February is project month at Live Arts! This year, we are featuring the work of the members of our Directing Intensive, presenting the work of Georgia Playwrights!
Join us for staged readings of plays, all written by Georgia Playwrights. We will be reading each play on a different evening in February 2020, followed by a talkback session focusing on the themes presented in the play.
Note each reading is on a different date. Please check dates carefully, as tickets are non-refundable.
To the Sun- Jordan Hermitt 2/6/20 8pm
Directed by: Andrea Hermitt
Alaina: Shalandra Royal
Damien: Jeffrey Liu
Stage Directions: Justtyn Hutcheson
Don’t Look at the Fat Lady- Topher Payne 2/6/20 8pm
Directed by: Becca Parker*
This play is presented in arrangement with Topher Payne.
Gloria Dickey: Celeste Campbell
Stage Directions: Andre Eaton Jr.*
Four Stars- Barbara Kimmel 2/6 8pm
Directed by: Rick Chandler Bragg
Frankie: Faina Khibkin
CAROL: Angela Van Tassel
DEE DEE: Allison Epperson
SUZIE: Toneal Alford
Stage Directions: Becca Parker*
The Taming- Lauren Gunderson 2/7 8pm
Directed by: Andre Eaton Jr.*
Patricia: (Female 30’s): Cat Rondeau
Bianca: Marita McKee
Katherine: Maddy Auchter
Voices of The Stage Manager/Miss America Announcer/Victoria “The KnifeCastelliano”: Becca Parker*
Stage Directions: Heidi Siberon
A Friend to All the Little Guys- Daniel Guyton 2/9 2:30pm
Directed by: Rodney Johnson+
Frankie: Jeffrey Liu
Marco: Davis Clark
Jeff: Justtyn Hutcheson
Christine: Blair Sanders
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Becca Parker*
Watery Grave: By John Patrick Bray 2/9 2:30pm
Directed by: Michael Parker
Jake: Davis Clark
George: Justtyn Hutcheson
Richard: Ben Dewitt
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Jessica Reidell
Terminus Andronicus- Emily McClain 2/13 8pm
Directed by: Becca Parker*
Marcus Andronicus: Rich Hammett
Terminus: Andre Eaton Jr*
Priscilla Novia: Celeste Campbell
Lucius Andronicus: Davis Clark
Sabina Andronica: Taylor Davidson
Rehema Marcipor: Mardia Young
Cassio: Steven Medina
Decius Augustus: Ben Dewitt
Roman Soldier 1&2: Jeffrey Liu
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Catherine Thomas
A Higher Place in Heaven- Pamela Parker 2/15/20 8pm
Directed by: Blair Sanders+
Madison: Linda Marie Johnson
Simpson: Carla Lynes
Billie Augusta: Cat Rondeau
Son: Justtyn Hutcheson
Frisky:
Ulysses: Diego Almante
Stage Directions: Linda Place
Woke- Avery Sharpe 2/16/20 2:30pm
Directed by: China Harrison+
Jesse Blanche: Davis Clark
Adrian Strong: Andre Eaton Jr*
Martha Blanche: Toneal Alford
Frank Blanche: Steven Miller
Tanisha McCoy: Isoken Obaseki
Natasha Boyd: Marita McKee
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Daisha Peeks
Naida- Alysha Mitchell 2/20/20 8pm
Directed by: Bethany Oliver*
Mira aka Naidia: Faina Khibkin
King Mar/Chorus: Rich Hammett
Una/Chorus: Sandara Herron
Gwen/Chorus: Cat Rondeau
Talia/Nina: Shalandra Royal
Istre/Doctor: BJ Barrett
Kade/Alwyn: Andre Eaton Jr.*
King Dorian/Eira: Davis Clark
Aislyn/Jubal: Maddy Auchter
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Barbara Macko
Acid Tongue: By Scott Piehler 2/21/20 8pm
Directed by: Scott Piehler
Jerry Dark: Scott Piehler
Donna Walker: Cat Rondeau
Stage Directions: Davis Clark
Project Leadership
BECCA PARKER
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Becca Parker is the Founding Artistic Director of LiveArts Theatre. Becca is a teaching artist who is active at the local, state, and national level. Becca leads the Directing, Stage Management, and Dramaturgy Intensives.She founded Live Arts as a place for all, and is excited to be working with such an awesome team to bring this project to life.
ANDRE EATON
MEMBER OF LAT PRO COMPANY
Andre Eaton Jr is a graduate of Georgia State University. He received a taste of directing in the required directing classes for theatre majors where he directed scenes from Doubt, and Harlem Duet. The majority of his experience with directing comes from acting in various show with a variety of different kinds of directors each with their own ways of working. He is excited to be directing on the LAT MainStage for the first time later this year, with The Book Club Play.
ANDREA HERMITT
Guest Director
Andrea Hermitt is an Artist, a Writer, and an Education Advocate. She has blogged professionally for homeschooling and other informational websites for over a decade. She has also educated her own children in a way that heavily incorporated the arts. She found Live Arts Theatre through her love for costuming and set work, which is a wonderful application of artistic talents. Andrea also serves on the Live Arts board of directors.
Bethany Oliver
MEMBER OF LAT PRO COMPANY
Bethany Oliver fell in love with theatre at a young age and it’s been a rollercoaster of a relationship since. She graduated from Covenant College in 2016 with a Bachelor’s in Technical Theatre and soon afterward joined Live Arts Theatre’s Pro Company. Recent credits include directing Making God Laugh, acting in Change and stage managing Gwinnett Classic Theatre Company’s King Lear. She wouldn’t be here without the support of her family, friends, and husband, Tim. Soli deo Gloria.
Michael Parker
Guest director
Bio coming soon!
Scott Piehler
Guest director
Scott is no stranger to LAT audiences, most recently being seen as newscaster Gaius Cicereius in “Titus Andronicus.” “Acid Tongue” is Scott’s first full-length play as playwright. His one-act show “Led” was produced at McKendree United Methodist Church in 2011, and again at Providence Christian Academy in 2013. “Acid Tongue” is a very different direction for Scott, who is usually known for lighter, upbeat fare. Why a play set in a radio station? Scott spent many years behind a microphone on the air in NH and MA. If nothing else, Scott hopes “Acid Tongue” makes you think, and sparks some discussion.
China Harrison
Member of the 19-20 LAT Directing Intensive
Bio coming soon!
Rodney Johnson
Member of the 19-20 LAT Directing Intensive
Bio coming soon!
Blair Sanders
Member of the 19-20 LAT Directing Intensive
Bio coming soon!