February is project month at Live Arts! This year, we are featuring plays with powerful female characters.
Join us for staged readings of the plays! We will be reading each play on a different evening in February 2025, followed by a talkback session focusing on the themes presented in the play.
Artemesia Gentileschi: Haley Perez-Arche Amanda: Sarah Palm Agostino Tassi: Andre Eaton Jr.* Orazio/Oscar: Chris Voss Anthony/ Coppino: Michael Ward Tuzia/Tonya: Lory Cox Stiatessi/Greg: Jeffrey Liu Penatelli/Lucas: Face the Judge: Elaine Wadsworth^ the Notary/Stage Directions: BJ Barrett
Blame by Wendy Simonds 2/4/2025 7pm Directed by: Rich Hammett+
Richard (Dick) Schaff: Fred Galyean^ Carrie Woolf/Clarence: Yolanda Spencer^ Ida Bernard/Avi: Lauren Casola Alice Morrison/Louie: Haley Perez-Arche Harriet Hill/Harvey: TJ Sanson Mary Walker/Aziz: Victoria Allen Marla Mallo: Lory Cox Roger Johnson/Rod Peters: Andre Eaton Jr.* Stage Directions/Mentor Director: Becca Parker*
Gutted by Tori Hersant 2/5/2025 7pm Directed by: Jeffrey Liu
Blair: Shannon Dempsey^ Axel: Michael Ward Rhett: Andre Eaton Jr.* Stage Directions: Katie Bates
Find My Way by Morgan Jones 2/10/2025 7pm Directed by: Morgan Jones
Doris: Celeste Campbell Tanya: Blair Sanders King: D. Norris* Social Worker: Sylvia Galan^ Gina: Dominique Wilson^ Kasey: Sherle Walker^ Laneese: Becca Parker* Aunt Rose: Yolanda Spencer^ Uncle Lonnie: Andre Eaton Jr.* Dawayne: Rodney L. Johnson* Michelle: Liz Phrampus Cheryl Alexander: Sheryl McCoy^ Eric: Michael Ward Stephanie: Rita Rafar* Ensemble: Jeremiah Walker^, Jeffrey Liu, Victoria Allen
In the Slush by Daniel Prillaman 2/11/2025 7pm Directed by: Andre Eaton Jr.*
Laura Beth Gardner/Rodina Waits: Liz Phrampus Ethan Gardner/Orlando Bloom: Jeffrey Liu Hope Rosenstock: Erin Taravella^ Harold Becklesby: Rodney L. Johnson*
Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson 2/12/2025 7pm Directed by: Becca Parker*
Rachel/Alicia: My’Una Jones Abby/Opal: Deneen Royal Dee/Patrisse: LeTitia Sloan Sarah/Journalist: Stephanie Cheversia Voices 1&2/Stage Directions: Rodney L. Johnson
Project Leadership
ANDRE EATON Jr.* CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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.
BECCA PARKER* CO-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.
Rich hammett member of the 2024-25 directing intensive
