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MAC Playreading Event: All My Mothers
January 8 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Original Playreading Series:
All My Mothers
by Shelli Pentimall Bookler
directed by Lorraine Barrett
Sophie’s days are dedicated to the rehabilitation and care of injured or abandoned sea creatures. She is searching for a sense of connection by finding her birth father while navigating relationships with her birth mother, an almost Olympian who has never quite warmed to anyone, adoptive mother in danger of losing her neighborhood restaurant, and mother in law who can’t seem to sit still. Through her journey to heal her sense of abandonment, she finds renewed strength in the community around her.
Cast
Sophie – Elizabeth Clarkin-Breslin
Adele – Bobbi Block
Doris – Lauren Rozensky-Flanagan
Ellen – Jen Trimble
Director: Lorraine Barrett
About the Playwright
Shelli Pentimall Bookler holds an M.F.A. in Playwriting from Temple University and an M.A. in Theatre Arts from Eastern Michigan University. Productions of her full length plays include the musical Snyder v Phelps, Addicted, All the Dead Biddles and Bird in the Window. Short plays featured in play festivals include Committed (Montgomery Theatre, the Brick Playhouse), Decision (Village Players of Hatboro), Jugs (Colonial Playhouse), Global (Heartlande Theatre Company), and Vanity, featured in Seeds of Spring, A Night of Feminist Performance Art. She was the New American Voices Playwriting Series finalist, Midwest Dramatist Center’s Playwriting Conference finalist, American Association of Community Theatre semi-finalist, Dayton Playhouse PlayFest finalist and winner of audience favorite and completed a residency with Out of the Box Theatrics in New York City. She is a member of The Dramatist Guild, Philadelphia Dramatist Center, and the Witherspoon Circle as well as an actor, director, dramaturg and choreographer in Philadelphia.
About the Series
The Media Arts Council (MAC) Play Reading Series was created by playwrights Julie Zaffarano, Dave Ebersole, and Keenya Jackson, in partnership with the MAC to create a space for local playwrights to hear their work read by talented actors and receive feedback from a public audience. The only regular new play reading series in the area, it brings exciting new stories to Delaware County.
Playwrights, actors, and directors who are interested in being involved in the series should Dave Ebersole at daveebersole25@gmail.com, Keenya Jackson at keenyajackson@gmail.com, or Julie Zaffarano at juliezaffarano.gmail.com. Due to the limited budget for this project, we are unable to offer actors or directors a stipend through the MAC.
Tickets Pay what you wish – Suggested $10
Supporting local artists
Media Arts Council (MAC)
Media Fellowship House is thrilled to host Media Arts Council (MAC) programming in our space after their move from their State Street location in August 2024. Please check out the other great programming MAC offers!
The mission of the Media Arts Council is to actively support local artists and integrate a wide range of arts into the life of the entire community. MAC achieves this mission by providing professional artists with opportunities to exhibit, sell, and/or perform, infusing Media with public art installations, providing arts education classes, and offering community arts events.
