graduate of the University of
Michigan, Lee currently resides in Northern California. Lee’s plays 600
SECONDS (performed in a make-shift office for AJS I) and Man_Woman_Man
(performed in a City Hall Board Room for AJS II) were both very well received
and we’re hoping for more. |
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Paddy
Gillard-Bentley |
Paddy has been
involved in one aspect of theatre or another since her Mother, Tessa, was
four months pregnant with her performing in Time Out For Ginger. Her full-length play, Shaking the Dew from the Lilies, had its debut in Kitchener, Ont. Canada, in
November 2002. It received its American premier in May - June, 2005, in
Paddy is the Artistic Director of Flush Ink Performing
Arts, President of ICWP (International
Centre for Women Playwrights), was in Writer's Bloc, a playwright's group
affiliated with Theatre & Company for four years and was a member of
The Alumnae Theatre in Paddy’s plays Howard
and the Snake (City Hall Stairs) & About Surreal Life (Rum Runner) were
in AJS I and Honey Meet the Bickersons (thouout) & Well Bread Kitchener’s
City Hall) were in AJS III. Opaque was read in
She Speaks 2007 and Coaxing the Kitty in 2008. |
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Laura Henry |
Laura Henry’s full length plays have
been produced or work-shopped at theatres across the country, including
OpenStage Theatre & Co., Centenary Stage Company, Echo Theatre and Urban
Stages. Laura has received fellowships
from Cornerstone Theater Company, the Edward F. Albee Foundation and the
Dramatists Guild and has been a finalist for the Princess Grace Award. She is
a graduate of the MFA playwriting program at the University of California,
San Diego and currently teaches for Theatre for a New Audience and Young
Playwrights, Inc. Ano 1868 has been
previously seen in the DNA short play festival, produced by the University of
Idaho/Idaho Repertory Theatre (USA), the Harrowgate Theatre (Great
Britain) and at Java Theatre in Boston (USA). Laura’s play, Año 1868, was
performed behind the Mayfair Hotel in AJS I. |
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Grace Kary |
Grace Kary is a
graduate of Ryerson’s media arts program in The Sun is a Neon sign is her first full-length play. She has had a short play has been produced
in Grace’s play, The
Sun is a Neon Sign, was read at She Speaks 2007, and A Grave Familiarity, was
read at She Speaks 2008. |
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Shirley King |
Shirley lives in Shirley’s play, The
Orange Whistle, was performed on the fifth floor of a parking garage in AJS I
and Name Game was read in She Speaks 2008. |
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Gary Kirkham |
Gary Kirkham is a playwright, actor, filmmaker,
et al. His play, Queen Milli of
Galt, won the Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Competition and will be
part of the 2007 Blyth Festival Season.
His one act play, Look, was adapted into a short film staring Mike
Peng and Alan Sapp. His newest play, Falling: A Wake, will premiere at the
Registry Theatre Gary Kirkham’s plays
Beth At 50 (behind The Mayfair Hotel), & Live Nude Mannequins (in a shop
window) were performed in AJS I. Beth
at 50 was revived for Asphalt Jungle Lederhosen. |
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Tamara Knezic, from Toronoto, likes to mix it up. In 2006 she edited the content for the
Pride Toronto website, worked on the Journal for the Association in Defense
of the Wrongly Convicted and work-shopped a play she wrote called
"Willfully Blind". She's excited about having her newest play
included as part of the ICWP's staged readings on International
Women's Day 2007. Tamara’s play, The Death Of Suzie Lau - Two ordinary guys struggling with everyday
sacrifices, was part of She Speaks, 2007. |
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Kathleen Kramer |
Kathleen Kramer is a
playwright, actor, and poet. She lives near Ithaca, NY, where her full-length
plays, Colorful Bricks and Fanatics and The Tadpole Stage, have been
presented to standing-room-only audiences. Her full-length, Solitary Lights, received a staged
reading by 3rd Floor Productions, a women's playwriting and producing
collective, of which Kathleen is a member. In February '07, Sleeps Through
Storms, a 20-minute play about a woman's relationship with an unseen entity
residing in her attic, was presented by Armory Square Playhouse in Syracuse,
NY. Some of Kathleen's shorter works have been featured in a
creative writing curriculum at Ithaca College, while others have been part of
group shows produced by 3rd Floor Productions. The most recent group show,
Queueue, included six of Kathleen's short plays about people standing in
lines of various kinds and the drama and comedy which can occur in these
common settings. Two of Kathleen’s plays, Bad Feet
(in the queue) and Allen Funt is Dead (at the Cenotaph) were performed in AJS
II. We were thrilled to have her and
her husband join us for an evening from NY. |
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Andrew Lakin |
Andrew Lakin has been performing
on stage and designing lights in the K-W region for over a decade. He is
delighted to be a founding member of Lost & Found Theatre, where he has
performed in Vigil and Cotton Patch Gospel, designed lights for
Eleemosynary, and directed The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine.
