Amber & Air in Best of Fest, Double XX Fest, Seattle, April 21-23, 2011

 

How do you kill a dead end relationship without harming anyone?

 

A scene from the staged reading of the new play 'Amber & Air', by Kelly Dumar, in April 2011 at Stone Soup. Photo by K. Lindsay 

Following a staged reading on April 7, Kelly's  one-act romantic comedy, Amber & Air, has been selected for the Best of the The Double (XX) Fest produced by Stone Soup Theatre, Seattle, directed by Catherine Smith.

Week 3 Best of the Fest!
April 21-23 - DownStage - Th-Sat at 8pm
Audience and adjudicator favorites selected from Weeks 1 & 2, both stages:

Landis and the Bear by Catherine Berg, directed by Margie Slovan
Amber & Air by Kelly DuMar, directed by Catherine Smith
Chiquita by Deb Harbin, directed by Renee Cyr
Strike by Aoise Stratford, directed by Katherine Karaus
How To Play the Game by Diane Sampson, directed by Lenore Bensinger
The Wedding Ring by Rebecca Haber, directed by Lenore Bensinger
Porn for Women by Kristin M. Scatton, directed by Kristina Hauptfeuhrer

Also featuring the talents of Tabitha Bastien, Tammy Batey, Reece Bredl, Kelly Combs, Susan Connors, Ralph Fontaine, Meaghan Halverson, Bailey Heims, Petra Huntington, Erin Ison, Ariel Lauryn, Chris Macdonald, Fox Matthews, Lindsay Morck, Chris Scofield, Cole Stevens, Butch Stevenson, Evan Tucker, McKenna Turner and Carolynne Wilcox.

To purchase tickets, go on-line to Brown Paper Tickets, or phone the box office at 206.633.1883.  First-timers to the 2011 Fest pay only $12 – but tickets cost half-price for those who attended week one or two!

Stone Soup will offer a final playwriting workshop, to instruct those interested in exploring the medium, or those with experience who want to hone their craft. On Saturday, April 21^st, from 2p – 5p, at the UpStage, writer/director/performer Rebecca Goldberg will present Write A Play, Right Now – a three hour class that incorporates improvisational games, writing prompts and experimentation to help realize your own script.  No genius, or even ideas, needed.  Bring a laptop or pen & paper, and be dressed for movement – and preregister with Carolynne Wilcox (by e-mail or at 206/633-1883) because space is limited.  Cost is a donation of $10, payable at the door.