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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S NOTES - James O'Leary

05.13.2024

We are delighted to announce the cast of our June One Night Stand Theater show, “All Greek to Me”! Our actors are Erin Bell, Dave Brandl, Linda Swanson Brown, James Crapes, Randy Diamon, Adrian Hart, Leroy Leonard, Emily Koehler Mathena, Erik Thurston, Anna Wagner and Guy Williams. The directors are Kathryn Gourley, Lorraine Scott, Brad Wagner and Jim O’Leary. We look forward to rehearsing our plays, stories and poems of Ancient Greek mythology and culture.

 

Here are quotes from two of our “All Greek” plays we’ll perform on June 2:

 

“I can’t even remember the last time someone’s sacrificed a goat for me. Or even a stringy chicken.” – Couples Therapy, Greek Style by Toby Inoue

 

“Prometheus. For a guy whose name means ‘foresight’ you are absolutely clueless.” – Liver. It’s What’s for Lunch by Michelle Uyemura

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05.03.2024

Congratulations to the playwrights and writers whose work will appear in our next production, “All Greek to Me”! Thank you to everyone who sent in their plays, stories, and poems about the mythology and culture of Ancient Greece. We proudly present the following for our June 2 show:

 

  • The king and queen of the gods seek help in “Couples Therapy, Greek Style” by Toby Inoue.

  • Parents can be beastly in “Worst of All Worlds” by Sean Wellengard.

  • Only the living can end war in “Return of the Frogs” by Ross Peter Nelson.

  • Medusa’s tresses bear witness to her end in “Snakes” by Gina Wencel.

  • Ancient Greece’s greatest philosopher returns in “SocratesGPT” by Mike Coste.

  • Prometheus’ vicious eagle gets a mortifying surprise in “Liver. It’s What’s for Lunch” by Michelle Uyemura.

  • And short-short stories and poems with John Reinhart’s “Exotic Heads Trimmed Neatly,” Gina Wencel’s “Pomegranate Eyes,” and ancient love poetry from Sappho and Anacreon

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