He has also recently performed with MT Space and the Perimeter Institute.
Other favourite productions include The Foreigner, Cherry Docs,
Three in the Back...Two in the Head, Waiting for Godot, and Girl
in the Goldfish Bowl, all at Theatre & Co. Other lighting designs
there include Red Lips, A Walk in the Woods, Proof, and Mary's
Wedding. In his spare time, Andrew writes, spends time with his wonderful
wife Joanne and their Yellow Lab puppy Lucy, and he is looking forward to his
next big challenge in life... becoming a father! Andrew Lakin’s play, SENTINEL,
was performed at the corner of King & Frederick Sts. in AJS III, and in
his own words, it was its Galactic Premier! |
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Em Lewis |
EM LEWIS is a member
of Moving Arts Theater Company, the Alliance of LA Playwrights, the Visit her on the web at:
www.dramatistsguildweb.com/members/emlewis/ Ellen’s play, Lend
Me A Mentor, was performed inside KW Book Store in AJS III. |
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David Lewison |
David’s plays
and one-acts have been produced by companies including Theatre Neo, Company
of Angels, Chautauqua Theatre Alliance, and the Turnip Theatre Company. A graduate of NYU and AFI-CAFTS. David also
co-wrote the award-winning comedy short, "Dora Was Dysfunctional." Acting credits include "Vanilla
Sky," “My Wife and Kids,” “LAX,” and “Side Order of Life.” More at http://www.davidlewison.com David’s plays, Crazy &
Walking Distance, where performed in AJS III, one began with the actress
screaming from behind some bushes, the other, at the Delta Inn. |
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Christopher Lockheardt |
Christopher Lockheardt is an amateur
playwright and has the bank account to prove it. His wise and beautiful wife
suggests that if he cashed the royalty checks received from generous theaters
rather than framing and hanging them in his study, he might then be able to
afford from time to time to buy her a drink at a really nice bar. \ Christopher’s play, LUKE MEETS
CHARLENE AT A REALLY NICE BAR, was performed at the Delta Inn, a really nice
bar, for AJS II. |
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J. Brian Long |
Though
born in South Carolina and, as a child, having taken up residence for
extended periods of time in both Florida and Texas, J Brian Long has spent
most of his life in eastern Tennessee. He has served on the board of
directors for the Knoxville Writer’s Guild and edits the poetry section of a
regional print magazine. He is
author of a volume of poems, The Singing of the Wheels: Poems from Somewhere Not Far (Wind, 2004)
which was nominated for the Kentucky Literary Award. He has
served as a reader for the Peter Taylor Prize for the Novel, and is a columnist
and freelance contributor for the Knoxville News-Sentinel. His work has also
been published in various magazines and literary journals. Brian’s play, Two, was performed
in a few places in AJS III. |
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Melissa Major |
Melissa
Major grew up in rural Ontario and now resides in Toronto. She graduated from
Although her focus
is on writing, she also makes a habit of parading around in other hats, such
as the intricate director's hat, the inventive actor's hat and the
illustrious poet's hat. Recent credits
include a physical reading of Unicorn Horns for Nuit Blanche Toronto
(Playwright/Performer), stage managing several shows for the Ashkenaz
Festival at the Harbourfront Centre (Uprising: A Ballet by Donna
Greenberg; The Wandering Jew; & Blue Cows & Green Ducks),
the Toronto Fringe Festival production of Art is a Cupboard
(Playwright) & playing the role of dog/grandma in Puzzled Man (New
Ideas Festival, Alumnae Theatre). On a personal level,
