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Catworks Productions is pleased to present the premiere of An Evening of One Acts: Bernadette Armstrong’s JOAN, directed by Collette Rutherford, and WHAT DID THEY SAY by  Wendy Winter, directed by Adam Matalon.

AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS

JOAN is an imaginary tale of Joan Crawford’s journey through the Bardo and her adjustment to the fact that her soul will move onto the unknown. During this dream state Joan reflects on–her life–her career–her enemies–her loves–those that helped create the film legend she became.

CAST FOR JOAN INCLUDES  Goreti da Silva – Joan Crawford; Christine Uhebe– Anonymous;  David Trice – News Announcer

WHAT DID THEY SAY explores gender and sexuality in an unconventional family dramedy, taking place in Los Angeles today. As experienced in today’s rough political climate, families don’t always share the same values. Family members can be rough among themselves, and where Julian’s dad is gay, and his older sister Harper identifies as a dyke, his twin sibling Felicia struggles to understand Julian’s gender identity.

CAST FOR WHAT DID THEY SAY INCLUDES:  Anna Garcia – Harper; David Garelik – Julian; Sue Gerver – Emily; Jon Marco – Christopher; Bryan Porter – Shane; Alec Schiff – Julianl Marinela Zubovic – Felicia

BERNADETTE ARMSTRONG – Playwright:  Moved to Los Angeles to work in film in the late 1990’s and after her first two films went to festivals she took a short hiatus from writing until she fell in love with small theater. Since 2008 she has had several successful theater projects produced in No Hollywood.  Her play The Reading Group was named ‘Pick of the Week’ by LA Weekly Magazine and in 2017 her play Simple Lives was nominated for “Outstanding Writing of an Original Play or Musical” by the Valley Theater Awards (the only woman nominated). Bernadette is currently working on a new project that she hopes to see on the stage in 2020. She’d like to thank the actors and crew for continuing to help her bring her characters to life and for the support of all who enjoy small theater.

COLLETTE RUTHERFORD – Director: Holds a B.A. in Theater from N.C. State University and has trained at the American Conservatory Theater and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Last fall she directed This is Not a Drill for SkyPilot Theatre’s One Act Festival. Other recent projects: Lysistrata Unbound (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), 26th Annual Young Playwright Festival (The Blank), & Plaza Suite (Little Fish Theatre). Collette is a member of New American Theatre Company and Executive Director of Infinite Jest Theatre Company.

WENDY WINTER – Playwright :  Winter Is an American playwright, born in San Francisco, and a recent transplant to Los Angeles. She is married to John Mader, the original drummer for the musical “Wicked”and current drummer for the And Peggy Company of “Hamilton”, which just completed a run in Puerto Rico with Lin Manuel Miranda. Wendy has a BA in creative writing from San Diego State University.

ADAM MATALON – Director: Matalon is an award-winning director known for his work on A Boy a Man and a Kite (2019), Seasons in the Valley (2007) and You’ve Been Had! Celebrity Edition (2019).  He is an 2018 Emmy nominated producer and member of several Emmy winning production and directorial teams with a foundation in creative development and production. Born in NYC and raised in London, Adam has worked in freelance and corporate environments.

Performances will be Friday and Saturday 8:00PM.