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6:15 Michael Mahmood
6:30 Rachel Rubin Ladutke
6:45 J Lois Diamond
7:00 George Sapio
7:15 Sharon Stein
7:30 Linda Pallotta
7:45 Tony Barone
8:00 Madeline Puccioni
8:15 Randall Huskinson
8:30 Michael DiGaetano
8:45 Donald Loftus
9:00 Jason Hunter
9:15 Stanley Hathaway
9:30 Dirk Burrows
9:45 Rex McGregor

Unavail: Grace, Lauren, Jackie L, Mark C, Petra, Pam, Frankie, Erika (confirm Availability)

TIME/PLAYWRIGHT
6:15 Joy Martin
6:30 Laura Rohrman
6:45 Rachel Rubin Ladutke
7:00 Waltrudis Buck
7:15 Michelle Risse
7:30 Open
7:45 Raymond Alvin
8:00 Martin Alvin
8:15 Amy Drake
8:30 Nicholas Hart
8:45 Paul K Smith
9:00 Donald Loftus
9:15 Stanley Hathaway
9:30 Michael Blizzard
9:45 Dirk Burrows

TIME/PLAYWRIGHT
6:15 Iuri Silvestri
6:30 Art Feinglass
6:45 Barbara Litt
7:00 J Lois Diamond
7:15 Leslie Corn
7:30 Elwhy Jones
7:45 Gregory Thomas
8:00 Donald Loftus
8:15 Lionelle Hamanaka
8:30 Jessica F-Birnbaum
8:45 Arthur J Lundquist
9:00 Raymond Alvin
9:15 Stanley Hathaway
9:30 Dirk Burrows
9:45 Alan Stewart

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KUBBI directs a staged reading of ‘BALDWINS’ NI$$ER’ for the Sixth Festival, Balance Arts Ctr, 151 W 30, 3rd Flr, Sat Jun 10 @ 7p - INFO

FRANK BOWMAN will be featured in ‘THE BREAKING POINT’, 1 of 2 One-Acts being presented on Zoom by JT & Brown & Brown’s Prods, Sat Jun 10 @ 7p EDT w/Q&A after; (Encore Sun Jun 11 @ 2p EDT) - FREE (Donations accepted) - INFO

LINDA PALLOTTA’ ‘PRIME RIB WEDDING” chosen as 1 of 8 winners in the Jun 2023 10-min plays VILLAGE PLAYWRIGHTS PRIDE FESTIVAL (w/Sharlene, Bernard, Mark G., Michael B., Miriam, Tennille, Matt P) Jun 12, 7-9pm. - INFO

JESSICA FEDER-BIRNBAUM’ ‘TOPPINGS AND SIDES’ & J LOIS DIAMOND’ ‘OPEN PALMS’ are part of a FREE evening of Monos thru Honor Roll! & Proj Y Theatre 8th annual WIT Festival, celebrating women playwrights over 40, A.R.T./NY Theatres, 502 W 53, Wed Jun 14 @ 730p - INFO

MARK CUNNINGHAM will be in 2 of 6 One-Acts @ ‘THE MARSHALL PLAYWRIGHTS SHOWCASE’ thru Players Guild of Leonia, Leonia NJ, Jun 16-18 - INFO - ARTICLE

LAUREN PRODA will be featured in Arthur Miller’ ‘ALL MY SONS’ @ Star-Royale Theatre in Pompton Lks NJ, Jun 16-25 - INFO

“When the Moon Dances on the Water,” by PAUL K. SMITH will be a Zoom-style reading from Indianapolis, Thurs Jun 22 @ 7pm EDT. Link TBA - OTHER INFO

"The 'Mona Lisa' Women" (by PAUL K. SMITH) will be published July 4th. The play first saw life here at P.A.G.E.S., on March 7, 2023. ROSINA FERNHOFF played "Kat'rina" and DEBORAH DELORENZO played "Mona Lisa." Each actress gave the heart, warmth, soul, and "ruach" (the breath of life) that brought life to their roles. More Info TBA

MICHELLE MACAU will be directing ‘ANTIGONE’ for Open Eye Theater Jul 13-23, in Margaretville NY - AUDITIONS: Sat/Sun Jun 3/4 from 2-5p - INFO

DONALD LOFTUS’ play, ‘The Archway,’ will have its first air date by the prestigious Los Angeles Dean Productions Theatre Company of their podcast production on Tuesday, August 15th. Info about this, and availability of DON’s play ‘Per’ - also online - at INFO.

