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"Divine Fruit/Kundalini Rising" was presented at the New Works Festival

at the Phoenix Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.

Performance Dates:

JULY 23 - JULY 24, 2010

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About the play:
Battle-lines are drawn when conflict arises in the home of a Mormon Bishop and his wife over the church's support and funding of California's Proposition 8. Claire Young's enduring love for her adult gay son forces her to take a stand against her husband and church's position on gay marriage. After a life-altering visitation by the Hindu Goddess Kali, our Latter-Day-Saint wife and mother embarks on a journey of self-discovery that not only questions her faith but also threatens to tear apart her marriage. What does an obedient Mormon wife do when she is tasked by Kali to heal the rift in her family caused by the religion she loves?

Well, if you’re Claire in "Divine Fruit/Kundalini Rising", you slap on your sword, jump on your trusty steed, and take the ride in this funny and moving new work by Nathan Sanders, author of the hit play, "The Sugar Bean Sisters".

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ABOUT THE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
Phoenix Theatre’s New Works Festival was founded by Playwright Richard Warren and director Mark DeMichele in 1998 to introduce Phoenix audiences to the new works of emerging and established playwrights.  In this invitational festival, the audience, performers and writer all take part in the play development process.  The writer creates the script, the actors translate the page to the stage and audience members exchange immediate and uncensored reaction to the play, providing all with insight into further development of the product. Playwrights with a unique vision, innovative subject matter, and diverse perspectives are thus given a voice—which otherwise might never be afforded to them in the contemporary world of performing arts. 

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Phoenix Theatre Overview

Phoenix Theatre, founded in 1920 as Phoenix Little Theatre, is the oldest arts institution in the State of Arizona and one of the oldest continuously operating arts organizations in the country. As an integral part of Arizona’s cultural landscape, providing entertainment and education opportunities to millions of residents, Phoenix Theatre is the only professional theatre in the Valley that provides programming that spans all generations. 


Major Programs

  • Mainstage (professional theatre for adult audiences);
  • Cookie Company (theatre for youth and families);
  • PT Connections: Education & Outreach (offering programming developed with or for other organizations and generally presented off-site);
  • Phoenix Theatre Academy (offering programming and training designed by our education staff and generally presented on-site); and
  • New Works Festival (offering staged readings of new works and workshops in performance and playwriting)

Mission

Phoenix Theatre breathes life into stories to serve a growing, diverse and increasingly urban community. Through a range of professional theatrical experiences, we articulate messages to our community in vibrant fashion, igniting the imagination of audience and artist and instilling knowledge and skill in students.

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New Conservatory Theatre Center
and
Debra Mosk
presented
a reading
of
"Divine Fruit/Kundalini Rising"

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A New Play
by
Nathan Sanders

Starring
Karen Grassle * 
(from "Little House On The Prairie)
as "Claire"

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(Karen Grassle as "Claire")

Thea Gill *
(from "Queer as Folk")
as "Lindsey"

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(Thea Gill as "Lindsey")

and
Michael Phillis
(from "Dolls" at NCTC)
as "Ronnie"

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(Michael Phillis as "Ronnie")

with
Casey Bastiaans*     Tom Orr     Edgar Reynolds
( * Members of Actors Equity Association AEA)

Stage Directions
by
Andrew Nance 

Monday, February 9th at 4pm
at the
New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco

New Conservatory Theatre Center
(Lower Lobby)
25 Van Ness Avenue

 San Francisco, CA 94102
www.nctcsf.org

 

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(Debra Mosk, Thea Gill, Michael Phillis, Karen Grassle, Nathan Sanders & Edgar Reynolds)