"New Works Festival" Lineup Announced

   ARTS has an interesting and ambitious series of shows that will wrap up their 2015 season - a New Works festival.

   They'll present 28 new plays in a reading / performance format - no sets, no costumes, no props - just the words and the actors. It's a great way to take in some creative new works that are being prepared for the stage.

   Here's the complete lineup of performances:

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   Here is the official schedule of New Works 2015.

   The ticket prices are as follows:

1st Weekend All Sessions, December 4 & 5 - $12
Friday Evening Session beginning at 7pm, December 4th - $5
Saturday All Sessions beginning at 12pm, December 5th - $10
Saturday Evening Session Only beginning at 7pm, December 5th - $5

2nd Weekend All Sessions, December 11 & 12 - $12
Friday Evening Session beginning at 7pm, December 11th - $5
Saturday All Sessions beginning at 12pm, December 12th - $10
Saturday Evening Session Only beginning at 7pm, December 12th - $5

Both Weekends, All Sessions - $20

New Works Plays Official Schedule

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Friday, December 4, 2015 - 7:00 p.m.
Coffee/Reception with Jon Joy

8:00 p.m. - Pilfering Rome by Jon Joy
Director - Jonathan Maynard
Cast: Rachel Sanford, Becky McClelland, Andrew Surber, Len Trent, Robert Hutchens, Amy Carlson, John Barton
Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Saturday, December 5, 2015 - Noon

Heights by Isabella D'Esposito
Director - Stephen Vance
Cast: Nora Ankrom, Joanna Murdock, Mike Murdock, Jenn Naglee, Rachel Sanford, Dylan Clark, Joan McPherson, Rick Walker

MS. GALLAGER'S FIRST GRADE CLASS PRESENTS "THE WATER CYCLE" by Ron Burch
Director - Cyndi Fuller
Cast: Abigail Eplin, Greg Morris, Bil Neal, Nora Ankrom

The Conference by Philip Hall
Director - Rachel Sanford
Cast: Joan McPherson, John Barton

Sky Psych by Brad Field
Director - Todd Green
Cast: Rick Walker, Sheila Meade, Rachel Sanford

Following the Plays - Talkback with the audience, casts, directors, and authors.

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Saturday, December 5, 2015 - 2:00 p.m. 

Keys by Rosa Storey
Director - Cyndi Fuller
Cast: Sheila Meade, Joanna Murdock, Jill Cochran, Greg Morris

Cut & Run by Allie Costa
Director - Andrew Surber
Cast: Nora Ankrom, Becky McClelland

Love in the Time of Cockleburs by Nancy Gall-Clayton
Director - Andrew Surber
Cast: Jonathan Maynard, Nora Ankrom, Becky McClelland, Jenn Naglee, Justin Vaughn

Alban Piece 1 by Student 1
Director - Mike Murdock
Cast: TBA

Alban Piece 2 by Student 2
Director - Mike Murdock
Cast: TBA

Keeping Traditions by Sarah Diamond Burroway
Director - Rachel Sanford
Cast: Mary Olson, Jonathan Maynard, Robert Hutchens, Becky McClelland

The Christmas Goat by Dwayne Yancey
Director - Sheila Meade
Cast: Todd Green, Nora Ankrom, Simon Woods, Becky McClelland, Cyndi Fuller

Following the Plays - Talkback with the audience, casts, directors, and authors.

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Saturday, December 5, 2015 - 4:00 p.m. 

Ron and Wanda by Philip Kaplan
Director - Stephen Vance
Cast: Nic Skaggs, Amy Carlson

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

Saturday, December 5, 2015 - 7:00 p.m. 

The Second Annual Administration Building Takeover And Slumber Party by Ian Thal
Director - Stephen Vance
Cast: Michael Naglee, Joanna Murdock, Nora Ankrom, Dylan Clark

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Saturday, December 5, 2015 - 8:00 p.m. 

Brighter Days by Mike Murdock
Director - Michael Naglee
Cast: Rick Walker, Anna Baker, Mike Murdock, Jason Eldridge, Tyler Eldridge, Simon Woods, Joanna Murdock, Stephen Vance, Linda Reynolds, Nora Ankrom, John Barton, Jonathan Maynard, Robert Hutchens, Jenn Naglee, Greg Morris

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Friday, December 11, 2015 - 7:00 p.m.
Starting a Family by Tristan Reynolds
Director - Michael Naglee
Cast: Eric Wilson, Andrew Surber, Todd Green, Rachel Sanford, Joanna Berner, Mary Olson

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Friday, December 11, 2015 - 8:00 p.m. 

Wicked Life of Patience Boston by Bryan Stubbles
Director - Rachel Sanford
Cast: Jenn Naglee, Jill Cochran, Greg Morris, Justin Vaughn, Rick Walker, Joanna Murdock, John Barton

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Friday, December 11, 2015 - 9:00 p.m.
Meat by Dan Shea
Director - Mike Murdock
Cast: TBA

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Saturday, December 12, 2015 - Noon
Steps by Len Trent
Director - Jonathan Maynard
Cast: Joanna Murdock, Michael Naglee, Tish Maynard, Jonathan Maynard

Cut the Cord by Annie Pulsipher
Director - Cyndi Fuller
Cast: Andrew Surber, Anna Baker, Robert Hutchens, Len Trent

Memento Mori by Tish Maynard
Director - Jonathan Maynard
Cast: Nora Ankrom, Jonathan Maynard, Tish Maynard, Rick Walker

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Saturday, December 12, 2015 - 2:00 p.m.
Pieces by Len Trent
Director - Todd Green
Cast: Mary Olson, Linda Reynolds

Ninety Degrees of Separation by David Guaspari
Director - Simon Woods
Cast: Jenn Naglee, Justin Vaughn, Anna Baker, Dylan Clark

The Authoress by Seth Freeman
Director - Sheila Meade
Cast: Simon Woods, Anna Baker, Jenn Naglee, Linda Reynolds

Deer Crossing by Roy Proctor
Director - Simon Woods
Cast: Jenn Naglee, Justin Vaughn, Anna Baker, Dylan Clark

Botherum by Richard Cavendish
Director - Sheila Meade
Cast: Len Trent, Robert Hutchens

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Saturday, December 12, 2015 - 4:00 p.m.
Night Music of the River by Richard Cavendish
Director - Michael Sullivan
Cast: TBA

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.

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Saturday, December 12, 2015 - 7:00 p.m. 
Coffee/Reception with Mickey Fisher

8:00 p.m. - The Marginal Way by Mickey Fisher
Director - Mike Murdock
Cast: TBA

Following the Play - Talkback with the audience, cast, director, and author.