she enjoys cycling, painting and conducting obscure psychological research in
her spare time. She has an extremely delightful family. Unicorn Horns was produced in the
IDEA 2007 World Congress of theatre this July in Hong Kong. Melissa’s play is Double-Edged
Word, was performed in the Legion parking lot, with a bit of a run first, for
AJS II. |
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Mary Alice Mark |
Mary Alice Mark’s plays for young
actors on social issues have been produced by New York Children’s Theatre,
Miami Beach Community Theatre, Quest Theatre and Institute of West Palm
Beach, Florida, Prairie Players Youth Theatre, (Iowa), Phoenix Theatre of
Harlingen, Texas, and Enrichment Works, (L.A.). Her
poem, Walls can be read on the
social justice pages of Artists for Peace, Justice and Civil Liberties at www.taparts.org. Mary
Alice lives with her family in Woodstock, New York. Mary’s play, Revisited, was
performed from the second floor of a parking garage, and on the sidewalk for
AJS III. |
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Lynda
Martens |
Lynda has been playing
around with acting and directing in London and area community theatres
for three years. In 2007 she ventured into writing, and wrote her
first play, "Naked in the Kitchen", which won best original
script at the 2007 London-One-Act-Festival. The same play will
receive a staged reading as part of Theatre One's 'Emerging Voices'
promising playwrights program in Nanaimo, B.C., and a full professional
production as part of Theatre Aurora's Playwright's of Spring Festival, both
in April, 2008. Both "Naked" and her second play
"Fear of Angels" received nominations for best original script at
London's 2007 Brickenden awards. Lynda is honoured to be included as a part of the She Speaks'
showcase of women writers. She is a member of ICWP. Linda’s play, Just
For Me, was read in She Speaks 2008. |
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Kristine McGovern |
Kristine McGovern graduated from
the University of Colorado with a degree in philosophy and spent 20 years as
a print journalist. Her first short play, “Waiting for the Ice Cream Man,”
was selected for the Playwrights’ Showcase of the Western Region in 2004.
Since then, her short works have been performed at the Short Attention Span
Festival, The Frankenstein Experiment, and the Palm Springs National Short
Play Festival. Several short scripts also were selected for the Katrina
Project, a Readers’ Theater collaboration to benefit victims of Hurricane
Katrina. As a
recovering journalist, Kristine enjoys the freedom of playwriting and being
able to make up quotes as needed. She now edits books from her Centennial,
Colo., home, which she shares with her husband, two horses, a German
shepherd, five barn cats, and Lily, a diabolical goat that soon may appear in
the Free category on Craigslist. Her son,
Matt, is a college freshman majoring in history. Kristine was delighted to be part of the
Asphalt Jungle Shorts. Kristine’s play, For Want Of A
Shoe, was performed at the Delta Inn, in AJS II. |
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Josh Mcilvain |
Josh McIlvain is
pleased to be making his Kitchener debut, and to be a part of an
innovative evening! He is from Philadelphia, currently lives in New York
City, and recently traveled to Greenland. He is a playwright, editor, and the songwriter/frontman for the
band Sexcop. Josh’s plays, Modern Dance & Bench Play, were both
performed in AJS III. One with a
writhing actor on the wheelchair ramp in front of the City Hall, and another
in the Rum Runner – Walper Terrace. |
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Jennifer Munday was
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