Molly Countryman
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford has announced cast members -- including Michael Countryman, Reed Birney and Thomas Jay Ryan -- for this summer's National Playwrights Conference, which runs from July 6 to 30 .
Eight new plays will be developed and will be presented for public staged readings:
"The Nether," by Jennifer Haley, with staged public readings on July 6 and 7, will feature Michael Countryman*, (Broadway's "Mary Stuart," off-Broadway's "Common Pursuit"), Jon Devries, Megan Green and Jeanine Seralles.
"The Happiest Song Plays Last" by Quiara Alegría Hudes, with readings July 8 and 9, will feature Demo Chrysan, Kevin Geer, Zabryna Guevara,, Armando Riesco, Najla Said, Jaime Tireli and musician Nelson Gonzales.
"Good Goods," by Christina Anderson, with readings July 13 and 14, will feature Cherise Booth, Frank Harts, Tyrone Henderson, Aja King, Curtis McClarin, and Hubert Point Du Jour.
"An Incident," by Anna Ziegler, with readings July 15 and 16, will feature Molly Coogan, Rick Foucheux, Linda Gehringer, Ben Morrow and Matt Stadleman.
"Acquainted with the Night," by Keith Reddin, with readings July 20 and 21, will feature Reed Birney, (off-Broadway's "Tigers Be Still," "A Small Fire" and "The Dream of the Burning Boy"), Hannah Cabell; Rob Campbell, Laura Heisler (Broadway's "Coram Boy"), Scott Lowell, Natalie Payne, Thomas Jay Ryan (film "Henry Fool," off-Broadway's "The Temperamentals") and Ray Anthony Thomas.
"Leveling Up," by Deborah Zoe Laufer, readings July 22 and 23, will feature Jessica Cummings, Evan Enderle, Stephen Ellis and Ben Morrow.
"The Troublemaker Project," by Dan LeFranc, readings July 27 and 28, will feature Brett Aresco, Steve Boyer, Chad Goodridge, Benjamin Katz, Gabe King, Christopher McFarland, Jenny Seastone Stern and Danielle Skraastad.
"How We Got On," by Idris Goodwin, readings July 29 and 30, will feature Don Guillory, Brian Quijada, and Karen Pittman.
Information: www.theoneill.org or 860.443.1238
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Shia LaBeouf is definitely back again for another action packed drama . This former Transformer darling was originally signed on for The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman just two Aprils ago; however, in last February, Zac Efron from Disney replaced him. After a year of wait, LaBeouf finally made up his mind about acting.
In taking the role of the leading actor, he will travel overseas where he finds his love at first sight. However, there is more to the story, because the girl is in a relationship with the crime boss in the local place. LaBeouf plays Charlie, who now needs to battle the local crime lord to keep her and show the amount and depth of affections. LaBeouf’s superb acting abilities have been proven in Wettest County, which stars Jessica Chastain and Tom Hardy, as well as The Company You Keep by Robert Redford. It’s great to know that LaBeouf has finally settled down from the usual action-packed films that he stars in. In order to develop his acting skills, he needs to tone it down and start out small to connect with his inner feelings. Due to his change in schedule, he can now be a part of a complicated love affair. The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman has Matt Drake and Fredrik Bond associated with it. It is definitely worth a watch to see how LaBeouf develops as a character and an actor. There is a lot of things going on recently for LaBeouf, and it’s interesting to see if he can handle the new role.