“Confessions of a Catholic Child” will be directed by Lauren McCormack and feature Kay Stratton.  The play is currently scheduled to premiere in September, 2007.

The 2006 Pen is a Mighty Sword First Runner Up is “joe” by Ed Cunningham.

'Joe' is Ed Cunningham's first play. His theatre experience to date involves acting and directng on stages in Chicago and Los Angeles, including Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Lost Angels Theatre Co., The Orpheum Theatre and many more. In 2000, Ed won a Joseph Jefferson Citation for his portrayal of Marco in Arthur Miller's 'A View From the Bridge' at The Raven Theatre in Chicago.

The following year he starred in, and helped develop the script for, the feature film 'Design' which was selected for the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Ed lives in Los Angeles with his family, writing and working as a voice over artist for The Discovery Channel. He continues to develop scripts for stage, film, and tv, and pens short stories and poetry as well.

The Los Angeles Times wrote of him: ‘Such narrow, narrow confines we live in. Every so often, one of us primates escapes these dimensions, as Martin Goodman did. All we can do is rattle the bars and look after him as he runs into the hills. We wait for his letters home.’ His latest book is the biography of Dr J. S. Haldane, the scientist who introduced canaries into mines. Martin spent some years as a professional actor, as well as running a video publishing house. Feeding the Roses is his first play. He lives mostly in London, and has homes in Santa Fe and the French Pyrenees.

Visions of Right
by Marcia Cebulska
Topeka, Kansas

Baby M
by Lauren Gunderson
Atlanta, Georgia

Pollywog
by Kathy McKee
Decatur, Georgia

Tree Fall
by Henry Murray
Venice, California

I Am Grock
by Amanda Rogers
Monrovia, California

The Site
by Al Schnupp
San Luis Obispo, California

Collaterally Damaged
by Laura Zam
Washington, DC

L-R Mark Arnold, Heidi Mages, Sean Mahon

In 2007 we will continue with the staged reading series as well as producing several new plays on off-nights (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).  The first show we want to produce is “Gail Can See for Three Days” by Joshua Faigen a playwright from Massachusetts.  The show is directed by Whit Andrews and features Kimberly Van Luin and Lauren McCormack.

We also want to stage “Collaterally Damaged” by Laura Zam.  Laura is a playwright, performer and director.  In New York her solo performances and plays have been presented at The Public Theater, Dixon Place, New Dramatists, and Ensemble Studio Theatre.   In addition to her writing, Laura engages in community building and trauma recovery through the use of storytelling and drama.

New years are wonderful and we look forward to a year of reading and staging more new work.