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Two July Performances AND an Online Writing Workshop
We've been surprised by the way our pandemic losses have converted into opportunities. The loss of live, in-person performances has meant the opportunity to experiment with online literary performance. This month exceeded all our expectations. Our three days of back-to-back events with beloved authors Debra Gwartney and Sands Hall were like a mini literary conference - the very best kind - thanks to our generous, talented, inspiring authors, performances from our actors that moved us to tears and cheers, and a sold-out, three-hour generative workshop with Sands and Debra, that left all participants with new ideas to develop and inspiration for the months to come.
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July 17, Sands Hall and Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology
Friday July 17 we hosted a free, live performance of an excerpt of Sands Hall's current memoir, Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology. Local actor, director, writer and visual artist, Kellie Raines, performed Sands' story.
Hall’s memoir is a chronicle of her absorption into the Church of Scientology in the 1980s, at the time of the secretive illness and death of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and the ascension of David Miscavige, revealing what drew her into the religion, what she found intriguing and useful, how she came to confront its darker sides—and escape. Hall is Professor Emeritus of English and Creative Writing at Franklin & Marshall College, and is on the staff of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley.
Kellie Raines is an Associate Artist with KOLT Run Creations, for which she directed The Adoration of Dora. Her KOLT performance credits include Escape from Happiness, Vinegar Tom, Antigone, and My Own Stranger. Other local theatre companies where she has worked include Big Idea Theatre, Theater Galatea, and Resurrection Theatre. Her visual art has been shown locally at Archival Gallery in Sacramento and on-air in the PBS KVIE Art Auction. She has read her poetry locally for the Poetry in Davis series hosted by Dr. Andy Jones. She loves reading for Stories on Stage Davis and Stories on Stage Sacramento.
Friday July 17 we hosted a free, live performance of an excerpt of Sands Hall's current memoir, Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology. Local actor, director, writer and visual artist, Kellie Raines, performed Sands' story.
Hall’s memoir is a chronicle of her absorption into the Church of Scientology in the 1980s, at the time of the secretive illness and death of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and the ascension of David Miscavige, revealing what drew her into the religion, what she found intriguing and useful, how she came to confront its darker sides—and escape. Hall is Professor Emeritus of English and Creative Writing at Franklin & Marshall College, and is on the staff of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley.
Kellie Raines is an Associate Artist with KOLT Run Creations, for which she directed The Adoration of Dora. Her KOLT performance credits include Escape from Happiness, Vinegar Tom, Antigone, and My Own Stranger. Other local theatre companies where she has worked include Big Idea Theatre, Theater Galatea, and Resurrection Theatre. Her visual art has been shown locally at Archival Gallery in Sacramento and on-air in the PBS KVIE Art Auction. She has read her poetry locally for the Poetry in Davis series hosted by Dr. Andy Jones. She loves reading for Stories on Stage Davis and Stories on Stage Sacramento.
July 18, Debra Gwartney and I Am a Stranger Here Myself
Saturday July 18 we hosted a free, live performance of an excerpt of Debra Gwartney's current memoir, I Am a Stranger Here Myself. Kelley Ogden performed Debra's story.
Gwartney’s most-recent book is part history, part memoir, tapping into personal and historical details that reveal the universal need to belong and the snarl of family history, while embracing womanhood in the patriarchal American West. Gwartney teaches in the MFA Program at Pacific University.
Performer Kelley Ogden, is a familiar face to Stories on Stage fans, and an accomplished performer, director, and producer whose work has been seen throughout the area. Co-founder of acclaimed fringe theater company KOLT Run Creations, she has performed with Capital Stage, Davis Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, Main Street Theatre Works, and Theater Galatea, among others. Ogden earned her BFA in performance from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.
Saturday July 18 we hosted a free, live performance of an excerpt of Debra Gwartney's current memoir, I Am a Stranger Here Myself. Kelley Ogden performed Debra's story.
Gwartney’s most-recent book is part history, part memoir, tapping into personal and historical details that reveal the universal need to belong and the snarl of family history, while embracing womanhood in the patriarchal American West. Gwartney teaches in the MFA Program at Pacific University.
Performer Kelley Ogden, is a familiar face to Stories on Stage fans, and an accomplished performer, director, and producer whose work has been seen throughout the area. Co-founder of acclaimed fringe theater company KOLT Run Creations, she has performed with Capital Stage, Davis Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, Main Street Theatre Works, and Theater Galatea, among others. Ogden earned her BFA in performance from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.
July 19, 2020 Generative Workshop
Authors Debra Gwartney and Sands Hall led a sold-out three-hour writing workshop.
Authors Debra Gwartney and Sands Hall led a sold-out three-hour writing workshop.
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Stories on Stage Sacramento In the News
Sactown MagazineBest of the City 2019
"Star-Studded Storytime" |
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Sue Staats: "Outgoing coordinator for Stories on Stage Sacramento - A new chapter"Sacramento News & Review
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