MIRIAM KULICK performed an original Mono (1 of 5) for Roland Tec’s ‘SOME1SPEAKING’ on Zoom, Mon Jun 5 @ 6p EDT - Tix: $5 - INFO

Past members MIKE JANKOWITZ & DONNA ROESEL were part of a FREE reading of CARLOS JEROME’ ‘VESTED INTEREST’ @ Dramatist Guild, Mon Jun 5 @ 6p - Please RSVP info@aroundtheblock.org - INFO

BOB OST’ TRU had Virtual Benefit, ‘TRU SPEAKS, HEAR OUR VOICES’, celebrating 30 yrs; Five 1-acts rethought as films, 1 by GLENN ALTERMAN & 1 produced by AMY DRAKE, Sun Jun 4 frm 5-7p EDT w/virtual After-Party (Celeb Guests) - INFO/TIX

MICHELLE RISSE’ ‘Unmasked’ will be produced at the Pioneer Park Civic Center in Fairbanks, AK in Mar ‘24 - FLYER

TONY BARONE’ ‘WHISPERS’ has been accepted into NYTheatre Winterfest for Dec 7, 9, & 10 - Auds late Jun (incl Dir & Tech) - INFO

RACHEL RUBIN LADUTKE’ ‘THE WAY HOME’ had a Virtual Reading, Sun May 28 @ 630p EDT (With: Mark G, Jack, Miriam) - FB Link

DONALD LOFTUS' 'THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO’ will be presented by the Cincinnati Lab Theatre New Works Festival July 20-29. FLYER

SANTA FE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL has selected LINDA PALLOTTA’ feature screenplay. “The Friend,” as Semi-Finalist this Spring. - LAUREL

RACHEL RUBIN LADUTKE’ ’Crossing the Line’ chosen to be part of The MAC 1-Acts Play Reading Festival in Middletown NJ, Thurs May 25, 7p, FREE - Info

SUE PHILIPS had a book signing, for her ‘THE POWER OF PERFUME’ @ Bice Cucina, Tues May 23 in eve.

RAY ALVIN's 'Apparently Alvin' (<---link) is coming this Fall. 'A collection of short scenes and brief principles.'

LINDA PALLOTTA’ script ‘THE FRIEND’ was just selected by IMDb listed BROOKLYN INTERNATIONAL SHORT AWARDS as Semi-Finalist!
“Two women become friends but their relationship rides on a roller/coaster of thrills & frills in New York’s Williamsburg.” Thank you PAGES actors for helping me visualize so I could fill-in the ‘skeleton.’ - Laurel

‘THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER’, a one-act by LINDA PALLOTTA, was selected as Semi-Finalist by the Intl Washington Film Awards this Spring. The timeless story of two strangers sharing their personal lives on a NYC subway station, was the first play Linda originally wrote for the stage. Laurel

MADELINE PUCCIONI’ ‘FINDING MEDUSA’ was done as Zoom Staged Reading @ PlayCafe, Mon May 22 @ 7p PDT/10p EDT - Info

RACHEL RUBIN LADUTKE’ ‘THE UNDERSTANDING’, had LIVE reading at NLT (Readers' Theatre), 47 Erie Pl, Nutley NJ, Sun May 21 @ 2p

JANE IVES was in Josh Liveright’ ‘COUGH’, part of ‘Cafe Plays’ @ Buunni Coffee, 4961 Bwy (btwn 207th St & Isham), Inwood, Sat May 20 @ 8p - Beer & Wine, & yummy food available! - INFO

MARTIN PFEFFERKORN featured in the pilot ‘180 DAYS’, screened @ the Big Apple Film Festival, Fri May 19, as part of the 9p Episodic/TV/Streaming Block 2, @ Cinema Village NYC - Info - SOLD OUT!

