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WORKING TITLE PLAYWRIGHTS presents Glen Slattery’s VON WHO? as the next staged reading in our signature program series, The Ethel Woolson Lab, on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 7:30 p.m., at Academy Theatre.

Spring 1945: The Third Reich is in ruins at the end of World War II – and so is Joachim Von Ribbentrop. Notorious for his arrogance and ineptitude (he once greeted the King of England with a Hitler salute) Nazi Germany’s ex-top diplomat is hiding in a bombed-out backstreet, wondering what happened to the good life. With the Allies conducting a manhunt and preparing his indictment as a war criminal, Ribbentrop would just as soon lie low and dream of glory. But the shades of former rivals, living and dead, make the quiet life impossible.  Judgment day awaits, and a nagging question: VON WHO?

With Yolanda Asher, James Baskin, Daniel Burley, Jill Hames, Bill Murphey, Larry Ruth and Michael Strauss. Directed by Patricia Henritze with dramaturgy by Suehyla El-Attar.

There will be a talkback with the playwright immediately following the reading. If you’re not already familiar, the Ethel Woolson Lab provides a unique opportunity to experience the process of making new plays happen in Atlanta. This series is made possible through a grant from the Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation.

TICKETS: $10 donation at door or secure online here Call (404) 585-7695 or email rsvp<at>workingtitleplaywrights.com.

Kelly arrived on time for her blind date.
Tobias? …Didn’t.
Declan knows exactly why his extremities keep bursting into flames.
Fiona is a Handy Maid…that likes it dirty.
And Zeb? Let’s just say never come between a man and his smoothies…or his money.

These are five people who shouldn’t know each other…but were meant to meet.

WORKING TITLE PLAYWRIGHTS presents Theroun Patterson’s AMERICAN DISMANTLE as part of our signature program series, The Ethel Woolson Lab, this Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:30 p.m., at Academy Theatre.

With Nick Tecosky, Eric Mendenhall, Park Krausen, Megan Hayes and Ismail ibn Conner. Directed by Patricia Henritze with dramaturgy by Suehyla El-Attar. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re baaack… and now, WORKING TITLE PLAYWRIGHTS presents Topher Nixon Payne’s EVELYN IN PURGATORY as part of our signature play reading series, The Ethel Woolson Lab, this Monday, July 26, 2010, 7:30 p.m., at Academy Theatre.

Accused by an unreliable student of inappropriate behavior in her New York Public School, Evelyn is dismissed to a small forgotten classroom to await her hearing and her fate. There she encounters colleagues trapped in the same limbo. Paralleling the great diversity of their classrooms, the educators couldn’t be more different. As days turn into weeks and months, fights and friendships reveal their plans, hopes and secrets. It’s like detention for teachers. Not exactly hell, it’s Evelyn in Purgatory.

With Bobbie Elzey, Mark Gray, Megan Hayes, Shelly McCook, Stacy Melich and Matt Myers. Directed by Patricia Henritze with dramaturgy by Suehyla El-Attar. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most popular events in Atlanta theatre history is returning, presented by Working Title Playwrights, with producing partner Onstage Atlanta.

About 100 bold artists will convene at Onstage Atlanta to write, direct, and perform eight short plays in the span of 24 hours.  Performance will be Sunday, May 23, 2010, at 8 pm.

It’s bold.  It’s risky.  The mantra of the 24-Hour Plays has always been: This ain’t theatre for crybabies. Read the rest of this entry »

First, take action at 1:00 p.m., stroll on down from the Rialto to the capitol steps and let your voice be heard regarding funding cuts for the arts in Georgia.

Then, join Working Title Playwrights and the whole Atlanta theater community at a gathering at Manuel’s Tavern to celebrate the life and memory of our dear friend, Allen Hagler. Share memories, tell irreverent stories (you KNOW he’d like that), and hoist a glass in a toast or two. The fun begins at 7:30pm. Spread the word!

Manuel’s Tavern is located at the corner of North and Highland Avenues in Atlanta.

