SOLOs Episode 8 Premiere

April 9, 2021 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

BRATTLEBORO SOLOs Episode 7: Originals— a video montage of monologues and song by six area performers filmed by Brattleboro Community Television — premieres simultaneously on BCTV and on YouTube Friday, April 9 at 7:30 PM. The free opening is capped with an online session at 8:15 where audience members can chat with cast, directors, producers, and technical staff. Each episode of SOLOs is a co-production of the Rock River Players (RRP) and the Hooker-Dunham Theater (H-D), filmed on the H-D stage.
 
SOLOs Episode 7 features  “Gertrude”  written and performed by Annie Landenberger, directed by Bahman Mahdavi; “Moffit” written/directed by Michael Nethercott, performed by Joel Kaemmerlen; “Take Me” written and performed by Gary Keiser; “Lesbian Perspective”  written by Matt Cogswell, performed by Charlene Kennedy, directed by Carrie Kidd; “The Daisy” written and performed by Johanna Gardner, directed by  Mahdavi; “Open the package, Denise” written by Erica Walch, directed by Austin Rice.
 
About this episode, Mahdavi, who has trained and worked in film production as well as, more recently, in directing and acting notes: “Episode 7 is our most ambitious undertaking so far with enhanced production values and original work that’s never been performed in public before.” Notable it is that “Open the package, Denise” is actually a short movie featuring award-winning Newfane author Erica Walch’s dystopian story. Filmed, directed, edited, and performed by Austin Rice, Angus Reid, and Anneli Curnock, the short features some of Brattleboro’s finest young talents. “Even during COVID-19,” Mahdavi observes, “art brings us closer together” and so it has been in Originals, which manifested several new collaborations.
 
Jon Mack narrates SOLOs 7. “I am delighted by the high quality of theatrical performance this series is creating.  In this extended period of isolation, we have found a way to keep the artistic juices flowing for our community of artists and audiences.”
 
The free premiere is available at https://youtu.be/TY_VdB2XjjAand and on BCTV. To request links to the free talk-back following write  info@hookerdunham.com  or info@rockriverplayers.org.
 
For more information, check the RRP and H-D websites or email Hooker Dunham or the Rock River Players at the emails above.
 
 
 
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