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Kelly's ENVIA! Episode, "Your Honor," to be performed at Fem Noire, Image Theater, Lowell, March 11 & 12, 2011

One of Kelly's ENVIA! Episodes, Your Honor, will be performed as part of the Fem Noire Festival of Women Playwrights, produced by Ann Garvin of Image Theater in Lowell, MA, March 11 & 12, 2011. 

In Your Honor, a comic episode from Kelly's one-woman show, Gifts for the Goddess of Illusion, Young ENVIA! saves her divorcing parents from a potential custody battle.

Fem Noire will conclude the weeklong festivities of Lowell Womens Week and the plays will be performed at 22 Shattuck Street, downtown Lowell, the new home fo the Artists League of Lowell ( and the former Revolving Museum space). 

For more information about Fem Noire, or tickets, call 978-441-0102.

Young ENVIA's Episodes comes to Burlington, MA Jan. 29, 2011

Young ENVIA!'s Episodes, monologues from Kelly DuMar's one-woman show, Gifts for the Goddess of Illusion, will be performed by Franci DuMar on January 29, 2011, at 8 p.m., as part of Atlantis Playmakers Open Stage Night. Selected episodes include:

Yours Truely - Young ENVIA! searches her soul in a letter to the Goddess of Illusion

Your Gullibility - Young ENVIA! sacrifices her gullibility to become a better actor

Your Honor -Young ENVIA! saves her divorcing parents from a potential custody battle

Your Support -Young ENVIA! amends her Special Ed Plan

 

A $5 entrance fee will be charged at the door.  Directions can be found at Atlantis Playmakers. Hope to see you there!
 

This Byte will be performed in NYC Nov. 14, 5 p.m., 2010

Kelly's ten-minute serio-comedy, This Byte, will be directed by Valentine Aprile in her upcoming URN Network Alliance Theater Lab NYC on Nov. 14, 2010, 5:00 p.m. at the Shetler Theatre, 244 W 54th St # 12, NYC.  Tickets are $15.  

Other short plays included in the evening are : The Skewed Picture by Andrew Biss, and Jane Doe Pays a Visit by Steve Gold.This Byte was previously produced by the 10 by 10 in the Triangle Play Festival.

Selections from ENVIA! to be performed in Pick of the Crop Festival, Martha's Vineyard, Oct. 21-31, 2010

 
Selections from Kelly's comedy, ENVIA!, (a full-length work in progress) will be performed as part of the Island Theatre Workshop's annual Pick of the Crop Festival, Martha's Vineyard, Oct 22, and Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct.  24, and Oct. 31 at 3:00 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theater, Vineyard Haven.  ENVIA's selected episodes, directed by Lee Fierro, include: Your Casting Call, Your Divine Intervention, Your Zip Code and Your Prognosis.

Two of Kelly's Comic Scenes in "Winners Competition Series V. 2, Ages 4-12"

Two of Kelly's comic scenes from her one-act comedy for youth, The Adventures of Rocky & Skye, have been published in the Smith & Kraus Winners Competition Series V. 2: Award-Winning 90-Second Comic Scenes, Ages 4-12, Edited by Janet B. Milstein: Cloud Jumping and The Baby Artists. 

Synopsis

Be seriously, hilariously scene!

Whether you're competing in a competition, auditioning for an agent, showing-off in a showcase, or studying sitcoms and scenes, this is the #1 comic sourcebook for you. The scenes in this unique new series were written specifically for real kids to use at real competitions, and they were really well-received! Awards were won, callbacks received, and judges were rolling in the aisles! Now it's your turn to bring these competition-tested, side-splitting scenes to life! Baffling babies, bossy birthday girls, & bullying brothers are just the beginning! Guaranteed to make even the toughest audiences erupt into laughter! So when it comes to choosing scenes, why settle for anything less than Winners!

FEATURES OF THIS BOOK INCLUDE:
• All 90-second scenes and under to fit auditions, competitions & young kids' memorization capabilities
• All comic material
• Ages 4-12
• No props or costumes required
• No foul language
• A variety of voices written by numerous, talented writers
• Authentic material you can relate to because it was written for real students
• Award-winning scenes that are new to the public, but have been put to the test
• Edited by best-selling monologue book author, Janet B. Milstein
• Great for competitions, auditions, showcases, sitcom & scene study

Two Free Monologues Available from The Adventures of Rocky & Skye, published by Youth Plays

Two one-minute comic monologues for middle school girls from Kelly's one-act comedy for youth, The Adventures of Rocky & Skye, recently published by YouthPLAYS, are available for download FREE at YouthPLAYS. You can read and download the monologues by SKYE and RATANI on picture day, as well as preview the entire play which includes some one-minute comic skits which can be performed by as duets in youth drama festivals and competitions.

"YouthPLAYS is a unique coalition of award-winning professional dramatists and exciting new discoveries dedicated to expanding the vocabulary of theatre for young actors and audiences and doing it in an environmentally and budget-friendly way.  Read all of our plays electronically for free in their entirety.  Like what you see?  Pay only royalties--no book fees--and print only what you need from our electronic files.  Our works range from plays for teens and children that are written for young performers, to plays for adult actors to perform for young audiences.  They include full-length plays and musicals, one-acts, monologues and duets that make ideal choices for production and competition.  All of the plays and musicals available through YouthPLAYS are appropriate for young people and available to schools, theatres and institutions serving young audiences and/or actors worldwide."

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Monarch in Moments of Play, Salem Theatre Company

The Adventures of Rocky & Skye in City Theatre of Independence Play Festival July 23-25

ENVIA'S "Your Dream of Me" Monologue in Feverfest, Boston, August 11-14

Read the BOSTON GLOBE PREVIEW!

The role of ENVIA! in Kelly's comic monologue, Your Dream of Me, will be performed by Renee Donlon in FeverFest 2010: Left Off Dreaming, August 11th-14th, 2010 at The Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont Street, Boston, MA.  Renee has previously performed the role of ENVIA! in Your Casting Call, Playwrights' Platform Annual Festival, 2009.  In Your Dream of Me, ENVIA!, an aspiring actor, explores the roles she's willing to play in other people's dreams.

Produced by the Small Theatre Alliance of Boston, this year's FeverFest will be the fifth annual celebration of emerging artists in the Boston area.  This year’s theme – Left Off Dreaming – from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass. If you have any questions or would like further information about FeverFest contact feverfest.