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2008 Salons

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Sunday, January 13, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

"Casa de Amor "
by J.T. Urick

"Fools Rush In" meets "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" in this South Texas farce
of loves, lies, and tortillas.

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Read by local actors -
Yinnelly Arnold , Gregory Salinas, Nicolas Guzman, Alexandria Sanchez,
John Perez, James Venhaus, and Alyssa Araguz

Readers
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Sunday, February 10, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

"Walls" - Act II
by Janna L. Stockinger

This play is set during another time of conflict, the Vietnam War. It focuses on the growing
conflict between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

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Read by local actors -
Jessica Arenas, J.T. Urick, Bill Martin, Matthew Byron Cassi,
David Clingan, and Stephen Wesser.

Jessica Arenas, JT Urick, Bill Martin, Matthew Cassi,and  David ClinganStephen Wesser

Sunday, March 9, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

"Inside the Loop "
by James Venhaus

If you could go back and play your entire failed relationship over again,
would you? Should you? Would it make a difference? Ben and Cynthia's
relationship is replayed from it's bitter end back to it's sweet beginning.

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JT Urick & Stephen Wesser
Read by local actors -
J.T. Urick,
Sammantha Fisher
,
and Stephen Wesser.

Sunday, April 13, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

Salon postponed until May 18th

Sunday, May 18, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

"Refugee"
by Antoinette Winstead

Confronted with his past, after twenty years, Dr. Rami Garang must chose between freeing his conscience by acknowledging it and risk losing the woman he loves or continuing to live a lie by denying it and risk losing his humanity. Set in 2025.

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Read by local actors -
J.J. Johnson, Jerico Edge, Nick Guzman,
Stephanie Hicks, James Venhaus and Denise Stallins
.

Stallins, Edge, Venhaus Hicks, Johnso, Guzman

Sunday, June 8, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

"Smoke and Mirrors"
by
Charles Eichman

Hot on the comeback trail, former heavyweight champion Louis "Smoke" Johnson must decide
whether taking a dive in the title fight might actually be the best thing he can do.

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Read by local actors -
Jerico Edge, Nick Guzman, J.J. Johnson,
Nathaniel Miller, Marwan Alnima, and James Venhaus.

Venhaus, Edge, Guzman Johnson Alnima Miller


Sunday, July 13, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

"Choices"
by
Marwan Alnima

A few months before the invasion of Iraq, an Iraqi expatriate is forced to leave his American wife
and daughter and return to Iraq to take care of his mother and sister.

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Read by local actors -
Jerico Edge, Don Frame, Modrea Mitchell-Reichert,
Stephanie Bumgarner, and JT Urick

Sunday, September 14, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

Salon postponed until October 12th

stage light

Sunday, October 12th (6:00 p.m.)
at the
San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

Submissions to the
2009 PlayFest

"The Naked Dance" by Rebecca Burroughs
A woman has an assignation with a married, older man she's loved since she was twelve. In this dance,
they are stripped bare of the illusions of love and challenged by truths they can no longer avoid.

"Concourse 'E'" by James Venhaus
Matt and Jeff, two guys on a weekend trip to New Orleans that turns upside down when they come
face to face with a mysterious theft, a failed romance, Voodoo, and a good stiff drink
at the airport lounge of the New Orleans International Airport.

"Voodoo" by Melissa Marlowe
Sarah wakes up in a panic at 3:10am on Fat Tuesday.  Her husband Jim hopes to ease her panic
by reaching her friend, Maggie, who is away enjoying Mardi Gras in New Orleans.  
Jim reluctantly agrees to help, though Sarah refuses to tell him why this is necessary.

"A Lifetime of Lifetimes " by Antoinette F. Winstead
Caleb discovers that second chances are possible, but for a price. A price 
that may prove too costly, even in the face of death.

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Read by local actors -
Heather Kelley, Nathaniel Miller, Denise Stallins, Melissa Marlowe,
James Venhaus, Modrea Mitchell-Reichert,
and
Special Appearance by
Frank Latson

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stage light

Sunday, November 9th (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

Submissions to the
2009 PlayFest

"For Mal to Hide " by Sheila Rinear
When an ACLU petitioner shows up trying to help the Katrina victims who have been housed in FEMA trailers
"tainted" with formaldyhide, she's surprised to find Cletus Beignet, a man who doesn't want to leave.

"Ten Minutes Later" by Lindsey Van de Kirk
A young couple hoping to adopt, discover how quickly life can take a tragic turn.

"Out-of-Towners" by Modrea Mitchell-Reichert
Visitors drop in to experience Mardi Gras and discover a whole new world.

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Read by local actors -
David Clingan, Marwan Alnima, Chelsea Fry, and
Heather Kelley

Clingman and Alnima
Fry & Kelly

Sunday, December 14, 2008 (6:00 p.m.)
at the

San Pedro Playhouse in the Cellar Theatre

Salon postponed until February 8, 2009

In January, come to the
SAT Playwrights PlayFest 2009

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