CARLO FIORLETTA, featured in ‘SURVIVNG FAMILY’ (written by his wife, MARA LESEMANN; her 1st Feature), is now on Sling TV’s HER channel; next showing Tues May 16 in morn.

LINDA PALLOTTA’s script “The Friend,” won an Award of Merit Special Mention and her short script “Mother Ukraine - Layers of War” winner in 2 categories as Writer & in Contemporary Issues/Awareness Raising in renown IndieFEST Film Awards this month.

LGBTQ+ Playwright Award Grant - See Opportunities

MARTIN PFEFFERKORN starred in ‘Why God Made Beggars’ as part of Drama w/Friends presentation of 1-acts by Steve Koppman, Mon May 15, 7p PDT/10p EDT on Zoom - Info

ARTHUR J LUNDQUIST’ ‘A REALLY GREAT FIRST DATE’ was a finalist for the Woodward/Newman Award thru Constellation Stage & Screen ‘23/‘24 season.

VICTORIA FREEDMAN was featured in ‘The Quest of Momma Lucille: The Ruby Bridges Story’, Incarn Live Virtual Theater, Sun May 14 @ 5p EDT & also performed 1st Act of it LIVE @ Mt Pisgah Baptist Church, Brklyn - Flyer

ERIKA K. CROCCO performed in The Jackie Mason Musical with the West Milford Players May 5th 7:30pm, May 6th (Erika's Birthday) 2:00pm & 7:30pm, May 12th 7:30pm & May 13th 2:00pm & 7:30pm, Mothers Day Matinee added! May 14 @ 2p - Flyer & more info. - Borscht Belt Museum article - Article - Interview

BERNARD BOSIO & MARTIN PFEFFERKORN were featured in Zoom reading of ’Operation: Clutterbuck’, ’Fridays @ Studio’ thru ATC Studios, Fri May 12 @ 730p EDT - Flyer - Vid

STANLEY HATHAWAY, GREG THOMAS & LAUREN PRODA star in LINDA PALLOTTA’ '30,000 Strong' video from the "Mother Ukraine-Layers of War" series - Vid of Week

KUBBI performed w/‘We Are Actors’ in ’A Night of Scenes’ thru Frigid NYC at the Kraine Theatre, 85 E 4th (nr 2nd Ave), Wed May 10th at 7:30p - INFO

MADELINE PUCCIONI'S full-length 'The Cassandra Murders,' workshopped with Anthony Clarvoe and P.A.G.E.S, is now a Finalist in the Scriptwriters & Co 2023 International Festival, Bath, UK (REX MCGREGOR’ ‘Speechless’ was Semi-Finalist, also)

ARTHUR LUNDQUIST sang with The Dalton Chorale on Tuesday, May 9th at 7 pm in a performance of the Mozart Requiem at Church of the Holy Trinity (316 East 88th Street). INFO.

MICHAEL DIGAETANO had a LIVE Table Read of his farce ’Location, Location, Location’ (Mark G, Sharlene, Tenille, & Deborah were part of the cast) Sat May 6, @ OUR old location, 353 W 48, basement

DAWN JAMIESON performed BOTH days, Wed May 3 & Thurs May 4, @ 8th Annual YIPAP New Native Play Festival in New Haven CT, - Info

VICTORIA FREEDMAN & STAN SAJA were featured in ’Hidden Figures’ (based on the screenplay) by Incarn Virtual Theatre on Zoom, Sun Apr 23 - Flyer - Vid

LINDA PALLOTTA’s script, “The Friend,” was nominated Semi-Finalist in three categories (Best Feature Screenplay, Best Drama, & Best Action/Fantasy) of IMDb listed ‘Filmhaus Berlin’ this season & will also be entered in its yearly film festival competition in November. A big shout out to PAGES actors/playwrights for assisting her in its process - Laurel - Laurel - Laurel