The Georgia House of Representatives is preparing to vote on HB 1049. The Rules Committee meeting has been pushed to this afternoon, at 2 p.m. Those of us who care about and are committed to the arts in Georgia have only until then to make urgent calls and send insistent emails. One lobbyist says, “KEEP THE HEAT ON! We are still not on the Rules agenda—HB1049 will die if we do not make it on the Rules agenda this week.”

HB1049 gives each county in Georgia the ability to invest a fraction of a penny sales tax to support cultural assets and economic development initiatives in their community, when and if they so choose. Click here for more details on how HB1049 works.

Take action now, and share this message with colleagues and friends who support art & culture. Email/Call members of the RULES Committee asking for SUPPORT of HB 1049 (See members & contact information listed below) The message should be brief. Add a personal note on why this is important to you. Read the rest of this entry »

Working Title Playwrights presents Karla Jennings’ THE SMILES, a WTP On-Demand Reading, Monday, March 22nd (tonight!), 7:30 p.m., at Academy Theatre.

With Kate Donadio, Louis Gregory, Tess Malis Kincaid, Mark Kincaid, Bill Murphey, and Mike Niedzwiecki.

When a married, closeted music minister brings a young drug addict home for personal rehabilitation, tragedy leads to a surprising redemption in this triangle of love, lust, and violence.

THE SMILES is based on a murder trial the playwright covered as a reporter for The Raleigh News & Observer. Working on State Desk, she covered many stories in small southern towns, places that, to the reporter,- seemed stranded and bleak, but, to the people interviewed, it was home, it was safe, and it held everything that mattered. The murder occurred in one of those towns.

THE SMILES is an exploration of some of the many forms of desire and attachment, how darkly they can be exploited, how violently they can transform, and how dangerous they can be. THE SMILES received the 2009 national Pillars Playwriting Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Please know that our dear friend Allen Hagler passed away on Friday morning, March 19th.  He was surrounded by his family and went peacefully.

A service will be held on Tuesday, March 23rd, 11am, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

A celebration of his life is being planned for another date, the details of which will be shared as they emerge.

His family invites all his friends and loved ones to attend the service(s) and asks that in lieu of flowers you send contributions to Hospice of Atlanta, The American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

Thank you all for the support you demonstrated along Allen’s journey. Fair thee well, Allen.

Experience Marian X’s ESTHER’S CHILDREN tonight, with Marguerite Hannah, Theroun Patterson, Brenda Porter and Yvonne Singh.

7:30 p.m., Academy Theatre, 119 Center St., Avondale Estates, GA. Free to Working Title Playwrights members. $5 suggestion all others.

You think you know. You think you do. Turns out you don’t know one damn thing!

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and Esther’s middle-aged children, Pauline, Clarissa, Katherine and Robert, have gathered for the first time since her death a year a go to place a marble headstone on her grave. As children, they were pretty much tossed into the wind by their party girl mother and absentee fathers and left to raise themselves. As such, they have developed survival skills that run the gamut from admirable to questionable and from formidable to dangerous. Read the rest of this entry »

Working Title Playwrights is proud to partner with Alliance Theatre Education and others to present Atlanta with this special upcoming event you can see here, or fly to Denmark!

Roberta Carreri is a master performer and teacher who has, for 33 years, been a member of the Danish theatre company Odin Teatret, directed by Eugenio Barba. Born in 1953 in Milan, Italy, Roberta has performed around the world in such Odin performances as Brecht’s Ashes, Kaosmos, Mythos, Andersen’s Dream, Judith, and Salt. Ms. Carreri gives workshops for actors all over the world that focus on the actor’s physical presence and the sonority of the voice. She has trained in physical theater practices from Japan, China, Bali and India.

TRACES IN THE SNOW is work demonstration that explores through physical presentation and narrative. Ms. Carreri’s professional autobiography, since 1978. The performance includes fragments of the performance “Judith” and explanations of Ms. Carreri’s approach to physical and vocal training. Read the rest of this entry »