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Remembering Cournty

6/15/2018

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With heavy hearts, we want to honor our founding advisory board member, Courtny Eddeen Greenough, whose memorial took place in Temecula today. Courtny was a driving force in launching TBT, and we join the rest of the local arts community in mourning her loss, remembering her impact, and celebrating her life.

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Cheers to ANOTHER REVOLUTION!

3/9/2018

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Thank you to everyone who came out to our staged reading of ANOTHER REVOLUTION last night, and congrats to creative team on a great show! Another big thank you to our insightful, articulate, and all around awesome panelists who led a great conversation post-show.

With the support of our audience, TBT raised almost $100 to support the Stoneman Douglas students' March for Our Lives. If you didn't get a chance to contribute last night, it's not too late to check out this link and support these young activists as they work to change the world.
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Thank again to everyone who made last night possible, and keep your eye on this page for news about our next open call for submissions... It's right around the corner!
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Orange Curtain Review Interview with AD Nicole Lauren and playwright Jacqueline Bircher

3/5/2018

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A casual chat with Patrick about Talk Back Theatre and the upcoming reading!
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ANNOUNCING: Cast for ANOTHER REVOLUTION

3/1/2018

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Alexia Bradshaw (KAT) is thrilled to be making her debut with Talk Back Theatre! She holds a B.A. in Theatre from California Baptist University. Some of her favorite credits include Worldwide Theatricals: Dynamite girl/ Cindy, Hairspray; California Baptist University: Leslie/Ensemble , Pirated; Donna, A Night in the Theatre; Nadjira, The Apple Tree; Riverside Community Players: Dracula’s Bride, Dracula; Mayme, Intimate Apparel; Rita, The Psychic; Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre: Helen Robinson, To Kill a Mockingbird; BellaJohn Theatricals: Babete, Beauty and the Beast; Riverside City College: Ensemble, Anything Goes; Ensemble, Footloose. Scotty Award: Best Supporting Female Role. She would like to thank her family and Talk Back Theatre for the experience.
Richard Comeau (NARRATOR) is currently appearing as Grasshopper in James And The Giant Peach here at the Chance. He is a veteran of more than 120 plays and musicals since 1974, including 25 at the Chance Theater. His favorite roles include Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, Georges in La Cage Aux Folles, Guiteau in Assassins, Jake in Jake’s Women and Joe in All My Sons. He also spent four years with the music/comedy/improv team “The Allied Force.” He is grateful as always for the opportunity to work on special projects for the Chance, reconnect with old friends and make some new ones. 
Richard dedicates his performance to the memory of his parents Bob and Sophie, without whose sincere cooperation this actor wouldn’t have been possible.
Bradley Roa II (HENRY) is excited to be working with Talk Back Theatre for the first time. He has been in other productions such as Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo and The Mousetrap at the Long Beach Playhouse. He would like to thank everyone involved for such a beautiful show. 
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Reason #3 to See ANOTHER REVOLUTION

2/22/2018

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Let's talk about Reason #3 to see ANOTHER REVOLUTION: the real world issues. As part of its mission, TBT collects contributions for a cause chosen by the playwright that reflects the themes or subject matter of her play. This cycle, playwright Jacqueline Bircher has chosen to support the Stoneman Douglas students and their March for Our Lives, a contemporary testament to student activism.

From Jacqueline:

In 1968, student protesters were on the front lines of the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, fighting against a culture that perpetuated racism and forced their peers into a senseless war. Now, exactly 50 years later, the courageous students of Parkland, FL are following in their footsteps, turning thoughts into action, and a tragedy into a movement.
I hope you'll join me in supporting these fearless young men and women by donating to the March For Our Lives. They are the direct descendants of the students of the 1960s who fought for peace, equality, justice, the environment, and the future of this tiny blue dot we call home.
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr told us: "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Stand with these kids. They're bending the universe.

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Please consider contributing via the link below, or in person at our March 8 staged reading event of ANOTHER REVOLUTION.

​GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/8psm8-march-for-our-lives
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Reason #2 to see ANOTHER REVOLUTION

2/15/2018

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Tickets are now ON SALE! A perfect time to give you Reason #2 to see ANOTHER REVOLUTION... The playwright! Check out our micro-interview with Jacqueline below!

Here's her bio to get you up to speed:

Jacqueline Bircher is a playwright and screenwriter born and raised in New York City. Plays include ANOTHER REVOLUTION (2017 Primary Stages ESPA*Drills winner), WEBSTER'S BITCH (Clutch Productions, Little Theatre of Alexandria) and THE RULE OF THIRDS. Her short plays REACTION, THIN ICE, and YESTERDAY SOMEWHERE have been produced in the Detention series at Primary Stages, and her screenwriting work has been featured at the WILDsound Film Festival and recognized by the Creative World Awards and WeScreenplay’s Diverse Voices competition. She studied creative writing and literature at Oxford University and Fordham College at Lincoln Center, where she was the recipient of the Ully Hirsch/Robert F. Nettleton Prize and the Margaret Lamb Prize for Fiction.

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TBT: What drew you to playwriting? When did you start?

JB: Growing up in New York City, I was exposed to theater from a very young age. I wrote my first play when I was 17, and though I took quick detour into fiction, I soon discovered that playwriting felt like home.

TBT: What is your favorite thing about writing for the stage? What brought you back from your fiction detour?

JB: For me, the best thing about writing for theater is the collaboration process. A play takes a village, and I've seen beautiful things come out of this creative exchange. ANOTHER REVOLUTION in particular has had many generous and gentle hands help guide it into the world so far, all of which I am profoundly grateful for. Without them, and all those collaborators still to come, this play would definitely not be as good, as deep, as funny, or as alive as I know it's meant to be.

