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SUMMARY:LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2023\nCompany: LBP New Works Committee producing \nDates: March 31 & April 1 @ 7pm\, 2023 \nTickets: Free \nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nRESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\n\nFriday\, Mar. 31\, 2023 at 7pm – Local Winner:\nBILLIE SITS FOR CARL (ANNOTATED) – With talk-back after the show \n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 1\, 2023 at 7pm – Non-Local Winner:\nFINDING MR. RIGHTSTEIN – With talk-back after the show \n\n\nAll Collaborative Shows do not have assigned seating\, so it is first come\, first serve. \nPLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor\, it is only accessible by stairs\, there is no elevator. \nCOVID Patron Safety Protocol \n\nMasks are strongly encouraged to be worn inside the theatre spaces\, but are not required except for special performances.\nMasks are required for those coughing and sneezing\nMasks are available for any patron or volunteer who would like or need one\n\nTHE SHOWS:\nBILLIE SITS FOR CARL (ANNOTATED)\nLocal Winner of the LBP New Works Festival 2023 \nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theater \nReading on Friday\, March 31\, 2023 \nBy Chuck Cummings \nDirected by Robyn Hastings \nBILLIE SITS FOR CARL (ANNOTATED) is the true story of jazz singer Billie Holiday’s visit to photographer Carl Van Vechten’s Manhattan apartment to have her portrait taken. But Billie doesn’t just want an 8 x 10 glossy\, and Carl\, who has photographed many mid-twentieth century American luminaries\, has an agenda of his own. Well\, at least according to the playwright\, who makes us question what’s true.  \nCast:\n\nRobb Tracy (CARL VAN VECHTEN)\nAnne Gundry (FANIA MARINOFF)\nErvin Bolisay (SAUL MAURIBER)\nHadiza Hinish (BILLIE HOLIDAY)\nRobin Harrison (PLAYWRIGHT)\nMelissa Calasanz (NARRATOR)\n\nINTERVIEW WITH playwright Chuck Cummings about his play from STAGE EXPLORATIONS:\n \nFINDING MR. RIGHTSTEIN\nNon-Local Winner of the LBP New Works Festival 2023 \nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theater \nReading on Saturday\, April 1\, 2023 \nBy Nancy Davidoff Kelton \nDirected by Meredith Miranda \nJoanna\, age 50\, journeys towards forgiveness\, understanding her mother. and self-love. Her mother was in a mental institution which Joanna called “the nervous hospital.” Their evolving relationship\, finding a home for Mom\, and understanding mental illness are major themes. Joanna bonds with her father. That has a price including reminders that her looks disappoint. Joanna’s struggles with herself\, her family\, and Wrongstein men\, along with her growth are dramatized with humor and pain. \nCast:\n\nJudy Gish (JOANNA)\nNancy Fleming (MOM & OTHERS)\nRobb Tracy (DAD & OTHERS)\nHolly Jeanne (MILDRED AND OTHERS)\nAlex Lohman (NARRATOR / DIANE AND OTHERS)\nAmara Phelps (MOLLY / WENDY & OTHERS)\nMitchell Nunn (LARRY / SHELDON AND OTHERS)\nErvin Balisay (ROBERT / SAM & OTHERS)\n\nINTERVIEW WITH playwright Nancy Davidoff Kelton about her play from STAGE EXPLORATIONS:\n \nDESCRIPTION OF THE FESTIVAL: \nThe annual festival nurtures emerging and established playwrights to develop new scripts. Reading 100+ scripts a year\, the New Works Literary Committee chooses two top plays to receive a staged reading with critical feedback from professional theatre critics and audience talk-back.
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