WestFest 2015
Our Annual Festival of New Works
November 6 - November 29
Produced by Oriana Havlicek, Ernest McDaniel & Donald Moore
Listen to a Radio Interview About WestFest 2015 on KUCI-FM
November 6-8 | November 13-15 | November 20-22 | November 27-29
Week One
November 6-8
The Homecoming
You can go home again, but is that always a good thing?
Written by Garry Michael Kluger | Directed by Arden Teresa Lewis
With
Corinne Shor ● Katie Adler
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Wavelength
Did Erica encounter her departed Mother in a twilight zone? Stay tuned.
Written by Barbara Nell Beery | Directed by Bill Mendieta
With
Lisa Robins ● Barbara Minkus
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Rising To The Occasion
Three friends in their golden years are about to have their lives changed…if they have enough imagination..
Written by Linda L. Rand | Directed by Marcia Rodd
With
Dianne Travis ● Sandra Tucker ● Barbara Mallory
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Last Of His Kind
Surrounded by ghostly memories, a male couple bickers and reminisces on the verge of the legalization of gay marriage – again – in California.
Written by Benjamin Scuglia | Directed by Arden Teresa Lewis
With
Alan Schack ● Neil Elliot ● Leona Britton ● Frank Gangarossa ● Bill Sehres ● Ann Leyden ● Aaron Tyler
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The Night Forlorn, Or Waitin’ On Godsford
A funny thing is happening out on the prairie. Wait for it…
Written by Steve Nevil | Directed by Arden Teresa Lewis
With
Steve Nevil ● Bill Sehres ● Robert Laur ● Webster Williams ● Leona Britton
Week Two
November 13-15
Harry And Margie
The morning after the first date may not seem that rosy, but maybe, just maybe…
Written by Judith Allen | Directed by Ann L. Gibbs
With
Jack Kutcher ● Sara Shearer
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Temporarily Out Of Giraffes
In the life of a free spirited disc jockey, mixing music, romance, and friendship can make for a complicated play list.
Written By Michael Creith | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Riley Rae Baker ● Kira Brannlund ● Frank Gangarossa ● Brendan Gill ● Maria Kress ● Thomas Mendola
David Mingrino ● Alan Schack ● Sandra Tucker
Week Three
November 20-22
One Woman Gone Wrong
Has she lost herself in the part or lost her freaking mind?
The unstrung star of this train wreck in the making, sets out to prove that doing a one-woman-show, no matter how badly, can’t kill you!
Written by Leslie Caveny | Direction based on Karl Bury’s direction of Fringe NYC production
With
Leslie Caveny ● Anne Leyden ● Sheila Shaw ● Abbott Alexander ● Seemah Wilder
Assistant Director: Veronica Mendoza
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3AM
Things look different in the dark, and reality becomes a concept
Written by Kathie Barnes and Molly Reynolds | Directed by Gary Lamb
With
Anne Leyden ● George Tovar ● Kathie Barnes
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Never Marry A Teacher
All tied up and ready to unravel. How well do you know the ones you’re tied to?
Written by Leslie Caveny | Directed by Elayne Heilveil
With
Steve Nevil ● Sheila Shaw
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Holy Hell
A man and woman recall the accident that brought them together and the love that redeemed them both.
Written by Barbara Lindsay | Directed by Linda L. Rand
With
Jill Jones ● George Tovar
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Chelis In Blunderland
Can an innocent, overworked executive stumble down the “rabbit hole” and come out unscathed?
Written by Linda L. Rand | Directed by Bill Sehres
With
Ann L. Gibbs ● Joe Nassi ● Anne Leyden
Week Four
November 27-29
Deadline
The older you get, the more important your bucket list becomes.
Written by Susan C. Hunter | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Karen Ragan-George ● Joe Nassi
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Coulda Sworn
Years ago she disappeared without a trace and everyone thought she was dead. But is she?
Written Susan C. Hunter | Directed by Michael Eiden
With
Riley Rae Baker ● Brendan Gill
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Special Handling
Because it absolutely has to be there overnight.
Written by Roy Battocchio | Directed by Donald Moore
With
Roger Kent Cruz ● Maray Ayres
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Protecting His Family From Bad, Evil And Good: Mark's Story
Mark brings a Colt 45 into his home for security and peace of mind.