LIONELLE HAMANAKA’ Crossways Theatre Presents: Womens Festival 2023 including pieces by Lionelle (Dir: MICHELLE MACAU) & JILLIE SIMON (amongst others), featuring: MARK C., VICTORIA, WAYNE, ROCCO, GREGORY, DIANE Q., DEBORAH DeL. & JILLIE - RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 30th at 2:00 pm. Info

MARTIN PFEFFERKORN was featured in a reading of ’Ashland’; an original full length, embued w/music & Shakespeare, dealing w/homelessness in OR, @ Actors Studio Apr 26

MICHELLE MACAU Co-Hosted ‘Open Eye Theater Playtime Presents’ on WIOX- FM 91.3 (& streaming) Playwright Jean Bergantini Grillo & selected scenes from her play ’Cradle’, Tues Apr 25 - Info

CARLO FIORLETTA was featured in ’Divine Cardboard’ as part of ‘Rainy Day Artistic Collective Presents:New Works, New Writers’ on Youtube, Sat Apr 22 & Sun Apr 23 - Info

SACHI PARKER starred in ’THIS G*D DAMN HOUSE’; the world premiere of a play by Matthew McLachlan, at THE CHAIN Theater, it ran in Apr, as limited engagement - ENCORE Streaming was available THRU APR 23 - Photos and Storyline.

DIANE QUINN created a promo video for the 13th Annual LIVE Shakespeare Sonnet Slam, sharing her creativity and inviting you to share yours, as either a sonneteer or reader Sat, Apr 22 in NYC. Link to Diane's YouTube Video

LINDA PALLOTTA’ ’Mother Ukraine—Layers of War' has been selected a semi-finalist in San Francisco Art House Short Festival. Linda is dedicating this piece to our ROSINA FERNHOFF, for her "inspiration to writing this important drama on the war." Pertinent stuff.

MARIANA MOTT NEWIRTH’ BIG announcement for ’24! - Info

MARK CUNNINGHAM is featured as the filmed ”Mr. Callister” in ‘The Vagabond Hotel’ at ID Studios in the Bronx, FREE Previews extended for Immigrant Heritage Wk/Bronx Wk starting Apr 21. This play is an English translation and adaptation of Hotel de Vagabundos by Manual Zapata Olivella and combines 3 actors on stage with 22 filmed roles. - Info

RACHEL RUBIN-LADUTKE’ one act comedy, ‘CROSSING THE LINE’ (featuring JACK HENRY) was part of an evening of short plays Zooming through ‘States of Play’, Wed Apr 19th

LINDA PALLOTTA’ ’Putin & The Priest’ (starring MARTIN PFEFFERKORN & BARRY REITMAN) selected as Semi-Finalist @ Paris Intl Short Festival - Laurel

DONALD LOFTUS' 'Dress Blues' has been chosen by Open Door Playhouse CA for a podcast performance starting Wednesday, Apr 12. Free admission - Info/Tix

LINDA PALLOTTA’ one-minute play ‘Vamos’ is going to be published this month (Apr) in an anthology of one-minute plays in the international journal ‘Literature Today.’ It’s about the pressure for teens/adolescents to join Ecuadorian gangs, especially in the Bronx. - Cover Image

FRANKIE VERROCA & MARK GORDON in LINDA PALLOTTA’ ’Best Friend’, part of ’Mother Ukraine - Layers of War’ - Videos of the Week

LONDON INDIE SHORT FESTIVAL selected LINDA PALLOTTA as a semi-finalist for Best Script (unproduced) ‘The Friend.’ Several PAGES actors assisted her in its’ creative process. - Laurel - Image

RACHEL RUBIN LADUTKE's play 'The Way Home' was presented by States of Play, a virtual reading series she curates, on Monday, Apr 3 on Zoom. PAGES members involved include JACK HENRY, MARK C. and MARK G. Segments have been presented at P.A.G.E.S.

CAROLINE PLEASANT featured in ‘Golden Girls’ w/Incarn Virtual Theatre - Link

BARBARA LITT's play, 'Ernest and Haley Take the Staten Island Ferry,' was selected by Sundog Theatre for "Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry" competition AND Barbara's play 'Resilient Patient Healthcare Symphony,' won Best Overall Play in West Milford Players Short Plays performances.

