Theater 76: Used
Summary
Items in a thrift store wonder about their future fates…
Writer:
Leslie Tall Manning
Leslie Tall Manning is an award-winning novelist and playwright who writes about adults and teenagers craving independence and often stumbling into it headfirst. She especially loves digging into universal topics such as friendship, bravery, and self-forgiveness. Her previously published books have received 5-star reviews from Publishers Weekly; Prairies Book Reviews; Midwest Book Reviews; Netgalley; Novel Gossip; YA Books Central; Readers’ Favorite; Pickled Thoughts and Pinot; and the Story Circle Network. Her awards include the Sarton Women’s Literary Award; North Carolina Author Project Award; Self-e Library Journal Selection; International Book Award Finalist; Taleflick Road to Development Finalist; Indie Brag Medallion; Story Monsters Certificate of Excellence; Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal; and the Firebird Literary Fiction Award. She spends her days writing furiously and her evenings tutoring young adults. When she isn’t crafting books, plays, or musicals, she enjoys taking care of her Victorian home and traveling with her artist husband. She is proudly represented by the TriadaUS Literary Agency.
Leslie Tall Manning
Director/Actor :
Joanne McGee-Lamb (Ballerina)
Joanne has always loved Radio Plays as it lets the audience's imaginations play a big role. She had been an actor for over 50 years playing everything from, Bag Ladies to Queens. She performed at the Mark Taper Forum as Sladjana and the Dutchess in the world premiere of, Archduke. Other theaters include, Utah Shakespeare festival, Florida Rep, Navada Shakespeare Co., Mainstreet Theatre Co. and Senora Rep, and Crown City Theatre to name a few. She has also done TV, Voice Overs and Film. She has also won awards and is most proud of an LA Ovation Award, and 2 Kennedy Center Awards. Happy to be in a Recording Studio again and a big THANK YOU to Bernadette and Opendoorplayhouse.org for using me as a Director and an Actor in Scars, Annie and Frannie series, and Lost Dog. Also as a director for Christensen Brothers, A Wake, and Corpse Pose.
Cast:
Sonja Alarr (Recliner)
Sonja Alarr is a mom, writer, and erstwhile actor/singer. She used to do a ton of regional theatre, working at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PCPA, La Jolla Playhouse, Crown City Theatre, Ensemble Theater and the Kirk Douglas Theatre among others. But she really freaked out about auditioning, and the truth is, she wasn’t very good at it. So she and her husband, Albert, started a theatre company back in the day, but stopped that to raise Anton and Zosia, two truly amazing kids. Now Sonja writes and does her own cabaret shows when she feels the itch to perform. If you need more: She has a BFA in theatre from CalArts and graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree in feminist theory and English literature from Cal State Long Beach. She had her kids at home with no drugs. She’s a certified life coach. She’s currently writing her second novel. And she’s on the cusp of Gemini and Cancer, which explains a lot.
Sonja Alarr
Morgan Hill (Purse)
Morgan Eliza Hill (Carla) is a classically trained, award-winning actor raised by theatre artists.
Morgan has lived and performed throughout Utah, Las Vegas, and now in Los Angeles with her 4 kids, Vienna the cat, and her devastatingly handsome boyfriend.
Some previous roles include Sally/Mary Bailey in Its A Wonderful Life: The Live Radio Play, Kate in Taming of the Shrew, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, Catherine in The Foreigner, Nina in The Seagull, Baby Ange/Morgan in General Hospital.
Morgan Hill
Elizabeth Wells (Dress)
Elizabeth Wells is the founder and co-artistic director of Theatre Unlimited in North Hollywood, California. She has appeared in and produced various productions in the Los Angeles area. A graduate of New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Art, she has also performed in stock and regional theater in North Carolina and Florida. TV credits include ANOTHER WORLD, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and ALL MY CHILDREN. She is delighted to be working with Open Door for the first time in its production of “USED.”
