"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.
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"
A New Play
by
Nathan Sanders
(from "Little
House On The Prairie)
as "Claire"
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| (Karen Grassle as "Claire") |
Thea Gill *
(from
"Queer as Folk")
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) |