TONY BARONE's novel 'Culebra Cut' has been published by Wordwooze. It was partially drafted at P.A.G.E.S. Link to Amazon page.

LINDA PALLOTTA’ ’The Friend’ screenplay is a Semi-Finalist @ NY Intl Women Festval, Mar 2023 - Laurel - Image

“Cherry Blossoms for Mom,” a short play by LINDA PALLOTTA, was part of the international presentation by the Tiger’s Heart Players on Zoom Sun Apr 2. This was originally created by Rosina and Frankie @ PAGES.

DIRK BURROWS' ‘Briefs’, ‘Lily’, & ’Chekov’s Gun,’ featuring NICK AMBROSE, ROSINA, MARK G., KUBZ, JACKIE L., and SUE P, with direction by DIRK, MARK G., JASON, was presented at the ‘2 Playwrights 1 Ticket Spring 2023 Event’ at Producers Club, in Mar. - Lily - Briefs - Gun

J.LOIS DIAMOND’ play In Alabama was part of "The F Word- Forceful Tales of Femininity" program at Polaris North in March.

Our own MADELINE PUCCIONI is among those being celebrated this Mar by LA’s Towne St Theatre for Women's HERstory Month - Info

SHERRY FRIEDMAN's full length play "Zombies" will have a staged reading at OutCast Productions in Washington state, June 2023. "Thanks to all PAGES members." ~SF

LINDA PALLOTTA’s “Re-in-WHAT!?-Change is Good,” was chosen to be part of the Equity Library Theater’s Winter Festival 2023 and may be viewed on YouTube. Our own TENER BROWN stars as the burlesque gal, formerly Al Capone.

From LINDA PALLOTTA: “On the evening of the 95th Academy Awards, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened an email and received a notice that my short script for ‘Sunset Phenomena’ was selected as a semi-finalist in the Dublin World Film Festival. I want to thank PAGES”

BARRY REITMAN & MARTIN PFEFFERKORN in LINDA PALLOTTA’s ’Putin & the Priest’, part of ’Mother Ukraine - Layers of War’ - Videos of the Week

FRANK BOWMAN was featured in ’Son of Anarchy’ by Eugene A. Melino, as part of the Queens Short Play Festival in Mar.

WALTRUDIS BUCK stars as the psychiatrist to a bipolar girl (Dir/Writer Alex Heller); Steve Buscemi and J. Smith Cameron play her parents in the independent film THE YEAR BETWEEN - Trailer

‘Sunset Phenomena' by LINDA PALLOTTA featuring ARTHUR LUNDQUIST & MARTIN PFEFFERKORN in Vid of the Week

MARTIN PFEFFERKORN in ’Emancipation Glory’ from Incarn Live Virtual Theatre - Video

STEPHANIE SCHWARTZ read the role of Philinte in THE MISANTHROPE by Moliere for Upstart Arts on Zoom, Feb 25th - Additionial info

DONALD LOFTUS, is the subject of legendary publishing executive Michael Clinton's monthly newsletter about professional and business leaders who build "life layers" following their initial success. The newsletter is a spinoff from Clinton's highly successful book, "ROAR into the Second Half of Your Life." The article.

JESSICA FEDER-BIRNBAUM has 2 excerpted works (monologues) from her play ‘NO FEE’ included in the Smith and Kraus, Inc. The Best Women's and The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2023.

CARLO FIORLETTA interviewed in CanvasRebel mag - Interview

ROSINA FERNHOFF in LINDA PALLOTTA’ ’Mother Ukraine’, part of ’Mother Ukraine - Layers of War’ - Video of the week

J.LOIS DIAMOND's play ‘A Siri-Ous Situation’ had a live staged reading @ Radio Theatre Project, St. Petersburg, FL in Jan. Post Reading Podcast.

