Theater 57: The Calling
Synopsis for The Calling: Lee tries to “opt-out” of Catholicism but is trapped inside the ultimate phone hell.
Writer
Greg Jones Ellis
Greg Jones Ellis’s plays include the WWII-era comedy Divinity Place); All Save One (Julie Harris Playwriting Award), a comedy-drama inspired by the “lavender marriages” in Hollywood of the 1950s; Dead Air (Dominion Stage Playwriting Award; Finalist, Baltimore Playwrights Festival; Todd McEnerney Award), which follows the tragic path of a successful daytime talk show host and her reclusive son; and Culver City Fever: Scenes from a Show Business Friendship, which centers on the decades-long rivalry between two female actors. He holds a BA in Drama from Catholic University and an MA in English Literature from Salisbury University. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
Greg Jones Ellis
Director
Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette moved to Los Angeles to work in film in the late 1990s and after her first two films went to festivals she took a short hiatus from writing until she fell in love with small theater. Since 2008 she has had several successful theater projects produced in No Hollywood. Her play The Reading Group was named Pick of the Week by LA Weekly Magazine and in 2017 her play Simple Lives was nominated for Outstanding Writing of an Original Play or Musical by the Valley Theater Awards (the only woman nominated.) Bernadette is also the producer and founder of Open Door Playhouse Podcast!
Bernadette Armstrong
Cast:
Anne Cooper (CSR Rep)
Anne Cooper, a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA for over thirty years, has acted under the direction of many talented Film and TV directors. She is in the upcoming movie MARRY ME with Jennifer Lopez. She is a theatre consultant to LA GOAL, which provides services for adults with developmental disabilities. She is a big fan of Bernadette Armstrong as a writer and director, and was in her production of SIMPLE LIVES and feels lucky to again be working with Bernadette.
Anne Cooper
Rosemary Thomas (Lee)
As an actor, writer, and part-time producer, Rosemary is now finding time to practice living life from a conscious, peaceful, and grateful perspective. In the TV arena, her most recent appearance was on Better Things. She’s done several National commercials, shorts, and a few films. Her first theater performance was playing Rose in Fences. She’s a proud member of SkyPilot Theatre Co., a volunteer member of Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival and so pleased to be involved with Open-door Playhouse.
Rosemary Thomas
Noelle Evangelisti as (First Voice)
Noelle received her MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts. She was cast in the following major motion pictures: Terminator Two, LA Confidential, and Pacific Heights. Noelle has performed in numerous theaters in Los Angeles and one of her favorite and most memorable roles as Liz in The Philadelphia Story. She loves working on commercials and voiceovers and had a great time doing a radio play pre-Covid with the Screen Actors Guild. Enjoy and stay safe and healthy everyone!
Noelle Evangelisti
Sound Production:
Recorded at Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.
Sound Editor: David Peters