TBT: Who are your playwright idols? What inspires you about their work?

JB: All the playwrights I admire most have an ear for dialogue the way some people have an ear for music. Amy Herzog's plays are knock-your-socks-off good, with a human rhythm that feels so lived-in you almost can't believe someone wrote it. Joshua Harmon is another favorite of mine, with language that bites right to the core (except when he's your playwriting teacher and it turns out he's the nicest man alive). And finally, I can't possibly forget Nora Ephron, whose plays, films, and prose are consistently funny, truthful, and kind. She was also apparently known to throw a mean dinner party, which is what I aspire to most of all.

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Join Jacqueline and TBT on Thursday, March 8 at 7:30pm at the Chance Theatre in Anaheim for a staged reading of ANOTHER REVOLUTION, followed by a panel-led community conversation. Check out our event page for details!
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Reason #1 to See ANOTHER REVOLUTION

2/9/2018

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Time to roll out the Top 4 Reasons to See ANOTHER REVOLUTION! Reason #1? The script!

For those of you just joining us, here's a snapshot of the story:

"Kat and Henry, two graduate students from opposing scientific disciplines, are forced to share a lab at Columbia University in 1968. Amid interpersonal differences, a campus devolving into political chaos, and the uncertainty and turmoil of the outside world, they each discover what it’s like to be thrown into someone else’s orbit."

But let's go beyond the summary and hear what playwright Jacqueline Bircher has to share about this timely piece. We asked her to answer a few questions we could share with you, to get you excited for the reading in March!

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TBT: Who or what inspired Another Revolution?

JB: After the 2016 election, I was noticing more and more how the news cycle seemed to be offering up an endless and overwhelming stream of bad news. Which got me thinking... there had to be a year that was worse than this, right? This feeling couldn't possibly be new. So, I started doing some research and discovered that yes, in fact, there was a year that was worse. That year was 1968. With the country in the midst of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement, a culture of protest emerged not unlike what we're seeing today. The more research I did (and I did a lot of research, including reading books, conducting interviews, and watching endless documentaries), the more I found a kinship with those young people that I hadn't originally expected.

TBT:Can you talk about that research process?

JB: Placing two scientists at the center of this play became another way to explore in microcosm the divisive culture of the time. But, it also required an additional layer of research -- about ecology, astrophysics, and academia -- that deepened the language of these characters in ways I'm really proud of. In the end though, even against the backdrop of a time period in which I wasn't alive and two scientific disciplines I hadn't studied, this play became mostly about discovering friendship in the unlikeliest of times and places, which was a joy to write and didn't require any outside research at all.

TBT: What kind of conversations do you hope Another Revolution sparks?

I hope this play inspires conversations about social responsibility, institutional accountability, and our place as citizens in a world that often feels like it's spinning out of control. The progress we've made in the 50 years since 1968 is a direct result of the voices of that time who were unafraid to speak truth to power, and the progress we'll make in the next 50 years will be up to us and what we're willing to fight for.

But, while all of that is important, the thing I'd love most for people to be talking about after seeing this play is that small acts of kindness and understanding can be transformative. In the end, we're all just people trying really hard to do our best.

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Join Jacqueline and TBT on Thursday, March 8 at 7:30pm at the Chance Theatre in Anaheim for a staged reading of ANOTHER REVOLUTION, followed by a panel-led community conversation. Check out our event page for details!
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January 10th, 2018

1/10/2018

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Jacqueline Bircher's ​Another Revolution

We are thrilled to welcome our newest playwright, Jacqueline, and her stunningly gorgeous play, Another Revolution. Keep your eyes on this page for updates (coming soon!) on how you can see TBT's staged reading of this play in March 2018 and join the conversation about women in STEM, political uncertainty, and protest.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
Kat and Henry, two graduate students from opposing scientific disciplines, are forced to share a lab at Columbia University in 1968. Amid interpersonal differences, a campus devolving into political chaos, and the uncertainty and turmoil of the outside world, they each discover what it’s like to be thrown into someone else’s orbit.
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT. Jacqueline Bircher is a playwright and screenwriter born and raised in New York City. Plays include Another Revolution (2017 Primary Stages ESPA*Drills winner), Webster's Bitch (Clutch Productions, Little Theatre of Alexandria) and The Rule of Thirds. Her short plays Reaction, Thin Ice, and Yesterday Somewhere have been produced in the Detention series at Primary Stages, and her screenwriting work has been featured at the WILDsound Film Festival and recognized by the Creative World Awards and WeScreenplay’s Diverse Voices competition. She studied creative writing and literature at Oxford University and Fordham College at Lincoln Center, where she was the recipient of the Ully Hirsch/Robert F. Nettleton Prize and the Margaret Lamb Prize for Fiction.
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Fall 2017 Open Call for Submissions!

10/2/2017

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Fall 2017 open call is, well, open! TBT is seeking woman playwrights to share their new plays! As always, we are looking for stories that deal with important social, political, and/or environmental issues, and this cycle we are also asking that those plays feature woman characters. Visit the Submission Guidelines page to access the form.

Share the news with your favorite woman playwrights!
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Thank You!

9/25/2017

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Last night, TBT had its first staged reading and forum! We are so grateful to our amazing playwright and the beautiful cast that brought his words to life at the Garden Grove Amphitheater. We had a full house, raised $120 for the Autism Society of America, and enjoyed an engaging community discussion about honestly in art, personal responsibility, and the complexity of family.

We can't wait for the March 2018 reading...but we have to choose the play, first! The cycle we will seek plays by woman playwrights that feature woman characters. Check our Submission Guidelines during the month of October to submit!

'Til next time!
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