JASON HUNTER presented a Preview/Showcase of his ’Ignore: Roe v Wade’ (featuring himself & ADRIENNE UNAE; directed by DS BURROWS, and Production Asst MARK GORDON) at The Triad Theater in Feb (75 mins) w/Q&A afterwards - Additional Info

JILLIE SIMON’s multi-award winning short film "A Chance" screened in Jan, at the Cutting Room (W 32nd St.) Intern’l Short Film Festival and she WON Best Actress in an LGBTQ Short.

DONALD LOFTUS’ ‘Eddy & Edna’ has been selected to be a part of SMITH & KRAUS' (PUBLISHER) "THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS OF 2023", with a planned publication date in October 2023.

A monologue from J.LOIS DIAMOND's play "Palak Paneer" has been selected for inclusion in Smith & Kraus' BEST MEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES for 2023.

RACHEL RUBIN LADUTKE is thrilled to announce that two monologues from THE WICKHAM WAY have been selected for inclusion in this year's Smith & Kraus anthologies: A monologue by Charlie in BEST MEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES 2023 & A monologue by Liza in BEST WOMEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES 2023.

TONY BARONE's screenplay Boricua was a finalist in the LA Intl Screenplay contest.

MADELINE PUCCIONI’ ’Wonder People’ also praised at the Actors' Theatre annual 10-minute play festival in Santa Cruz, Calif. (unfortunately, omitted by name) - Review excerpt

DONALD LOFTUS' "Eddy & Edna" highly lauded at the Actors' Theatre annual 10-minute play festival in Santa Cruz, Calif. Review excerpt

MICHAEL BLIZZARD & CARLO FIORLETTA in ’MLK’ from Incarn Live Virtual Theatre - Video

Mara Lesemann (CARLO FIORLETTA’s wife) interviewed by Canvas Rebel mag about making her Features ‘Detours’ and ‘Surviving Family’ (featuring Carlo in both) - Link

H U N G E R ‘ a poem by Linda Pallotta, & also DON LOFTUS’ "SAY IT ISN'T LOVE", (which he wrote years ago for his musical ‘ABBEY VICTORIA!’), will be published in the Jan 2023 issue of ‘Literature Today’ with their theme (of course) of love. Mag cover

SHERRY FRIEDMAN's play ‘Waiting For Godzilla’ has been published in the Hello Godot! Vol. 4 international anthology. Copies may be purchased at Lulu.com, discount code WELCOME15 for a 15% discount.

"An (Updated) Christmas Carol" by TONY BARONE featuring ALYSON, SUE, LAUREN, MICHELLE, COLLEEN, and VICTORIA is the Video of the Week in Members Only.

CARLO FIORLETTA’S wife Mara Lesemann writes: delighted that the short screenplay "Asian Thread" is an official selection of the Austin Revolution Film Festival in TX! I wrote the screenplay from a story by Carlo; workshopped at PAGES.

DONALD LOFTUS had two of his plays, “When the World Falls In Love” and "Perhaps a Sidebar on Christmas" in the Winters Theatre's 8-play, 10-Minute Holiday Play Festival Dec in Winters, CA. Details here. A full listing of upcoming (and past) productions of Don's plays is Here.

KUBBI as ”Mary Sunshine” in ’Chicago’ (NOT the Musical) by the Out of the Box Theatre Co. - Link to Review

MARK CUNNINGHAM's NYU Tisch Grad Short - Youtube

TOM DINARDO in Seas 1 Epsd 6 of "East New York." on CBS & streams on Paramount+ Link here.

SHARLENE HARTMAN stars in short film “Lunch with Leslie” Trailer and Poster.

DIRK BURROWS' play "Bobblehead" has been published by Next Stage Press. It's one of ten short plays available at their website.

DIANE QUINN has been interviewed for a podcast called Brave New Women — a site about giving ordinary women a platform and a voice. Link to the podcast.

DAWN JAMIESON has an article in the Dramatists' Guild online site about the Zooming success of P.A.G.E.S. and what it means to her. Link to Article

SUE PHILLIPS in Women’s Wear Daily!
Link to Article

DONALD LOFTUS' full-length drama, "DRIFTWOOD" has been named a finalist in PANNDORA PRODUCTIONS of Long Beach, CA's New Play Festival!

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