I had initially meant to post this entry some two weeks ago, but the events that unfolded at Virginia Tech and my trip to Utah distracted me.
Mill Moutain Theatre in Roanoke,Va., not to be confused with the Mill Mountain Coffee Shop or Mill Mountain Zoo, is producing its annual festival of new plays. The runs are wrapping up (yikes!) next weekend.
The first of two newly produced plays in Roanoke includes: "The Fever Chart: Three Short Visions of the Middle East" by Naomi Wallace. Mill Mountain is touting the play as a stunning and surreal triptych of life, death, conflict and forgiveness that mines the complex history of the region. Wallace's previous works include "One Flea Spare," "In the Heart of America" and "Slaughter City." David Gothard directs the first play.
The second of the plays in the festival, sponsored by Norfolk Southern, is by NoShame Theatre founder Todd Ristau. Along with the likes Blake Lipscomb, Mike Allen and Adrien Monti, I have performed bits at NoShame. Some of which actually worked!
Ristau's new play entitled "The Third Wish," takes place in a Las Vegas casino where losers are winners. Unlike William H. Macy's film "The Cooler," which also took place in a Vegas casino (where one can also see Mario Bello necade!), this play is a romantic comedy. "The Third Wish" also features music from musicians Sonny Campbell, Chris Shepard and Amy Alls, and it will be directed by Cheryl Snoodgrass.
Tickets for the plays at Mill Mountain are available at 540-342-5740
I should also be entering a post soon about a new play from my friend Tommy Trull, entitled "Echoes of Mercy." But, in case I forget, that play will be performed in Greensboro, NC, at the Greensboro Cultural Center from May 17-20. The phone line for those tickets is 336-272-0160. Seating is limited.
In other Virginia/North Carolina theatre news, LiveArts in Charlottesville, Va., will begin its production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" on May 10* with Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh reprising their famous roles (just kidding!)
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* Note the correction, I initially said the production was starting June 10
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